- Indotel probes Claro data breach exposing client phone numbers and national IDs 2026-09-17 07:48 DR1 The Dominican Telecommunications Institute (Indotel) has launched an investigation following an unauthorized data breach reported by Claro Dominicana, which affects a group of individual mobile service customers, according to a report published by N …
- Revolut Faces $3M Monero Ransom Demand Following Major Customer Data Breach 2026-09-17 07:15 Blockonomi Key Points A hacker group identified as “iamnotavillain” has issued a ransom demand for 6,000 Monero (approximately $3 million) from Revolut with a 24-hour deadline A minimum of 680 customer accounts were compromised following fraudulent government data …
- FBI, Coast Guard Investigate US-Bound Tankers Hit by Cyberattack 2026-09-17 06:54 NTD
- Hong Kong’s ‘AI city brain’ will not tap personal data, breach privacy: John Lee 2026-09-17 06:19 South China Morning Post Hong Kong’s new “AI city brain” will not involve personal data and poses no privacy concerns, the city leader has said, adding that the system will also help improve visitor management during “golden week” holidays. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also …
- Alaska FBI targets DDoS-for-hire sites in international crackdown 2026-09-17 06:13 Peninsula Clarion - Alaska Published 10:00 pm Wednesday, September 16, 2026 By Jeffrey Kennett Juneau Empire Writer Federal authorities in Alaska have seized internet domains tied to a service accused of allowing customers to pay for denial-of-service attacks against targets around …
- Two men charged by Hawk as part of investigation into data breach 2026-09-17 05:08 The National Tribune Detectives from Taskforce Hawk have today charged two CFMEU officials as part of an investigation into a report of a data breach involving a former CFMEU member and subsequent sharing of personal information and photographs. A search warrant was executed …
- Voice Phishing Losses at NH Nonghyup Bank Rise 2.3 Times in Two Years 2026-09-17 04:55 Seoul Economic Daily NH NongHyup BankNH Nonghyup Bank has expanded its dedicated staff and budget and built a suspicious transaction detection system to curb voice phishing, yet losses have grown sharply instead. Individual losses tied to fraud-linked accounts that NH Nonghyup …
- VectraRAT Malware-as-a-Service Lets Hackers Bypass UAC and Hijack Windows Systems 2026-09-17 04:22 GBHackers VectraRAT, a previously undocumented Malware-as-a-Service platform that combines remote-access trojan capabilities with automated credential theft and a silent Windows privilege-escalation chain. Unlike the large number of commodity RATs that recycle …
- Middle East cyber threats enter a new phase as ransomware surges and AI joins the attacker’s toolkit 2026-09-17 03:27 Digital Journal The cyber threat landscape across the Middle East is undergoing a profound transformation. While geopolitical hacktivism continues to dominate headlines, a new analysis suggests that the region’s most pressing digital risks are increasingly being driven by …
- Hackers Demand $3mn From Revolut After Data Breach 2026-09-17 03:21 Sri Lanka Guardian Hackers claiming responsibility for a data breach at Revolut have threatened to sell confidential records belonging to hundreds of customers to other criminal groups unless the British online bank pays a ransom of $3mn within 24 hours. The group, which …
- Revolut data breach: Company denies direct contact with hackers demanding $3 million ransom 2026-09-17 03:16 ETCISO.in Revolut has had no direct contact or demand from the individuals or group claiming responsibility for a data breach, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. The Financial Times reported that attackers claiming responsibility for a data breach at …
- Parents of teen who took his own life after becoming victim of sextortion, honored 2026-09-17 03:01 Clevland 19 News - Ohio CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Tim and Tamia Woods, the parents of James Woods, the Streetsboro teen who took his own life after becoming a victim of sextortion, were honored Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Parents of Northeast Ohio sextortion victim honored by …
- Cyberattack preventing nurses from license renewal 2026-09-17 02:50 WBRC 6 News - Alabama
- FBI: Springfield Public School data breached in cyberattack 2026-09-17 02:21 Western Mass News - Massachusetts
- Springfield schools proposes calendar change following cyberattack 2026-09-17 02:20 Western Mass News - Massachusetts SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The school subcommittee reinstated that 180-day requirement for students and staff, making those adjustments to how winter break will look. The proposed changes to the calendar would now add two full instructional days …
- Investigation into cyberattack at Slate Valley continues; school board talks elementary reorganization 2026-09-17 01:57 Rutland Herald - Vermont An investigation into a ransomware attack on Slate Valley Unified Union School District earlier this month remains ongoing. According to a series of district Facebook posts, the attack occurred Sept. 3 and ultimately disabled the district’s internet access …
- Delaware Data Breach Notification Law Amendment Adds Earlier AG Notice, Narrows GLBA and HIPAA Safe Harbor 2026-09-17 01:54 National Law Review Key Updates Delaware enacted HB 381 on Sept. 2, which amends the state’s data breach notification law by adding an early Attorney General reporting requirement when an organization cannot identify affected Delaware residents within 60 days. HB 381 also …
