DarkOverlord hacker group member arrested by Serbian police
Serbian authorities recently arrested a 38-year-old man from Belgrade suspected of being a member of the Dark Overlord hacker group.
DarkOverlord first stepped into sight in June 2016. It took a medical insurance database from a company in Farmington, Missouri, which included personal details of 47,864 patients.
Not only that, it also stole a database of medical institutions in the Midwestern United States that contained personal details of 210,000 patients. Another database is owned by the Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, and involves personal details of 397,000 patients.
Founded in 1997, Netflix (Nasdaq NFLX) is an online video rental provider headquartered in Los Gato, California. In May 2017, the company was hacked by DarkOverlord and some TV drama resources that have not yet officially aired were stolen.
In addition, in the same month, DarkOverlord also claimed to have obtained ABC a new game program Steve Harvey’s Funderdome related resources for the upcoming 8 episodes, but due to the low visibility of the program, it did not cause much concern.
On October 2, 2017, DarkOverlord issued a death threat to the Johnston Community School District in Iowa, USA. Some of these schools were forced to close temporarily. DarkOverlord claimed to have stolen a large amount of student personal data, including names, phone numbers, home addresses, and voice mail, and sent messages to schools and parents that they would harm or even kill these children.
The identity of the arrested suspect has not yet been announced, but according to the limited details shared by the Serbian authorities, the man is a citizen of Belgrade. In a press release, Serbian authorities stated that DarkOverlord has attacked at least 50 companies or organizations worldwide and has profited from more than $275,000 in attacks. Its main monetization method is threatening threats – claiming to have stolen sensitive data from the victims. If you do not pay the full amount of ransom, the data will be publicly released.
It is unclear whether the number of members of DarkOverlord may be composed of only one person or may consist of multiple members. If it consists of only one person, the success of this arrest means that the organization will be destroyed.
Source: Newsweek
