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FTC Takes Action Against Illusory Systems Over $186 Million Data Breach
By Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Blog: On December 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced an enforcement action against Illusory Systems Inc., a Utah-based company doing business as Nomad, following a major data breach in which hackers stole $186 million from consumers. The FTC alleges that Illusory Systems failed to implement adequate data security […]
Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service
AP reports: A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack that halted package deliveries by France’s national postal service just days before Christmas, prosecutors said Wednesday. After the claim by the cybercrime group known as Noname057, French intelligence agency DGSI took over the investigation into the hacking attack, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a […]
Interpol-led action decrypts 6 ransomware strains, arrests hundreds
Bleeping Computer reports: An Interpol-coordinated initiative called Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 individuals and the recovery of $3 million linked to business email compromise, extortion, and ransomware incidents. Between October 27 and November 27, the investigation, which involved law enforcement in 19 countries, took down more than 6,000 malicious links and decrypted […]
Former Israeli cybercompany employee pleads guilty to extorting millions from US companies
The Jerusalem Post reports: A former employee of the Israeli cybersecurity company Sygnia pleaded guilty to federal offences in the US for being involved in ransomware attacks in an attempt to extort millions of dollars from companies around the US. Ryan Clifford Goldberg, who served as a cyber incident response supervisor at the company, admitted he was part of […]
Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattack on water utility
Bleeping Computer reports: Danish intelligence officials blamed Russia for orchestrating cyberattacks against Denmark’s critical infrastructure, as part of Moscow’s hybrid attacks against Western nations. In a Thursday statement, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (DDIS) identified two groups operating on behalf of the Russian state: Z-Pentest, linked to the destructive water-utility attack, and NoName057(16), flagged as […]
Hacking group ‘ShinyHunters’ threatens to expose premium users of sex site Pornhub
Reuters reports: The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it. Although Reuters could not immediately establish the scope, scale, or details of the breach, the hackers provided a sample of the data which the news agency […]
France arrests 22-year-old over Interior Ministry hack
The Record reports: French authorities arrested a 22-year-old on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a hack of the country’s Interior Ministry that saw the perpetrators access several email accounts and dozens of confidential documents. The ministry confirmed what was described as a serious incident after a user claimed credit for a hack on […]
SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted
Bleeping Computer has been reporting on ShinyHunters’ latest activities. Their newest reporting includes incidents involving SoundCloud and PornHub. Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has confirmed that outages and VPN connection issues over the past few days were caused by a security breach in which threat actors stole a database exposing users’ email addresses and profile information. […]