Recently, one hacker in particular has repeatedly attracted attention with spectacular data breaches: IntelBroker. His name is now legendary in cybercrime circles. His victims include industry giants such as Apple, HPE, General Electric, AT&T, Verizon, Cisco and AMD. IntelBroker has even penetrated the systems of Europol. But who is this person anyway? What drives him and how does he go about it? The specialists from the SECUINFRA Falcon team have set out to find out. They researched the dark web, gathered a lot of information and wrote an exclusive article for the specialist portal IT-Daily.
IntelBroker is by no means shy of publicity. On the contrary, as admin of the infamous BreachForum, he was in the spotlight for a long time. And even though he has since retired from this position, he still posts there and boasts about his forays. He even gives interviews – which, however, need to be scrutinized with a critical distance. The same applies to the various traces, many of which lead to Serbia. In any case, it appears that IntelBroker by no means represents a larger hacker group, but rather that he works largely as a solitary figure. This does not mean that he does not cooperate with other hackers. However, unlike other APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats), it apparently does not aim to completely compromise its victim’s infrastructure. Instead, he prefers to sell his data breaches – and apparently makes a very, very good living from it.
You can read the full article, including recommendations for action from the SECUINFRA Falcon team, at IT-Daily.
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