Russia’s FSB claims foreign intelligence planted malware on senior officials’ phones to intercept calls and activate cameras. No technical evidence, no country named. On June 2, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) published a statement claiming it had uncovered and documented a large-scale foreign intelligence operation targeting the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. The…
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AI Threats, Data Breaches, and Supply Chain Risks Define This Week of May 2026 in Cybersecurity
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Data Breaches and Credential Exposures The hacking group ShinyHunters claims responsibility for stealing over 42 million customer records from Charter Communications. The alleged breach, conducted through social engineering and Microsoft Entra compromise, is under investigation. Organizations are urged to review MFA enforcement and monitor SaaS environments for suspicious activity. Read more…
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MyPillow listed on ransomware gang’s leak site, but denies it has been breached
A notorious ransomware gang claims to have stolen MyPillow’s private data, but CEO Mike Lindell calls it a politically motivated “hit job.” With the countdown ticking toward a massive dark web leak, who is telling the truth? Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Carding site B1ack’s Stash dumps 4.6 Million stolen cards for free
Carding forum B1ack’s Stash claims to have released millions of stolen CVV2 payment card records for free after suspending sellers. B1ack’s Stash, one of the most active stolen card marketplaces on the dark web, has released 4.6 million credit card records for free, not because of a law enforcement action or a system compromise, but…
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Microsoft rejects critical Azure vulnerability report, no CVE issued
A security researcher claims Microsoft quietly fixed an Azure Backup for AKS vulnerability after rejecting his report, and without issuing a CVE. Microsoft disputes the claim, telling BleepingComputer the behavior was expected and that “no product changes were made,” despite the researcher documenting a silent fix. […]
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TeamPCP Claims Sale of Mistral AI Repositories Amid Mini Shai-Hulud Attack
TeamPCP claims to be selling alleged Mistral AI repositories on a hacker forum after the Mini Shai-Hulud attack targeted npm and PyPI ecosystems.
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The JPMorgan Banker Behind the Sexual-Assault Suit Captivating Wall Street
Chirayu Rana set off a PR crisis inside America’s biggest bank. Now, his claims have gone viral, stoked by AI fakes.
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ShinyHunters claims nearly 9,000 schools affected by Canvas data breach
The post ShinyHunters claims nearly 9,000 schools affected by Canvas data breach appeared first on CyberScoop.
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Google Chrome Accused of Silently Installing 4GB AI Model on User Devices
Cybersecurity researcher Alexander Hanff claims that Google Chrome automatically installs a 4GB Gemini Nano AI model without user notification or consent.
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Instructure hacker claims data theft from 8,800 schools, universities
The hacker behind a breach at education technology giant Instructure claims to have stolen 280 million data records for students and staff from 8,809 colleges, school districts, and online education platforms. […]
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Polymarket Rejects Data Breach Claims as Hacker Alleges 300K Records Stolen
A hacker using the alias “Xorcat” claims to have breached Polymarket using API flaws, but research suggests the leak could be just data scraping incident.
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Researchers Track 2.9 Billion Compromised Credentials
KELA claims infostealers remained the primary access vector for attacks in 2025
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ShinyHunters claims it stole 1.4 million records from Udemy
The ShinyHunters group claims it has breached the Udemy, one of the world’s largest online learning platforms. According to Have I Been Pwned, the leaked dataset contained 1.4 million unique email addresses of customers and instructors, along with names, physical addresses, phone numbers, employer information, and instructor payout methods, including PayPal, cheque, and bank transfer.…
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Medtronic Confirms Data Breach After ShinyHunters Claims
Medtronic confirms IT breach as ShinyHunters claims millions of records accesseda
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LINKEDIN BROWSERGATE
BrowserGate claims LinkedIn secretly fingerprints users via extensions and device data, sending encrypted results to third parties for tracking. BrowserGate is an investigation conducted by Fairlinked (https://browsergate.eu/), an association of commercial LinkedIn users, which documents what it describes as one of the largest data breach and corporate espionage scandals in digital history. The central thesis:…
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The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is
A breach claims the systems as well as the confidence that was, in retrospect, a major vulnerability
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Apple Intelligence flaw kept stolen tokens reusable on another device
Apple claims that Apple Intelligence, a GenAI service provided on its operating systems, is designed with an extra focus on user security and privacy through a two-stage authentication and authorization system using anonymous access tokens. However, researchers from The Ohio State University have identified vulnerabilities in this design, demonstrated on macOS 26.0 (Tahoe), that allow…
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Crypto Exchange Grinex Blames Western Spies for $13m Theft
Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist
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Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty
Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create deceptive ads at scale, and Gemini helps us detect and block them in real time” Keerat Sharma, VP and GM, Ads Privacy and Safety, Google, said.…
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Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads
Ox Security claims as many as 200,000 servers are exposed by newly discovered MCP vulnerability
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Smashing Security podcast #463: This AI company leaked its own code. It’s also built something terrifying
A hacking group claims to have broken into the flood defence system protecting Venice’s Piazza San Marco – and is offering to sell access to whoever wants it. The asking price? A frankly insulting $600. Meanwhile, Anthropic accidentally leaked the source code for Claude Code via a basic packaging mistake. Oh, and by the way,…
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CISOs Urged to Innovate with Talent Retention as Job Satisfaction Declines
A new IANS report claims just 34% of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay put in the next 12 months
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Iran-linked group Handala claims to have breached three major UAE organizations
Iran-linked group Handala claims to have breached three major UAE organizations, Dubai Courts, Dubai Land Department, and Dubai Roads & Transport Authority The group Handala claimed a major cyberattack against the UAE, targeting Dubai Courts Department, Dubai Land Department, and Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. They alleged destroying 6 petabytes of data and stealing 149 TB…
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ShinyHunters Claims Rockstar Games Snowflake Breach via Anodot
ShinyHunters claims access to Rockstar Games Snowflake data via Anodot breach, threatening a data leak on April 14 if ransom demands are not met.
