On Tuesday, U.S. and U.K. authorities revealed that the mastermind behind LockBit, one of the most prolific and damaging ransomware groups in history, is a 31-year-old Russian named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, aka “LockbitSupp.” As it’s customary in these types of announcements, law enforcement published pictures of Khoroshev, as well as details of his group’s operation. […]
MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania
The potential sale of MariaDB to K1 Investment Management for $ 37 million is a capstone on the failed era of SPAC mergers that gained prominence for a brief time in venture circles during the last startup boom. Remember SPACs? Special purpose acquisition companies, also known as blank-check companies, were used heavily in 2021 and […]