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  • NDPC records 1,500 cyberattack attempts, says official 2026-05-01 08:13 Punch The National Data Protection Commission says it recorded over 1,500 cyberattack attempts within a short period. The National Commissioner of NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday on the sidelines …
  • Lee commends law enforcement for almost halving voice phishing damage 2026-05-01 07:22 Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, May 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday praised law enforcement authorities for their recent success in cracking down on phone scam cases. In a post on his official X account, Lee said he was "relieved to see voice phishing damage …
  • Fortinet warns ransomware victims rise 389% amid AI 2026-05-01 05:26 SecurityBrief Fortinet has published its 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report, which found ransomware victims rose 389 per cent year on year. Based on telemetry from FortiGuard Labs, the report points to a cybercrime market using artificial intelligence tools to sharpen …
  • Microsoft warns of surge in QR code phishing attacks 2026-05-01 05:26 SecurityBrief Microsoft detected about 8.3 billion email-based phishing threats in the first quarter of 2026, with QR code phishing emerging as the fastest-growing attack method. Monthly phishing volumes eased slightly from 2.9 billion in January to 2.6 billion in March …
  • OpenAI & Yubico launch phishing-resistant YubiKeys 2026-05-01 05:26 SecurityBrief OpenAI and Yubico have launched a customised two-pack of YubiKeys for OpenAI users as part of OpenAI's Advanced Account Security programme. The set is aimed at ChatGPT users who want phishing-resistant hardware keys to secure their accounts. It …
  • Cyberattack Puts Costa Rica Travelers and Hosts on Alert 2026-05-01 05:01 Tico Times Travelers and lodging operators in Costa Rica are being urged to watch for phishing attempts after Booking.com confirmed that unauthorized third parties accessed some customer reservation information in a cyberattack affecting users worldwide. The company …
  • Bahrain facing escalation in sophisticated DDoS attacks 2026-05-01 04:51 Gulf Daily News Online BAHRAIN has emerged as a major target for sophisticated cyberattacks in the Middle East, experiencing a 171 per cent surge in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) incidents during the first quarter of 2026. A new report from cybersecurity firm StormWall …
  • Alberta voter info database shut down amidst probes of alleged data breach 2026-05-01 03:21 980 CJME EDMONTON — A database belonging to an Alberta separatist group was shut down Thursday as elections officials and Mounties probe an alleged voter-list privacy breach affecting up to three million Albertans. “The RCMP has initiated an investigation and is …
  • Hacker who orchestrated cyberattack that crippled Auburn now trying to prevent attacks 2026-05-01 02:45 WMUR 9 - New Hampshire A man who orchestrated a sophisticated cyberattack that crippled Auburn's town systems and targeted a local police detective says he is working to make amends by developing software to prevent similar attacks.Wayne Kenney Jr., 36, spoke publicly for …
  • Former incident responders sentenced to 4 years in prison for committing ransomware attacks 2026-05-01 02:26 CyberScoop Two former cybersecurity professionals who moonlighted as cybercriminals, committing a series of ransomware attacks in 2023, were each sentenced to four years in prison, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ryan Clifford Goldberg and Kevin Tyler Martin …
  • Unprecedented- Private Equity Firm Potentially on Hook for Portfolio Company’s Data Breach 2026-05-01 01:48 National Law Review In a first of its kind, a California federal judge allowed claims against Bain Capital to proceed based on a data breach at its subsidiary, PowerSchool. Notably, many of the claims are based on conduct that occurred before Bain’s acquisition of PowerSchool …
  • OpenAI and Yubico partner to bring custom phishing-resistant YubiKeys to OpenAI users 2026-05-01 01:32 Fintech News Yubico (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: YUBICO), the pioneer of phishing-resistant authentication and creator of the YubiKey, the gold standard of security keys, today announced an industry-first collaboration with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. Beginning today, people …
  • New Research: AI-Driven Cybercrime Led to a 389% Increase in Ransomware Victims 2026-05-01 01:24 Security Magazine Agung Raharja via Unsplash New research reveals cybercriminals are working smarter, not harder, thanks to AI-enabled exploits. The research reveals a decline (22% year-over-year) in brute force attempts, indicating greater efficiency, as cybercriminals are …
