Muddying the Tracks: The State-Sponsored Shadow Behind Chaos Ransomware

Researchers at Rapid7 say that they have spotted what they believe was an Iranian intelligence cyber unit masquerading as the Chaos ransomware gang to hide a state-sponsored espionage operation. The intrusion was spotted earlier this year, and investigators say breadcrumbs Read More …

DOJ says ransomware gang tapped into Russian government databases

A U.S. court has sentenced Latvian hacker Deniss Zolotarjovs to more than eight years in prison following his conviction for carrying out ransomware attacks. The Justice Department accused the hacker of working for a notorious Russian ransomware gang called Karakurt, Read More …

Trellix confirms data breach after hack of ‘a portion’ of its source code

Cybersecurity giant Trellix has confirmed suffering a cyberattack in which threat actors accessed parts of its source code. In a brief announcement published on its website, Trellix said it had identified “unauthorized access to a portion of [its] source code Read More …

Thousands of Facebook accounts stolen by phishing emails sent through Google

Researchers have uncovered a long-running phishing operation that abuses trusted Google services to hijack tens of thousands of Facebook accounts. The compromised Facebook accounts are mainly business and advertiser profiles, which criminals can monetize after gaining access and control. The Read More …

Employees are now more dangerous to their company than external hackers

New data from Orange Cyberdefense has suggested the biggest risks companies face could now be coming from inside, with internal threats rising from 47% to 57% in the space of less than a year. For the first time ever, internal Read More …

Hackers crawled Canadian streets with SMS blasters causing 13 million network disruptions

Authorities in Canada have disclosed details of a mobile cyber operation that relied on SMS blasters mounted inside vehicles moving through urban areas. Three suspects drove around downtown Toronto with these hidden devices running in their cars, impersonating cell towers. Read More …

Pro-Iran crew turns DDoS into shakedown as Ubuntu com stays down

Canonical says its web infrastructure is under attack after a pro-Iran hacktivist group instructed its members to target the open source giant. “I can confirm that Canonical’s web infrastructure is under a sustained, cross-border Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack” Read More …

FBI: Hackers making millions from stolen cargo – losses ‘surged’ to nearly $725 million in 2025

The FBI has warned cybercriminals are increasingly targeting cargo shipments with hacking and impersonation tactics – and making a hefty profit doing so. With incidents rising 18% in 2025 and the average value per theft up around 36% (to $273,990) Read More …

More PayPal emails hijacked to deliver tech support scams

Scammers have found another way to get deceptive messages delivered through PayPal’s legitimate services. In December 2025, we reported that PayPal closed a loophole that let scammers send real emails with fake purchase notices. In those cases, scammers created a Read More …