In a move that’s both nostalgic and revolutionary, former Black Basta members are reportedly taking a walk down memory lane by sticking to their roots—email bombing and Microsoft Teams phishing. Because nothing says ‘expert hacker’ quite like clogging someone’s inbox and pretending to be their boss on Teams.

But wait, there’s more! These cybercriminals, ever the tech enthusiasts, have introduced Python scripts into their toolkit. This addition has security experts simultaneously impressed and confused, as they’ve managed to marry the ‘cutting-edge’ tech of 1998 with the elegance of modern-day snake charming.

According to ReliaQuest, these digital vigilantes are using cURL requests to fetch malicious payloads. Experts suggest that the next logical step for these innovators is to uncover the wonders of JavaScript alerts and HTML frame sets, perhaps finally taking their digital hacking prowess straight into the heart of the 21st century.