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Someone is trying to recruit security researchers in bizarre hacking campaign 

Are you willing to hack and take control of Chinese websites for a random person for up to $100,000 a month?  Someone is making precisely that tantalizing, bizarre, and clearly sketchy job offer. The person is using what look like a series of fake accounts with avatars displaying photos of attractive women, and sliding into […]

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Oracle under fire for its handling of separate security incidents

Tech giant Oracle is facing criticism for how it’s handling two seemingly separate data breaches.  At least one of the incidents appears to still be unfolding, despite Oracle reportedly denying a breach at all. The other relates to a breach of patient data under the tech giant’s healthcare subsidiary, Oracle Health. Oracle did not respond

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Cyberattack disrupts train ticket sales in Ukraine

Ukraine’s state-owned railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said Monday that it was hit by a large-scale cyberattack.   The cyberattack affected online ticket sales, including via the mobile app, while trains continue to operate, according to the railway operator’s statement on its official Telegram channel. Daryna Antoniuk, a journalist based in Ukraine, reported the disruption for The Record

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Valve removes video game demo suspected of being malware

Valve removed a video game from its online store Steam after users reported that a free demo for the game was installing malware on their computers. The game was called Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution, and promised to give players “realistic [first-person shooter] mechanics, dynamic storytelling, and high-stakes missions,” according to an archive of its Steam page. 

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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers market their software — sometimes referred to as stalkerware — to jealous partners who can use these apps to access their victims’ phones remotely.  Yet, despite how sensitive this data is, an increasing number of

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Accused LockBit ransomware developer extradited to the US

Rostislav Panev, a 51-year-old dual Russian and Israeli national who is accused of being a key developer for the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, has been extradited from Israel to the United States, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday.  Panev was arrested in Israel in December 2024, becoming the third person arrested for their role

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What PowerSchool won’t say about its data breach affecting millions of students

We’re only a few months into 2025, but the recent hack of U.S. edtech giant PowerSchool is on track to be one of the biggest education data breaches in recent years.  PowerSchool, which provides K-12 software to more than 18,000 schools to support some 60 million students across North America, first disclosed the data breach

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Justice Department charges Chinese hackers-for-hire linked to Treasury breach

The Department of Justice has announced criminal charges against 12 Chinese government-linked hackers who are accused of hacking over 100 American organizations, including the U.S. Treasury, over the course of a decade. The charged individuals all played a “key role” in China’s hacker-for-hire ecosystem, a senior DOJ official said on a background call with reporters,

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Polish space agency says it’s investigating a cyberattack

Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time

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US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia 

The United States has suspended its offensive cyber operations against Russia, according to reports, amid efforts by the Trump administration to grant Moscow concessions to end the war in Ukraine. The reported order to halt U.S.-launched hacking operations against Russia was authorized by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to The Record. The new guidance

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