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Identity theft is turning into a chain reaction for victims

Identity theft is turning into a chain reaction for victims 2026-06-10 at 18:17 By Sinisa Markovic For a growing number of victims, identity theft no longer ends with a fraudulent charge or a compromised account. More than one in four people who contacted the Identity Theft Resource Center during the reporting period were dealing with […]

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New Browser-in-the-Browser phishing uses fake login popups to steal Microsoft 365 credentials

New Browser-in-the-Browser phishing uses fake login popups to steal Microsoft 365 credentials 2026-06-10 at 17:24 By Sinisa Markovic A new Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) phishing campaign is targeting Microsoft 365 users with fake login popups designed to closely mimic legitimate browser authentication windows, according to Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. The attack relies on a fake browser […]

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C-Suite Impersonation in the Gulf: How Threat Actors Are Targeting UAE & Saudi Executives in 2026

C-Suite Impersonation in the Gulf: How Threat Actors Are Targeting UAE & Saudi Executives in 2026 2026-06-05 at 15:21 By Ashish Khaitan When a senior executive at a Dubai-based energy conglomerate receives a WhatsApp message that appears to come directly from their CEO — complete with the right profile photo, a familiar tone, and an […]

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AI is helping low-skill hackers pull off advanced cyberattacks

AI is helping low-skill hackers pull off advanced cyberattacks 2026-06-05 at 11:34 By Sinisa Markovic Anthropic has published an analysis of cyber-related misuse of its AI systems, examining 832 accounts that were banned for malicious cyber activity between March 2025 and March 2026. The company mapped the observed behavior to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, which […]

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Chinese Cybercrime Group in Spotlight for Record Campaign Pace

Chinese Cybercrime Group in Spotlight for Record Campaign Pace 2026-06-04 at 16:06 By Ionut Arghire Relying on social engineering, the hacking group engages in credential phishing, malware distribution, and fraud activities. The post Chinese Cybercrime Group in Spotlight for Record Campaign Pace appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Over 1.4 Million Accounts Disrupted in Cybercrime Crackdown

Over 1.4 Million Accounts Disrupted in Cybercrime Crackdown 2026-06-04 at 16:06 By Ionut Arghire Law enforcement and tech companies disrupted infrastructure linked to scammers operating across Southeast Asia. The post Over 1.4 Million Accounts Disrupted in Cybercrime Crackdown appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems

Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems 2026-06-03 at 20:20 By Sinisa Markovic A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation named WeedHack is targeting Minecraft users and allows threat actors to gain remote access to victims’ screens, webcams, and files through a web-based dashboard, McAfee researchers found. Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011, […]

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64,000 accounts exposed in breach of GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu

64,000 accounts exposed in breach of GTA V cheat service Atlas Menu 2026-06-02 at 16:40 By Sinisa Markovic Atlas Menu, a cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V and Counter-Strike 2, has been added to the Have I Been Pwned database following a data breach that exposed tens of thousands of user records. The incident […]

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Sophos uncovers AI-powered malware lab built for EDR evasion

Sophos uncovers AI-powered malware lab built for EDR evasion 2026-06-02 at 15:47 By Sinisa Markovic A threat actor used AI technologies to build a malware-testing framework for developing and refining endpoint detection and response (EDR) evasion techniques, according to Sophos. The investigation began after an anomalous endpoint in a customer environment triggered alerts tied to […]

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The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor and the End of Responsible Disclosure

The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor and the End of Responsible Disclosure 2026-06-02 at 15:30 By Etay Maor AI can help attackers generate malware, create malicious payloads, bypass simple security checks, and convert vague malicious intent into functional code. The post The Zero-Knowledge Threat Actor and the End of Responsible Disclosure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Dashlane Brute-Force Attack Leads to Limited Encrypted Vault Downloads

Dashlane Brute-Force Attack Leads to Limited Encrypted Vault Downloads 2026-06-02 at 11:12 By Eduard Kovacs Dashlane’s security systems automatically locked accounts to protect them against the hacking attempts. The post Dashlane Brute-Force Attack Leads to Limited Encrypted Vault Downloads appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Sensitive government personnel data posted online, Spanish police arrest suspect

Sensitive government personnel data posted online, Spanish police arrest suspect 2026-06-02 at 10:58 By Sinisa Markovic The Spanish National Police arrested a man in Granada for allegedly leaking personal data belonging to members of several sensitive state institutions. According to police, the suspect published the information on multiple online platforms, exposing personnel associated with organizations […]

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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet

Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet 2026-06-01 at 22:05 By Ionut Arghire Dutch authorities seized command-and-control servers tied to a botnet of infected computers, smartphones, and tablets that was allegedly used to power a residential proxy network and facilitate cybercrime. The post Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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In Other News: Trump Mobile Data Breach, FIFA World Cup Phishing, CISA Responds to Supply Chain Attacks

In Other News: Trump Mobile Data Breach, FIFA World Cup Phishing, CISA Responds to Supply Chain Attacks 2026-05-29 at 21:23 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Trump Mobile exposes customer data, phishers target the 2026 FIFA World Cup, CISA responds to recent supply chain attacks. The post In Other […]

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Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million

Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million 2026-05-29 at 17:49 By Ionut Arghire The notorious ShinyHunters extortion group leaked over 42 million records allegedly stolen from Charter in April. The post Charter Communications Data Breach Could Impact Nearly 5 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Cybercriminals sail away with data from 6 million Carnival customers

Cybercriminals sail away with data from 6 million Carnival customers 2026-05-28 at 17:04 By Sinisa Markovic Carnival Corporation, one of the world’s largest cruise operators, confirmed a data breach weeks after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed it had stolen millions of customer records. Carnival acknowledged a phishing incident involving a single employee account and stated […]

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A single typo could derail your World Cup plans

A single typo could derail your World Cup plans 2026-05-28 at 12:42 By Sinisa Markovic Cybercriminals are spoofing Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) websites ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the FBI warns. The attackers are registering lookalike domains with small spelling changes or different domain endings to impersonate FIFA websites and services. […]

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Oil shipments, drone makers, and a poisoned code library targeted in recent APT campaigns

Oil shipments, drone makers, and a poisoned code library targeted in recent APT campaigns 2026-05-28 at 12:42 By Sinisa Markovic Geopolitical pressure drove much of the state-sponsored cyber activity recorded between October 2025 and March 2026, according to ESET’s latest APT Activity Report. Espionage groups aligned with China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran adjusted their […]

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Police arrest suspect in Ajax football club hack that exposed 300,000 fan records

Police arrest suspect in Ajax football club hack that exposed 300,000 fan records 2026-05-28 at 10:10 By Sinisa Markovic The Dutch National Police arrested a man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of AFC Ajax, a football club from Amsterdam. “On the morning of Tuesday, May 26, detectives arrested a 35-year-old man from the […]

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AI chatbot recommendations lure users to cryptojacking malware sites

AI chatbot recommendations lure users to cryptojacking malware sites 2026-05-27 at 22:27 By Sinisa Markovic Cybercriminals are using AI chatbot interactions alongside poisoned search results to direct users to malicious download sites in an active cryptojacking campaign, Microsoft has warned. The campaign impersonates legitimate software tools such as CrystalDiskInfo, HWMonitor, Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU), FurMark, […]

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