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Police arrest 34 in #Spain, targeting the "Black Axe" cybercrime network, accused of widespread romance scams, money laundering, and BEC schemes across Spanish cities.

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#Europol #BlackAxe #Cybercrime #Spain #CyberSecurity
Europol Raids Disrupt Black Axe Cybercrime Ring in Spain
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January 11, 2026 at 10:52 AM
A database exposing 323,986 #BreachForums users has surfaced online. The leak was accompanied by rhetoric referencing #ShinyHunters, Scattered groups, and a manifesto signed β€œJames.”

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#Cybercrime #DarkWeb #DataBreach #CyberSecurity
Database of 323,986 BreachForums Users Leaked as Admin Disputes Scope
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January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
CISA urges emergency patching after a critical HPE OneView vulnerability (CVE-2025-37164) with active exploitation - Check your versions and update to OneView v11.00 or later now.

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#Cybersecurity #HPE #OneView #CISA #Vulnerability
CISA Urges Emergency Patching for Actively Exploited HPE OneView Flaw
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January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Researchers reveal the MAESTRO toolkit used to exploit VMware VM escape vulnerabilities, showing how attackers broke out of virtual machines and targeted ESXi servers.

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#CyberSecurity #VMware #VMEscape #MAESTRO #Vulnerability
MAESTRO Toolkit Exploiting VMware VM Escape Vulnerabilities
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January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A hacker is selling 40M CondΓ© Nast user records from its subsidiary websites, many of which rank among the most popular sites worldwide. This comes after the hacker leaked 2.3M #Wired.com accounts last month

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#DataBreach #CondΓ©Nast #Cybercrime #DataLeak #Privacy
Hacker Behind Wired.com Leak Now Selling Full 40M CondΓ© Nast Records
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January 9, 2026 at 3:58 PM
$15B pig butchering scam boss Chen Zhi has been extradited to #China after being tied to one of the largest forced-labour crypto fraud networks and the seizure of massive #Bitcoin holdings.

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#ChenZhi #PigButchering #Crypto #Cybercrime #CyberSecurity #Cambodia
$15 Billion Pig Butchering Scam Boss Chen Zhi Extradited to China
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January 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Watch out as the Astaroth banking Trojan is now spreading via #WhatsApp messages in a Brazil-focused campaign, using friendly-looking ZIP files to auto-infect contacts and steal banking credentials and data.

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#Astaroth #Malware #Cybersecurity #Banking #Brazil
Astaroth Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via WhatsApp Messages
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January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
n8n users need to update immediately after a CVSS 10.0 (CVE-2026-21877) authenticated remote code execution flaw was found that could let an attacker take over the system.

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#n8n #Cybersecurity #Vulnerability #Infosec
n8n Users Urged to Patch CVSS 10.0 Full System Takeover Vulnerability
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January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A US man has been sentenced after a three-year cyberstalking campaign, using more than 1,100 IP addresses, 50+ phone numbers, and a VPN to hide his tracks while terrorizing his victim.

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#Cyberstalking #FBI #Cybercrime #Privacy #OnlineSafety
US Man Jailed After FBI Traced 1,100 IP Addresses in Cyberstalking Case
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January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Alert: Developers are being targeted through malicious NPM packages carrying #NodeCordRAT, a new Discord-controlled malware that steals Chrome data, crypto wallets, and API secrets.

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#Cybersecurity #NPM #Crypto #Malware #Chrome
Discord Controlled NodeCordRAT Steals Chrome Data via NPM Packages
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January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Malicious Chrome extensions posing as AI tools were found spying on ChatGPT and DeepSeek conversations from over 1 million users, secretly sending private chats and browsing data to attacker servers.

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#Cybersecurity #Chrome #ChatGPT #DeepSeek #Privacy #Malware
Fake ChatGPT and DeepSeek Extensions Spied on Over 1 Million Chrome Users
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January 8, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Bryan Fleming, creator of pcTattletale, just pleaded guilty in US federal court for selling illegal stalkerware that let users secretly spy on phones and computers.

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#pcTattletale #Stalkerware #Cybercrime #Privacy #BryanFleming
pcTattletale Founder Bryan Fleming Pleads Guilty in Federal Stalkerware Case
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January 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Researchers say a lone attacker accessed internal systems at around 50 companies worldwide using infostealer malware and stolen credentials, often where MFA was not enabled, and is offering the access for sale.

