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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust

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Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust 2026-01-21 at 08:30 By Sinisa Markovic Criminal groups actively recruit, train, and retain people in structured ways. They move fast, pay in crypto, and place no weight on age. Young people are dealing with a new kind of addiction. It isn’t drugs, alcohol, or gambling. It’s screens. Constant

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Initial access broker pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks

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Initial access broker pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks 2026-01-20 at 15:43 By Zeljka Zorz A 40-year-old Jordanian man has admitted to selling unauthorized access to computer networks of at least 50 companies, the US Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey has announced. Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti has pleaded guilty

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Critical Infrastructure Attacks Became Routine for Hacktivists in 2025

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Critical Infrastructure Attacks Became Routine for Hacktivists in 2025 2026-01-20 at 14:24 By Ashish Khaitan Hacktivists moved well beyond their traditional DDoS attacks and website defacements in 2025, increasingly targeting industrial control systems (ICS), ransomware, breaches, and data leaks, as their sophistication and alignment with nation-state interests grew.  That was one of the conclusions in Cyble’s exhaustive new 2025 Threat Landscape report, from which this blog was adapted. 

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Jordanian Admits in US Court to Selling Access to 50 Enterprise Networks

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Jordanian Admits in US Court to Selling Access to 50 Enterprise Networks 2026-01-19 at 17:21 By Ionut Arghire Operating as an access broker, the defendant sold unauthorized access to compromised networks to an undercover agent. The post Jordanian Admits in US Court to Selling Access to 50 Enterprise Networks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Law enforcement tracks ransomware group blamed for massive financial losses

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Law enforcement tracks ransomware group blamed for massive financial losses 2026-01-19 at 14:00 By Sinisa Markovic Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine and Germany have identified two members of a Russian-affiliated ransomware group and carried out searches in western Ukraine. Search (Source: Cyber ​​Police of Ukraine) Investigators also named the alleged organizer, a Russian national, and

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Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Hacking Supreme Court’s Filing System

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Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Hacking Supreme Court’s Filing System 2026-01-17 at 14:05 By Associated Press Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s filing system and illegally accessing computer systems belonging to AmeriCorps and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The post Tennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Repeatedly Hacking Supreme Court’s

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