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Threat actors are posing as AI crawlers to hunt for exposed credentials

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

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AnonyMousKIT phishing-as-a-service uses AI voice calls to steal iPhone passcodes

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware

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Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware 2026-08-21 at 14:47 By Sinisa Markovic Attackers are impersonating popular AI brands like Perplexity, Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot to spread information stealers, backdoors, malicious browser extensions, and other malware, according to Sophos. Overview of MDR cases with AI involvement (Source: Sophos) Sophos X-Ops reviewed 12 months of […]

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Surveillance – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask

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Surveillance – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask 2026-08-20 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend We all know they’re watching us. But we don’t know who they are, nor why nor how they are doing it. The post Surveillance – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask appeared first […]

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Fake Gemini installer delivers Vidar infostealer via Google Colab lure

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Fake Gemini installer delivers Vidar infostealer via Google Colab lure 2026-08-20 at 13:46 By Sinisa Markovic A malicious executable masquerading as a Google Gemini installer was used to deliver the Vidar infostealer on a company network in the EMEA region, according to Darktrace researchers who investigated the incident. “During the initial analysis, it was noted […]

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Medusa ransomware gang has hit over 500 organizations, CISA warns

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Medusa ransomware gang has hit over 500 organizations, CISA warns 2026-08-19 at 13:18 By Sinisa Markovic Medusa ransomware has breached more than 500 organizations since it first appeared in June 2021, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in an updated joint advisory. The update builds on an advisory […]

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Ceva Logistics Operations Disrupted by Cyberattack

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Ceva Logistics Operations Disrupted by Cyberattack 2026-08-12 at 14:37 By Ionut Arghire Affecting European contract logistics operations at eight Ceva warehouses, the incident caused shipment delays for multiple customers. The post Ceva Logistics Operations Disrupted by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Vishing Extortion Group UNC6671 Rebrands After Making Millions

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Vishing Extortion Group UNC6671 Rebrands After Making Millions 2026-08-07 at 14:06 By Ionut Arghire Initially calling itself BlackFile, the group has expanded operations to the Redact, Pink, Helix, and Falcon brands. The post Vishing Extortion Group UNC6671 Rebrands After Making Millions appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison

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Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison 2026-08-06 at 15:30 By Sinisa Markovic A Canadian man is facing decades in prison for hacking customer accounts at cloud storage provider Snowflake and stealing data from more than 165 organizations. Connor Riley Moucka, also known as “Waifu” and “Judische,” 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, […]

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