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Two Members of Scattered Spiders Plead Guilty Over £39M TfL Cyberattack
HackRead reports that two hackers associated with Scattered Spider have pleaded guilty in the U.K. to some of their alleged crimes: Two young hackers, reportedly the members of the Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty under the Computer Misuse Act for their involvement in a £39 million cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). Specifically, they admitted […]
International law enforcement initiates hunt on malware group SocGholish
Politie (the Dutch Police) reports: In Operation Endgame, a major operation this week disrupted a key infection chain used by cybercriminals. Within an international cooperation, 14.971 websites infected with SocGholish malware were remediated. This malware is used by a criminal group that plays a pivotal role in international cybercrime, namely: Evil Corp. SocGholish exploits hacked […]
24 Billion Credentials Exposed in Major Infostealer Data Leak
Israeli Defense reports: Cybernews researchers discovered an exposed, publicly accessible database containing roughly 24 billion records and more than 8.3TB of sensitive data. The dataset appears to be one of the largest leaks ever uncovered, consisting mainly of stolen login credentials harvested from infected devices. The leak, which was discovered on June 12, 2026 and […]
Accenture strikes $4.18 billion cybersecurity deal, shares fall on forecast cut
Reuters reports: Consultancy firm Accenture (ACN.N), opens new tab said on Thursday it would take a majority stake in industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos and fully acquire asset intelligence company runZero and device security specialist NetRise in a combined deal valued at $4.18 billion. … The acquisitions will expand Accenture’s cybersecurity business into software for protecting industrial operations […]
Panic in Brazil after hacker triggers nationwide mobile alert
News AZ reports: Brazil’s government is investigating a suspected cyberattack after a bizarre, unauthorized emergency alert woke citizens across multiple states early Saturday morning. The country’s National Protection and Civil Defense Secretariat confirmed that the national notification system was completely shut down around 1:30 a.m. local time, News.Az reports, citing Reuters. The emergency shutdown was triggered immediately after […]
Houston pediatric clinic breach last summer affected 41,485 Texans
Chron reports: Read more at Chron. The medical group does not explain why it took them so long to notify patients. No group has publicly claimed responsibility for the breach, and the data has not appeared on any leak site that The Data Breach Times checked.
Helpdesk scammers are making house calls to make their lies feel more real
The Register reports: Six people suspected of bank helpdesk fraud are in custody after Dutch cops stormed an Amsterdam residence and caught them in conversation with a potential victim. Police say the individuals were aged between 15 and 30 and operated out of a makeshift call center they had established in an Amsterdam home. Authorities […]
How a massive password-cracking operation spilled credentials for thousands of orgs
Ars Technica reports: Researchers have uncovered a massive breach of Fortinet firewalls that has given Russian-speaking attackers near-unrestricted access to some of the world’s largest and most powerful organizations, including Oracle, Chevron, Lenovo, Federal Express, a NATO defense contractor, and Fortinet itself. Nearly 74,000 Fortinet devices from more than 21,000 IP addresses in 194 countries […]