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  1. Former Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Working For BlackCat Cyber Gang

    A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to abusing his position by working with noted cybercrime group BlackCat

  2. Researchers Uncover ProxySmart Software Powering 90+ SIM Farms

    Infrawatch says ProxySmart platform enables SIM farm activity at “industrial scale”

  3. UK Faces a Cyber ‘Perfect Storm’ Driven by Tech Advances and Nation State Threats, NCSC Warns

    The convergence of global tensions and rapid technological change is driving a new era of cyber risk, the NCSC warns

  4. Trojanized Android App Fuels New Wave of NFC Fraud

    NGate malware abuses HandyPay app to steal NFC card data and PINs in Brazil

  5. The Gentlemen Ransomware Expands With Rapid Affiliate Growth

    Gentlemen RaaS expands quickly with multi-platform attacks and SystemBC-linked infections

  6. Unchecked AI Agents Cause Cybersecurity Incidents at Two Thirds of Firms

    Data exposure, operational disruption and financial losses among issues faced by businesses struggling with the rapid rise of AI agents, warns Cloud Security Alliance report

  7. Vercel Confirms Cyber Incident After Sophisticated Attacker Exploits Third‑Party Tool

    Cloud app developer Vercel appears to have suffered a security breach

  8. North Korean Blamed for $290m KelpDAO Crypto Heist

    North Korea’s Lazarus Group is pegged for a $290m crypto theft at KelpDAO

  9. ZionSiphon Malware Targets Water Infrastructure Systems

    ZionSiphon malware targets OT water systems with sabotage and ICS scanning capabilities

  10. Formbook Malware Campaign Uses Multiple Obfuscation Techniques to Avoid Detection

    Formbook attacks use combination of DLL Side-Loading and Obfuscated JavaScript to stay hidden, researchers at WatchGuard have uncovered

  11. Attackers Exploit DVR Command Injection Flaw to Deploy Mirai-Based Botnet

    FortiGuard Labs has identified a Mirai-based Nexcorium campaign actively exploiting CVE-2024-3721 in TBK DVR devices

  12. NCSC Outlines Coordinated Plan to Boost NHS Cyber Resilience

    The National Cyber Security Centre has shared an update of its resilience-building efforts for the NHS

  13. Crypto Exchange Grinex Blames Western Spies for $13m Theft

    Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist

  14. Commercial AI Models Show Rapid Gains in Vulnerability Research

    AI models are making rapid gains in vulnerability research and exploit development, raising new cybersecurity risks, a Forescout study finds

  15. DDoS-For-Hire Services Disrupted by International Police Action in ‘Operation PowerOff’

    Coordinated action by FBI, Europol and others seizes infrastructure, makes arrests – and sends warning letters to known DDoS service users

  16. US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North Korea

    US authorities jail two Americans for aiding North Korean laptop farm scams that infiltrated over 100 firms

  17. APK Malformation Found in Thousands of Android Malware Samples

    APK malformation tactic now appears in over 3000 Android malware samples evading static analysis

  18. Cookeville Medical Center Notifies Patients After July 2025 Ransomware Attack

    Tennessee's CRMC notifies over 337,000 patients of Rhysida ransomware breach exposing sensitive data

  19. NIST Drops NVD Enrichment for Pre-March 2026 Vulnerabilities

    NIST’s National Vulnerability Database will now prioritize enriching new and exploited flaws to address the record growth of reported CVEs

  20. Systemic Flaw in MCP Protocol Could Expose 150 Million Downloads

    Ox Security claims as many as 200,000 servers are exposed by newly discovered MCP vulnerability

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