Cyber-crime
China-linked snoops have been exploiting Dell 0-day since mid-2024, using 'ghost NICs' to avoid detection
Full scale of infections remains 'unknown'
Cyber-crime18 Feb 2026 |2
China remains embedded in US energy networks 'for the purpose of taking it down'
Plus 3 new goon squads targeted critical infrastructure last year
Cyber-crime17 Feb 2026 |10
Polish cops nab 47-year-old man in Phobos ransomware raid
Police say seized kit contained logins, passwords, and server IP addresses
Cyber-crime17 Feb 2026 |1
Canada Goose ruffles feathers over 600K record dump, says leak is old news
Fashion brand latest to succumb to ShinyHunters' tricks
Cyber-crime16 Feb 2026 |7
Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface
High-severity CSS flaw let malicious webpages run code inside the sandbox
Security16 Feb 2026 |3
Infosec exec sold eight zero-day exploit kits to Russia, says DoJ
Infosec in Brief PLUS: Fake ransomware group exposed; EC blesses Google's big Wiz deal; Alleged sewage hacker cuffed; And more
Security15 Feb 2026 |11
Top Dutch telco Odido admits 6.2M customers caught in contact system caper
Names, addresses, bank account numbers accessed – but biz insists passwords and call data untouched
Cyber-crime13 Feb 2026 |7
Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too
As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough
Cyber-crime12 Feb 2026 |12
Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware
Flaw abused 'in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals'
Cyber-crime12 Feb 2026 |31
Supply chain attacks now fuel a 'self-reinforcing' cybercrime economy
Researchers say breaches link identity abuse, SaaS compromise, and ransomware into a cascading cycle
Cyber-crime12 Feb 2026 |2
Google: China's APT31 used Gemini to plan cyberattacks against US orgs
Meanwhile, IP-stealing 'distillation attacks' on the rise
Cyber-crime12 Feb 2026 |10
Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers' identities and redirect paychecks
Exclusive Attackers using social engineering to exploit business processes, rather than tunnelling in via tech
Cyber-crime11 Feb 2026 |19
Singapore spent 11 months booting China-linked snoops out of telco networks
Operation Cyber Guardian involved 100-plus staff across government and industry
Cyber-crime10 Feb 2026 |7
Nearly 17,000 Volvo staff dinged in supplier breach
HR outsourcer Conduent confirms intruders accessed benefits-related records tied to US personnel
Cyber-crime10 Feb 2026 |9
Someone's attacking SolarWinds WHD to steal high‑privilege credentials - but we don't know who or how
So many CVEs, so little time
Cyber-crime09 Feb 2026 |5
Dutch data watchdog snitches on itself after getting caught in Ivanti zero-day attacks
Staff data belonging to the regulator and judiciary's governing body accessed
Cyber-crime09 Feb 2026 |1
European Commission probes intrusion into staff mobile management backend
Officials explore issue affecting infrastructure after CERT-EU detected suspicious activity
Cyber-crime09 Feb 2026 |3
Flickr emails users about data breach, pins it on third party
Attackers may have snapped user locations and activity information, message warns
Cyber-crime06 Feb 2026 |5
Substack says intruder lifted emails, phone numbers in months-old breach
Contact details were accessed in an intrusion that went undetected for months, the blogging outfit says
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 |7
Asia-based government spies quietly broke into critical networks across 37 countries
And their toolkit includes a new, Linux kernel rootkit
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 |17
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Dutch cops arrest man after sending him confidential files by mistake
Bungled link handed over sensitive docs, and when recipient didn't cooperate, police opted for cuffs
Final step to put new website into production deleted it instead
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Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface
High-severity CSS flaw let malicious webpages run code inside the sandbox
Price of popularity: Linux Mint's success also means maintainer stress
Lots of donations, but lots of pressure to go with it
Open source registries don't have enough money to implement basic security
fosdem 2026 Free beer is great. Securing the keg costs money
Canada Goose ruffles feathers over 600K record dump, says leak is old news
Fashion brand latest to succumb to ShinyHunters' tricks
UK.gov launches cyber 'lockdown' campaign as 80% of orgs still leave door open
Digital burglaries remain routine, and data shows most corps still don't stick to basic infosec standards
