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What we know about the Revolut data breach so far

What we know about the Revolut data breach so far 2026-09-14 at 10:02 By Mirko Zorz Someone impersonating a government agency, using an email address on that agency’s domain, obtained sensitive customer records from Revolut. The bank confirmed the incident on Saturday, September 12. The London-based fintech told TechCrunch that a limited number of customers […]

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In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review

In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review 2026-09-11 at 17:19 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Invisible Unicode slips past phishing filters, US puts $10 million bounty on Iranian cyber official, military ties of Chinese hacking group QTFY. The post In Other News: InjectEave Attack, […]

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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison

Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison 2026-09-11 at 14:29 By Eduard Kovacs Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after he was arrested in Ireland in 2023. The post Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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IDScan confirms breach after 153 million driver’s licenses leak on dark web

IDScan confirms breach after 153 million driver’s licenses leak on dark web 2026-09-11 at 11:39 By Sinisa Markovic Days after reports linked IDScan to a dark web database holding more than 153 million driver’s license scans, the identity verification company has confirmed hackers accessed customer data stored on its cloud platform. The Louisiana-based firm, which […]

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Attackers call employees’ personal phones to break into Microsoft 365 accounts

Attackers call employees’ personal phones to break into Microsoft 365 accounts 2026-09-10 at 16:26 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers are calling or texting employees on their personal phones, posing as internal IT staff, in a social engineering campaign that tricks them into handing over access to corporate cloud accounts. Once inside, they pull files and email […]

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Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers

Fake GTA 6 download delivers malware-packed bundle to impatient gamers 2026-09-10 at 12:51 By Sinisa Markovic Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) is still three months from release, but cybercriminals are not waiting for the launch date. Security firm Huntress found malware disguised as a leaked copy of the game, aimed at fans hoping to […]

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Cybercriminals are building phishing pages that exist only inside victims’ browsers

Cybercriminals are building phishing pages that exist only inside victims’ browsers 2026-09-10 at 10:14 By Sinisa Markovic A phishing campaign routes victims through genuine Microsoft OAuth and Teams infrastructure before showing them a fake login page built entirely inside their own browser, according to researchers at Barracuda. “Instead of delivering a phishing page from a […]

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$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew’s lavish lifestyle

$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew’s lavish lifestyle 2026-09-09 at 15:11 By Sinisa Markovic A 22-year-old man built his fortune by breaking into strangers’ digital wallets, then spent it on nightclub tabs, private jets, and a fleet of cars worth millions. Malone Lam, a Singapore citizen, pleaded guilty this week in a Washington […]

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Hackers Return $263 Million Stolen From Liquid Network

Hackers Return $263 Million Stolen From Liquid Network 2026-09-08 at 19:35 By Ionut Arghire Alleged ‘white-hat’ hackers drained $320 million from Liquid’s federation wallet, demanding a bug fix. The post Hackers Return $263 Million Stolen From Liquid Network appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks

Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks 2026-09-08 at 17:55 By Sinisa Markovic AI agents are automating parts of cyberattacks with less human involvement, including vulnerability scanning, credential harvesting, and troubleshooting, according to Google Threat Intelligence Group’s Q3 2026 AI Threat Tracker. (Source: Google) The report draws on Mandiant incident response […]

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Party’s Over for Crypto Scammers Who Went on a Spending Spree After a $240 Million Bitcoin Theft

Party’s Over for Crypto Scammers Who Went on a Spending Spree After a $240 Million Bitcoin Theft 2026-09-08 at 16:00 By Associated Press The scammers purchased fleets of sports cars, flew on private jets, hired security guards and rented mansions in Miami and the Hamptons. The post Party’s Over for Crypto Scammers Who Went on […]

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IT help-desk vishing tricks executives into handing over Microsoft 365 access

IT help-desk vishing tricks executives into handing over Microsoft 365 access 2026-09-08 at 14:17 By Sinisa Markovic IT help-desk vishing calls, stolen session tokens, and sign-ins routed through residential proxies are behind a wave of data theft and extortion against Microsoft 365 and other SaaS accounts, according to Arctic Wolf. The company is tracking the […]

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Scammers have figured out the best time to text you

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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