The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’
Summary: A KrebsOnSecurity investigation found that the Telegram account @Holy, which offered media interviews about the 2023 MGM Resorts hack, was also used across channels dedicated to extorting young people into self-harm and recording it on video. KrebsOnSecurity identified @Holy as the 17-year-old arrested in July 2024 by U.K.'s West Midlands Police, working with the FBI, over the MGM hack, and reported that as a 15-year-old he was a member of LAPSUS$.
Why it matters: The same actors behind a casino shutdown that drew global attention were operating in harm groups like 764, whose members coerced children into lacerating abusers' aliases into their skin and, in some cases, into suicide attempts - a stake that sits well beyond the reach of conventional ransomware response.
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