STORIES
Betterment breach may expose 1.4M users after social engineering attack
Breach-tracking site flags dataset following impersonation-based intrusion
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 |2
Italy claims cyberattacks 'of Russian origin' are pelting Winter Olympics
Right on cue, petulant hacktivists attempt to disrupt yet another global sporting event
Cyber-crime05 Feb 2026 |33
AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say
UPDATED LLMs automated most phases of the attack
Cyber-crime04 Feb 2026 |31
Nitrogen ransomware is so broken even the crooks can't unlock your files
Gang walks away with nothing, victims are left with irreparable hypervisors
Cyber-crime04 Feb 2026 |46
CISA updated ransomware intel on 59 bugs last year without telling defenders
GreyNoise's Glenn Thorpe counts the cost of missed opportunities
CSO03 Feb 2026 |4
Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator
DDoSer of 'strategically important' websites admitted to most charges
Cyber-crime03 Feb 2026 |4
Notepad++ hijacking blamed on Chinese Lotus Blossom crew behind Chrysalis backdoor
The group targets telecoms, critical infrastructure - all the usual high-value orgs
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 |15
Russia-linked APT28 attackers already abusing new Microsoft Office zero-day
Ukraine’s CERT says the bug went from disclosure to active exploitation in days
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 |12
Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack
Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door
Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 |59
Infrastructure cyberattacks are suddenly in fashion. We can buck the trend
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Cyber-crime02 Feb 2026 |8
Thousands more Oregon residents learn their health data was stolen in TriZetto breach
Parent company Cognizant hit with multiple lawsuits
Cyber-crime30 Jan 2026 |11
To stop crims, Google starts dismantling residential proxy network they use to hide
The Chocolate Factory strikes again, targeting the infrastructure attackers use to stay anonymous
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2026 |18
ShinyHunters swipes right on 10M records in alleged dating app data grab
Extortion crew says it's found love in someone else's info as Match Group plays down the impact
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2026 |1
Cyberattack on Poland's power grid could have turned deadly in winter cold
Close call after an apparently deliberate attempt to starve a country of energy at the worst time
Cyber-crime29 Jan 2026 |8
Ransomware crims forced to take off-RAMP as FBI seizes forum
Cybercrime solved. The end
Cyber-crime28 Jan 2026 |1
Everybody is WinRAR phishing, dropping RATs as fast as lightning
Russians, Chinese spies, run-of-the-mill crims …
Cyber-crime28 Jan 2026 |27
Let them eat sourdough: ShinyHunters claims Panera Bread as stolen credentials victim
Plus, the gang says it got in via Microsoft Entra SSO
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2026 |3
China-linked group accused of spying on phones of UK prime ministers' aides – for years
Reports say Salt Typhoon attackers accessed handsets of senior govt folk
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2026 |31
Canva among ~100 targets of ShinyHunters Okta identity-theft campaign
Atlassian, RingCentral, ZoomInfo also among tech targets
Cyber-crime26 Jan 2026 |3
Data thieves borrow Nike's 'Just Do It' mantra, claim they ran off with 1.4TB
US sports brand launches probe after extortion crew WorldLeaks claims it stole huge dataset
Cyber-crime26 Jan 2026 |4
Moscow likely behind wiper attack on Poland’s power grid, experts say
Cyber sleuths believe Sandworm up to its old tricks with a brand-new sabotage toy
Cyber-crime26 Jan 2026 |38
ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs
'A lot more' victims to come, we're told
Cyber-crime23 Jan 2026 |6
London boroughs limping back online months after cyberattack
Direct debits? Maybe February. Birth certificates? Dream on. Council tax bills? Oh, those are coming
Cyber-crime23 Jan 2026 |12
Crims hit the easy button for Scattered-Spider style helpdesk scams
Teach a crook to phish…
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2026 |
Crims compromised energy firms' Microsoft accounts, sent 600 phishing emails
Logging in, not breaking in
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2026 |2
FortiGate firewalls hit by silent SSO intrusions and config theft
Admins say attackers are still getting in despite recent patches
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2026 |4
