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Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records

Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records 2026-02-24 at 17:06 By Sinisa Markovic Two South Korean teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 4.62 million users of Seoul’s public bike service, Ttareungyi. The compromised data included user IDs, mobile phone numbers, addresses, […]

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International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized

International operation dismantles fraud network, €400,000 seized 2026-02-24 at 12:55 By Sinisa Markovic A coordinated international operation supported by Eurojust dismantled a fraudulent call centre operating from three offices and targeting citizens throughout Europe. Authorities arrested 11 suspects and seized more than €400,000 in cash. Initial investigations identified victims in Latvia and Lithuania who lost

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Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain

Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain 2026-02-24 at 12:05 By Ionut Arghire The group’s administrator and moderator were arrested last year, and two other members were arrested this month. The post Anonymous Fénix Members Arrested in Spain appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows

AI is becoming part of everyday criminal workflows 2026-02-24 at 09:00 By Mirko Zorz Underground forums include long threads about chatbots drafting phishing emails, generating code snippets, and coaching social engineering calls. A new study examined conversations captured between January 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 across dozens of cybercrime forums to map how AI

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Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud

Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud 2026-02-23 at 15:38 By Ionut Arghire Oleksandr Didenko sold the stolen identities of US citizens, allowing North Koreans to get hired using freelance work platforms. The post Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud appeared first

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In Other News: Record DDoS, Epstein’s Hacker, ESET Product Vulnerabilities

In Other News: Record DDoS, Epstein’s Hacker, ESET Product Vulnerabilities 2026-02-06 at 14:04 By SecurityWeek News Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: AT&T and Verizon response to Salt Typhoon, AI agents solve security challenges, man arrested in Poland for DDos Attacks. The post In Other News: Record DDoS, Epstein’s Hacker, ESET

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Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign

Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign 2026-02-05 at 16:59 By Kevin Townsend Criminals are using AI to clone professional websites at an industrial scale. A new report shows how one AI-powered network grew to 150+ domains by hiding behind Cloudflare and rotating IP ranges. The post Researchers Expose

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Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old

Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old 2026-02-05 at 12:45 By Sinisa Markovic Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of carrying out global DDoS attacks targeting high-profile and strategically important websites. Arrest (Source: Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime) The suspect faces six criminal

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AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale

AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale 2026-02-05 at 09:11 By Sinisa Markovic Email remains a primary entry point for attackers, and security teams continue to manage high volumes of malicious messages that change form across campaigns. Attackers generate large numbers of messages with small variations in wording, structure, and delivery paths.

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Incognito dark web drug market operator gets 30 years in prison

Incognito dark web drug market operator gets 30 years in prison 2026-02-04 at 18:17 By Sinisa Markovic Rui-Siang Lin, a Taiwanese national, was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. federal prison for operating Incognito Market, one of the world’s largest illicit online narcotics marketplaces. Incognito Market splash page and graphical interface Incognito Market operated on

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ShinyHunters-Branded Extortion Activity Expands, Escalates

ShinyHunters-Branded Extortion Activity Expands, Escalates 2026-02-02 at 17:54 By Ionut Arghire Hackers rely on evolved vishing and login harvesting to compromise SSO credentials for unauthorized MFA enrollment. The post ShinyHunters-Branded Extortion Activity Expands, Escalates appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Desperate Perth Renters Targeted by Rising Australian Housing Scam

Desperate Perth Renters Targeted by Rising Australian Housing Scam 2026-02-02 at 15:39 By Ashish Khaitan For many residents in Perth, finding a rental has become a high-stakes challenge. As demand for housing surges, a troubling trend has just been revealed. An Australian housing scam preying on renters who are willing to stretch every dollar to secure a

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Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets

Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets 2026-01-30 at 12:40 By Sinisa Markovic A federal jury in California convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets tied to AI technology. Ding faces a maximum sentence of

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A fake romance turns into an Android spyware infection

A fake romance turns into an Android spyware infection 2026-01-29 at 02:20 By Anamarija Pogorelec ESET researchers have identified an Android spyware campaign that uses romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The operation relies on a malicious app disguised as a chat service that routes conversations through WhatsApp. Behind the romance lure, the

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WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns

WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns 2026-01-28 at 17:02 By Zeljka Zorz State-sponsored hackers and financially motivated attackers continue leveraging a critical WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) that’s been fixed over half a year ago. CVE-2025-8088 is a path traversal vulnerability that can be exploited via maliciously crafted RAR archives. “The exploit chain

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US Charges 31 More Defendants in Massive ATM Hacking Probe

US Charges 31 More Defendants in Massive ATM Hacking Probe 2026-01-28 at 12:06 By Eduard Kovacs A total of 87 individuals, mostly Venezuelan nationals, have been charged for their role in the ATM jackpotting scheme. The post US Charges 31 More Defendants in Massive ATM Hacking Probe appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Over 100 Organizations Targeted in ShinyHunters Phishing Campaign

Over 100 Organizations Targeted in ShinyHunters Phishing Campaign 2026-01-27 at 17:17 By Eduard Kovacs Domains set up by the threat actor suggest attacks aimed at Atlassian, Canva, Epic Games, HubSpot, Moderna, ZoomInfo, and WeWork. The post Over 100 Organizations Targeted in ShinyHunters Phishing Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Nike Probing Potential Security Incident as Hackers Threaten to Leak Data

Nike Probing Potential Security Incident as Hackers Threaten to Leak Data 2026-01-24 at 10:50 By Eduard Kovacs The WorldLeaks cybercrime group claims to have stolen information from the footwear and apparel giant’s systems. The post Nike Probing Potential Security Incident as Hackers Threaten to Leak Data appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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2 Venezuelans Convicted in US for Using Malware to Hack ATMs

2 Venezuelans Convicted in US for Using Malware to Hack ATMs 2026-01-23 at 12:17 By Eduard Kovacs Dozens of Venezuelan nationals have been charged by the US for their role in ATM jackpotting attacks.  The post 2 Venezuelans Convicted in US for Using Malware to Hack ATMs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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LastPass Users Targeted With Backup-Themed Phishing Emails

LastPass Users Targeted With Backup-Themed Phishing Emails 2026-01-21 at 15:58 By Eduard Kovacs Threat actors may have wanted to take advantage of the holiday weekend in the United States to increase their chances of success. The post LastPass Users Targeted With Backup-Themed Phishing Emails appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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