Tag: group
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Two Alleged ‘TeamPCP’ Hackers Arrested in Australia
Tags: attack, cybercrime, data, extortion, group, hacker, identity, malicious, open-source, software, supply-chainAuthorities in Australia have arrested two men believed to be members of TeamPCP, a prolific cybercrime and data extortion group blamed for perpetrating the longest running spree of software supply chain attacks ever. In a statement released today, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two unnamed suspects from Western Australia, aged 21 and 23, were…
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Australia charges two men for TeamPCP supply-chain hacking spree
Two men in Australia were charged Wednesday over their alleged membership in TeamPCP, the cybercrime group blamed for one of the most damaging hacking campaigns of the past year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/australia-teampcp-hackers-arrested
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Cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposes data of 8.7 million customers
A spokesperson told The Yorkshire Post that roughly 8.7 million people were impacted, although they did not provide a date range. They added that in the “vast majority” of cases, the only information accessed was an email address. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattack-on-manchester-airports-group-exposes-millions-customer-info
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Australia arrests alleged TeamPCP hackers behind supply-chain attacks
Australian authorities have arrested and charged two young men accused of belonging to TeamPCP, a hacking group linked to a string of far-reaching developer supply chain attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/australia-arrests-alleged-teampcp-hackers-behind-supply-chain-attacks/
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Alleged TeamPCP Hackers Charged in Australia Over Major Supply Chain Attacks
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged two Western Australian men with a combined total of 14 offences over their alleged role in TeamPCP, the cybercrime group behind the March 2026 compromise of the open-source security scanners Trivy and Checkmarx KICS and the AI gateway LiteLLM.Louis Michael Gaebler, 23, and Ruben Ian Thomson, 21, appeared…
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Three UK airports hit by cyber-attack with data of 8.7m customers accessed
Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands hubs says passenger safety is unaffected<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/aug/27/asian-technology-shares-ride-high-ai-optimism-nvidias-stunning-results-jackson-hole-live-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports have been hit by a cyber-attack, with hackers accessing the data of about 8.7 million customers.Hackers obtained their email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registration numbers and postcodes, as the incident affected…
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Russian Hackers Phish EU Officials Over Messaging Apps
EU governments are trying to move away from popular messaging apps as nation-state threat groups shift their focus from email to Signal and WhatsApp. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-hackers-phish-eu-officials-messaging-apps
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Chinese Hacker Group QTFY Uses Custom-Built Platforms to Target US Infrastructure, FBI Warns
The FBI advisory set out QTFY’s distributed hacking ecosystem, allowing it to exploit vulnerabilities at scale and obfuscate its activities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-qtfy-us-infrastructure-fbi/
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UK airports operator hit by cyber-attack and customer data accessed
Company that runs Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports says passenger safety is unaffected<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/aug/27/asian-technology-shares-ride-high-ai-optimism-nvidias-stunning-results-jackson-hole-live-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Three UK airports have been hit by a “cybersecurity incident” in which the data of about 8.7 million customers was accessed, Manchester Airport Group (Mag) has said.The company, which operates Manchester Airport, London Stansted and East Midlands airport,…
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Carhartt data breach exposes information of 12.9 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion group has published sensitive data from nearly 13 million accounts stolen from clothing retailer giant Carhartt earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/carhartt-data-breach-exposes-information-of-129-million-accounts/
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FBI Seizes China State-Sponsored Hacker Platforms Used to Target U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The U.S. Justice Department and the FBI have seized domains associated with two hacking platforms linked to China, QScan and QTRouter. This court-authorized operation aims to disrupt attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure and sensitive government networks. Unsealed court documents from the Southern District of California revealed that these platforms were operated by a state-sponsored group…
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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate
The Justice Department and FBI have seized domains tied to two hacking tools built and run by a Chinese state-sponsored group, cutting off access to malware that had been used … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/fbi-disrupts-china-linked-hacking-network/
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Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) to celebrate the division’s recent rebranding. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nsa-to-host-hacker-reunion-in-bid-to-rebuild-secretive-unit
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Ransomware surges as criminals deploy AI tools
Research from NCC Group and a partnership between Axis Communications and Palo Alton underline how artificial intelligence is impacting customers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366649752/Ransomware-surges-as-criminals-deploy-AI-tools
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FBI Seizes China-Linked Hacking Platforms QScan and QTRouter Used Against Critical Infrastructure
