FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
The FBI arrested a Canadian cybersecurity firm co-founder allegedly linked to ShinyHunters, spotlighting third-party risk in the largely unregulated ransomware-negotiation industry.
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Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.
Editorial Analysis
Enterprises that outsource breach negotiations face reputational and legal exposure if their service provider turns out to be entangled with the very threat actors involved.
Require enhanced due-diligence and conflict-of-interest disclosures from any ransomware-negotiation or incident-response vendor.
An arrest linking a ransomware negotiation firm to hackers underscores the need for rigorous vetting of third-party incident-response partners.
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