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Alleged Karakut ransomware scumbag charged in US

ID: 36f979c6-1c09-591a-b28c-cbfe0e457ae7

STIX ID: report--36f979c6-1c09-591a-b28c-cbfe0e457ae7

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
75/100

Date Published: 2024-08-26

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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Infosec in brief: a multi-item roundup reporting the arrest and extradition of a suspected Karakurt ransomware member tied to extortion and data theft; disclosure that Chrome zero-day CVE-2024-7971 is being exploited in the wild; Microsoft issuing a workaround for dual-boot breakage following a GRUB-related patch; ARRL paying a $1M ransom after network compromise; Qilin deploying GPO-based scripts to harvest Chrome-stored credentials across domains; and a controversy involving CertiK and a disclosed crypto exchange vulnerability.

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