FBI Arrests Ransomware Negotiation Firm Co-Founder in ShinyHunters Probe; Third Arrest in Weeks
HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads
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Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other
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The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds
The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000

HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this one, have allegedly been connected to the FBI Jobs hack by ShinyHunters. FBI arrests Cypfer co-founder Edward Dubrovsky, now associated with CyberSteward, in the ShinyHunters investigation into the FBI jobs portal breach. A co-founder of Canadian ransomware negotiation firm Cypfer has been identified as the person arrested in connection with the FBI’s ShinyHunters investigation, adding an unexpected turn to a

Bleeping Computer reports: IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country. The company says that the attack started on October 7 at 3:40 AM local time, forcing a shutdown of the network and system. “Our investigation has determined that a disruption in East Japan Region 1 was caused by a

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its failure to patch a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft in a timely manner reportedly allowed the troubling FBI data breach by ShinyHunters. In a statement to Reuters, a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update — or patch — the system they were responsible for. “To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers allegedly threatening to leak data unless the company engaged with them. “Dear Asos DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance,” the message said. “Engage with us, or we will leak it.” It also contained a link to a Telegram chat. The incident has raised concerns about whether attackers gained access to ASOS’s systems and were then able

Another new vulnerability is giving cybercriminals the ability to crash Citrix NetScaler appliances, as The Record reports: Customers began reporting strange exploitation incidents on Friday, even on appliances that were up to date on all patches. Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among cybersecurity experts. By Saturday evening, Citrix released a
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HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
Bleeping Computer reports: IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was
This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
The Crypto Times reports Revolut has confirmed that approximately 680 customers were affected in the customer-data disclosure incident: The 680
This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its

HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this one, have allegedly been connected to the FBI Jobs hack by ShinyHunters. FBI arrests Cypfer co-founder Edward Dubrovsky, now associated with CyberSteward, in the ShinyHunters investigation into the FBI jobs portal breach. A co-founder of Canadian ransomware negotiation firm Cypfer has been identified as the person arrested in connection with the FBI’s ShinyHunters investigation, adding an unexpected turn to a

Bleeping Computer reports: IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was targeted in a ransomware attack that caused an outage at a data center cluster serving the eastern part of the country. The company says that the attack started on October 7 at 3:40 AM local time, forcing a shutdown of the network and system. “Our investigation has determined that a disruption in East Japan Region 1 was caused by a

This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its failure to patch a vulnerability in Oracle’s PeopleSoft in a timely manner reportedly allowed the troubling FBI data breach by ShinyHunters. In a statement to Reuters, a senior FBI official confirmed that an unidentified contractor had failed to properly update — or patch — the system they were responsible for. “To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred

Eastern Eye reports that ASOS customers received a bizarre app notification claiming the fashion retailer had been hacked, with attackers allegedly threatening to leak data unless the company engaged with them. “Dear Asos DPO and IT, we have fully compromised the Snowflake instance,” the message said. “Engage with us, or we will leak it.” It also contained a link to a Telegram chat. The incident has raised concerns about whether attackers gained access to ASOS’s systems and were then able
HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
A 16 year-old arrested as the leader of a ransomware gang? The news had experienced cybersecurity professionals shaking their heads
The Register reports that the California Attorney General has subpoenaed OpenAI as part of an investigation into the AI lab’s models
Guidance Emphasizes Importance of Ongoing Risk Assessments and Reminds Entities of Compliance Obligations Under Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Regulation September 10, 2026
Statement by the Federal Trade Commission: The Federal Trade Commission rescinded the 2021 Policy Statement on Breaches by Health Apps and Other
Miscellaneous News
The Record reports: Just in time for the World Cup’s “knockout” round, the U.S. government announced the seizure of hundreds
The New Humanitarian reports: A cyber-attack targeting the World Food Programme has exposed sensitive personal information belonging to some 600,000
Categories
HackRead reports on a third arrest within one month linked to the ShinyHunters investigation. Two of the arrests, including this
Bleeping Computer reports: IDC Frontier, a major Japanese cloud and digital infrastructure company, disclosed that its IDCF Cloud service was
This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its
Insurance Business Magazine considers the question of whether a firm’s cyberinsurance will cover a breach at its vendor. The detail
The Crypto Times reports Revolut has confirmed that approximately 680 customers were affected in the customer-data disclosure incident: The 680
This is the kind of press a contractor dreads. Reuters reports that the FBI has removed an Accenture contractor on Monday because its
