Hack The World π
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A hacker stole data from the Pentagon, Europol and 40+ companies, built one of the dark webβs biggest stolen data marketplaces, and was eventually caught after accepting a $250 payment in Bitcoin.
> Kai West, better known online as IntelBroker, was accused of running a major stolen-data marketplace on the dark web.
> His alleged victims included Apple, AMD, Cisco, Nokia, General Electric and Europol.
> The operation was also linked to claims involving sensitive US government data, including information about members of Congress.
> For years, IntelBroker operated under a pseudonym, selling stolen data while trying to keep his real identity hidden.
> He reportedly preferred Monero, a cryptocurrency designed to make transactions harder to trace.
> Then came a $250 deal.
> In January 2023, an FBI agent allegedly persuaded him to accept Bitcoin for a purchase of stolen data.
> That payment became a crucial lead in the investigation.
> Investigators spent years connecting online accounts, cryptocurrency activity and other digital evidence to identify the person behind the alias.
> In January 2025, IntelBroker announced he was stepping away from the forum he had been running.
> Three weeks later, French authorities arrested him.
> The case involved allegations of MILLIONS of dollars in damage and attacks affecting dozens of organizations.
> He allegedly spent years hiding behind an online identity, only for one transaction to help investigators close in on him.
The hacker who relied on crypto to hide his tracks may have made one of his biggest mistakes by accepting a different coin.
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Anyone saying βvulnpocalypseβ should be approached with caution.
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One potential outcome of the vulnpocalypse is that companies decide the cost (in risk, dollars, and engineering hours) of OSS dependencies is too high. Vulnerability management isnβt cheap or glamorous, and itβs unlikely that you need all of the attack surface you inherit with these packages. All of the small packages from the many transitive dependencies you inherit present supply chain risk that likely outweighs whatever value youβre getting from that few hundred lines of code.
The cost of the tokens to rewrite the fraction of that code you need, and maintaining it as 1p code, will eventually be lower than the continued cost of dependency management.
This will improve security, but would have negative consequences for the OSS ecosystem.
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JUST IN: KRAKEN IS REPORTEDLY EMAILING PEOPLE WHO WITHDRAW MONERO ASKING WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO WITH IT
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I lost all fear of dying after my Dad died. At first I thought it was a strange depression or sadness. A bitterness at the world.
Over time I thought it was just the accepting of the inevitable. Why fear what you canβt stop?
Then, after a few years, I thought I was brave because he was inspiring to me. Iβm not afraid of anything anymore. Since the day he died I havenβt felt fear.
But now I know itβs just because I want to see him again.
My father's teachings and sacrifices shaped my philosophy on life. I honored him in everything I did.
To my father: Rest In Peace.
I have your name and your heart.
We fight till the end.
Tates do not give up.
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If you wanna hear more we sang to Glorious Leader about Lazarus' (Diamond Sleet/APT38) hacks since 2011 including Bangladesh SWIFT, Sony hacks, and the 'Guardians of peace' incident during our virtual live concert for @BSidesPyongyang 2025 - part 2 drops this year
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crime is illegal and for nerds. this is bad and it is criminal. don't compromise the fbi and extort them. that is bad