Don't click on the LastPass 'create backup' link - it's a scam
updated Phishing campaign tries to reel in master passwords
Cyber-crime21 Jan 2026 |20
Everest ransomware gang said to be sitting on mountain of Under Armour data
Have I Been Pwned reckons 72.7M customer accounts affected, sportswear firm remains silent
Cyber-crime21 Jan 2026 |6
For the price of Netflix, crooks can now rent AI to run cybercrime
Group-IB says crims forking out for Dark LLMs, deepfakes, and more at subscription prices
Research20 Jan 2026 |4
Akamai CEO wants help to defeat piracy, reckons he can handle edge AI alone
Interview OG CDN boss says fighting illegal streams is about stopping criminals cashing in, not free speech
Legal20 Jan 2026 |12
Broker who sold malware to the FBI set for sentencing
Feras Albashiti faces 10 years after $20,000 in sales to undercover agent exposed ransomware ties
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 |11
Don't underestimate pro-Russia hacktivists, warns UK's cyber crew
They’re not the most sophisticated, but even simple attacks can lead to costly consequences
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 |25
Ingram Micro admits summer ransomware raid exposed thousands of staff records
Maine filing confirms July attack affected 42,521 employees and job applicants
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 |
Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT
Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 |45
German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list
Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2026 |1
RondoDox botnet linked to large-scale exploit of critical HPE OneView bug
Check Point observes 40K+ attack attempts in 4 hours, with government organizations under fire
Cyber-crime16 Jan 2026 |2
Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies
What's next for Venezuela? Click on the file and see
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2026 |20
Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS
Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2026 |4
France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 |10
'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work
New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses
Research14 Jan 2026 |2
Cyber-stricken Belgian hospitals refuse ambulances, transfer critical patients
Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 |5
Eurail passengers taken for a ride as data breach spills passports, bank details
Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 |16
Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab
Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 |10
Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam
33-year-old was under surveillance for some time before returning home from the UAE
Cyber-crime13 Jan 2026 |7
Court tosses appeal by hacker who opened port to coke smugglers with malware
Dutchman fails to convince judges his trial was unfair because cops read his encrypted chats
Cyber-crime13 Jan 2026 |31
'Violence-as-a-service' suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway
Gang members 'systematically exploited children and young people,' cops say
Cyber-crime12 Jan 2026 |9
Infamous BreachForums forum breached, spilling data on 325K users
Updated Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own
Cyber-crime12 Jan 2026 |9
Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies data leak
infosec in brief PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more
Security11 Jan 2026 |7
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
ANALYSIS Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2026 |40
Putinswap: France trades alleged ransomware crook for conflict researcher
Basketball player accused of aiding cybercrime gang extradition blocked in exchange for Swiss NGO consultant
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2026 |11
QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies
State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2026 |24
China-linked cybercrims abused VMware ESXi zero-days a year before disclosure
Huntress analysis suggests VM escape bugs were already weaponized in the wild
Virtualization09 Jan 2026 |
Ransomware attacks kept climbing in 2025 as gangs refused to stay dead
Cop wins hit crime infrastructure, not the people behind it
Cyber-crime08 Jan 2026 |15
CISA flags actively exploited Office relic alongside fresh HPE flaw
Max-severity OneView hole joins a PowerPoint bug that should've been retired years ago
Cyber-crime08 Jan 2026 |6
ESA calls cops as crims lift off 500 GB of files, say security black hole still open
