Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site

(krebsonsecurity.com)

48 points | by Bender 1 hour ago

3 comments

  • kevin_thibedeau 38 minutes ago
    > In late September, ShinyHunters hacked the FBI recruitment website fbijobs.gov

    The OPM breach was 11 years ago and apparently the incompetence still reigns.

    • jacquesm 6 minutes ago
      The quality of offensive tooling has somewhat improved during that period.
  • vntok 18 minutes ago
    Breaking Bad vibes here. "You don't want a ransom negociator, you want a ransom negociator!"
    • taneq 9 minutes ago
      Better than some random negotiator.
  • ofjcihen 20 minutes ago
    Working in the IR space I’ve had a lot of opportunities to work with negotiators before. Most of them are extremely professional and worth their weight in gold for what they provide to their clients.

    Ridiculous that scumbags like this are tarnishing that space.

    • gregsadetsky 7 minutes ago
      Can you shed a light on what this process looks like? Are negotiations are alike or completely unique? What does it boil down to..?

      Thanks!

      • gregglain 4 minutes ago
        The book "Never split the difference" is a great read on hostage negotiations.
        • gregsadetsky 2 minutes ago
          I do (half) remember reading that book! I actually meant to ask (in my question above) whether that book is actually "accurate"/representative of malware negotiations.
    • ahelwer 5 minutes ago
      Nothing is yet proven and other articles have painted this arrest as shocking.