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South Korea President Eyes Cybersecurity Task Force After North Korea-Linked Crypto Heist
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has directed officials to look into creating a cybersecurity task force. A wave of hacking incidents at financial firms and a massive cryptocurrency theft linked to North Korea have raised alarm over the country’s digital defenses. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/lee-cybersecurity-task-force-north-korea/
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How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency incomeNorth Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system but when it comes to generating foreign earnings it relies on some of the world’s most sophisticated hacking.Experts, such as TRM…
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How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency incomeNorth Korea plays by its own rules. The isolated, secretive and autocratic country is largely cut off from the world’s economic system but when it comes to generating foreign earnings it relies on some of the world’s most sophisticated hacking.Experts, such as TRM…
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Cyberattack disrupts Belgian tax services before filing deadline
The Federal Public Service Finance (FPS Finance), which oversees taxation and other financial administration, said Wednesday that it was investigating the extent of the attack and had temporarily suspended access to MyMinfin, the country’s main online platform for managing tax and financial affairs. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattack-disrupts-belgian-tax-services-before-deadline
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Japan Airlines warns of data breach as country grapples with multiple cyber incidents
Hackers stole passport numbers, frequent flyer numbers, email addresses and phone numbers for about 2,000 customers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/japan-airlines-warns-of-breach-country-grapples-with-incidents
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UK to look at making software companies liable for cyber breaches
The new U.K. budget says the government will “consider where liability for cyber breaches should sit,” potentially a landmark shift for a country that has relied on voluntary codes to encourage software vendors to improve security. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-budget-proposal-software-companies-liable-cyber-breaches
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Former pentester used ARTEX AI to steal 8.2 million data records
South Korean police identified seven suspects linked to a cybercrime operation that breached more than 90 organizations in the country, with ARTEX AI pentesting framework used in most of the attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/former-pentester-used-artex-ai-to-steal-82-million-data-records/
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Democrat lawmakers say Russia is aiming to undermine party ahead of midterms
The pair stressed the latest update showed no country is pursuing the technically challenging effort to interfere with or hack into the country’s election infrastructure or tamper directly with votes. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/democrat-lawmakers-say-russia-is-aiming-to-undermine-party
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Russian APT28 Breaches NATO Naval Shipbuilder in NATO Country, Deploys New Reflective Loader
The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as APT28 (aka BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, and Forest Blizzard) has been attributed to attacks targeting two member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).The Symantec Threat Hunter Team, which is tracking the activity cluster under the moniker Swallowtail, involved the use of a backdoor called HOOKEDGE and a…
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Not cool: who hacked France’s supermarket fridges?
Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe’s most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began cooking in freezersShortly before midnight last Sunday, the digital thermostats controlling hundreds of supermarket cold aisles across France began to flicker and rise.In a <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u”>”bizarre and unprecedented” cyber-attack, hackers had…
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Burger King Japan Data Breach Impacted 11 Million Customers
Burger King Japan disclosed a breach exposing 11.18 million app users’ personal data after attackers accessed its membership system in early October. Burger King Japan has disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 11.18 million official app members. Burger King Japan, the company operating the fast-food chain in the country, said…
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Burger King Japan Data Breach Impacted 11 Million Customers
Burger King Japan disclosed a breach exposing 11.18 million app users’ personal data after attackers accessed its membership system in early October. Burger King Japan has disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 11.18 million official app members. Burger King Japan, the company operating the fast-food chain in the country, said…
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Fake AI Attacks Spread Across US Companies: How MSSPs Can Stop Incidents Early
Attackers are impersonating popular AI products to distribute malware, steal browser sessions, and compromise business accounts. ANY.RUN linked 1,258 public sandbox analyses to fake AI campaigns between April and October of 2026. The campaigns also increase operational pressure on MSSPs serving US businesses, which accounted for 16% of country-attributed targets. Similar attacks First seen on…
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India Mandates Registered Caller Name Display on 4G and Newer Networks From November 1
The Indian government has directed telecom service providers (TSPs) in the country to mandatorily display callers’ registered names along with their numbers for incoming calls starting November 1, 2026, in an effort to help people identify calls from unknown numbers and tackle spam or fraudulent calls.To that end, the Department of Telecommunications has issued a…
