State of Cybercrime

Black Hat Cartels

State of Cybercrime

Show Notes

Cybercrime groups are no longer operating independently – they’re forming cartels.

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters, a blend of Scattered Spider, Lapsus$, and ShinyHunters, just bolstered their ranks with the Crimson Collective, the crew behind the recent Red Hat Consulting breach.

And they’re not alone. LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin have announced their own alliance, setting the stage for a turf war in the cybercrime space.

Join us for this episode of State of Cybercrime where Matt and David cover the hit lists of these new coalitions, plus the recent Oracle vulns and the F5 breach that’s being called the next SolarWinds.

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