Author/Source: Brian Krebs See the full link here
Takeaway
This article uncovers the identity of a major player in several dangerous cybercrime groups, known online as ‘Rey’. You’ll learn how security experts connected different online usernames to this individual and found out about their involvement in big company hacks.
Technical Subject Understandability
Intermediate
Analogy/Comparison
Identifying Rey is like a detective finding out a criminal boss uses different disguises and names for various heists, but leaves small clues that link them all together.
Why It Matters
This topic matters because cybercrime groups like those Rey is involved with have caused huge financial losses and disruptions for major companies. For example, the article mentions how MGM Resorts faced a $100 million loss due to attacks from these types of groups.
Related Terms
SIM swapping, Social engineering. Jargon Conversion: SIM swapping is when criminals trick a phone company into giving them control of someone’s phone number. Social engineering is when criminals trick people into giving away secret information, often by pretending to be someone else.
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