ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which ​says it stole data on every FBI employee, was detained in Jordan this week and is cooperating with the FBI, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Saif ‌al-Din Khader Read More …

AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites

AI agents simply won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Security researchers from nonprofit Transluce found bots making numerous attempts to hack US and Canadian government websites in search of private information. In a new report, Transluce singled out two incidents: Read More …

Operation KillSwitch: Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group

On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access. The cybercrime group used the site to threaten organisations with the publication of stolen files unless they Read More …

Hackers steal protective order and foster care records from Arizona courts

This is how the Arizona Supreme Court announced that hackers had attacked the state’s court system and stolen the personal information of “many Arizonans.” The court says the attack began with a phishing email containing a malicious link that a Read More …

Dutch police arrest ‘security researcher’ in ShinyHunters probe

Dutch police have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of involvement with the prolific ShinyHunters cybercrime group. Cops announced the arrest on Monday night and said the Amsterdam resident would appear before judges at Rotterdam District Court today (Tuesday). Officers Read More …

Italy’s top bank hit by an AI messaging scam which cost it nearly €100 million

Cybercriminals have tricked a major Italian bank into wiring more than $100 million abroad by targeting executives with AI-powered deepfakes. Some of the money has since been recovered, but a significant portion remains unaccounted for. The target was Fideuram – Read More …

Fake iPhone Duo preorder scam triggers DarkSword attack

Apple announced its first foldable iPhone on September 9, and scammers were ready to ‘deliver’ one before anyone could buy it. Most of what MalwareBytes researchers found around the launch of the iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro was familiar Read More …

A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking telecoms companies

A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking telecoms companies, stealing sensitive records, and trying to extort more than $1 million from his victims. Cameron John Wagenius, 22, carried out the campaign while Read More …