Scammers clone candidates’ voices to steal cash and voter data ahead of 2026 midterms, FBI warns 2026-10-16 at 14:34 By Sinisa Markovic Three weeks before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm election, fraudsters are borrowing candidate names, logos and slogans to collect fake donations and harvest personal data, the FBI warned. “The FBI warns the […]
FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries 2026-10-14 at 16:00 By Sinisa Markovic North Korean IT workers used stolen and fabricated identities to land remote jobs at more than 70 US companies, with help from Americans who allegedly kept company-issued laptops running from their homes, according to the US Department […]
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Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe 2026-10-12 at 13:32 By Eduard Kovacs The suspect is believed to be Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive who was visiting the United States for a conference. The post Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]
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FBI disrupts Flax Typhoon hacking tools used in global cyberattacks 2026-10-09 at 12:44 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI seized seven domains used to operate Microscan and FishHub, two hacking tools linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon that were used to target critical infrastructure and other organizations in the US and abroad. Seizure […]
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Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls 2026-10-08 at 15:51 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI and French law enforcement have seized two websites that sold hacked and stolen sexually explicit images and videos of young women and girls, and arrested their suspected administrator in northern France. Seizure notice (Source: […]
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Ransomware recovery firm boss charged with secretly paying attackers and overcharging victims 2026-10-08 at 11:00 By Sinisa Markovic The owner of Florida-based ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with fraud for allegedly paying ransomware gangs behind his clients’ backs and billing them far more than the ransom. Zohar Pinhasi (aka “Zack Silver” and “Zack […]
FortiBleed is still active, with attackers locking admins out of Fortinet firewalls 2026-10-07 at 16:43 By Sinisa Markovic Some organizations hit by the FortiBleed campaign have been locked out of their own Fortinet firewalls, according to a joint FBI and U.S. Secret Service advisory. FortiBleed targets internet-facing Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways. The […]
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FBI Blames Contractor’s Missed Patch for ShinyHunters Breach 2026-10-06 at 17:15 By Eduard Kovacs The FBI has removed an Accenture contractor over a data breach that exposed personal information of thousands of bureau employees. The post FBI Blames Contractor’s Missed Patch for ShinyHunters Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]
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Detained ShinyHunters hacker reportedly helping FBI track down fellow members 2026-10-05 at 13:36 By Sinisa Markovic A suspected ShinyHunters member known as Rey has been detained in Jordan and is reportedly helping the FBI track down the rest of the group. Reuters reports that Jordanian authorities detained Saif al-Din Khader, alias Rey, last week, with […]
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Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan 2026-10-05 at 10:16 By Ionut Arghire Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group. The post Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward 2026-09-30 at 13:20 By Ionut Arghire In the wake of a suspected leader’s arrest, ShinyHunters says it never intended to publish data stolen from the FBI. The post ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]
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Former US Air Force members behind million-dollar BEC scheme head to prison 2026-09-30 at 10:42 By Sinisa Markovic Two men who ran BEC and phishing campaigns against US businesses while serving in the Air Force have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison. According to public documents and evidence presented at sentencing, […]
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FBI job portals remain offline after ShinyHunters claims breach via PeopleSoft zero-day 2026-09-28 at 16:56 By Zeljka Zorz The FBI’s online portals for job applicants (at apply.fbijobs.gov) and special agent applicants (at fbijobs.gov/special-agents) are still unavailable, following what appears to be successful compromises by the ShinyHunters cyber extortion group. Last week, the United States’ domestic […]
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OT Security Guidance: NIST Drafts Updated Guide, CISA/FBI Advise on ICS Integrators 2026-09-24 at 14:05 By Eduard Kovacs Revision 4 of NIST’s operational technology security guide is open for public comments until November 30. The post OT Security Guidance: NIST Drafts Updated Guide, CISA/FBI Advise on ICS Integrators appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack, Demands Retraction of Threat Report 2026-09-23 at 10:13 By Eduard Kovacs The cybercrime group is unhappy with its description in an FBI report and threatens to leak stolen information. The post ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack, Demands Retraction of Threat Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]
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Japan Dismantles First North Korean Laptop Farm as US and Allies Detail Wider Scheme 2026-09-22 at 11:37 By Eduard Kovacs The US, Japan, Germany and Australia have published a joint report detailing the scope of North Korea’s WaterPlum campaign. The post Japan Dismantles First North Korean Laptop Farm as US and Allies Detail Wider Scheme […]
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Scammers impersonate cops, use arrest threats to extort victims 2026-09-21 at 13:53 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers are posing as police officers and federal agents, threatening arrest unless victims pay up, the FBI warns. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) updated an alert it first issued in 2022, citing “losses totaling more than $1.6 billion” […]
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Cyberattacks on Two Oil Tankers Prompt Coast Guard, FBI to Board Vessels 2026-09-17 at 20:09 By Eduard Kovacs The Coast Guard confirmed evidence of malicious cyber activity on the VL Prosperity, but has not attributed the attack to Iran. The post Cyberattacks on Two Oil Tankers Prompt Coast Guard, FBI to Board Vessels appeared first […]
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Chinese AI firms are siphoning capabilities from American models, CISA warns 2026-09-09 at 12:55 By Anamarija Pogorelec China-based AI companies are using large-scale knowledge distillation campaigns to copy capabilities from leading U.S. AI models, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the CISA, NSA, and FBI. Knowledge distillation is a standard AI training technique that […]
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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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