Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
Australian authorities have arrested two men linked to the hacking group TeamPCP, which is responsible for a massive supply-chain attack campaign. The group utilized a worm called Shai-Hulud to compromise over 1,000 organizations by infecting CI/CD pipelines.
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This highlights the growing threat of automated supply-chain attacks that target software development infrastructure to achieve widespread, viral infections.
BUSTED Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.
1 Credit: Australian Federal Police Credit: Australian Federal Police Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Authorities in Australia said Wednesday that they arrested two men accused of participating in cybercrimes for TeamPCP, a prolific group of hackers that, over nine months, has carried out a relentless series of supply chain attacks that infected more than 1,000 organizations worldwide.
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