Korean matchmaking service Duo fined over £600,000 over sensitive data leak from Infostealer infection
Original report – https://www.teiss.co.uk/news/news-scroller/korean-matchmaking-service-duo-fined-over-600000-over-sensitive-member-data-breach-17402 Korean matchmaking company Duo has been fined over £600,000 by the country’s data protection watchdog for failing to secure the data of over 427,000 customers during a breach incident in early 2025. Korean matchmaking company Duo has been fined over £600,000 by the country’s data protection watchdog for failing to secure […]
Breaking: Vercel Breach Linked to Infostealer Infection at Context.ai
Breaking: Vercel Breach Linked to Infostealer Infection at Context.ai Breaking: Vercel Breach Linked to Infostealer Infection at Context.ai Following the recent confirmation of the Vercel breach, where threat actors claimed to be actively selling stolen corporate data, Hudson Rock has identified the likely point of origin. Our cybercrime intelligence indicates that a very recent infostealer […]
Infostealers ULP Data Is Burning Out SOC Teams and Killing Automation
Infostealers ULP Data Is Burning Out SOC Teams and Killing Automation Infostealers ULP Data Is Burning Out SOC Teams and Killing Automation The cybersecurity industry has developed a dangerous dual obsession: unverified automation and using sheer data volume as the ultimate benchmark for success. Vendors routinely boast about monitoring “tens of billions” of leaked records, […]
Free Infostealer Monitoring: Track Up to 3 Emails, 3 Domains, and 3 Usernames
Free Infostealer Monitoring: Track Up to 3 Emails, 3 Domains, and 3 Usernames Free Infostealer Monitoring: Track Up to 3 Emails, 3 Domains, and 3 Usernames We are seeing a massive spike in Infostealer infections across the community lately. It’s critical to understand that these aren’t just old data breaches, they are active infections where […]
The New Era of Initial Access: How Infostealer Lookup Services are Changing Cybercrime
The New Era of Initial Access: How Infostealer Lookup Services are Changing Cybercrime We are currently witnessing a massive shift in how cyberattacks begin. Infostealer lookup services are rapidly fueling a new era of initial access, transforming what used to be a complex hacking process into a simple, automated transaction. These platforms have effectively turned […]
How One Infostealer Infection Solved a Global Supply Chain Mystery and Unmasked DPRK Spies in U.S. Crypto
How One Infostealer Infection Solved a Global Supply Chain Mystery and Unmasked DPRK Spies in U.S. Crypto. Researcher & Law Enforcement Notice: Hudson Rock welcomes researchers and law enforcement teams to contact us in order to receive the full, unredacted infected machine data post-verification via [email protected]. Executive Summary: Key Findings The Infiltrator-in-Chief (Gate.us): The operative […]
Infected by GTA 5 Cheats: How an Infostealer Infection Unmasked a North Korean Agent
Infected by GTA 5 Cheats: How an Infostealer Infection Unmasked a North Korean Agent State-sponsored cybercrime is evolving. Foundational research by Kudelski Security, utilizing Hudson Rock’s extensive cybercrime database, recently mapped out how North Korean (DPRK) IT workers use proxy networks to infiltrate Western companies, secure remote jobs, and fund their regime. But what happens […]
Tokio Marine HCC’s Alex Bovicelli on the SMB Ransomware Wave the Industry Isn’t Talking About
My friend Alex Bovicelli just shared some excellent insights on the current SMB ransomware wave. If you want to understand the reality of the threat landscape, this video is a must-watch. Alex explains how companies like Tokio Marine HCC are moving beyond reactive defense. They are using their massive visibility into incidents to focus specifically […]
How Infostealers Industrialize the Brute-Forcing of Corporate SSO Gateways
How Infostealers Industrialize the Brute-Forcing of Corporate SSO Gateways How Infostealers Industrialize the Brute-Forcing of Corporate SSO Gateways Recently, the cybersecurity community was alerted to a significant credential stuffing attack targeting F5 devices. The activity was first brought to light by threat intelligence group Defused Cyber, who noted that threat actors were attempting to access […]
2026 Infostealer Trends I’m Monitoring at Hudson Rock
2026 Infostealer Trends: From Automated Skills to State-Level Espionage 2026 Infostealer Trends: From Automated Skills to State-Level Espionage As the CTO of Hudson Rock, I’ve seen Infostealers evolve from simple credential harvesters into the primary entry point for sophisticated global attacks. Here is a refined breakdown of the key trends we are tracking in 2026: […]
Hudson Rock Identifies Real-World Infostealer Infection Targeting OpenClaw Configurations
The AI Identity Theft: Real-World Infostealer Infection Targeting OpenClaw Configurations Following our initial research into ClawdBot, Hudson Rock has now detected a live infection where an infostealer successfully exfiltrated a victim’s OpenClaw configuration environment. This finding marks a significant milestone in the evolution of infostealer behavior: the transition from stealing browser credentials to harvesting the […]
Killings, Torturing, and Smuggling: How an Infostealer Exposed an ISIS Cell’s XMPP Network
A compromised machine in Lebanon, belonging to a local ISIS cell commander – contained a very rare collection of explosive synthesis manuals, jihadist propaganda, and locally stored XMPP chat logs that should have been encrypted.
