A Nigerian citizen has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a series of spearphishing attacks on U.S. accounting firms since 2019. Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu (also known as Chukwuemeka Victor Eletuo and So Kwan Leung), 40, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusions and wire fraud following his extradition from … Read more
The US State Department is offering up to $10 million for information about Zhang Yu, a Chinese national accused of participating in the Hafnium campaign against Microsoft Exchange servers. The State Department’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program announced the reward on Wednesday. Zhang is charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the … Read more
“We’ve identified you, sir,” NAR Intents General Manager Alex Shevchenko said Friday after the protocol was hacked for $3.8 million. NEAR Intents said it identified the person behind the security breach that resulted in the loss of $3.8 million in user funds on Thursday, giving them 48 hours to return the funds under “responsible disclosure.” … Read more