U.S. Government Entity Paid Kairos $1 Million in Data-Theft Extortion Case
The Hacker News 04.07.2026 12:47
A U.S. government entity paid about $1 million to keep stolen files from being leaked, according to a new case study by Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC, built on a leaked negotiation chat and the blockchain trail the payment left.
The odd part: the group that took the money calls itself Kairos, but it may not be a ransomware gang at all. Krishnan found no sign that it ever locked a single
North Korean Hackers Publish 108 Malicious Packages and Extensions in PolinRider Campaign
The Hacker News 04.07.2026 11:17
The North Korean threat actors linked to the Contagious Interview campaign have been observed publishing 108 unique packages and web browser extensions spanning npm, Packagist, Go, and Google Chrome as part of an ongoing activity referred to as PolinRider.
"The campaign remains active, and new malicious packages are likely to continue appearing as threat actors compromise maintainer accounts,