Scammers have figured out the best time to text you 2026-09-04 at 08:00 By Sinisa Markovic The suspicious calls, texts, and DMs you got recently aren’t a coincidence, according to Malwarebytes. Scammers have worked out which platform gets them the best results for each type of con, and they stick to that formula. (Source: Malwarebytes) […]
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Manchester Airports Group Data on 8.8 Million People Leaked After Ransom Refusal 2026-09-03 at 18:35 By Ionut Arghire Hacker group published roughly 550GB of data after MAG reportedly refused to pay a ransom demand; the group says it gained access via exposed admin keys. The post Manchester Airports Group Data on 8.8 Million People Leaked
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153 Million Driver License Images Offered on Dark Web 2026-09-03 at 13:54 By Ionut Arghire Cybercriminals are offering digital scans of US and Canadian driver’s licenses, likely stolen from IDScan.net. The post 153 Million Driver License Images Offered on Dark Web appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Russian man indicted for spreading malware to 80,000 freelancers 2026-09-03 at 13:43 By Sinisa Markovic A Russian national accused of using fake accounts on a freelance employment platform to spread malware to approximately 80,000 users has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California. Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, 40, faces charges of conspiracy, transmission of
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Attackers are going after prominent individuals through OAuth phishing, FBI warns 2026-09-02 at 13:58 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers are targeting prominent individuals, their relatives and personal contacts to gain persistent access to their accounts, including private emails and files, the FBI has warned. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) says the activity, which uses
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Global sinkhole operation ends Sality botnet’s 23-year run 2026-09-02 at 11:56 By Sinisa Markovic Sality, a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that had been running for 23 years and infecting more than 15,000 machines worldwide, has been taken down in a joint operation by international law enforcement agencies, working with CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation. The operation
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Vishing campaign abuses Microsoft Teams to give attackers a foothold in company networks 2026-09-01 at 17:07 By Sinisa Markovic A coordinated voice-phishing (vishing) campaign, named Spring Ring, used fake IT support accounts on Microsoft Teams to trick employees into installing malware or granting remote access to their computers, according to Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’
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Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting 2026-09-01 at 14:24 By Ionut Arghire The defendants unsuccessfully attempted to physically install malware on ATMs to force them to dispense cash. The post Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty in US Court to ATM Jackpotting appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek
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Threat actors are posing as AI crawlers to hunt for exposed credentials 2026-08-31 at 17:54 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers are disguising automated scanning as traffic from AI crawlers operated by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Perplexity and other companies while searching websites for exposed credentials and configuration files, according to GreyNoise. (Source: GreyNoise) “Every program that visits
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Two alleged TeamPCP hackers arrested over global supply chain attacks 2026-08-27 at 16:59 By Sinisa Markovic Two men from Western Australia have been charged after police allege they were part of TeamPCP, a cybercrime group that planted malicious code in open-source software, then used it to break into organizations around the world. The Australian Federal
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Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers 2026-08-27 at 15:48 By Eduard Kovacs Australian and US authorities collaborated to identify and charge the alleged cybercriminals, who face many years in prison. The post Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific 2026-08-27 at 13:18 By Eduard Kovacs The cybersecurity incident has disrupted Boston Scientific’s ability to process and ship customer orders. The post Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility for Major Cyberattack on Norway’s Public Digital Services 2026-08-27 at 11:00 By Associated Press The pro-Russian hacker group Server Killers claimed responsibility for the attack. The post Pro-Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility for Major Cyberattack on Norway’s Public Digital Services appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
AnonyMousKIT phishing-as-a-service uses AI voice calls to steal iPhone passcodes 2026-08-26 at 15:46 By Sinisa Markovic A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called AnonyMousKIT is automating the theft of Apple ID credentials needed to remove Activation Lock from stolen iPhones, SOCRadar found. “By leveraging a critical flaw – the use of bare relative paths – the investigation
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INTERPOL crackdown on West African crime rings uncovers troubling new trend 2026-08-25 at 17:01 By Sinisa Markovic Police across 22 countries arrested 58 people and identified 263 suspects during an eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organized crime groups. Suspects detained in an operation targeting West African crime groups (Source: INTERPOL) Operation Jackal IV ran
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From ‘High/Medium/Low’ to Dollars: Making Cyber Risk Legible to Your CFO 2026-08-25 at 16:25 By Ashish Khaitan For years, cybersecurity teams have communicated risk through labels such as “High,” “Medium,” and “Low.” Those ratings can help security teams prioritize vulnerabilities, but they often leave CFOs with a more important question unanswered: What does the risk
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The cybercrime supply chain has five stages, each with a price 2026-08-25 at 08:00 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Chris Nyhuis, CEO at Vigilant, explains why the picture of a lone ransomware attacker is about 15 years out of date. He walks through the cybercrime supply chain and the five
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ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited 2026-08-24 at 20:38 By Eduard Kovacs A ReliaQuest employee fell victim to a phishing attack and the hackers gained access to a dashboard. The post ReliaQuest Confirms ShinyHunters Hack, but Says Impact Was Limited appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting 2026-08-24 at 13:59 By Eduard Kovacs Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for his role in an ATM jackpotting scheme that caused millions in losses. The post Venezuelan Gets Record Federal Prison Term for ATM Jackpotting appeared first on SecurityWeek. This
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Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach 2026-08-24 at 13:08 By Eduard Kovacs The private equity firm appears to have been targeted as part of a campaign focusing on major financial companies. The post Personal Information Exposed in Apollo Global Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View
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