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Canadian Extradited to US Over Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers

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Canadian Extradited to US Over Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers 2026-11-04 at 14:27 By Eduard Kovacs A federal grand jury indicted two Canadian men for hijacking university supercomputers to secretly mine Electroneum cryptocurrency. The post Canadian Extradited to US Over Cryptomining Hacks on University Supercomputers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run

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Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on the Run 2026-10-31 at 13:00 By Eduard Kovacs A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities. The post Syrian Hacker Gets Prison Time in US After Over a Decade on […]

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Assad regime hacker who caused $136 billion market drop sentenced to 42 months

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Assad regime hacker who caused $136 billion market drop sentenced to 42 months 2026-10-30 at 15:00 By Sinisa Markovic A Syrian man who used a hijacked news agency Twitter account to post a fake report of explosions at the White House has been sentenced to 42 months in prison, the US Department of Justice has […]

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Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison

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Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison 2026-10-28 at 17:24 By Ionut Arghire Artem Stryzhak was sentenced to 70 months in prison after pleading guilty to using Nefilim ransomware in attacks. The post Ukrainian Hive and Nefilim Ransomware Affiliate Gets 70 Months in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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Dutch Police Arrest Two Over NFC Relay Attacks That Drained $400,000+ From Bank Accounts

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Dutch Police Arrest Two Over NFC Relay Attacks That Drained $400,000+ From Bank Accounts 2026-10-26 at 13:47 By Ionut Arghire The individuals called victims and persuaded them to install an app and scan their credit cards to loot their bank accounts. The post Dutch Police Arrest Two Over NFC Relay Attacks That Drained $400,000+ From […]

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Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe

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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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Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison

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Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison 2026-10-10 at 14:00 By Kevin Townsend The former core infrastructure engineer deleted admin accounts, reset hundreds of passwords, and demanded 20 bitcoin to spare the company’s servers. The post Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward

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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward 2026-10-08 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The post US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany

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Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany 2026-10-07 at 16:47 By Ionut Arghire The individual was detained in May and has been extradited to Germany to face hacking charges. The post Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Detained ShinyHunters hacker reportedly helping FBI track down fellow members

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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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In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US

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In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US 2026-10-02 at 14:14 By Ionut Arghire Amir Barati, an alleged member of the Mabna Institute, was indicted for targeting universities, private organizations, and government entities in the US and abroad. The post In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on […]

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Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass

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Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass 2026-10-01 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend Rob Juncker is chief product and technology officer at Mimecast. Is he a hacker? “Unequivocally yes,” he says. The post Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass appeared first on […]

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Dutch Police Arrest Convicted Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation

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Dutch Police Arrest Convicted Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation 2026-09-29 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire Pepijn van der Stap was convicted in 2023 for hacking multiple organizations, stealing their data, and extorting them. The post Dutch Police Arrest Convicted Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon

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Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon 2026-09-28 at 15:36 By Ionut Arghire Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in prison for stealing information from the wireless carriers. The post Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an […]

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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison

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Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison 2026-09-11 at 14:29 By Eduard Kovacs Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after he was arrested in Ireland in 2023. The post Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Developer Sentenced to 4 Years in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster

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Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster 2026-09-10 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA when he was just 17 years old. He is now the CEO of Bishop Fox. The post Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers

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Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers 2026-08-27 at 15:48 By Eduard Kovacs Australian and US authorities collaborated to identify and charge the alleged cybercriminals, who face many years in prison. The post Australia Arrests 2 Alleged TeamPCP Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them

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US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them 2026-08-19 at 14:30 By Ionut Arghire The 17 members of the Mabna Institute targeted hundreds of universities and organizations in the US and abroad. The post US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them appeared first on […]

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Hacker Conversations: Marcus Hutchins and the Journey From the Gray Zone to Redemption

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Hacker Conversations: Marcus Hutchins and the Journey From the Gray Zone to Redemption 2026-08-11 at 13:00 By Kevin Townsend Marcus Hutchins doesn’t personally consider himself a hacker – but he accepts the epithet because it’s a widely used term for what he once did. The post Hacker Conversations: Marcus Hutchins and the Journey From the […]

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