A man accused of working as a hacker for China’s Ministry of State Security has been extradited to the USA from Italy, and faces – if found guilty – the prospect of decades behind bars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Dutch Ministry of Finance takes treasury systems offline amid cyber incident investigation
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took treasury banking portal offline after a cyberattack; core tax systems were not affected. The Dutch Ministry of Finance took parts of its infrastructure offline, including the treasury banking portal, after detecting a cyberattack two weeks earlier. The Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a cyberattack detected on March 19 after…
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Dutch Finance Ministry takes treasury banking portal offline after breach
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took some of its systems offline, including the digital portal for treasury banking, while investigating a cyberattack detected two weeks ago. […]
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Hackers Didn’t Hack the FBI Network — They Did Something Smarter
A threat operation attributed to actors aligned with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has compromised the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, exposing historical communications and personal data in a campaign that blends espionage, disruption, and information operations. The activity is being conducted under the “Handala Hack Team” persona, which serves…
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HackerOne, Mazda, Infinite Campus and Dutch Ministry Hit by Data Breaches
HackerOne, Mazda, Infinite Campus and the Dutch Ministry report data breaches, exposing employee and partner data across multiple sectors worldwide.
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Data breach at Dutch Ministry of Finance impacts staff following cyberattack
Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a data breach affecting some employees following a cyberattack, investigation is ongoing. The Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a cyberattack detected on March 19 after a third-party alert. Attackers breached some internal systems, the incident impacted a “portion of the employees”. Authorities are still investigating the incident and its full…
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Dutch Ministry of Finance discloses breach affecting employees
The Dutch Ministry of Finance confirmed on Monday that some of its systems were breached in a cyberattack detected last week. […]
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1.2 Million Accounts Exposed in French Bank Registry Breach
An incident disclosed by the French Ministry of Finance involved unauthorized access to the national bank account registry and may have exposed data tied to approximately 1.2 million accounts. This case highlights the continued effectiveness of credential theft as an attack vector. The attacker “… was able to consult part of this file which lists…
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Data breach at French bank registry impacts 1.2 million accounts
The French Ministry of Finance has published an announcement informing of a cybersecurity incident that has impacted 1.2 million accounts. […]
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Spain’s Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims
Spain’s Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. […]
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Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
Italy stopped Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Foreign Ministry offices and Winter Olympics websites and hotels, Foreign Minister Tajani said. Italy has thwarted a series of Russian-linked cyberattacks aimed at Foreign Ministry offices, including one in Washington, as well as Winter Olympics websites and hotels in Cortina d’Ampezzo, according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. “We have foiled…