Oh, For Fucking Christ’ Sake. ShinyHunters is Just *Copying* Now?

Right, so listen up, because I’m only saying this once. These clowns, ShinyHunters – a ransomware gang that mostly just steals data and then whines about money – are now basically ripping off the tactics of Scattered Spider. Seriously. Scattered Spider, for those keeping score at home, is a more sophisticated bunch who actually *try* to be sneaky with their attacks.

Apparently, ShinyHunters decided it was too much effort to come up with their own schemes, so they’re using the same methods: credential harvesting via phishing (shocking, I know), exploiting misconfigured cloud environments, and generally being a nuisance. They’re even hitting similar targets – education, gaming, travel…the usual low-hanging fruit. Like a bunch of script kiddies who finally figured out how to copy and paste.

The article points out they’re using tools like SDRX, Cobalt Strike (because *everyone* uses that shit), and good old-fashioned PowerShell. Groundbreaking stuff. They’ve been active since at least 2020, mostly focusing on data extortion. Now they are just being lazier.

The takeaway? If you haven’t locked down your cloud shit and trained your users to spot a phishing email, you deserve whatever happens. Seriously. It’s not rocket science. And if you think multi-factor authentication is optional, go ahead, enjoy the inevitable data breach. I won’t cry for you.

Source: ShinyHunters Tactics Now Mirror Scattered Spider

Speaking of pathetic, I once had to debug a system where the admin was using “password” as…well, *everything*. Password for root, password for database, password for email. I swear, some people actively try to get hacked just to give me something to roll my eyes at. Don’t be that guy.

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