Suspected Desorden hacker arrested for breaching 90 organizations

A suspected cyber criminal believed to have extorted companies under the name "DESORDEN Group" or "ALTDOS" has been arrested in Thailand for leaking the stolen data of over 90 organizations worldwide. The suspect was arrested in Bangkok through a law enforcement operation by the Royal Thai Police and the Singapore Police Force, with the help of experts from Group-IB. The cybercriminal, who operated since 2020 under multiple aliases such as ALTDOS, DESORDEN, GHOSTR, and 0mid16B, stole and leaked/sold over 13TB of personal data from the organizations. Group-IB says the hacker was "one of the most active cybercriminals in the Asia-Pacific since 2021," targeting entities primarily in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India. The cybercriminal also impacted companies in Europe and North America, with 20 data leaks concerning organizations in those regions. Location of impacted organizations Source: Group-IB The cybersecurity firm noted that the threat actor was particularl ... Read full article.