11. MentalDriller/29a, March 2002

MentalDriller predicts worms and self-spreading e-mail worms will be a problem.

12. alcopaul/rRlf, March 2002

He predicts SMS worms will be a thing in the future.

13. vx_herm1t November 2007

He predicts IoT devices i.e. "smart devices" will be vulnerable.

Excellent prediction!

14. hh86, December 2010

She believes malware targeting Industrial Control Systems and critical infrastructure will become a much larger problem.

Excellent prediction!

Weird ending statement about black men sexually assaulting white nerds though....

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Last message....

15. Peter Ferrie of Microsoft, March 2012

He predicts malware will not evolve much 'more of the same'. He predicts the rise of iOS or Android malware.

Excellent prediction!

We've updated the vx-underground archive. We've collected every article from 'Defense in Depth, the Microsoft way' by Stefan Kanthak.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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As cl0p ransomware continues to grow in notoriety, so does their willingness to express their frustrations.

tl;dr big donkey kong king

Thank you to the wonderful people who message us with things they have found online. It helps us out a lot.

- 0xToxin
- BrettCallow
- malwrhunterteam
- elNegritoguero
- crocodylii
- AlvieriD
- InfosecX3

You're the best <3

Arion Kurtaj, the teenager alleged to be tied to multiple breaches, including Uber, Rockstar Games, and more, has been deemed not fit to stand trial.

The court assessment believes Mr. Kurtaj is unable to understand court proceedings.

More information: https://www.reuters.com/technology/teen-hacked-uber-revolut-grand-theft-auto-maker-london-court-hears-2023-07-11/

Multiple threat actors familiar with Arion suspected he had some sort of mental disability. Arion (allegedly) confirmed their hypothesis by claiming to have Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 2 (ASD L2).

The court psychiatrist also seems to confirm these allegations to some extent.

We've updated the vx-underground malware builder collection

- Win32.RansomwareBuilder.HakunaMatata
- Android.BrataRAT
- Backend.Rhadamanthys

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vx-underground will be hosting a virtual conference. This virtual conference will charge $25 to view. We will NOT profit from this virtual conference in any manner. All proceeds will be going to charity.

We are issuing a call of papers and presenters.

Date: November 3rd, 2023.

We encourage everyone and anyone to nominate a charity to receive the funds. The est. total (if all tickets sold) would be $7,500 to a charity that deserves it.

Please e-mail us your presentation ideas, or charity nominations to staff@vx-underground.org

June 5th, 2022: Threat actors distributing ransomware sell the decryption key ... on the Roblox store ... and their contact e-mail is on iCloud

ALPHV ransomware group claims to have ransomed Maruchan, the company that creates instant noodles.

This is an attack against weeb critical infrastructure.

cl0p ransomware group claims a new series of victims from their MoveIT spray-n-pray campaign, most notably this list includes Honeywell and AMC theaters

Have a nice Wednesday.