exclusive Two weeks, two major data leaks … not a good look for the European Space Agency
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2026 |19
Stalkerware slinger pleads guilty for selling snooper software to suspicious spouses
pcTattletale boss Bryan Fleming faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced later this year
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2026 |7
Ministry of Justice splurged £50M on security – still missed Legal Aid Agency cyberattack
Updated High-risk system compromised long before intrusion was finally spotted
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2026 |8
Jaguar Land Rover wholesale volumes plummet 43% in cyberattack aftermath
Production halts and supply-chain disruption left luxury automaker reeling in fiscal Q3
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2026 |16
Brightspeed investigates breach as crims post stolen data for sale
Crimson Collective claims 'sophisticated attack'
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2026 |
Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe's hotels to con staff into running malware
Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls
Research06 Jan 2026 |15
Crypto wallet shop Ledger confirms customer data lifted in Global-e snafu
Order and contact details accessed via ecommerce partner, and phishing has begun
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2026 |3
Students bag extended Christmas break after cyber hit on school IT
Phones, email, and core systems knocked out at Higham Lane in Nuneaton
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2026 |26
UK injects just £210M into cyber plan to stop Whitehall getting pwnd
Central government will supposedly be as secure as energy facilities and datacenters under new proposals
Public Sector06 Jan 2026 |10
One criminal, 50 hacked organizations, and all because MFA wasn't turned on
Crim used infostealer to get cloud credentials
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2026 |24
New Zealand orders review into ManageMyHealth cyberattack
Government 'incredibly' concerned about breach potentially affecting more than 100,000 patients
Cyber-crime05 Jan 2026 |7
Bitfinex crypto thief who was serving five years thanks Trump for early release
Netflix documentary part 2 in the works?
Cyber-crime02 Jan 2026 |21
Cybercrook claims to be selling infrastructure info about three major US utilities
For the bargain price of 6.5 bitcoin
Cyber-crime02 Jan 2026 |6
LockBit takedown architect gets New Year award from King Charles
Gavin Webb orchestrated Operation Cronos as it pulled off the legendary disruption sting
Cyber-crime02 Jan 2026 |14
European Space Agency hit again as cybercrims claim 200 GB data up for sale
As in past incidents, ESA says the impact was limited to external systems
Cyber-crime31 Dec 2025 |17
Hong Kong’s newest anti-scam technology is over-the-counter banking
Funds in ‘Money Safe’ accounts are only available when customers appear for face-to-face verification
Cyber-crime31 Dec 2025 |27
Cybersecurity pros admit to moonlighting as ransomware scum
Pair became ALPHV affiliates to prey on US-based clients
Cyber-crime31 Dec 2025 |12
Korean telco failed at femtocell security, exposed customers to snooping and fraud
One cert, in plaintext, on thousands of devices, led to what looks like years of crime
Cyber-crime30 Dec 2025 |3
Indian cops cuff ex-Coinbase rep over selling customer info to crims
There's more where that came from, CEO says
Cyber-crime29 Dec 2025 |4
Crims disconnect Wired subscribers from their privacy, publish deets online
Extortion group Lovely claims to have stolen 40 million pieces of info from publisher Conde Nast
Cyber-crime29 Dec 2025 |17
Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence
Former staffer of Korean e-tailer Coupang accessed 33 million records but may have done less damage than feared
Cyber-crime29 Dec 2025 |43
Death, torture, and amputation: How cybercrime shook the world in 2025
The human harms of cyberattacks piled up this year, and violence expected to increase
Cyber-crime28 Dec 2025 |13
US shuts down phisherfolk’s $14.6M password-hoarding platform
Crooks used platform to scoop up and store banking credentials for big-money thefts
Cyber-crime24 Dec 2025 |3
21K Nissan customers' data stolen in Red Hat raid
Automaker's third security snafu in three years
Cyber-crime23 Dec 2025 |10
Poisoned WhatsApp API package steals messages and accounts
And it's especially dangerous because the code works
Cyber-crime22 Dec 2025 |21
Conman and wannabe MI6 agent must repay £125k to romance scam victim
Judge says former most-wanted fugitive Mark Acklom will likely never return to the UK
Cyber-crime22 Dec 2025 |17

