Friday, February 26, 2021
  • Setup menu at Appearance » Menus and assign menu to Top Bar Navigation
Advertisement
  • AI Development
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Machine Learning
    • Neural Networks
    • Learn to Code
  • Data
    • Blockchain
    • Big Data
    • Data Science
  • IT Security
    • Internet Privacy
    • Internet Security
  • Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Marketing Technology
  • Technology Companies
  • Crypto News
No Result
View All Result
NikolaNews
  • AI Development
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Machine Learning
    • Neural Networks
    • Learn to Code
  • Data
    • Blockchain
    • Big Data
    • Data Science
  • IT Security
    • Internet Privacy
    • Internet Security
  • Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Marketing Technology
  • Technology Companies
  • Crypto News
No Result
View All Result
NikolaNews
No Result
View All Result
Home Internet Security

Bulgarian police arrest hacker Instakilla

August 8, 2020
in Internet Security
Bulgarian police arrest hacker Instakilla
599
SHARES
3.3k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Image: Hacker’s website

Bulgarian law enforcement has arrested on Wednesday a local hacker going by the name of Instakilla on accusations of hacking, extorting companies, and selling hacked data online.

Authorities raided two of the hacker’s residences in Plovdiv, a city in central Bulgaria, and confiscated several computers, smartphones, flash drives, and cryptocurrency, according to a press release from the Ministry of Interior.

You might also like

Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on

SolarWinds cybersecurity spending tops $3 million in Q4, sees $20 million to $25 million in 2021

Facebook bans Myanmar military-controlled accounts from its platforms

The hacker was identified as a young Bulgarian male. His name was not released to the public, and he is currently detained on a three-day arrest warrant.

Prior to his arrest this week, the hacker has been a staple on the underground hacking scene. He has been active since 2017 but has only recently risen to notoriety.

Although he was not directly involved in the hack of the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NRA) in the summer of 2019, Instakilla is one of the hackers who tracked down the database and later offered it for download on a popular hacking forum, helping the data spread across the hacker community.

Bulgaria hacked DB

Image: ZDNet

The hacker also ran a website where he offered hacker-for-hire services.

Prior versions of this website were indexed by the Wayback Machine and included links to a Bulgarian individual’s Facebook account. The account, prior to being deleted, belonged to a young male from Plovdiv, when ZDNet reviewed the page last year during our NRA hack story.

instakilla.png

Image: ZDNet

Earlier this year, the hacker also took credit for hacking the forum of Stalker, a Russian first-person shooter online game, from where he stole more than 1.2 million user records, which he later put up for sale on a hacking forum.

On the same forum, the hacker also ran a so-called store, where he sold the data of multiple companies, including two Bulgarian entities — an unnamed local hosting provider and an unnamed email service.

Most of the hacked entities were forums, and based on conversations ZDNet had with the hacker in May, Instakilla appears to have been an avid fan of using vBulletin exploits to target unpatched forums and pilfeer their databases.

screen-shot-2020-08-07-at-18-45-08.png

Image: ZDNet


Credit: Zdnet

Previous Post

Causal Reinforcement Learning under Bareinboim at Columbia Univ.

Next Post

My Week in AI: Part 9. Welcome to My Week in AI! Each week… | by Anirudh Shah | Jul, 2020

Related Posts

Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on
Internet Security

Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on

February 26, 2021
SolarWinds cybersecurity spending tops $3 million in Q4, sees $20 million to $25 million in 2021
Internet Security

SolarWinds cybersecurity spending tops $3 million in Q4, sees $20 million to $25 million in 2021

February 26, 2021
Facebook bans Myanmar military-controlled accounts from its platforms
Internet Security

Facebook bans Myanmar military-controlled accounts from its platforms

February 25, 2021
Cloud, data amongst APAC digital skills most needed
Internet Security

Cloud, data amongst APAC digital skills most needed

February 25, 2021
Ukraine reports cyber-attack on government document management system
Internet Security

Ukraine reports cyber-attack on government document management system

February 25, 2021
Next Post
My Week in AI: Part 9. Welcome to My Week in AI! Each week… | by Anirudh Shah | Jul, 2020

My Week in AI: Part 9. Welcome to My Week in AI! Each week… | by Anirudh Shah | Jul, 2020

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Plasticity in Deep Learning: Dynamic Adaptations for AI Self-Driving Cars

Plasticity in Deep Learning: Dynamic Adaptations for AI Self-Driving Cars

January 6, 2019
Microsoft, Google Use Artificial Intelligence to Fight Hackers

Microsoft, Google Use Artificial Intelligence to Fight Hackers

January 6, 2019

Categories

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data
  • Blockchain
  • Crypto News
  • Data Science
  • Digital Marketing
  • Internet Privacy
  • Internet Security
  • Learn to Code
  • Machine Learning
  • Marketing Technology
  • Neural Networks
  • Technology Companies

Don't miss it

Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on
Internet Security

Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on

February 26, 2021
Russian Hackers Targeted Ukraine Authorities With Supply-Chain Malware Attack
Internet Privacy

Russian Hackers Targeted Ukraine Authorities With Supply-Chain Malware Attack

February 26, 2021
Asimov’s Three Laws Of Robotics And AI Autonomous Cars 
Artificial Intelligence

Asimov’s Three Laws Of Robotics And AI Autonomous Cars 

February 26, 2021
Something’s Fishy — New Funding To Tackle Illegal Activities At Sea Using Machine Learning And Data Analytics
Machine Learning

Something’s Fishy — New Funding To Tackle Illegal Activities At Sea Using Machine Learning And Data Analytics

February 26, 2021
Role of Image Annotation in Applying Machine Learning for Precision Agriculture | by ANOLYTICS
Neural Networks

Role of Image Annotation in Applying Machine Learning for Precision Agriculture | by ANOLYTICS

February 26, 2021
60+ free martech sessions. The agenda is live!
Digital Marketing

60+ free martech sessions. The agenda is live!

February 26, 2021
NikolaNews

NikolaNews.com is an online News Portal which aims to share news about blockchain, AI, Big Data, and Data Privacy and more!

What’s New Here?

  • Chinese cyberspies targeted Tibetans with a malicious Firefox add-on February 26, 2021
  • Russian Hackers Targeted Ukraine Authorities With Supply-Chain Malware Attack February 26, 2021
  • Asimov’s Three Laws Of Robotics And AI Autonomous Cars  February 26, 2021
  • Something’s Fishy — New Funding To Tackle Illegal Activities At Sea Using Machine Learning And Data Analytics February 26, 2021

Subscribe to get more!

© 2019 NikolaNews.com - Global Tech Updates

No Result
View All Result
  • AI Development
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Machine Learning
    • Neural Networks
    • Learn to Code
  • Data
    • Blockchain
    • Big Data
    • Data Science
  • IT Security
    • Internet Privacy
    • Internet Security
  • Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Marketing Technology
  • Technology Companies
  • Crypto News

© 2019 NikolaNews.com - Global Tech Updates