October 26, 2026 · U.S. Department of Justice
Chinese National Extradited From Netherlands Over Cambodia-Based Crypto Investment Scam Laundering

Zheng Zhao was arraigned in California on a money laundering conspiracy charge tied to a scam network that defrauded 174 US victims of more than $36.9 million.

October 26, 2026 · Dark Reading
Microsoft Ties ConnectWise Cloud Backup Supply Chain Attack to China-Linked Storm-0940

Microsoft says a China-linked actor used an agentic AI pentest tool and stolen ConnectWise application credentials to target over 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants.

October 26, 2026 · CISA
CISA and FBI Warn SafePay Ransomware Has Hit Over 600 Critical Infrastructure Organizations

A joint US, German and UK advisory says the SafePay ransomware group has compromised at least 600 critical infrastructure victims since August 2024.

October 19, 2026 · Security Affairs
Burger King Japan Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of 11 Million App Members

Attackers accessed Burger King Japan's membership system in early October, exposing names, emails and phone numbers of about 11.18 million app users.

October 19, 2026 · UK Government (Sanctions Notice, Russia)
UK Sanctions Cryptomus and Three Payment Platforms Over Russia-Linked Crypto Flows

The UK has frozen the assets of crypto payment processor Cryptomus and listed related payment firms, citing support for the Russian government.

October 16, 2026 · Microsoft Security Blog
Microsoft Disrupts Chinese-Language Phishing Kit Ecosystem Behind Over a Billion Messages

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit and partners disrupted YAM Store and three phishing kits blamed for over one billion lures aimed at 75,000 organizations.

October 16, 2026 · U.S. Department of Justice
14 Indicted Over North Korean Remote IT Worker Scheme Hitting 70+ US Companies

US prosecutors unsealed an indictment against 14 people accused of helping North Korean workers get remote IT jobs through US-based laptop farms.

October 12, 2026 · BleepingComputer
FBI Disrupts Chinese Flax Typhoon Hacking Tools Used Against Critical Infrastructure

The FBI seized seven domains supporting hacking tools tied to the China-linked Flax Typhoon group, as CISA set a short patch deadline for federal agencies.

October 12, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Alleged Core Qilin Ransomware Member Arrested After Extradition to Germany

German authorities took custody of a Russian national suspected of being a senior Qilin ransomware operative following his extradition from Japan.

October 5, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker 'Rey' Detained in Jordan, Reportedly Cooperating With FBI

A suspect tied to the ShinyHunters extortion collective was detained in Jordan and is reportedly helping the FBI identify other members.

October 5, 2026 · The Record
Warlock Ransomware Group Expands SharePoint Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Across Latin America and Iberia

A China-based ransomware group is exploiting Microsoft SharePoint flaws to hit water, telecom and government networks across Latin America and Iberia.

October 5, 2026 · CyberScoop
Teenage Ransomware Leader Among Three Arrested as Police Dismantle KillSec in Operation KillSwitch

International police seized KillSec's leak site and servers and arrested a 16-year-old alleged ringleader plus two other suspected members.

September 28, 2026 · KrebsOnSecurity
U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years for Hacking AT&T, Verizon in Extortion Scheme

Cameron Wagenius, known online as 'Kiberphant0m,' was sentenced for stealing call records from over 100 million AT&T customers and extorting telecom firms.

September 28, 2026 · The Hacker News
Microsoft Dismantles EvilTokens, an AI-Powered Phishing Service Tied to 12,000 Compromised Inboxes

A court-authorized takedown disrupted the EvilTokens device-code phishing platform, which used AI throughout its attack chain against organizations worldwide.

September 28, 2026 · The Hacker News
Bitget Says Suspected North Korean Hackers Stole Over $350 Million in Exchange Hack

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget says attackers linked to North Korea's TraderTraitor group breached backend wallet infrastructure to steal hundreds of millions in crypto.

