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August 3, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Amazon Ties Years of npm Supply-Chain Attacks to North Korean Hacking Group

Amazon attributed a string of npm package compromises, including the widely used debug and chalk libraries, to the North Korea-linked Sapphire Sleet group.

August 3, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Coordinated Cyberattack Disrupts 30+ Minnesota Water Utilities, CISA Warns of Wider Threat

Hackers targeted exposed industrial controllers at over 30 Minnesota water systems, prompting a CISA alert on internet-facing operational technology.

August 3, 2026 · BleepingComputer
COLDCARD Hardware Wallet Flaw Linked to $88 Million Bitcoin Theft

A firmware bug in COLDCARD hardware wallets let attackers predict private keys, draining an estimated $88.6 million in Bitcoin from thousands of addresses.

July 20, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Spanish police dismantle €140 million investment fraud and BEC money-laundering ring

Four arrests in Spain, Portugal, and Panama as police break up a network that laundered fraud proceeds through 800+ bank accounts.

July 20, 2026 · BleepingComputer
US charges three Russians over bulletproof hosting services used by ransomware gangs

US prosecutors indicted the alleged operators of Media Land and ML.Cloud, hosting services tied to over $62 million in ransomware damages.

July 20, 2026 · The Hacker News
Two Scattered Spider hackers sentenced to 5.5 years each for £29 million TfL hack

A UK court sentenced Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair to five and a half years each for the 2024 Transport for London cyberattack.

July 13, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Progress tells ShareFile customers to shut down servers over 'credible' security threat

Progress Software disabled ShareFile Storage Zone Controller accounts and urged customers to power off servers, citing a credible external threat.

July 13, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Former ransomware negotiator sentenced to 70 months in prison for BlackCat attacks

Ex-DigitalMint negotiator Angelo Martino was sentenced for carrying out BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks while working incident response.

July 13, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Ryuk ransomware member pleads guilty in the U.S., faces up to 15 years in prison

Armenian national Karen Vardanyan admitted deploying Ryuk ransomware on U.S. company networks, with the group collecting some $15 million in bitcoin.

July 6, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Alleged Scattered Spider Member, 19, Extradited to the United States

Peter Stokes, a dual US-Estonian citizen arrested in Finland, faces fraud and hacking charges over alleged involvement in Scattered Spider extortion attacks.

July 6, 2026 · BleepingComputer
JadePuffer: Researchers Document First Ransomware Attack Run Entirely by an AI Agent

Sysdig researchers say the JadePuffer ransomware operation was conducted end-to-end by an autonomous LLM agent, from initial access to encryption and extortion.

July 6, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Joint Operation Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Botnet Built on 2 Million Infected Devices

Google, the FBI, Lumen, and Shadowserver dismantled NetNut, a residential proxy network of at least 2 million compromised Android devices used by hundreds of threat actors.

June 29, 2026 · The Hacker News
Global Law Enforcement Operation Dismantles Amadey and StealC Malware Networks, Recovers 27 Million Stolen Credentials

A coordinated multinational operation backed by Europol and major cybersecurity firms has disrupted the criminal infrastructure behind the Amadey loader and StealC infostealer, recovering 27 million stolen credentials.

June 29, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Polymarket Customers Lose $3 Million in Supply-Chain Attack on Prediction Market Platform

Hackers compromised a third-party vendor to inject malicious code into the Polymarket frontend, draining approximately $3 million from users before the platform committed to full reimbursement.

June 29, 2026 · BleepingComputer
FBI and CISA Warn Russian Intelligence Campaign Now Steals Signal Backup Recovery Keys

A Russian state-sponsored phishing campaign targeting Signal users has evolved to steal backup recovery keys, granting attackers persistent access to victims' full message history.

June 22, 2026 · BleepingComputer
FortiBleed: Credentials for 74,000 Fortinet Firewalls Leaked, CISA Issues Urgent Warning

A massive credential leak dubbed 'FortiBleed' exposed VPN and admin passwords for ~74,000 Fortinet devices worldwide; CISA urges immediate hardening.

June 22, 2026 · BleepingComputer
International Police Operation Dismantles SocGholish Botnet Linked to Evil Corp

Law enforcement from four countries cleaned nearly 15,000 malware-infected WordPress sites and seized 100+ servers tied to the Evil Corp cybercrime group.

June 22, 2026 · BleepingComputer
Texas Parks and Wildlife Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of 3 Million Hunting and Fishing License Holders

A third-party vendor breach at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department exposed driver's license numbers, passport numbers, and contact details for over 3 million Texans.

October 1, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybercrime Costs Africa $3B Annually, INTERPOL Flags Legal Gaps

The report highlights how gaps in legal cooperation and fragmented judicial frameworks are leaving the continent exposed to fast-evolving online threats.…

October 1, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 10 things to know in 2025

This article is part of: Centre for Cybersecurity Cybercrime continues to rise, with cybersecurity and AI increasingly linked as both a threat and a defence…

October 1, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
The cybercrime arms race

Resilience to cyber-dependent crimes is rising, yet threats continue to outpace it On 19 September, several European airports experienced flight delays and…

October 1, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
Staggering 31% jump in cybercrimes recorded in 2023 as compared to 2022 as per NCRB

According to the NCRB report, motives for these crimes also included sexual exploitation, extortion, anger, and personal revenge. Telangana recorded the…

October 1, 2025 · INTERPOL
Cybercrime Costs Africa $3B Annually, INTERPOL Flags Legal Gaps

An INTERPOL report highlights how gaps in legal cooperation and fragmented judicial frameworks leave the continent exposed to fast-evolving online threats.

May 20, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
Growing use of AI in cybercrimes as exploits, stolen credentials increase

the believability of phishing emails to improving password guessers MANILA, Philippines — Cybersecurity firm Fortinet, in their 2025 Global Threat Landscape…

May 20, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
New E-Zero FIR will help get hold of cyber criminals quickly, says Shah

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday announced that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), which comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has…

February 6, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
IX INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE "INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL SECURITY: THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS"

**MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF UKRAINE DNIPRO STATE UNIVERSITY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IX INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND…

January 22, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
Costa Rica Cybercrime Doubles as Criminals Go Digital

Cybercrime continues to increase in Costa Rica, and the figures are concerning to Costa Rican authorities. Randall Zúñiga, Director of the Judicial…

January 22, 2025 · Computer Crime Research Center
Belgium holds first trial of Russians for cybercrimes

On Friday, 17 January, a criminal court in Brussels began hearing a case against two Russians accused of cybercrimes, specifically extortion through ransomware…

October 22, 2024 · Computer Crime Research Center
Is Sri Lanka a cybercrime hub? Foreign Minister warns of impact on fragile economy

Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Vijitha Herath acknowledged the growing problem of the island becoming a hub for international cybercrimes, warning that its shaky…

October 21, 2024 · Computer Crime Research Center
European Cybercrime Conference

Held from 16 to 17 October, Europol’s European Cybercrime Conference provided a platform for discussing the latest trends and challenges in cybercrime. More…