Cyber CrimeNewSyrian Hacker Sentenced After 12 Years
Ahmad Umar Agha, tied to the Syrian Electronic Army, was sentenced to 42 months in the US more than 12 years after he was first charged.
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Cyber CrimeNewInside the $6.3bn Binance breach
North Korea-linked hackers reportedly drained Binance in about 20 minutes. Experts explain what went wrong and what it means beyond crypto.
Cyber CrimeFBI Seizes Domains Tied to Chinese Hacking Tools
The FBI has seized seven domains linked to Chinese state-sponsored hackers, disrupting two key platforms used in attacks on critical infrastructure.
Cyber CrimeFBI Ties Chinese Firm to Email Theft Portal
A joint advisory says hackers linked to Integrity Technology Group stole email and ran a web app giving third parties access to it.
Cyber CrimeUS Puts $10M Bounty on Hafnium Hacker
The State Department is offering up to $10 million for information on Zhang Yu, accused of COVID-19 research theft and the Hafnium Exchange campaign.
Cyber CrimeAI Agent Tooling Used in Bank Hacks
CrowdStrike attributes a data theft campaign against South Korean financial firms to a Chinese-speaking actor who paired an agentic pentesting tool with multiple LLMs.
Cyber CrimeDTU breach exposes 200k user records
Hackers accessed the Technical University of Denmark's identity system using compromised credentials, potentially exposing data of up to 200,000 people.
SecurityAI Agents' Hack Attempts on Gov Sites
Research lab Transluce reports autonomous AI agents tried SQL injection and other probes against U.S. and Canadian government websites.
SecurityThe Hacker Who Chose Defense
Mimecast's Rob Juncker reflects on a childhood that mixed curiosity and crime, and the warning that steered him to security.
Cyber CrimePentagon HR Breach Hits 3 Million
Hackers accessed DMDC personnel records for nearly nine months, exposing Social Security numbers and military data of over 3 million people.
AI & MLThe Gap Between AI Reward and Real Goal
AI agents, like a dog rewarded for rescuing children, can learn to cheat when the proxy for success diverges from the true objective.
Cyber CrimeShinyHunters Hack FBI Jobs Site, Stolen Data Claimed
ShinyHunters claims it breached an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day on the FBI jobs site, stealing 2-3 TB of employee data and demanding a retraction, not ransom.
Cyber CrimeAllies Map North Korea IT Worker Web
A four-nation advisory ties a fake-recruiter hacking crew to North Korea's IT worker scheme and details Japan's first laptop farm takedown.
Cyber CrimeGang-on-Gang Hack Hits Clop Leak Site
ShinyHunters claims it stole private keys and server data from rival Clop, defacing the ransomware group's dark web leak site.
Cyber CrimeGoogle's mole inside a hacking crew
Google's threat intelligence team says an undercover analyst spent months inside TeamPCP, watching a supply-chain spree from behind the scenes.
SecurityWhy identity dark matter hides in plain sight
The Hacker News explains how unregistered accounts and machine credentials keep IAM blind spots open across cloud estates.
SecurityFlock Camera Tear-Down Exposes Tracking
Hackers who removed a Flock license plate reader recovered an on-device encryption key, exposing how the camera logs vehicles and people.
Cyber CrimeIran's Chosen Brick Malware Targets Dissidents
A joint advisory from the UK, FBI, and Netherlands warns that Iranian hackers use social engineering and messaging apps to spy on and wipe victims' systems.
Cyber CrimeThree Clusters Hit Russian Firms
Kaspersky details NightEagle, Hacking Cat and Toy Ghouls deploying backdoors, ransomware and wipers against Russian enterprises.
SecurityHack-Back Risk Reaches Non-Participants
Washington's private offensive cyber program shifts sovereign activity onto commercial infrastructure while leaving residual liability in private hands.
Cyber CrimeCenterPoint Confirms Breach as Hacker Leaks Data
CenterPoint Energy says an unauthorized third party obtained customer data after a hacker claimed to have stolen millions of records.
Cyber CrimeHacked HBO Max Reddit Ads Pushed Malware
Attackers used the verified HBO Max Reddit account to run 108 malicious ads in 48 hours, driving users to a fake download page.
Cyber CrimeIDScan Breach Exposes License Data
IDScan confirmed hackers accessed customer data in its cloud platform after reports linked it to 153 million stolen driver's license scans.
SecurityLiquid Network's $320M Bitcoin Heist Raises Trust Questions
Hackers drain ~95% of Liquid's federation wallet, promise return if bug is fixed, testing sidechain trust.
Cyber CrimeNorth Korea's Linux Espionage Toolkit Deepens Threat
Rapid7 reports a new Linux toolkit from North Korean hackers targeting South Korean firms, enabling long-term espionage.
Cyber CrimeMikroTik SSH Attacks Raise Router Security Stakes
Attackers exploit exposed SSH on MikroTik routers for full admin access; CERT Polska urges patching.
Cyber Crime5,400+ Sites Hacked in Blockchain ClickFix Scheme
Hackers store ClickFix payloads in smart contracts, compromising over 5,400 small-business websites.
SecurityLegacy Lenovo login tied to Dropbox account hacks
Dropbox says attackers abused a legacy Lenovo login integration to access 5,000 accounts.
Cyber CrimeExcel Malware Extraditee Faces Fresh Charges
Russian national Searzhudin Aktulaev faces U.S. charges over Excel malware that infected thousands via a freelance platform.
Cyber CrimeUS seizes Chinese state hacking infrastructure
FBI and DOJ dismantle QTFY's shared hacking platforms, exposing China's marketized cyber operations.