Raphael Satter

Washington, D.C., United States

Writer at Reuters

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Ransomware group Lockbit appears to have been hacked, analysts say

6 days ago | dukecountry.fm | Raphael Satter

By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ransom-seeking cybercriminals behind the extortion group Lockbit appear to have suffered a breach of their own, according to a rogue post to one of the group’s websites and security analysts who follow the gang. On Wednesday one of Lockbit’s darkweb sites was replaced with a message saying, “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague” and a link to an apparent cache of leaked data.
Ransomware group Lockbit appears to have been hacked, analysts say

6 days ago | kelo.com | Raphael Satter

By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ransom-seeking cybercriminals behind the extortion group Lockbit appear to have suffered a breach of their own, according to a rogue post to one of the group’s websites and security analysts who follow the gang. On Wednesday one of Lockbit’s darkweb sites was replaced with a message saying, “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague” and a link to an apparent cache of leaked data.
Ransomware group Lockbit appears to have been hacked, analysts say

6 days ago | reuters.com | Raphael Satter

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - The ransom-seeking cybercriminals behind the extortion group Lockbit appear to have suffered a breach of their own, according to a rogue post to one of the group's websites and security analysts who follow the gang. On Wednesday one of Lockbit's darkweb sites was replaced with a message saying, "Don't do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague" and a link to an apparent cache of leaked data. Sign up here.
Ransomware group Lockbit appears to have been hacked, analysts say

6 days ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Raphael Satter

Ransomware group Lockbit appears to have been hacked, analysts sayWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The ransom-seeking cybercriminals behind the extortion group Lockbit appear to have suffered a breach of their own, according to a rogue post to one of the group's websites and security analysts who follow the gang. On Wednesday one of Lockbit's darkweb sites was replaced with a message saying, "Don't do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague" and a link to an apparent cache of leaked data.
NSA spied through Angry Birds, other apps: report

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Raphael Satter

LONDON — Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden suggest that spy agencies have a powerful ally in Angry Birds and a host of other apps installed on smartphones across the globe.
WhatsApp hack: Israel's NSO Group fined $168M for spyware breach

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Raphael Satter

Israel'sÂ NSOÂ Group wasÂ handed a $168 million penaltyÂ by a federal jury in California on Tuesday for hijacking the servers of WhatsApp in order to hack users of theÂ Meta-owned chat platform on behalf of foreign spy agencies. The case caps a six-year battle between the American social media giant and the surveillance firm. It has also cast an unusual amount of light on the inner workings of the spyware industry.
Meta suit against Israel's NSO offers insight into world of cyberespionage

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Raphael Satter

07 May 2025 - 13:35 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Between 2018 and 2020 the Israeli spyware firm NSO Grou[ was responsible for breaking into thousands of devices, according to Tamir Gazneli, NSO's vice-president of research and development.
Meta suit against Israel’s NSO offered rare insight into world of cyberespionage

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Raphael Satter

By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel’s NSO Group was handed a $168 million penalty by a federal jury in California on Tuesday for hijacking the servers of WhatsApp in order to hack users of the Meta-owned chat platform on behalf of foreign spy agencies. The case caps a six-year battle between the American social media giant and the surveillance firm. It has also cast a unusual amount of light on the inner workings of the spyware industry.
Court clash between Meta and NSO ends in $168 million defeat for spyware firm

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Raphael Satter

By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Meta Platforms won a $168 million verdict against the Israeli surveillance firm NSO, the company said Tuesday, capping a six-year arm wrestling match between America’s biggest social networking platform and the world’s best known spyware company. Meta had already won a December ruling finding that NSO had unlawfully exploited a bug in its messaging service WhatsApp to plant spy software on its users’ phones.
App used by Trump adviser is temporarily suspending services after reported hack

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Raphael Satter |Stephen Coates |Bill Berkrot

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The communications app used by U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said Monday that it had suspended services following a reported hack that exposed some of its messages.