Huntress CEO says threat hunter used 'poor judgment' in alerting ransomware crim about law enforcement probe

Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan said he is aware of “questionable, long-term threat actor communications” between a threat hunter who is still employed with the security firm and a cybercriminal, and called this “poor judgment.” “In one particular exchange, our current teammate disclosed to a threat actor that law enforcement had reached out to them about the threat actor,” Hanslovan said in a blog post, addressing a former employee’s accusations that the cu