- Luminis Health sued over alleged failure to protect patient data after cyberattack 2026-09-17 01:02 CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland A patient of Anne Arundel Medical Center alleges in a lawsuit that the hospital's parent company, Luminis Health, negligently failed to protect their medical information following a cybersecurity incident earlier this month, according to our media …
- Nipigon hospital hit by ransomware attack 2026-09-17 00:49 SNnewswatch Hospital statement says it is “working with external cybersecurity experts and hospital partners to contain the incident, assess its scope and restore affected systems safely." NIPIGON — Some patient services may be affected as the general hospital in …
- Phishing cases on rise, CIB says 2026-09-17 00:49 Taipei Times Total losses due to fraud declined last month, but reports of phishing rose substantially, with 505 cases and NT$54.51 million (US$1.71 million) in total losses reported, the National Police Agency’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said on Tuesday. In …
- U.S. probing suspected cyberattack on tanker 2026-09-17 00:29 CBS News The FBI and the Coast Guard are investigating a giant oil tanker on its way to Texas that may have been taken over by a cyberattack. Iranian state media claims hackers had control of the ship's propellers, raising concern that these giant vessels could …
- Anne Arundel patients sue Luminis Health after cyberattack exposes medical data 2026-09-17 00:29 The Baltimore Banner - Maryland An Anne Arundel Medical Center patient alleges the hospital’s parent company was negligent in safeguarding their medical information after it was exposed in a Sept. 4 data breach, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Maryland. The …
- Russian Firms Under Fire: Three Adversary Groups Deploy Backdoors, Ransomware and Wiper Malware 2026-09-16 23:58 WebProNews - Kentucky Russian enterprises face attacks from unexpected quarters. Three distinct threat clusters have singled them out for sophisticated intrusions. The activity mixes espionage, financial gain and outright destruction. NightEagle, Hacking Cat and Toy Ghouls …
- Ransomware Recovery Timelines Continue to Lag 2026-09-16 23:54 Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin The latest research from Fenix24, their first-ever State of Recoverability Report, offers insight on how recovery plans often look solid on paper, but fall apart when facing a genuine attack. Companies often plan around encryption and ransom demands, but …
- Researchers Warn: Passkey Phishing Attacks Are Leading to Cloud Account Takeovers 2026-09-16 23:51 Campus Technology Researchers Warn: Passkey Phishing Attacks Are Leading to Cloud Account Takeovers Key Takeaways Microsoft is tracking active attacks that use fake passkey and MFA setup requests to compromise employee identities. Attackers can establish persistence by …
- How the mighty have fallen — the notorious Stuxnet malware source code has been replicated and posted on GitHub for all to see 2026-09-16 23:41 TechRadar Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A pseudonymous GitHub account has published what it calls a reconstruction of Stuxnet malware that purportedly took out a fifth of Iran's centrifuges before being …
- Harley-Davidson Data Breach: Milwaukee Law Firm Investigates Claims for Possible Damages Suffered by Current and Former Employees 2026-09-16 23:35 EIN Presswire MILWAUKEE, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Milwaukee law firm Ademi LLP is investigating potential data privacy claims arising from a data breach involving Harley-Davidson. We are investigating whether Harley-Davidson maintained reasonable safeguards to …
- Revolut hackers demand $3M in Monero after data breach 2026-09-16 23:08 crypto.news Hackers behind the Revolut customer data breach have demanded 6,000 Monero, worth about $3 million, while threatening to sell the stolen records unless the bank pays within 24 hours. Summary Hackers have demanded 6,000 XMR, valued at about $3 million, from …
- Data breach at ID verification company may have exposed millions of driver’s license images 2026-09-16 23:08 WBAY - Wisconsin
- Security Researchers: Passkey Phishing Attacks Are Leading to Cloud Account Takeovers 2026-09-16 22:41 The Journal Security Researchers: Passkey Phishing Attacks Are Leading to Cloud Account Takeovers Key Takeaways Microsoft is tracking active attacks that use fake passkey and MFA setup requests to compromise employee identities. Attackers can establish persistence by …
- BambooToken: The Malware That Speaks MQTT to Stay Under the Radar 2026-09-16 22:07 Security Affairs BambooToken: The Malware That Speaks MQTT to Stay Under the Radar Lumen exposes BambooToken, a stealthy malware family using MQTT and sideloading to quietly infect targets across Asia and beyond. BambooToken is a new malware family that uses MQTT, a …
- Why Ransomware Recovery Now Costs 12 Times More Than the Ransom Itself 2026-09-16 21:57 Asume Tech In 2026, the financial impact of a ransomware attack has shifted from the ransom demand itself to the grueling process of operational restoration. According to the latest data from the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average total cost of a breach …