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Qilin ransomware group claims the hack of German political party Die Linke
Qilin ransomware claims it stole data from Germany’s Die Linke and threatens to leak it; the party confirmed the incident, but not a breach. The Qilin ransomware group claims it stole data from Die Linke, a German political party, and is threatening to release it. Die Linke is a left-wing political party in Germany. Its…
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Qilin Ransomware allegedly breached chemical manufacturer giant Dow Inc
Qilin ransomware claims a breach of Dow Inc., listing it on its Tor leak site, but no proof of the hack has been released yet. Qilin Ransomware group allegedly breached the chemical manufacturing giant Dow Inc. The cybercrime group added the company to its Tor data leak site, but at this time, it has not…
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ShinyHunters Claims 350GB Data Breach at European Commission
ShinyHunters claims it breached European Commission systems, leaking 350GB of data. Officials are investigating, with no independent verification yet.
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Iran-linked group Handala hacked FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email account
Iran-linked group Handala claims it hacked FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, leaking files. The FBI says no government data was exposed. Iran-linked hacking group Handala claims it breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal Gmail account and shared alleged data, including photos and files. The FBI confirmed it is aware of the incident and has…
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Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims the hack of pharma giant AstraZeneca
Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims it hacked AstraZeneca, stealing 3GB of data including credentials, code, and employee information. The Lapsus$ group claims it breached AstraZeneca, stealing about 3GB of sensitive data. The alleged leak includes credentials, tokens, internal code repositories (Java, Angular, Python), and employee information, though the company has not yet confirmed the breach. Even…
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OVHcloud Founder Denies Massive 590TB Data Breach Claims
OVHcloud denies breach after hacker claims 600TB data theft affecting millions of sites, with experts doubting authenticity due to weak proof
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Hacker Group LAPSUS$ Claims Alleged AstraZeneca Data Breach
LAPSUS$ claims it breached AstraZeneca, offering alleged source code, credentials, cloud configs, and employee data for sale in leaked samples.
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LeakNet ransomware: what you need to know
A ransomware gang that claims to be a group of “investigative journalists”? Meet LeakNet – the group using fake CAPTCHA pages to trick employees into hacking themselves. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
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Payload Ransomware claims the hack of Royal Bahrain Hospital
The Payload Ransomware group claims to have breached the Royal Bahrain Hospital (RBH), a leading healthcare facility in Bahrain. The Payload Ransomware group claims to have hacked the Royal Bahrain Hospital (RBH) and stolen 110 GB of data. The ransomware gang added the healthcare facility to its Tor data leak site and published the images…
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ShinyHunters Claims 1 Petabyte Data Theft from Telecom Giant Telus
ShinyHunters claims it stole up to 1 petabyte of data from Telus Digital, including support recordings, code, and employee records after a breach.
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Iran Claim Massive Cyber-Attack on MedTech Firm Stryker
The pro-Iran Handala group claims to have wiped 200,000 systems in destructive wiper malware attack on US firm Stryker
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Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Handala targets Stryker in global disruption
Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Handala claims a cyberattack on Stryker, alleging it wiped 200,000 systems and disrupted global operations. Pro-Palestinian hacktivist group Handala claims responsibility for a disruptive cyberattack against medical technology firm Stryker. “Medical technology giant Stryker is experiencing a global outage across its systems after a cyberattack early Wednesday. Staff and contractors report that…
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Cal AI, New Owner of MyFitnessPal, Hit by Alleged Breach of 3 Million Users
Cal AI faces data breach claims after hackers post alleged data of 3 million users, including emails, health details, and subscriptions.
