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FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more...
3 weeks ago
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FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses

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3 weeks ago
A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it...
Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors...
6th Aug 2026
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions

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6th Aug 2026
A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort more than 165 organizations that used the cloud data storage provider Snowflake. Connor Riley Moucka,...
FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize...
2nd Jul 2026
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FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet

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2nd Jul 2026
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]. The action comes...
Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space...
1st Jun 2026
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Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts

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1st Jun 2026
The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions began circulating on Telegram showing how to trick Meta’s “AI support assistant”...
Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas...
8th May 2026
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Canvas Breach Disrupts Schools & Colleges Nationwide

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8th May 2026
An ongoing data extortion attack targeting the widely-used education technology platform Canvas disrupted classes and coursework at school districts and universities across the United States today, after a cybercrime group defaced the service’s login page with a ransom demand...
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab...
6th Apr 2026
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Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab

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6th Apr 2026
An elusive hacker who went by the handle “UNKN” and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts...
How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer,...
8th Mar 2026
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How AI Assistants are Moving the Security Goalposts

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8th Mar 2026
AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks...
Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive...
2nd Feb 2026
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Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters

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2nd Feb 2026
A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus ShinyHunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks to extort payment from victim firms: Harassing, threatening and even swatting executives and their families, all while notifying journalists and regulators...
The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide...
2nd Jan 2026
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The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

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2nd Jan 2026
The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a broader awareness of the threat. The short version is that everything you...
SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package...
4th Dec 2025
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SMS Phishers Pivot to Points, Taxes, Fake Retailers

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4th Dec 2025
China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package or unpaid toll fee are promoting a new offering, just in time for the holiday shopping season: Phishing kits for mass-creating fake but convincing e-commerce websites that convert...
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