Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference

Summary by Cyber Security News15 Oct 2026, 01:06 CEST

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A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be arrested by the FBI in connection with its investigation into the ShinyHunters gang. Meanwhile, hackers get the keys to ASOS's app and the chance to message every single customer. What did they say?

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