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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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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US agencies warn of AI-powered attacks on Siemens industrial controllers 2026-08-20 at 12:07 By Sinisa Markovic Threat actors are using AI to write exploit scripts targeting internet-exposed Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used across water, energy, manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure sectors, according to US federal agencies. PLCs are the small industrial computers […]
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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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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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What stops attackers wrecking industrial plants is knowing how 2026-08-05 at 07:30 By Mirko Zorz Engineers at an Israeli food producer spent most of a week rebuilding a refrigeration system after an intruder switched the gas cooler and receiver valves to manual and pinned them open. Liquid CO2 flooded the compressors and destroyed them. The […]
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Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed 2026-07-21 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers are impersonating FBI personnel who supposedly handle Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) complaints, using that disguise to deceive and revictimize people who already lost money once. The IC3 published the update on July 20, 2026, building on an earlier […]
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SIM-swapping gang busted in international police operation 2026-06-26 at 10:59 By Sinisa Markovic Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) arrested four suspected members of an organized cybercrime group accused of SIM swap attacks, cryptocurrency theft, and money laundering. The operation involved agents from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland […]
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Algerian national accused of running cybercrime marketplaces extradited to US 2026-06-24 at 17:09 By Sinisa Markovic An Algerian national accused of running online marketplaces that sold phishing kits and fraud tools has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face bank fraud conspiracy charges. The post Algerian national accused of running cybercrime marketplaces […]
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Crypto scammers are sending couriers to victims’ homes to collect cash 2026-06-16 at 13:05 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers behind cryptocurrency investment schemes are dispatching couriers to pick up cash from victims in person, the FBI warns. According to the agency, scammers usually approach victims through social media, text messages, or fake investment personas, luring them […]
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FBI, Google Dismantle ‘Outsider Enterprise’ Phishing Service 2026-06-15 at 12:31 By Ionut Arghire The platform used more than 9,000 phishing sites, stealing nearly 4 million credit cards and causing roughly $1.9 billion in losses. The post FBI, Google Dismantle ‘Outsider Enterprise’ Phishing Service appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]
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