Ex-Huntress analyst alleges insider leaked data to ransomware group; company denies claims
By
Jessica Lyons
Summary
A former Huntress analyst publicly accused the cybersecurity firm of having an insider who leaked information to a ransomware operation. The ex-employee claims Huntress tried to silence him with legal threats after he raised concerns. The dispute began with a Pinocchio GIF and clown emoji on social media. Huntress recently disclosed it was among hundreds of customers compromised in a supply-chain attack on Klue. The former employee alleges the company prioritized its pending IPO over client security.
Source
bskyEx-Huntress analyst alleges insider leaked data to ransomware group; company denies claimstheregister.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledHuntress believes in radical transparency about security incidents, including when i
Former employee accuses company of prioritizing pending IPO over client security
Security firm Huntress allegedly has a turncoat insider leaking info to a ransomware operation
You might also wanna read
Okta Investigates Report of a Security Breach by Lapsus$ Group
Checkout.com Responds to Cyber Extortion Attempt Targeting Legacy System
Checkout.com experienced a cyber extortion attempt by the criminal group 'ShinyHunters' who gained unauthorized access to a legacy third-par
checkout.com·7mo ago
Hacking Group Threatens Google with Data Leak Unless Employees Are Fired
A hacking group has issued an ultimatum to Google, threatening to leak company databases unless Google fires two specific employees and susp
newsweek.com·10mo ago
Ex-WhatsApp security chief sues Meta, alleges unauthorized engineer access to billions of users' data
A former top cybersecurity executive at WhatsApp, Attaullah Baig, has filed a lawsuit alleging that parent company Meta systematically disre
theguardian.com·10mo ago
U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case
Former FBI Agent Says Bureau's Refusal to Pay Nancy Guthrie Ransom Followed Standard Protocol
Former FBI supervisory special agent James Hamilton explains on Megyn Kelly's show that the FBI's refusal to pay a ransom demand in the Nanc
thewrap.com·14d ago
Comments
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet. Be the first.