Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes

Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company's Atlassian Jira system Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed data — and demanded the French multinational energy management company pay $125,…
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Hacker dad who faked death to avoid child support sentenced to prison

Now he owes child support, plus about $80,000 to repair state death registries.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/hacker-dad-who-faked-death-to-avoid-child-support-sentenced-to-prison/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social