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Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk (darkreading.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: cybercrime laws, security researchers, ethical hackers

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Sherlock Holmes was the “OG” Social Engineer (darkreading.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: sherlock holmes, social engineering, disguises

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Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-08 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: google, group, groups

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Hackers Figure Out a Trick to Steal Bitcoin From Cold Wallets, Grab $110 Million (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: bitcoin, bloomberg, coinkite

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Framework Notifies 'All Customers' of a Data Breach Via Compromised Metabase BI Service (slashdot.org)

2026-08-07 | tags: breach, email, framework

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Computer maker Framework notifies ‘all customers’ of a data breach (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: breach, email, framework

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Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: firms, google, groups

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This major smartphone maker just turned up in a list no company wants to be on (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: access, campaign, hackers

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A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide (wired.com)

2026-08-05 | by Matt Burgess | tags: access, hackers, researcher

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AI Notetaker Lets Hackers Spy on Government, Corporate Video Calls (darkreading.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: google firebase, tl;dv, ai meeting tool

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Microsoft warns Russian hackers are hijacking hotel Wi-Fi to steal user accounts (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Rob Thubron | tags: microsoft, russian hackers, midnight blizzard

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Microsoft warns Russian hackers are hijacking hotel Wi-Fi to steal Microsoft 365 accounts (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Rob Thubron | tags: russian hackers, microsoft 365, storm-2945

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Kremlin hackers are exploiting Exchange flaw to backdoor unpatched networks (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: kremli hackers, exchange server, ta488

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Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for years (theverge.com)

2026-07-28 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: ariana grande, laptop mag, john doe hackers

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Rogue OpenAI agents forced the ‘AI Kill Switch’ bill. Here’s what it aims to do (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: openai, ai kill switch, bipartisan legislation

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Russian Hackers Exploit Zimbra Zero-Day Against US, Ukraine Targets (darkreading.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: zimbra, laundry bear, phishing

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US government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-23 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: iranian hackers, industrial control systems, rockwell automation

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Brazilian Banking Trojan Actively Spreading in Portugal (darkreading.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: brazilian banking trojan, portugal, hackers

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South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: south korea, national diplomatic academy, mfa

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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-16 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: scattered spider, transport for london, uk police

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Microsoft patches bug in video game Age of Empires II (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-15 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: allowed, code, computer

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US charges Russian ‘bulletproof’ web hosts over cyberattacks that netted $62M from cybercrime victims (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-15 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: attacks, hackers, hosts

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Ransomware attacks rose 20% in the first half of 2026 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: attacks, attacks quarter, groups

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US Government Warns That Russia State Hackers Are Coming After Your Router (slashdot.org)

2026-07-13 | tags: device, devices, hackers

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The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: botnets, devices, hackers

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Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-10 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: extortion, hackers, martino

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Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-08 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: assuranceamerica, breach, data breach

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Hacktivists call out Trump by hacking and defacing US Army websites (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-07 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: army, department, error pages

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Connecting my TV to a router VPN was one of my smartest home network upgrades (zdnet.com)

2026-07-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get TP-Link AC1750 WiFi Router → | tags: smart tv, vpn, home network

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US offers $10 million to identify hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp users (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-30 | by Marcus Mendes | get Cybersecurity VPN Bundle → | tags: signal, whatsapp, fbi