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Crim spent $7K+ on AI services in extortion attacks, then left evidence for all to see

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The n0n extortion gang breached 23 organizations across 14 countries using mostly stolen credentials and exposed cloud keys rather than software exploits, despite leaning on AI-assisted tooling. SOCRadar's investigation also found the group left its own server exposed, revealing its methods.

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