Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested an executive from a Canadian cybersecurity firm on Thursday in Pennsylvania, as part of an ongoing investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. This group is reportedly responsible for a recent data breach…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has apprehended an additional individual suspected of being a member of the ShinyHunters extortion group, which is believed to be responsible for a recent breach of FBI systems.
The U.S. State Department announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that leads to the identification or location of Zhang Yu, a Chinese national. Zhang Yu has been charged in the United States in connection…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public service announcement (PSA) detailing ongoing cyberattacks, termed FortiBleed, which are actively targeting internet-exposed Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways.
A North Carolina musician, identified as Daniel M. M. of Charlotte, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for orchestrating a sophisticated streaming royalty fraud scheme that defrauded music platforms of over $10 million.
A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, identified online by the handle "Rey," has reportedly been detained in Jordan. This individual is now cooperating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in an effort to locate other members…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a directive to its employees, urging them to assume that their personal data has been compromised following a suspected cyberattack. This warning stems from claims made by the hacking group ShinyHunters…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has declared a "cyber security incident" following a data breach that exposed the personal information of its agents. While the bureau has not yet issued a public confirmation of the breach, it has directly…
Current and former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents have voiced significant fear and anger following a substantial data breach, detailing the "devastating impact" of the incident on their personal safety and professional operations.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has initiated an investigation into claims made by the hacker group ShinyHunters, which alleges the exfiltration of personal data belonging to thousands of current and former employees.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed it is investigating a data breach that allegedly exposed "very sensitive" information pertaining to thousands of its employees. The claim of the breach was made by the hacker group ShinyHunters, which has…
The cyber extortion group ShinyHunters announced on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, that it had successfully breached the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In a statement disseminated on the dark web, the group asserted that it had obtained highly sensitive…
The hacking group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for a significant data breach affecting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), alleging the theft of personal information belonging to both active agents and job applicants.
Stolen passwords represent a critical cybersecurity vulnerability for water utilities across the United States, according to a recent analysis by researchers. These credentials, often obtained through phishing attacks, malware, or credential stuffing, grant unauthorized access to sensitive operational technology (OT)…
North Korean state-sponsored hacking groups have been actively targeting software developers and their employers by posing as recruiters and offering seemingly legitimate job opportunities, according to a joint advisory issued by cybersecurity agencies in the United States, South Korea…
Six Chinese artificial intelligence companies have been accused by United States government agencies of engaging in industrial-scale attacks to distill the capabilities of US frontier AI models. The allegations were detailed in a joint release on Tuesday by the National…
United States cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have reported that six Chinese artificial intelligence companies engaged in industrial-scale data extraction, referred to as "distillation attacks," targeting American frontier AI models. These alleged attacks have been ongoing since at least late 2024…
United States cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have accused China-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies of engaging in a "systematic extraction" of proprietary functionalities and capabilities from American frontier AI models. This alleged activity, described as occurring at an "industrial-scale," forms…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched an inquiry into a new identity theft service operating on the dark web, identified as Nexus, which is reportedly selling digital scans of over 153 million driver's licenses from individuals…
Australian Federal Police (AFP) announced the arrest of two individuals on May 23, 2024, in connection with the cybercrime group known as TeamPCP. These arrests are linked to a series of cyberattacks that occurred earlier in 2024, targeting technology companies…