September 22, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Screenshot Service Gyazo Confirms Breach Exposing 23.6 Million User Records

Gyazo, a widely used screenshot-sharing platform, took its service offline after attackers exploited a server flaw to steal tens of millions of records.

September 22, 2026 · BleepingComputer
FBI Seizes NightmareStresser, One of the Longest-Running DDoS-for-Hire Platforms

US authorities took down the NightmareStresser booter service, used since 2022 to launch hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks worldwide.

September 22, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Joint Advisory Ties North Korean 'WaterPlum' Group to 30,000 Infected Devices and $10.7M Crypto Theft

US, Japanese, Australian, and German authorities detail how North Korea's WaterPlum hackers used fake job interviews to steal cryptocurrency worldwide.

September 17, 2026 · BleepingComputer
CISA Warns Ransomware Gangs Are Now Exploiting Critical VMware vCenter Flaw

CISA updates its exploited-vulnerabilities catalog to flag a critical VMware vCenter bug, patched in July, as now abused in ransomware attacks.

September 17, 2026 · BleepingComputer
CenterPoint Energy Confirms Breach After Attacker Claims 7.49 Million Records Stolen

Texas utility CenterPoint Energy confirms customer data was stolen after a threat actor leaked records it says were pulled from an unprotected API.

September 17, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Five Alleged Black Axe Syndicate Leaders Extradited to US on Fraud Charges

US prosecutors charge five suspected Black Axe leaders extradited from South Africa over a decade-long romance scam and money-laundering scheme.

September 7, 2026 · BleepingComputer / Netskope
Cybercriminals Use Blockchain Smart Contracts to Run ClickFix Malware Campaign Across 5,400+ Hacked Websites

Researchers found over 5,400 compromised sites serving ClickFix malware payloads hidden in BNB Smart Chain smart contracts, resisting takedown efforts.

September 7, 2026 · The Hacker News
Thomson Reuters Discloses Breach of Court Case-Management Platform, Risking Exposure of SSNs and Sealed Records

A breach at Thomson Reuters' C-Track court software may have exposed Social Security numbers and sealed case data across 11 U.S. states and Canada.

September 7, 2026 · Krebs on Security / BleepingComputer
FBI Investigates Dark-Web Sale of 153 Million U.S. and Canadian Driver's Licenses Tied to IDScan Breach

A dark-web service called Nexus advertised scans of 153M+ driver's licenses traced to identity-verification firm IDScan, prompting an FBI probe and lawsuits.

August 31, 2026 · The Hacker News
Berlin State Government Refuses Ransom After Data Theft From Administrative Network

Berlin confirmed an extortion attempt tied to an August breach of its state administrative network and said it will not pay the attackers' demand.

August 31, 2026 · Krebs on Security
Australian Police Arrest Two Alleged Members of TeamPCP Hacking Group

The Australian Federal Police arrested two Perth men accused of running the TeamPCP software supply-chain extortion operation tied to the Shai-Hulud worm.

August 31, 2026 · BleepingComputer
McKesson Discloses Data Breach Amid ShinyHunters Extortion Claim

Healthcare distributor McKesson confirms a cybersecurity incident after the ShinyHunters group claimed to have stolen roughly 284 million patient-related data records.

August 24, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Over 9,300 Leaked AWS Access Keys Found Still Active, Giving Full Control of Corporate Accounts

Truffle Security found thousands of exposed AWS keys, many years old and never rotated, still granting administrator access to company cloud accounts.

August 24, 2026 · The Hacker News / CISA
US Agencies Warn of AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Targeting Siemens S7 PLCs in Critical Infrastructure

CISA, NSA, FBI and DOE warn of an active campaign using AI-generated scripts to probe and manipulate Siemens S7 industrial controllers.

August 24, 2026 · The Hacker News / U.S. Department of Justice
TikTok and ByteDance Agree to $400 Million Settlement Over Children's Privacy Violations

DOJ settlement resolves claims TikTok let millions of children under 13 use adult accounts and collected their data without parental consent.