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D#NUT ransomware gang claims Ready or Not dev Void Interactive as a victim


D#NUT ransomware gang claims Ready or Not dev Void Interactive as a victim

The developer of a SWAT-based first-person shooter has allegedly lost four terabytes of data including source code to a ransomware attack.

The D#NUT ransomware gang is claiming to have successfully exfiltrated four terabytes of data from Void Interactive, the developer of popular tactical shooter Ready or Not.

“voidinteractive.net you are welcome in our chat,” D#NUT declared on its dark net leak site on March 14.

“You has been pwned. All data related Ready Or Not will be posted here if u will keep silent. We got 4Tb of source code and game related data.”

The gang do not appear to be native English speakers.

“Send us a message via for on that blog as soon as possible. We will provide more profs (list of exfiltrated files).”

To add proof to its claim, the gang shared a link to the Imgur image-hosting site, and a screenshot of a list of various builds of the game in what appears to be a dev environment. More than 20 distinct builds are listed, for both PC and consoles, as well as various performance test builds.

The screenshot appears to be authentic.

D#NUT – whose leak site features a lurid illustration of the gang’s namesake – is a relatively small ransomware operation. Since it was first observed by threat tracker FalconFeeds.io in April 2023, the gang has claimed ten victims, with Void Interactive being the latest. Half of its victims have been North American organisations, with the rest spread across Europe and the UK.

However, the authenticity of the gang’s claims has been questioned by some observers. On February 5 the gang claimed to have successfully hacked the US Department of Defense, stealing documents related to a host of contractors, but one security analyst poured cold water on the claim.

“I would approach this claimed ‘breach’ by donut ransomware with caution and scepticism,” the X account CyberKnow posted on the same day.

“All the claimed US defence contractor victims have been posted to leak sites in the past year or two.”

There are some earlier incidents that D#NUT has taken responsibility for, while in…

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Frequent Flier Claims to have Cheat Code for Free Checked Bags


If you’re a frequent flier, you’ve probably picked up some methods to save money.

For instance, if you don’t want to fork over the extra cash for an economy-plus seat, you can check the flight map to see if there are any available empty seats. If you’re the last person to board the plane, there’s a chance there will be an economy-plus seat unfilled, so you can just slide right into it. Flight attendants may just give you the benefit of the doubt and let you sit there without hassling you about it. (Hint: this trick probably works best if you’re traveling alone.)

A similar hack can usually be employed with checked luggage. Sure, not keeping your belongings with you is a bit of a pain, and if you only need a small carry-on piece of luggage, you’re going to want to keep it with you on the airplane and toss it in an overhead bin. All other baggage gets tossed in the plane’s storage area. But that means having to wait at the baggage carousel and, depending on the type of ticket you purchase, paying for a checked bag.

But there’s a way around forking over the cash for that checked baggage fee, according to TikTok user Nicole Nina (@hutravelstheworld) who is a self-proclaimed solo traveler who is always jet setting with a decent amount of luggage.

She said that there’s a way to ensure airlines like United and American will check your bags for free, you just need to be willing to get them past security and to a gate agent, who will more than likely be eager to take care of that for you to conserve overhead bin space.

“OK, this is my hack for never paying for a checked bag, and I always travel with so many bags and I always pay for the most basic economy seat,” she explains in the clip. “This is only for airlines like United, American, Lufthansa, Iberia, whatever. This isn’t for like Spirit, RyanAir, EasyJet.”

Nina says that the aforementioned “premium” airlines have begun charging for checked bags or even carry-ons, but she’s found a workaround.

“You have to check in online and then just download it to your phone—your ticket—and then go through security,” she says. “Go to your gate, and then just be like,…

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China Slams ‘Groundless’ Dutch Hacking Claims


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Ukraine Claims Revenge Hack Against Moscow Internet Provider


Sources reportedly tipped off Ukraine media to a cyberattack launched this week by the Blackjack cyber group, linked to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), that they claim was able to “destroy” the servers of Moscow Internet service provider M9 Telecom.

The ISP’s website was operational on Jan. 9.

Unnamed sources told state-run Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform that the cyber operation was in retaliation for the Russia-backed breach of Kyivstar mobile phone operator Dec. 12, which caused communications blackouts across Ukraine. The source reportedly added the M9 Telecom cyberattack was just a “warm up” for more “serious revenge for Kyivstar.”

The Blackjack cyber group likewise claimed credit for the late December breach of Moscow’s Rosvodokanal water utility, which the group claimed it was able to pull off with the help of the SBU.

Earlier this month, the SBU’s cyber chief, Illia Vitiuk, warned that Russia’s compromise of Kyivstar, a modern, private company should signal to Western countries that nothing is beyond the reach of sophisticated Russian cyber threats.

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