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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

The Real Government Fraud Story- Identity Infrastructure

Everyone wants to talk about “fraud” like it’s a pile of bad claims. That’s the comfortable story. The uglier one is repeatable identity…

Apr 02, 2026 · 0 min read · 20 claps #threat-intelligence #fraud #ecrime

The Real Government Fraud Story- Identity Infrastructure

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

📈 Q4 2025 is going to be messy.

Ransomware crews aren’t taking holiday breaks — education and finance just saw a 23% YoY spike in attacks. State actors, criminals, and…

Aug 19, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #ransomware #pir

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

PoisonSeed: supply-chain phish, seed-phrase theft, MFA bypass

Your email/CRM got “verified,” congrats — so did PoisonSeed. They borrow your good reputation, waltz past MFA with an AitM proxy, and…

Sep 16, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #poisonseed #ecrime #phishing

PoisonSeed: supply-chain phish, seed-phrase theft, MFA bypass

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Deepfake BEC & Payment Diversion: The Q1 2026 Fraud PIR You Can’t Defer

Q1 2026 PIRs, aka: the three ways criminals will try to make your CFO hit “Approve” faster than your team can say “change control.” 😇

Jan 13, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #ransomware #pir

Deepfake BEC & Payment Diversion: The Q1 2026 Fraud PIR You Can’t Defer

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Triofox Exploitation Cluster (UNC6485): Six-Month Outlook, Copycat Risk, and What to Watch

UNC6485 is farming Triofox: Host: localhost → setup → mint admin → AV path = your script → SYSTEM → RMM + reverse RDP/443. Patch to…

Nov 13, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #unc6485 #threat-intelligence #ecrime

Triofox Exploitation Cluster (UNC6485): Six-Month Outlook, Copycat Risk, and What to Watch

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

After LockBit and BlackCat, Is Cl0p Really Next in Line?

LockBit got the full “Operation Cronos” treatment. BlackCat was “disrupted” into the void. Meanwhile Cl0p casually logged the biggest…

Nov 18, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #cl0p #ransomware #threat-intelligence

After LockBit and BlackCat, Is Cl0p Really Next in Line?

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

CL0P/FIN11 Go In-Memory on Oracle EBS — The Extortion Comes Later

Oracle EBS didn’t get “ransomwared.” It got quietly siphoned — then your execs got extortion emails from “support@pubstorm[.]com.” 🧵

Oct 16, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #cybersecurity #ransomware

CL0P/FIN11 Go In-Memory on Oracle EBS — The Extortion Comes Later

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Russian APTs: OAuth Abuse, RDP Phish, and Takedowns

Cozy Bear didn’t “hack Cloudflare.” They hacked your faith in the device-code box. After last year’s .rdp phish, they pivoted to watering…

Sep 09, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #russia #apt29

Russian APTs: OAuth Abuse, RDP Phish, and Takedowns

TCH LIF

WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

DarkWatchMan and Hive0117: Fileless Malware Evolution Targeting Russian Critical Infrastructure

🚨 Russians are finally tasting their own file‑less soup: DarkWatchMan & its chef Hive0117 just slipped past AV with pure‑RAM PowerShell…

Jul 22, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #darkwatchman #russia #malware

DarkWatchMan and Hive0117: Fileless Malware Evolution Targeting Russian Critical Infrastructure

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

SaaS Data Theft: How UNC3944, UNC6040, and UNC6395 Quietly Redefined Cloud Risk

SaaS “trust” is the new perimeter — and the spiders know it. 🕷️

Sep 04, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #crm #ecrime

SaaS Data Theft: How UNC3944, UNC6040, and UNC6395 Quietly Redefined Cloud Risk

WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Kill the Lights, Fire Up Starlink: Scam Compounds Slide South

Thailand pulled the plug. The grift brought generators + Starlink. Shift north→south (Shwe Kokko/Myawaddy; Tachileik/Mae Sai). Squeeze OTC…

Oct 30, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #scam #ecrime #china

Kill the Lights, Fire Up Starlink: Scam Compounds Slide South

TCH LIF

WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[FORECAST UPDATED] After LockBit and BlackCat, Is Cl0p Really Next in Line?

Everyone loves a ransomware takedown headline until they have to answer the annoying follow-up: who’s actually next? 👀

Mar 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #ransomware #infosec

[FORECAST UPDATED] After LockBit and BlackCat, Is Cl0p Really Next in Line?

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[DEEP RESEARCH] Operation Endgame Was the Takedown. The Rebuild Is the Test.

Operation Endgame Was the Takedown. The Rebuild Is the Test.

Jul 02, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #cybersecurity #socgholish

WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[FORECAST] Dismantled or Displaced? Cambodia’s Scam-Compound Crackdown by 2030

Cambodia says it’s shutting down scam centers. 🧨 Cool headline.

Feb 19, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #cambodia #china

[FORECAST] Dismantled or Displaced? Cambodia’s Scam-Compound Crackdown by 2030

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[DEEP RESEARCH] Who’s Most Likely to Abuse MCP Integrations? UNC3944, TraderTraitor, UNC6293

You’re not getting popped by a zero-day. You’re getting popped by a button. ✅ “Allow access” ✅ “Approve device” ✅ “Run this repo.” 😑

Mar 05, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #ai #cybersecurity

[DEEP RESEARCH] Who’s Most Likely to Abuse MCP Integrations? UNC3944, TraderTraitor, UNC6293

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Holiday Scam Survival Kit (2025): Delivery Texts, ‘Family Emergency’ Calls, Gift Card Traps

Your mom got a “package delivery problem” text. Your kid got a “free gift” link. Your CFO got a “bank fraud team” call.

Dec 23, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #scam #ecrime #threat-intelligence

Holiday Scam Survival Kit (2025): Delivery Texts, ‘Family Emergency’ Calls, Gift Card Traps

HUM SOC

WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[DEEP RESEARCH] The Hackers Are Stealing Authority.

The truck was never the interesting part.

Jun 30, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #logistics #trucking

[DEEP RESEARCH] The Hackers Are Stealing Authority.

TCH

WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Akira Ransomware: Conti Lineage, VPN Exploitation, and Double Extortion at Scale

🔒 In a neon-lit corner of the internet, Akira — Conti’s moodier spawn — slips past single-factor VPNs, hoovers creds, and live-streams…

Aug 05, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #ransomware #conti #akira

Akira Ransomware: Conti Lineage, VPN Exploitation, and Double Extortion at Scale

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[FORECAST] The NetNut/Popa disruption is not just a botnet story.

It is a capacity story.

Jul 07, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #cybersecurity #proxy

[FORECAST] The NetNut/Popa disruption is not just a botnet story.

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

Cl0p’s leak sites: 1-in-5 odds they go dark by Apr 22, 2026. 🔍🚨

Disruption = verified seizure banner on a primary endpoint or ≥14 days dark across all DLS/portals with official attribution.

Oct 28, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #cl0p #ransomware #threat-intelligence

Cl0p’s leak sites: 1-in-5 odds they go dark by Apr 22, 2026. 🔍🚨

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WE Wes Young · AlphaHunt Converge

[FORECAST] Will Akira trigger a week-long hospital disruption by end of 2026? (Updated 2026–05–11)

“Akira is scary” and “Akira is the base case for a week-long mega hospital disruption” are not the same sentence.

May 12, 2026 · 0 min read · 0 claps #threat-intelligence #ransomware #akira