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UK Legal Aid Agency: Hackers stole records dating back to 1978
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the UK’s Ministry of Justice that manages the country’s Public Defender Service, says attackers who breached its IT systems in April 2025 stole records dating back to 1978. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-legal-aid-agency-hackers-stole-records-dating-back-to-1978/
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North Macedonian police arrest alleged administrator behind OLVX cybercrime market
A raid on a home in a North Macedonian village led to the arrest of the suspected administrator of the OLVX market, according to the Balkan country’s Interior Ministry along with the FBI. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/olvx-cybercrime-marketplace-arrest-north-macedonia
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Spyware manufacturer had access to data harvested by former Polish government, current PM says
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who ordered the investigation, on Monday called the sprawling spyware operation spearheaded by the country’s previous ruling party “one of the biggest scandals in Polish history since the fall of communism.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spyware-manufacturer-had-access-to-data-harvested-by-previous-polish-government
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British Government Warns of ‘Serious Incidents’ Involving AI
UK Strikes Cyber Pact With Germany. Great Britain may legislate to protect critical infrastructure from artificial intelligence-powered cyberthreats, the government said Monday, also warning AI companies not to release risky models while announcing greater use of AI to boost the country’s cybersecurity. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/british-government-warns-serious-incidents-involving-ai-a-33074
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Hackers force French supermarket fridges to heat up to 50C in ‘unprecedented’ cyber-attack
Hundreds of Intermarché shops and Coopérative U outlets in France hit, with fears Dutch chains also affectedHackers have forced the temperature of many French supermarket fridges up to 50C overnight, in an “unprecedented” cyber-attack affecting several hundred stores across the country, with fires and food losses reported.The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday â the large-scale…
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Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at hundreds of French supermarkets
A cyberattack overnight Sunday disrupted refrigerators at hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling fresh food at stores run by some of the country’s largest grocery chains. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattack-disrupts-refridgeration-in-france
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Horizon3 verstärkt DACH-Präsenz: Oliver Keizers übernimmt als Country Manager
Horizon3 ernennt Oliver Keizers zum Country Manager DACH. Nach 250 Millionen US-Dollar Finanzierung baut der Anbieter sein Cybersecurity-Geschäft aus. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/horizon3-verstaerkt-dach-praesenz-oliver-keizers-uebernimmt-als-country-manager/a46683/
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Horizon3 verstärkt DACH-Präsenz: Oliver Keizers übernimmt als Country Manager
Horizon3 ernennt Oliver Keizers zum Country Manager DACH. Nach 250 Millionen US-Dollar Finanzierung baut der Anbieter sein Cybersecurity-Geschäft aus. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/horizon3-verstaerkt-dach-praesenz-oliver-keizers-uebernimmt-als-country-manager/a46683/
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SmartConvention 2026 sicherer Betrieb kritischer öffentlicher Infrastrukturen
Extreme Networks präsentiert auf der Smart-Country-Convention vom 13. bis 15. Oktober 2026 in Berlin sichere Netzwerklösungen für kritische Anwendungen im öffentlichen Sektor. Ob in Schulen oder im privaten Umfeld: Die Erwartungen an nahtlos funktionierende digitale Services waren noch nie höher. Dazu zählen beispielsweise digitale Verwaltungsangebote, Cloud-Anwendungen und Lernplattformen insbesondere im Hinblick auf den Digitalpakt […]…
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Hackers hijack three country-code domain registries, obtain HTTPS certificates for Google domains
Attackers who took control of three country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) used that access to obtain HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and for domains run by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/07/google-unauthorized-https-certificates-cctld-hijacks/
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Hackers hijack three country-code domain registries, obtain HTTPS certificates for Google domains
Attackers who took control of three country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) used that access to obtain HTTPS certificates for several Google domains and for domains run by … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/07/google-unauthorized-https-certificates-cctld-hijacks/
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Denmark Braces for Wave of Phishing Attacks
Attackers Stole Data of Nearly 9M Danes from the Central Register of Persons. Denmark’s residents have been hit by a data breach affecting the country’s Central Register of Persons, exposing names, addresses, CPR numbers and other details of 8.8 million people. The breach was traced to abuse of a small company’s legitimate access to the…
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Denmark Braces for Wave of Phishing Attacks
Attackers Stole Data of Nearly 9M Danes from the Central Register of Persons. Denmark’s residents have been hit by a data breach affecting the country’s Central Register of Persons, exposing names, addresses, CPR numbers and other details of 8.8 million people. The breach was traced to abuse of a small company’s legitimate access to the…