Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
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Chief Research Officer @ Unit 221B
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Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Oregon Man Charged in ‘Rapper Bot’ DDoS Service
A 22-year-old Oregon man has been arrested on suspicion of operating "Rapper Bot," a massive botnet used to power a service for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets -...
krebsonsecurity.com
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Aug 19
Oregon man charged with administering “Rapper Bot” DDoS-for-hire Botnet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Oregon man was charged by a federal criminal complaint today in the District of Alaska on charges related to his alleged development and administration of the “Rapper Bot” DDoS-...
www.justice.gov
![36. Several days later, FOLTZ and Slaykings returned to discussing the fallout that
they expected to befall their rival group, with Slaykings stating “Krebs is very revenge.
He won’t stop until they are [expletive] to the bone.” FOLTZ responded, “Surprised they
have any bots left.” Slaykings then expounded (corrected for grammar and spelling) “Krebs
is not the one you want to have on your back. Not because he is scary or something, just
because he will not give up UNTIL you are [expletive] [expletive]. Proved it with Mirai
and many other cases.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mzn6lmhv3s7ohdtbhrzsn65v/bafkreic7hw7qjlzji6jkcivyxq5mzyw6beuvu4wvj3avagns6x3csgoh4e@jpeg)
![a meme i made from the krebsonsecurity website banner using the words from the indictment. "[redacted] hit krebs" , “Going against Krebs isn’t a good move.” , “Krebs is very revenge.” , “he will not give up UNTIL you are [expletive] [expletive]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mzn6lmhv3s7ohdtbhrzsn65v/bafkreigl6ibauzbefktbmude5orak5ajfbimnzt7jawmyyk34mxz4xczzq@jpeg)
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Jul 16
Former Army soldier pleads guilty to widespread attack spree linked to AT&T, Snowflake and others
Cameron Wagenius faces a maximum of 27 years in prison. A researcher that helped with the investigation called this ‘one of the most significant wins in the fight against cybercrime.'
cyberscoop.com
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Jul 16
Former U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications Companies
A former Army soldier, who was most recently stationed in Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort the telec...
www.justice.gov
WIRED
@wired.com
· Jul 2
A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
The Scattered Spider hacking group has caused chaos among retailers, insurers, and airlines in recent months. Researchers warn that its flexible structure poses challenges for defense.
www.wired.com
Allison Nixon
@nixonnixoff.bsky.social
· Jun 11