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ShinyHunters Hackers Threaten 400 Firms Over Stolen Salesforce Data
ShinyHunters claims to have stolen data from 400 firms via Salesforce portals and is threatening to leak the information unless ransom demands are paid.
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ShinyHunters Targets Hundreds of Websites in New Salesforce Campaign
Prolific ShinyHunters group claims to have stolen data from nearly 400 websites in Experience Cloud attacks
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OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us
OpenAI claims it has accomplished what Anthropic couldn’t: securing a Pentagon contract that won’t cross professed red lines against dragnet domestic spying and the use of artificial intelligence to order lethal military strikes. Just don’t expect any proof. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, announced the company’s big win with the Defense Department in a post on…
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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than 100,000 policyholders across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany. BEC was the single most common claim type at 31%, with frequency rising 15% year…
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Your staff are your biggest security risk: AI is making it worse
A new report claims that the cost of insider security incidents has surged 20% in two years, reaching an average of US $19.5 million per organization annually, with no sign that the alarming figure is flattening. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
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ShinyHunters Claims Odido NL and Ben.nl Breach as Company Confirms Cyberattack
ShinyHunters claims 21 million records stolen in Odido NL and Ben.nl data breach as telecom company confirms cyberattack impacting customer contact system data.
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Anthropic Claims Chinese AI Firms ‘Distilled’ Claude to Train Their Models
Anthropic claims Chinese AI firms distilled Claude to train rival AI models, raising concerns about model extraction, security risks, and AI distillation abuse.
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Cost of Insider Incidents Surges 20% to Nearly $20m
DTEX claims insider incidents cost $19.5m in 2025, with employee negligence most expensive
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AI Accelerates Attacker Breakout Time to Just Four Minutes
ReliaQuest claims AI has reduced breakout and exfiltration time to under 10 minutes
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Everest ransomware hits Vikor Scientific ‘s supplier, data of 140,000 patients stolen
Everest ransomware claims an attack on diagnostic firm Vikor Scientific (Vanta Diagnostics), exposing data of nearly 140,000 people. The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Vikor Scientific, now operating as Vanta Diagnostics. The healthcare diagnostic firm disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 139,964 individuals, as reported by the US Department of…
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Jackpotting Surge Costs Banks Over $20m, Warns FBI
A new FBI Flash alert claims $20m was lost to ATM jackpotting attacks in 2025 alone
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Vulnerabilities in Password Managers Allow Hackers to View and Change Passwords
Security researchers have challenged end-to-end encryption claims from popular commercial password managers
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Canada Goose investigating as hackers leak 600K customer records
ShinyHunters, a well-known data extortion group, claims to have stolen more than 600,000 Canada Goose customer records containing personal and payment-related data. Canada Goose told BleepingComputer the dataset appears to relate to past customer transactions and that it has not found evidence of a breach of its own systems. […]
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AI introduction can lead to employee burnout
We’ve all seen the claims: AI makes our work easier and is going to boost productivity to unheard of levels. For example, according to PwC, AI could boost global output by 15% over the next decade. But maybe things are not quite as rosy as the AI cheerleaders would have us believe. Some new research…
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74% of Asia Pacific Consumers Already Use AI to Shop, But Trust and Transparency Hold the Key to Checkout: Visa Survey
Visa, which naturally claims itself a world leader in digital payments, has released new survey findings on the state of digital commerce in Asia Pacific, revealing that while consumers are increasingly using AI to shop, concerns over security and transparency are creating hesitation at the crucial moment of checkout.
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Social Media Platforms Earn Billions from Scam Ads
Revolut claims social media sites make £3.8bn annually from scam ads targeting European users
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The 400,000-Line Rebellion: How VergeIO Is Betting That Less Code Means More Cloud
A self-funded startup from Ann Arbor, Michigan, claims it can replace VMware, Nutanix, and your entire infrastructure stack — with a single piece of software that fits on a mini PC. And Broadcom keeps handing them customers.
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The 400,000-Line Rebellion: How VergeIO Is Betting That Less Code Means More Cloud
A self-funded startup from Ann Arbor, Michigan, claims it can replace VMware, Nutanix, and your entire infrastructure stack — with a single piece of software that fits on a mini PC. And Broadcom keeps handing them customers.
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The 400,000-Line Rebellion: How VergeIO Is Betting That Less Code Means More Cloud
A self-funded startup from Ann Arbor, Michigan, claims it can replace VMware, Nutanix, and your entire infrastructure stack — with a single piece of software that fits on a mini PC. And Broadcom keeps handing them customers.
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From Instagram panic to Grok gone wild
Confusion reigns after claims that data linked to 17.5 million Instagram accounts is up for sale – sparked by a vague post, contradictory statements, and a flood of password reset emails nobody asked for. And we dig into Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, after it started generating sexualised images of women and children – raising…