Cyberattack, Miscellaneous News, New Threats, News, Vendor News
March 20, 2026
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Intoxalock Cyberattack Prevented Some Drivers Required to Take Breathalyzer Tests from Starting Their Cars

DysruptionHub reports: A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered ignition-interlock customers unable to complete required service visits and risking compliance penalties, the company said. Intoxalock said it is investigating and posting rolling updates on its public status page. Ignition interlock devices are typically mandated […]

Malware Ransomware, New Threats, News
February 19, 2026
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Negotiating with hackers: The AI in ransomware response

An article by Josh Taylor of Fortra begins: Ransomware groups are increasingly inserting AI bots into the negotiation loop to triage victims, collect leverage and scale their operations.  At Fortra, I have observed a growing trend of attackers deploying chatbots for first contact, with humans stepping in only after certain thresholds are met. This approach […]

Data Breach News, New Threats, News
November 17, 2025
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AI-Powered Hacking: Anthropic Reports First Largely Automated Cyberattack Linked To China

The Dallas Express reports: Anthropic researchers say they have disrupted what they described as the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion, marking what they called a troubling development in cybersecurity. According to a threat report released this week, the operation was linked by Anthropic to the Chinese […]

Data Breach News, New Threats, News
August 29, 2025
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A hacker used AI to automate an ‘unprecedented’ cybercrime spree, Anthropic says

The company behind the Claude chatbot said it caught a hacker using its chatbot to identify, hack and extort at least 17 companies. NBC News reports: A hacker has exploited a leading artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct the most comprehensive and lucrative AI cybercriminal operation known to date, using it to do everything from find […]

Data Breach News, New Threats, News, Vendor News
August 29, 2025
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Warning issued after hackers stole Salesloft Drift data

Customers are targeted through compromised OAuth access tokens from Salesloft Drift integrations. IT Pro reports: Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has revealed that hackers harvested user credentials from Salesforce customers in a widespread campaign during the first half of this month. The attacker, tracked as UNC6395, targeted Salesforce customer instances through compromised OAuth tokens associated […]

News, New Threats
August 12, 2025
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Violent Crypto Crimes Surge in 2025 Amid Massive Data Leaks

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Coindoo reports: Physical attacks on cryptocurrency holders are rising sharply this year, with security experts warning that 2025 could become the most dangerous year yet for investors. At the Baltic Honeybadger conference in Riga, SatoshiLabs founder Alena Vranova described a wave of “wrench attacks” — kidnappings, assaults, and extortion aimed at forcing victims to surrender […]

New Threats, Vulnerabilities
June 13, 2025
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Unpatched IT Tool Opens Door – Hackers Breach Billing Software Firm via SimpleHelp RMM

GBHackers reports: Cybersecurity professionals and business leaders are on high alert following a confirmed breach of a utility billing software provider, traced to unpatched vulnerabilities in the widely used SimpleHelp Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical advisory warning that ransomware actors have leveraged these security gaps […]

Malware Ransomware, Data Breach News, New Threats
May 10, 2025
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Google warns against Russia-based hacking group using new malware to steal data

The Times of India reports: Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has issued a warning about a Russia-based hacking group, known as COLDRIVER. The Alphabet-owned company claims that this hacking group is using a newly identified malware called LOSTKEYS to steal data. The tech giant claims that this malware, which was tracked in multiple attacks this […]

New Threats, News
April 21, 2025
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State-sponsored hackers embrace ClickFix social engineering tactic

Bleeping Computer reports: ClickFix attacks are gaining traction among threat actors, with multiple advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from North Korea, Iran, and Russia adopting the technique in recent espionage campaigns. ClickFix is a social engineering tactic where malicious websites impersonate legitimate software or document-sharing platforms. Targets are lured via phishing or malvertising and shown […]

New Threats, Miscellaneous News
April 08, 2025
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New Black-Hat Automated Hacking Tool Xanthorox AI Advertised in Hacker Forums

Cyber Security News reports: A new malicious AI platform named Xanthorox AI has emerged, positioning itself as a friendly tool for hackers. First spotted in late Q1 2025, Xanthorox AI is being promoted in underground cybercrime forums as a modular, self-hosted solution for automated hacking operations, marking a new era in the sophistication of cyber […]