More than 610,000 Roblox accounts were reportedly stolen. Was yours or your child’s among them? Ukrainian police arrested three individuals in Lviv who allegedly orchestrated one of the largest Roblox account theft operations to date.
Between October 2025 and January 2026, the hacking group is said to have compromised over 610,000 Roblox accounts, including at least 357 high-value “elite” accounts, making around $225,000 from selling access to them. The hackers distributed infostealing malware disguised as game-enhancement tools, harvested login credentials from infected devices, and sold accounts through a Russian website and closed online communities based on their value.
Read more…
Source: Malwarebytes Labs
Sign up for the Cyber Security Review Newsletter
The latest cyber security news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Telus investigating sale of alleged code, employee information
February 23, 2023
Someone on a criminal forum is selling what they claim is data on all Telus employees, as well as the Canadian telecommunications company’s GitHub software code repositories. In response to an IT World Canada reporter’s query about the posting, Telus director of public affairs Richard Gilhooley said the company is looking into the allegation. Read more… Source: IT ...
- Russian malware dev behind NLBrute hacking tool extradited to US
February 23, 2023
A Russian malware developer accused of creating and selling the NLBrute password-cracking tool was extradited to the United States after being arrested in the Republic of Georgia last year on October 4. Also known as dpxaker, Dariy Pankov is now charged with access device fraud and computer fraud and faces a maximum sentence of 47 years ...
- Russian state TV ‘hit by cyber attack’ during Putin’s speech
February 21, 2023
Russian state TV stations have reportedly been hit by a cyber attack as Vladimir Putin delivered a keynote speech on the Ukraine war. State media websites broadcasting the State of the Nation address suffered an outage on Tuesday morning. Read more… Source: The Independent
- 2022 in review: DDoS attack trends and insights
February 21, 2023
As organizations strengthen their defenses and take a more proactive approach to protection, attackers are adapting their techniques and increasing the sophistication of their operations. Cybercrime continues to rise with the industrialization of the cybercrime economy providing cybercriminals with greater access to tools and infrastructure. In the first half of 2022, the cyberthreat landscape was focused ...
- Royal Mail resumes overseas mail at post offices after cyber-attack
February 21, 2023
International mail services have finally been reinstated at UK post offices, more than a month after Royal Mail was hit by a cyber attack. The breach on 10 January caused a backlog that led to long delays for consumers and businesses. Read more… Source: BBC News
- A Deep Dive into the Evolution of Ransomware Part 1
February 21, 2023
Ransomware has become a notorious and damaging form of malware, inflicting financial losses on enterprises, governments, healthcare organizations and core infrastructure. Ransomware has been a very profitable activity for malicious actors. However, we want to investigate what would cause changes in this business model—both in the far future and near future. Trend Micro team conducted comprehensive ...