Tag: hacker
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Hackers backdoor Jscrambler npm package with infostealer malware
The Jscrambler client-side web security company disclosed that a threat actor published a malicious version of its npm package that has been downloaded almost 1,500 times. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-backdoor-jscrambler-npm-package-with-infostealer-malware/
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Russian celebrity journalist Ksenia Sobchak says hackers accessed Telegram channels via email breach
Following the breach of several of her Telegram channels, controversial Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak claimed published screenshots of her correspondence with political figures were fake. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ksenia-sobchak-russian-hackers-leak
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EU and UK Sanction Russian Nation-State Hackers
Governments Cite Winter Hack of Polish Power Grid and Cyberespionage. A winter Russian intelligence hack of the Polish energy grid and a protracted campaign of cyberespionage are behind coordinated sanctions against Moscow’s intelligence apparatus announced Monday by the European Union and the United Kingdom. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/eu-uk-sanction-russian-nation-state-hackers-a-32213
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UK and EU impose sanctions on hacking groups linked to Kremlin
Tags: attack, credentials, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, router, russia, theft, vulnerabilityHackers linked to Russian intelligence behind attack on Poland’s energy infrastructure, theft of credentials and using vulnerable routers to attack critical national infrastructure First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366645662/UK-and-EU-impose-sanctions-on-hacking-groups-linked-to-Kremlin
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Hackers breach Lidl’s IT service provider, steal customer data
German discount supermarket chain Lidl has notified customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands that customer data was stolen after attackers breached one of its IT … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/13/lidl-data-breach-customer-data/
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US authorities warn that state-linked hackers are targeting vulnerable networking devices
Hackers linked to Russian intelligence have exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Install devices. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/us-authorities-state-linked-hackers-vulnerable-networking-devices-Cisco/825062/
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Hackers find a new trick to collect Microsoft Entra user data without raising red flags
Organizations should check their logs for signs of an increasingly popular obfuscation technique, Proofpoint said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-entra-user-enumeration-bypass-proofpoint/825052/
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Officials once again warn defenders that Russian hackers are targeting network devices
State-sponsored attackers are targeting critical infrastructure networks in defense, communications, energy, finance, government and health care. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russian-fsb-cisco-joint-cybersecurity-advisory/
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Hackers have found a new trick to collect Microsoft Entra user data without raising red flags
Organizations should check their logs for signs of an increasingly popular obfuscation technique, Proofpoint said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-entra-user-enumeration-bypass-proofpoint/825052/
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Russian FSB-Linked Turla Hackers Target French Ministries, Embassies, and Defense Entities
France has publicly attributed a long-running cyber-espionage campaign targeting government, diplomatic and defence-linked organisations to Turla, an intrusion set associated with the 16th Center of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), also known as military unit 71330. French authorities said the operation has affected entities across the French state since the 2010s, including ministries, diplomatic organizations,…
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Hackers Can Exploit RabbitMQ OAuth Flaw to Access Every Message, Queue, and User
Security researchers have disclosed two access-control vulnerabilities in RabbitMQ, the open-source message broker used in an estimated 8% of all containers running today, that could allow attackers to seize full administrative control of a broker or silently map out sensitive queue data across shared tenants. Both flaws were discovered by Miggo Security’s autonomous research system,…
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EU Targets FSB-Linked Hackers in New Sanctions Over Cyber Sabotage
EU sanctions target nine people and four entities tied to Russia’s FSB over a 15-year cyberespionage and critical infrastructure sabotage campaign. The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday targeting nine individuals and four entities linked to a Russian cyberespionage and sabotage operation that Brussels says has been running since 2010. The targets include Russian military…
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EU sanctions Russian GRU military hackers over cyberattacks
The European Union and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities and accused Russia of coordinating a network of hacking groups responsible for attacks across Europe. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eu-and-uk-hit-russia-with-first-joint-cyber-sanctions-package/
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Russian State Hackers Target Vulnerable Routers Worldwide, Joint Advisory Warns