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#CyberSecurity #Infostealers #Malware #MFA #Infosec
Lone Hacker Used Infostealers to Access Data at 50 Global Companies
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January 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Texas based Gulshan Management Services, which operates Handi Plus and Handi Stop gas stations in the US, reported a data breach affecting more than 377,000 people and has already drawn lawsuits.

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#CyberSecurity #DataBreach #Privacy #HandiPlus #HandiStop
Major Data Breach Hits Company Operating 150 Gas Stations in the US
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January 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Over 2 million Android TVs and low-cost streaming devices are infected with the Kimwolf botnet, allowing operators to launch large-scale DDoS attacks and resell household bandwidth.

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#Kimwolf #Android #Malware #DDoS #CyberSecurity #Botnet
Millions of Android Powered TVs and Streaming Devices Infected by Kimwolf Botnet
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January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Ilya Lichtenstein, the #Bitfinex 2016 hack mastermind of a theft now valued at roughly 10 billion dollars, has been released early to home confinement after serving about 14 months of a 5-year sentence.

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#IlyaLichtenstein #Cybersecurity #CyberCrime #BitfinexHack
Bitfinex Hack Mastermind Behind $10 Billion Theft Gets Early Release
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January 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Ledger says customer data was exposed in a breach at its payment partner Global-e. Emails about the incident are legit only if sent from the address listed in Ledger’s advisory.

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#Ledger #GlobalE #Phishing #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Crypto
Ledger Confirms Global-e Breach, Warns Users of Phishing Attempts
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January 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Watch out Discord users as the new VVS stealer malware harvests credentials and crypto wallets while hiding in plain sight on gaming and community servers.

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#CyberSecurity #Infosec #Malware #VVSstealer #Discord #Gaming
New VVS Stealer Malware Targets Discord Users via Fake System Errors
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January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Researchers warn of data exposure risks in Anthropic’s Claude Chrome extension after finding the AI can access private content, run scripts, and act with the user’s identity.

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#CyberSecurity #Infosec #AI #Claude #Anthropic
Researchers Warn of Data Exposure Risks in Claude Chrome Extension
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January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
#NordVPN has denied any breach after a hacker claimed access to Salesforce dev data and posted SQL samples on #BreachForums. The company says the files came from a short lived third party test environment.

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#CyberSecurity #NordVPN #DataBreach #Infosec #Salesforce
NordVPN Denies Breach After Hacker Claims Access to Salesforce Dev Data
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January 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
#Disney agrees to pay a $10M civil penalty after the US DOJ and FTC say its YouTube videos weren’t properly labeled as for kids, allowing children data to be collected without parental consent under.

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#ChildPrivacy #YouTube #DataProtection #CyberSecurity #Privacy
Disney Fined $10M for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws on YouTube
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January 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Watch as researcher Martha Root infiltrates and wipes white supremacist dating sites like, leaks thousands of profiles on #okstupid.lol after a live demo at CCC 2025.

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#Cybersecurity #Hacktivism #CCC2025 #okstupidlol #MarthaRoot
Researcher Wipes White Supremacist Dating Sites, Leaks Data on okstupid.lol
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January 5, 2026 at 1:45 AM
ShinyHunters claimed they hacked Resecurity and stole internal data. But Resecurity says the hackers only accessed a fake environment set up as a honeypot, with no real data or systems breached.

Full story: hackread.com/resecurity-s...

#Cybersecurity #ShinyHunters #Resecurity #DataBreach
Resecurity Says ShinyHunters Fell for Honeypot After Breach Claim
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January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Just In: ShinyHunters claim to have breached US cybersecurity firm Resecurity, leaking screenshots showing internal systems and employee data.

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#Cybersecurity #ShinyHunters #Resecurity #DataBreach #CyberAttack
ShinyHunters Claim Breach of US Cybersecurity Firm Resecurity
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January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Hackers are using RondoDox botnet to exploit the React2Shell vulnerability in #Next.js to hijack unpatched devices worldwide - home routers, smart tech, and small sites are at risk

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#CyberSecurity #RondoDox #Botnet #React2Shell #Nextjs
RondoDox Botnet is Using React2Shell to Hijack Thousands of Unpatched Devices
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January 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM