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Experts race to extract intel from Black Basta internal chat leaks
2025-02-21 12:56

Researchers say there's dissent in the ranks. Plus: An AI tool lets you have a go yourself at analysing the data Hundreds of thousands of internal messages from the Black Basta ransomware gang...

Black Basta ransomware gang's internal chat logs leak online
2025-02-20 20:48

An unknown leaker has released what they claim to be an archive of internal Matrix chat logs belonging to the Black Basta ransomware operation. [...]

DeepSeek Locked Down Public Database Access That Exposed Chat History
2025-01-30 19:15

Research Firm Wiz Research began investigating DeepSeek soon after its generative AI took the tech world by storm.

DeepSeek exposes database with over 1 million chat records
2025-01-30 16:16

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its DeepSeek-R1 LLM model, has publicly exposed two databases containing sensitive user and operational information. [...]

Guess who left a database wide open, exposing chat logs, API keys, and more? Yup, DeepSeek
2025-01-30 00:31

Oh someone's in DeepShi... China-based AI biz DeepSeek may have developed competitive, cost-efficient generative models, but its cybersecurity chops are another story.…

'Bro delete the chat': Feel the panic shortly before cops bust major online fraud ring
2025-01-29 12:31

Mastermind begs colluders to bury evidence later used to imprison him In announcing the sentencing of three Brits who ran OTP Agency, an account-takeover business, the National Crime Agency (NCA)...

Cloudflare CDN flaw leaks user location data, even through secure chat apps
2025-01-22 21:32

A security researcher discovered a flaw in Cloudflare's content delivery network (CDN), which could expose a person's general location by simply sending them an image on platforms like Signal and...

Eurocops take down 'secure' criminal chat system known as Matrix
2024-12-04 08:32

They took the red pill French and Dutch police have taken down the Matrix chat app, which was designed by criminals for criminals to be a secure encrypted messaging tool.…

Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
2024-12-03 15:27

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Passionflower' has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while...

Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals
2024-12-03 15:07

A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created for criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch Police) The...