- AWS Says Iran Strikes Caused Permanent Customer Data Loss in Bahrain and UAE 2026-09-16 21:37 Circle ID Amazon Web Services says some customer data stored in its Bahrain and United Arab Emirates cloud infrastructure cannot be recovered, six months after Iranian strikes damaged data centers in both countries. The physical damage exceeded AWS’s multi-zone …
- Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack 2026-09-16 21:31 Ars Technica The International Meteor Organization, the nonprofit that coordinates and publishes amateur and professional observations of meteor phenomena, said its infrastructure has suffered a “critical blow” from a cyberattack. “We recently suffered a cyberattack …
- Smishing Hackers Can Watch Every Keystroke as Victims Enter Card Details and OTPs 2026-09-16 21:21 Cyber Security News A new SMS phishing campaign turns a routine payment check into a live fraud session. Victims who tap a link reach convincing pages seeking card details, passwords, and one-time passcodes, while criminals see information as it is entered. The operation uses …
- GhostCode Phishing Kit Bypasses Microsoft 365 MFA to Hijack Accounts in 78 Seconds 2026-09-16 21:21 Cyber Security News GhostCode is a newly identified phishing kit that turns a normal Microsoft 365 sign-in into an account takeover. It does not need to steal a password. Instead, it persuades people to approve a login that gives criminals access to their work account. The …
- CenterPoint Energy Data Breach – Hackers Stolen Customer’s Personal Data 2026-09-16 21:21 Cyber Security News CenterPoint Energy disclosed a data breach after an unauthorized third party obtained personal information from some of its customers through an internet-facing company system. The Houston-based utility company revealed the incident in a Form 8-K filing …
- Springfield officials to brief public on cyberattack 2026-09-16 21:15 Western Mass News - Massachusetts
- Otago school admits giving award to student accused of ‘sextortion’ was mistake 2026-09-16 21:14 Otago Daily Times
- 'That’s clearly not fast enough': Padilla presses Kash Patel on rogue AI and cyberattack response 2026-09-16 21:10 The Economic Times
- How to protect your info as Revolut confirms Irish customers hit by data breach 2026-09-16 20:58 Cork Beo Revolut (stock)(Image: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Revolut has confirmed that the recent data breach has impacted a small number of Irish customers, accounting for 12 of the 680 accounts hit by scammers. It's been disclosed that the …
- Warning issued for My Chart Phishing Scam 2026-09-16 20:50 WTVB - Michigan COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Healthcare organizations nationwide are issuing urgent warnings to patients regarding a highly realistic MyChart phishing scam designed to steal sensitive personal information. Cybercriminals are sending out fraudulent emails that …
- International Meteor Organization says cyberattack dealt ‘critical blow’ to website 2026-09-16 20:46 The Record A cyberattack has shut down the website of the premier international organization responsible for tracking meteors. The International Meteor Organization (IMO) has continued tracking asteroids and meteor through its Facebook page, but its website now …
- Springfield officials say extent of school district data breach remains unclear 2026-09-16 20:37 Western Mass News - Massachusetts SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- Springfield Public Schools confirmed that cybercriminals breached student and staff data during last week’s cyberattack, as the FBI continues to investigate the incident. The cyberattack shut down schools for all of last …
- RCMP aware of FBI probe into alleged data breach of millions of drivers’ licences in Canada, U.S. 2026-09-16 20:28 CTV News
- RCMP aware of FBI probe into data breach of millions of drivers’ licences in Canada, U.S. 2026-09-16 20:27 BNN Bloomberg The RCMP says they are aware of reports regarding an FBI investigation into the alleged exposure of tens of millions of drivers’ licences belonging to people in Canada and the U.S. being sold on the dark web. According to a report from Reuters, the FBI …
- Cornerstone Staffing Solutions Data Breach Exposes Personal Information: Murphy Law Firm Investigates Legal Claims 2026-09-16 20:15 EIN Presswire OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Murphy Law Firm is investigating claims on behalf of all individuals whose personal and confidential information was compromised in the data breach involving Cornerstone Staffing Solutions, Inc. To join …
- US Takes Down Long-Running DDoS Site 'NightmareStresser' 2026-09-16 20:05 PC Magazine The FBI has seized a notorious site called “NightmareStresser” that’s been fueling hundreds of thousands DDoS attacks to knock services offline. Since at least 2020, NightmareStresser had sold access to users looking to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service …
- Hackers demand Revolut pay $3mn ransom after data breach 2026-09-16 19:49 The Financial Times
- HBO Max Reddit account used to spread 108 malware and crypto stealing ads in 48 hours 2026-09-16 19:39 Crypto Briefing A compromised HBO Max Reddit account pushed 108 malicious ads linked to malware targeting Mac and Windows users. A compromised verified HBO Max Reddit account was used to distribute 108 malicious ads over a 48 hour period as part of a broader malware …