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Two Scattered Spider hackers plead guilty over Transport for London cyberattack

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Two Scattered Spider hackers plead guilty over Transport for London cyberattack 2026-06-23 at 12:59 By Sinisa Markovic Two members of the notorious hacker group Scattered Spider have pleaded guilty to charges related to a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) that resulted in £29 million in loss and recovery costs. Thalha Jubair, 20, from […]

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French President Urges US to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation

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French President Urges US to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation 2026-06-20 at 12:48 By Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron urged the world’s wealthy democracies to work together on regulating advanced AI systems. The post French President Urges US to Share Cutting-Edge AI and Democracies to Cooperate on Regulation appeared first

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Ukraine can now tap EU cyber support during major attacks

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Ukraine can now tap EU cyber support during major attacks 2026-06-17 at 11:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Ukraine can now call on emergency cyber support from the European Union during large-scale cybersecurity incidents. The move follows a decision by the Council of the European Union to add the country to the EU Cybersecurity Reserve. The Reserve

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Software supply chains are heading for a transparency test

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Software supply chains are heading for a transparency test 2026-06-16 at 12:24 By Anamarija Pogorelec Software supply chain visibility is becoming part of product security work as the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) moves toward application in December 2027. ENISA’s SBOM Adoption State of Play 2026 shows organizations preparing for CRA obligations through SBOM tooling,

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EU Cybersecurity Act 2.0: When good regulation goes bad

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EU Cybersecurity Act 2.0: When good regulation goes bad 2026-06-16 at 08:30 By Help Net Security Over recent years we’ve witnessed the EU becoming increasingly serious about cybersecurity. After years of watching high profile breaches, many resulting from supply chain attacks targeting our critical infrastructure, that seriousness is welcome. But good intentions and good policy

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Making the cloud prove it followed your privacy wishes

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Making the cloud prove it followed your privacy wishes 2026-06-11 at 08:43 By Sinisa Markovic Making companies that store personal data in cloud key-value databases handle deletion requests by running the operation and confirming the job is complete. The people making those requests and the regulators overseeing them have had limited means to confirm the

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Thieves can pull off keyless car theft in under a minute and here’s how to stop them

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Thieves can pull off keyless car theft in under a minute and here’s how to stop them 2026-06-05 at 09:24 By Mirko Zorz A keyless car can be stolen in under a minute. Two people, a pair of cheap radio amplifiers, and a fob sitting on a hallway table inside the house. That is enough.

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Sensitive government personnel data posted online, Spanish police arrest suspect

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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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EU organizations buckle under rising compliance pressure

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EU organizations buckle under rising compliance pressure 2026-06-01 at 08:19 By Sinisa Markovic Cybersecurity governance in the EU is shifting under expanding frameworks such as NIS2 and DORA, while AI raises new questions for security teams. What the future brings is hard to predict, and organizations must find a way to cope. Antonija Vojnović, Governance,

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

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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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Authorities seize 800 servers used for cyberattacks and disinformation

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Authorities seize 800 servers used for cyberattacks and disinformation 2026-05-25 at 16:59 By Sinisa Markovic Dutch authorities arrested two men and seized 800 servers linked to a hosting provider that investigators say supported Russian activities aimed at undermining democracy and security through cyberattacks, disinformation, and disruption of public and economic systems. Servers seized by Dutch

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Game over for 74 suspected scammers after Dutch cops plastered their faces on billboards

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Game over for 74 suspected scammers after Dutch cops plastered their faces on billboards 2026-05-18 at 20:34 By Sinisa Markovic The Dutch police’s Game Over?! campaign, which publicly displays images of suspected fraudsters to encourage self-surrenders and gather public tips, is proving successful, with the identities of 74 of the 100 suspects shown already identified.

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Poor security left hackers inside water company network for nearly two years

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Poor security left hackers inside water company network for nearly two years 2026-05-11 at 18:29 By Sinisa Markovic The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), fined South Staffordshire Water’s parent company £963,900 over security failures linked to a cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 633,887 people. According to the ICO, the

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Police take down relaunched criminal marketplace with 22,000 users, €3.6 million in revenue

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Police take down relaunched criminal marketplace with 22,000 users, €3.6 million in revenue 2026-05-11 at 16:48 By Sinisa Markovic German authorities shut down a relaunched version of the criminal marketplace Crimenetwork and arrested its suspected operator. The domain seizure notice (Source: BKA) A special unit of the Spanish National Police arrested the suspected 35-year-old German

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency 2026-05-04 at 13:11 By Sinisa Markovic French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of involvement in a data breach at France Titres, the government agency responsible for issuing official documents. “Between 12 and 18 million data records were reportedly being offered for sale on cybercriminal

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Met Police face criticism for using AI to spy on their own officers

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Met Police face criticism for using AI to spy on their own officers 2026-04-30 at 15:31 By Sinisa Markovic London police officers have been warned by the Metropolitan Police Federation to watch their backs after the force deployed controversial AI software to investigate misconduct. The staff association, representing more than 30,000 officers in London, reported

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Hackers arrested for stealing and reselling 600,000 Roblox accounts

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Hackers arrested for stealing and reselling 600,000 Roblox accounts 2026-04-30 at 15:31 By Sinisa Markovic Ukrainian police detained three suspects accused of hacking into Roblox accounts and reselling the data on Russian websites, with payments made in cryptocurrency. Police raid (Source: The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine) “Prosecutors of the Lviv region, together with the

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Police arrest 10 suspected members of Black Axe cybercrime gang

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Police arrest 10 suspected members of Black Axe cybercrime gang 2026-04-28 at 22:35 By Sinisa Markovic A coordinated police operation in Switzerland has targeted suspected members of the Black Axe criminal network. On 28 April 2026, authorities carried out house searches across several Swiss cantons, leading to 10 arrests, including the Black Axe ‘Regional Head’

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Hacker with a special interest in breaching sports institutions ends behind bars

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Hacker with a special interest in breaching sports institutions ends behind bars 2026-04-24 at 08:22 By Sinisa Markovic French police have arrested a suspected hacker linked to a series of data breaches affecting organizations in the country. Citing authorities, Le Parisien reported that the suspect, a 20-year-old man using the alias ‘HexDex,’ was taken into

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