Cybersecurity agencies from 12 countries have warned that Russian state-backed hackers are actively targeting vulnerable routers using weak SNMP credentials First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-state-hackers-vulnerable/
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Dutch Nationals Suspected in Odido Hack That Exposed Six Million Customers
Dutch police suspect local hackers behind the Odido breach that exposed 6M customers after a phishing attack and seek public help identifying them. Dutch police have identified strong indications that Dutch nationals were involved in the February 2026 cyberattack on telecom provider Odido, which resulted in data from more than six million customers being stolen…
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US and allies warn of Russian critical infrastructure attacks
Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-and-allies-share-defense-tips-against-russian-hackers-targeting-critical-infrastructure/
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Hacker Extradited from Ukraine Pleads Guilty to Ryuk Ransomware Charges
An Armenian man has pleaded guilty to his role in the infamous Ryuk ransomware operation First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hacker-extradited-ukraine-guilty/
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Dutch police suspect Dutch hackers in Odido data breach
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/dutch-police-suspect-dutch-hackers-in-odido-data-breach
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Data breach hits car insurance provider
Hackers gained access to more than 6.9 million records at AssuranceAmerica by targeting a company employee. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/data-breach-car-insurance-provider/824835/
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Ransomware ecosystem grows, but ‘four-headed monster’ dominates
AI is helping hackers, a new report finds, but mostly by automating very human behaviors. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-concentrated-ai-guidepoint/824828/
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AssuranceAmerica Breach Exposes 7 Million Driver’s Licenses After Employee Account Hack
AssuranceAmerica confirmed a breach exposing nearly 7 million driver’s licenses after hackers compromised an employee account and stole customer data. U.S. auto insurer AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 7 million people, making it the largest known theft of Americans’ driver’s license information in 2026. >>In a data breach notice sent to customers…
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HalluSquatting Attack Lets Hackers Turn AI Coding Assistants Into Botnet Installers
A newly disclosed attack technique called “HalluSquatting” is raising serious concerns in the AI security landscape. This technique demonstrates how attackers can exploit large language model (LLM) hallucinations to covertly compromise systems and potentially create botnets on a large scale. The research introduces “adversarial hallucination squatting,” a novel method that exploits AI models that generate…
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Accenture Confirms Security Incident After Hacker Claims Data Haul
Accenture acknowledged that it suffered a data breach, but said it has remediated it with no impact on operations or service delivery. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/accenture-confirms-security-incident-after-hacker-claims-data-haul
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China-Aligned Hackers Exploit Roundcube Servers at Universities
Proofpoint uncovered a suspected China-aligned campaign targeting vulnerable Roundcube mail servers. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/china-aligned-hackers-exploit-roundcube-servers-at-universities/
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Mount Royal University confirms breach as hackers claim attack
Mount Royal University in Calgary says hackers stole and then deleted data from its file storage systems after breaching the university’s network. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mount-royal-university-confirms-breach-as-hackers-claim-attack/
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A Hacker Claims 35 GB of Accenture Source Code. The Company discloses the data breach
Accenture confirmed a breach after a hacker claimed to steal 35 GB of source code, keys, and Azure credentials now offered for sale. A threat actor using the handle >>888<>Today […] First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/194962/data-breach/a-hacker-claims-35-gb-of-accenture-source-code-the-company-discloses-the-data-breach.html
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Hackers exploit Roundcube flaw to spy on academic researchers
A China-linked threat cluster has been exploiting vulnerable Roundcube servers at U.S. and Canadian universities to steal credentials and deploy backdoor malware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-roundcube-flaw-to-spy-on-academic-researchers/
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What’s in a Name? The Quest to Understand Scattered Spider
Anarchic Western Adolescent Hacking Groups Appear to Defy Easy Categorization Some cybersecurity entities are groups, with office hours and vacation time. But others, such as Scattered Spider and other Com spinoffs, are largely comprised of adolescent hackers and extortionists, and often display more anarchic behavior that makes their efforts tougher to combat. First seen on…
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American HackersHire Proposal Sparks Heavy Criticism
US Senate Committee Approves Private Sector Hacking Pilot. The United States could get its own hack-for-hire network of contractors deputized by the federal government to penetrate foreign adversaries under a provision approved by a Senate Committee on Armed Services in its version of an annual defense authorization bill. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…