Cyber Scoop

Federal law enforcement said a leader of 764, a violent extremist group, has been in federal custody since he was arrested in December and faces 29 charges for running a loose-knit collective involved in child exploitation, cyberstalking, kidnapping, animal torture, wire fraud and murder. Baron Cain Martin, 21, of Tucson, Arizona, allegedly joined the child…

A 43-year-old Ukrainian national allegedly involved in the Conti ransomware group pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to cybercrime charges that could land him in prison for up to 25 years, according to court documents. Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, also known as Alexsey Alexseevich Litvinenko, was arrested in Ireland in July 2023, extradited to the…

A new security-focused AI model released Thursday by OpenAI aims to automate bug hunting, patching and remediation. The model, powered by ChatGPT-5 and given the name Aardvark, has been used internally at OpenAI and among external partners. Currently offered in an invite-only Beta, it’s designed to continuously scan source code repositories to find known vulnerabilities…

https://cyberscoop.com/scattered-spider-aviation-hawaiian-airlines-cyberattack/ The aviation industry has seemingly become the latest target of Scattered Spider, a sophisticated cybercriminal group that has shifted its focus from retail and insurance companies to airlines in what cybersecurity experts describe as a coordinated campaign against the sector. Hawaiian Airlines disclosed a cybersecurity incident Friday affecting some of its IT systems while…

https://cyberscoop.com/intelbroker-cybercriminal-kai-west-arrested/#:~:text=Kai%20West%2C%20a%20prolific%20cybercriminal,the%20Justice%20Department%20said%20Wednesday. Kai West, a prolific cybercriminal better known for operating under the moniker “IntelBroker,” was arrested in France earlier this year and faces federal charges for allegedly stealing data from more than 40 organizations during a two-year period, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Federal prosecutors unsealed a four-count indictment charging West, a British national, with…