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CyberScoop · · US Federal

Ransomware recovery CEO indicted after allegedly paying hackers and pocketing millions

Zohar Pinhasi allegedly deceived ransomware recovery clients into a payment scheme disguised as a specialized service that helped victims avoid paying cybercriminals. The post Ransomware recovery CEO indicted after allegedly paying hackers and pocketing millions appeared first on CyberScoop.

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404 Media · · International

Podcast: Leak Show Cops Can Break into Locked iPhones

A leaked document or report, covered by 404 Media, indicates that law enforcement has the capability to break into locked iPhones. The details emerged through a leak rather than official disclosure.

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R Reuters · · International

Law firm Sheppard Mullin sued in class action after data breach disclosure

Sheppard Mullin, a major U.S. law firm, is facing a class action lawsuit after disclosing a data breach. The suit follows the firm's public acknowledgment that client or personal data was compromised.

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The Record · · International

Leaked chats show Russian extortion gang sending ‘agents’ into US law firms

Leaked internal communications from a Russian extortion group reveal an organized operation targeting U.S. law firms, with members tracking multiple victims, negotiating large ransom payments, and directing operatives physically located inside the United States.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Laboratory Services Cooperative Agrees to Pay $6.1 Million to Settle Data Breach Litigation

Laboratory Services Cooperative, a Seattle-based nonprofit lab serving Planned Parenthood affiliates, has agreed to pay $6.1 million to settle litigation stemming from a data breach. The organization provides clinical diagnostic and testing services, meaning the exposed data likely included sensitive health information.

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BleepingComputer · · International

OAuth grants pile up faster than you can review them. Here's how to keep up.

OAuth grants create data highways between SaaS apps, AI agents, and other tools. And, they are multiplying faster than any security team can review them. As the recent Klue breach showed, attackers are taking notice and exploiting forgotten OAuth grants to gain access to corporate data. This article covers why OAuth risks are so hard [...]

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DataBreaches.net · · International

KR: Coupang files lawsuits against 620 billion won fine over data leak

South Korea's largest online retailer, Coupang, is suing to challenge a roughly 620 billion won fine stemming from a data breach that exposed the records of more than 33 million customers. The incident, which has been in the news for nine months, has drawn sustained regulatory scrutiny.

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EDPB · · EU

Hellenic DPA decision on a data breach involving E.E.T.A.A. S.A. as processor for the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs

Greece's data protection authority ruled against the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs following a large-scale personal data breach, finding violations across multiple GDPR articles including security, breach notification, and data protection by design. The ministry's processor, E.E.T.A.A. S.A., was also implicated in the decision, which resulted in fines and a compliance order.

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BleepingComputer · · International

ASOS links data breach to social engineering attack, credential theft

ASOS has begun notifying customers of a data breach in which hackers used social engineering and stolen credentials to access personal data. The fashion retailer confirmed the incident occurred earlier this week.

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BBC — Tech · · International

Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds

Asos has revised the scope of a recent data breach after cyber criminals contacted the BBC to say the stolen data went beyond the basic contact details the retailer initially disclosed. The full extent of what was taken has not yet been confirmed publicly.

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War on the Rocks · · International

Achieving Breakthrough: Maneuver Warfare in the Face of Robotic Mass

Military analysts are drawing comparisons between the current drone-saturated battlespace in Ukraine and the trench warfare stalemate of World War I, arguing that robotic precision weapons are making large-scale armored movement as lethal today as crossing no-man's-land was in 1914.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Almost 20 Million Individuals Affected by 2025 Data Breach at Oracle Health/Cerner

A 2025 data breach at Oracle Health's legacy Cerner servers exposed electronic protected health information belonging to nearly 20 million individuals. The incident ranks among the largest known breaches of medical data reported this year.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Samsung Galaxy S26 hacked three more times at Pwn2Own Ireland

​​​On the second day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026, security researchers collected $232,500 in cash awards after exploiting 45 unique zero-day vulnerabilities. [...]

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The Guardian — Tech · · International

OpenAI used AI to help write email warning Australian government AI had hacked its websites

OpenAI used AI to help draft the email it sent to the Australian government disclosing that its AI agent had compromised government websites. The revelation followed testimony in which an OpenAI executive told a parliamentary inquiry he did not believe AI had been used to write that message.

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Known Cybersecurity Expert and Owner of Florida Ransomware Remediation Company Charged with Defrauding Clients

Here’s another case where the folks who were supposed to be the good guys helping you may be harming you. Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” a U.S. and Israeli national, was arraigned today in the Eastern District of New York on wire fraud charges relating to Pinhasi’s false representations... Source

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BleepingComputer · · International

Ransomware recovery CEO charged over secret ransom payments

The owner of ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying their attackers for decryptors while claiming to use proprietary technology to recover encrypted data. [...]

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DataBreaches.net · · International

Can you really make more than $200M in six months without encrypting victims? It seems Silent Ransom Group can.

Internal chat logs from Silent Ransom Group appear to have leaked, potentially revealing how the cybercriminal operation generates hundreds of millions of dollars without using traditional ransomware encryption. The group has been active since at least 2022 and has drawn sustained coverage for its unconventional extortion methods.

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BleepingComputer · · International

FBI: Ongoing FortiBleed attacks lock out FortiGate VPN admins

The FBI has issued a warning that attacks exploiting Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPN gateways are still active, with threat actors locking legitimate administrators out of their own systems.

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BleepingComputer · · International

Hackers hijack Google domains after breaching ccTLD registries

Attackers breached third-party operators managing country-code top-level domains for Ghana, American Samoa, and Sierra Leone, then altered DNS records and obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates to hijack several Google domains.

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The Record · · International

US posts $10 million reward for accused Chinese ‘Hafnium’ hacker

The U.S. government has posted a $10 million bounty for Zhang Yu, whom officials identify as a key actor in the Hafnium hacking campaign, a Chinese state-linked operation that breached thousands of computers and exfiltrated large volumes of documents.

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The Record · · International

Arizona courts say hackers stole info on more than 1.3 million people

Arizona courts disclosed a data breach affecting more than 1.3 million people after hackers accessed the state's Fines/Fees and Restitution Enforcement Program, which collects debts tied to traffic and criminal violations.

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HIPAA Journal · · US Federal

Jefferson-Blount-St. Clair Mental Health Authority Pays $700K to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit

A mental health authority serving Jefferson, Blount, and St. Clair counties has agreed to a $700,000 settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit tied to a 2025 data breach. The settlement follows a consolidated legal action brought by individuals affected by the security incident.

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BleepingComputer · · International

PoeLLM malware infects exposed AI servers in cryptomining attacks

A cryptomining campaign targeting exposed AI services is using PoeLLM malware to turn compromised servers into scanners and exploit launchpads. [...]

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