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DoppelCart fraud network uses 119,000 fake shops to steal credit cards
Bleeping Computer · Sep 8, 2026
Russian national extradited to US for alleged involvement in bank-account takeover scheme
CyberScoop · Sep 8, 2026
Russian suspect in bank account takeovers is extradited to US
The Record · Sep 8, 2026
ShinyHunters hackers claim breach of Florida "DAVID" DMV database
Bleeping Computer · Sep 8, 2026
Grindr settles HIV status data-sharing lawsuit for $35 million
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 8, 2026
220 million traveler records exposed in Vietnam-linked APIS leak
Bleeping Computer · Sep 8, 2026
Loyalty points fraud is funding hacker holidays (Lock and Code S07E18)
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 7, 2026
BigBear Microsoft 365 phishing service bypassed MFA at 258 organizations
Bleeping Computer · Sep 7, 2026
LG TV flaws could let attackers listen in, even in standby mode
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 7, 2026
Mathspace discloses data breach affecting over 1 million people
Bleeping Computer · Sep 7, 2026
Popular travel app used by 23M lets anyone spy on users, including soldiers
PogoWasRight · Sep 7, 2026
NZ Privacy Act notification clock starts as offshore edtech breach lands
PogoWasRight · Sep 7, 2026
Trezor data breach impact now reaches 81,000 customers
Bleeping Computer · Sep 7, 2026
Berlin investigates new data leak after hackers publish stolen login credentials
The Record · Sep 7, 2026
ChatGPT can now connect to your personal apps to mimic writing style
Bleeping Computer · Sep 7, 2026
An Illinois State Police database available online lists personal information of nursing home “offenders” including Social Security numbers.
PogoWasRight · Sep 6, 2026
European parliament members call for slowdown of Serbia’s EU entry over spyware use
CyberScoop · Sep 4, 2026
IDScan sued over alleged data breach affecting 153 million drivers
Bleeping Computer · Sep 4, 2026
UK account-hack losses surge as new reporting system exposes hidden cases
The Record · Sep 4, 2026
X Money rollout linked to password-reset attacks
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 4, 2026
ACLU Settles Lawsuit with Sonoma County, Curbing Invasive Runaway Drone Surveillance Program that Trampled People’s Privacy
PogoWasRight · Sep 4, 2026
Lawyers get $147M from Google data tracking suit; Class members get $5
PogoWasRight · Sep 4, 2026
US House intelligence report urges CBP to use land border biometrics to ‘build profiles’
PogoWasRight · Sep 4, 2026
Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
PogoWasRight · Sep 4, 2026
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
PogoWasRight · Sep 4, 2026
Free streaming boxes may be routing criminal traffic through your home
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 4, 2026
French hospital fined €500,000 after breach exposes data of 727,000
Bleeping Computer · Sep 3, 2026
Large group of Serbian opposition, activist figures targeted with spyware
The Record · Sep 3, 2026
StreamRat Android malware spreads through Meta and TikTok ads
Malwarebytes Labs · Sep 3, 2026
US and Canadian court data exposed in Thomson Reuters breach
The Record · Sep 3, 2026