FBI seizes QScan and QTRouter, China-linked platforms used to hide intrusions and target U.S. critical infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have seized two platforms, QScan and QTRouter, used by a China-linked group to hide cyberattacks and target critical infrastructure. The operation matters because it shows how state-backed actors no longer need…
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FBI Disrupts China-Linked QTFY Infrastructure Used to Steal Data From U.S. Organizations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the disruption of two hacking platforms named QScan and QTRouter operated by Chinese threat actors to target critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the country.The activity has been attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY, employed by Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology Company (å—京鑫玖维网络科技有é™å…¬å¸).&…
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Nimbus Manticore Expands Toolset With TWOSTROKE-Like Backdoor and SSH Tunneler
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered additional infrastructure and previously undocumented malware associated with Nimbus Manticore, an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).Group-IB, in a new analysis published today, described the cyber espionage actor as among the most active Iranian APT groups in 2026. Nimbus Manticore (aka First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Tortoiseshell Expands Malware Toolset With New Backdoor, SSH Tunnel
Group-IB uncovered new Tortoiseshell infrastructure, including a backdoor and SSH tunneling tool First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tortoiseshell-new-backdoor-ssh/
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INTERPOL Operation Jackal IV Arrests 58, Identifies 263 in Global Cyber Fraud Crackdown
An eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organized crime groups has led to arrests of 58 people and the identification of 263 suspects.”The operation, which brought together 22 countries from six continents, is a response to the escalating global threat posed by West African criminal networks such as the Black Axe and other similar groups,”…
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Operation Jackal: 58 Arrests Expose the Money Laundering Machine Behind Global Scams
INTERPOL’s Operation Jackal IV made 58 arrests and exposed global networks laundering money from scams, fraud and sextortion. INTERPOL announced that Operation Jackal IV, running from November 2025 to June 2026, led to 58 arrests and identified 263 suspects tied to West African organized crime networks, groups like Black Axe that are responsible for a…
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Interpol’s Jackal IV Disrupts West African Crime Infrastructure
The international law enforcement operation focused on disrupting crime-as-a-service networks and supporting infrastructure behind groups like Black Axe. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/interpols-jackal-iv-west-african-crime-infrastructure
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Car Infotainment Malware Builds Criminal Proxy Botnet
DoFun Software Updates Exploited to Infect Android Head Units. Attackers are exploiting legitimate software updates to infect Android-based car infotainment systems, or head units, turning them into reverse proxies. Kaspersky linked the malware campaign to the MoYu Group, a threat actor linked to BADBOX and BADBOX 2.0. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/car-infotainment-malware-builds-criminal-proxy-botnet-a-32652
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58 arrested in international cybercrime crackdown
Interpol officials said it uncovered a crime-as-a-service network in Argentina run by 196 people that provided website domains and money laundering support to West African organized crime groups like Black Axe. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/58-arrested-international-cybercrime-crackdown-interpol
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Democratic Lawmakers Call for GAO Investigation of CISA Workforce Cuts
A group of Congressional Democrats are asking the GAO to investigate whether the deep cuts to CISA’s workforce under the Trump Administration has hobbled the agency’s abilities at a time when cyber threats against federal networks and critical infrastructure by nation-state actors are growing. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/democratic-lawmakers-call-for-gao-investigation-of-cisa-workforce-cuts/
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Chinese Hackers Accelerate Cyberattacks Using Low-Cost AI Tools: Research
Tags: ai, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, group, hacker, intelligence, network, open-source, toolState-affiliated Chinese hackers are dramatically scaling up foreign cyberattacks by integrating open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models into their operations, according to new research from cybersecurity firms TeamT5 and Palo Alto Networks Inc.’s Unit 42. By offloading mundane tasks and automated target-mapping to cheap, accessible AI tools, state-backed cyber groups have more than doubled their attack..…
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US Sanctions Mabna Institute Hackers for Iranian Cyber-Attacks
The US has sanctioned individuals connected to hacking-for-hire group the Mabna Institute First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-sanctions-mabna-institute/
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New TCG guidance gives buyers a way to test PQC-ready TPM claims
The Trusted Computing Group has published requirements that spell out what a Trusted Platform Module has to do before anyone calls it quantum-safe. A TPM is the chip that … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/trusted-computing-group-pqc-ready-tpm/
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Map What Your Agent Can Reach Before It Deletes It FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, control, credentials, data, group, intelligence, jobs, leak, risk, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAug 24, 2026 – Ayush Sethi – What your workforce’s AI prompts reveal in aggregate Most AI security controls judge one prompt at a time. We built Topics to read the layer above them, where a workforce’s prompts add up into a pattern that no single message shows.Someone in your legal team pastes a contract…
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German Digital Rights Group Takes Aim at Meta Glasses in Criminal Complaint
A German digital rights group is challenging Meta’s smart glasses over privacy concerns, raising fresh questions about covert recording, AI surveillance and consent. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/german-digital-rights-group-takes-aim-at-meta-glasses-in-criminal-complaint/