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Marcus Hutchins: Between the White Hat and the Black Hat
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Marcus Hutchins: Between the White Hat and the Black Hat

The true story of Marcus Hutchins, the hacker who created Kronos but later stopped WannaCry, becoming one of cybersecurity’s most unlikely modern heroes.
Red Star OS: North Korea’s Linux Behind the Great Firewall
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Red Star OS: North Korea’s Linux Behind the Great Firewall

Discover Red Star OS, North Korea’s state-controlled Linux system that mimics macOS while secretly monitoring every user’s move behind the Great Firewall.
Aryon Kurtage: From Gaming to Cybercrime – The Story Behind Lapsus$
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Aryon Kurtage: From Gaming to Cybercrime – The Story Behind Lapsus$

From gaming cheats to global breaches — Aryon Kurtage, the teen hacker behind Lapsus$, shows how raw talent without ethics can spiral into cyber chaos.
Malware in DNS
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Malware in DNS

Discover how malware exploits DNS tunneling and TXT records to exfiltrate sensitive data, evade traditional detection, and which patterns reveal these attacks.
FBI offers $10M for Ukrainian hacker tied to major ransomware attacks
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FBI offers $10M for Ukrainian hacker tied to major ransomware attacks

The FBI is offering $10M for info on Ukrainian hacker Volodymyr Tymoshchuk, accused of leading global ransomware schemes targeting hundreds of companies.
First ransomware attack
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First ransomware attack

The first ransomware attack in 1989 by Joseph Popp used floppy disks to encrypt files, marking the beginning of a multi-million-dollar cybercrime industry.

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Ransomware and breach intel, before it trends

Two reports a week from the Darkeye research desk: one ransomware operation and one data breach. Signal only.

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