  • New PhaaS Platform Phoenix Drives Brand-Impersonation Smishing Across Finance, Telecom, and Logistics 2026-05-01 01:03 Cyber Security News A dangerous new phishing platform called Phoenix is quietly spreading across the globe, targeting people through fake SMS messages designed to look like they come from trusted banks, telecom providers, and delivery companies. This platform works on a …
  • Qilin Ransomware Enumerates RDP Authentication History on a Compromised Server 2026-05-01 01:03 Cyber Security News Qilin ransomware is one of the most active and damaging threats in the cyber landscape today. The group has steadily evolved its tactics since it first appeared in 2022, and its latest technique of enumerating Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) authentication …
  • Utah National Guard and local partners respond to a simulated cyberattack 2026-05-01 00:50 DVIDS - Georgia LEHI, Utah – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flew low over the Don A. Christiansen Regional Water Treatment Plant in Orem, Utah, as dignitaries rushed inside to assess the effects of a simulated cyberattack in support of the Utah National Guard’s Exercise …
  • Breach Roundup: US Cyber Command Flags Election Threats 2026-05-01 00:01 Bank Information Security Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Also, HexDex Arrest, Black Axe Crackdown, LeRobot RCE Flaw Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • April 30, 2026     Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around …
  • Carnival Served With Multiple Lawsuits Over Major Data Breach 2026-04-30 23:56 Cruise Hive Key Aspects: More than 8.7 million records have allegedly been impacted in a major data breach impacting Carnival Corporation. The cruise line has now been slapped with three class action lawsuits related to the breach. In the claims, the cruise company is …
  • How Maryland special agents started investigating the Attar sextortion case 2026-04-30 23:24 The Baltimore Banner - Maryland It was just after 9:30 a.m., July 19, 2022 — primary election day — and Joseph “Jay” Attar was at the Fallstaff Elementary polling place when authorities served their warrant. They wanted Attar, the brother of then-Del. Dalya Attar, to hand over his …
  • Crypto devs face new threat from Claude-based malware 2026-04-30 23:17 Cryptopolitan An open-source crypto trading project received a malicious npm package called @validate-sdk/v2 after Anthropic’s Claude Opus AI model made it a dependency. This gave hackers access to users’ crypto wallets and funds. Security researchers from …
  • Stryker results miss after Q1 cyberattack, company sticks with guidance 2026-04-30 22:56 MassDevice Stryker (NYSE: SYK) reported first-quarter results that missed the Wall Street analyst consensus due to a major cyberattack by Iran-backed hackers. SYK shares were down more than 2% to $308.75 apiece in after-hours trading. The results came on the heels of …
  • Bot her emails: most modern phishing campaigns are AI-enabled 2026-04-30 21:37 The Register Give a man a phishing kit and he might get lucky a couple of times; teach an AI to phish and it'll change the landscape, if KnowBe4's latest phishing trends report is accurate. The cybersecurity and phishing awareness outfit released the seventh …
  • ANTS data breach: 15-year-old boy in police custody 2026-04-30 21:12 Entrevue A 15-year-old boy has been taken into custody as part of an investigation into a data breach at ANTS, the National Agency for Secure Documents. He is suspected of having participated in the dissemination or use of information from this administrative …
  • Lazarus hackers target macOS users with Mach-O Man malware kit 2026-04-30 19:45 VPNCentral North Korea’s Lazarus Group has been linked to a new macOS malware campaign called Mach-O Man, which targets crypto executives, fintech teams, developers, and other high-value Mac users through fake meeting invitations. The campaign uses a social …
  • SLOTAGENT malware uses API hashing and encrypted strings to evade analysis 2026-04-30 19:45 VPNCentral A newly identified malware family called SLOTAGENT is drawing attention because of its heavy use of anti-analysis techniques. Researchers say the malware hides Windows API calls and encrypts internal strings to make reverse engineering harder. SLOTAGENT …
  • Minecraft players targeted by LofyStealer malware disguised as Slinky cheat 2026-04-30 19:45 VPNCentral Minecraft players are being targeted by a new LofyStealer campaign that disguises malware as a cheat tool called Slinky. The attack uses the official Minecraft icon and social engineering to trick users into running the file themselves. Once launched, the …
  • Vimeo confirms data breach after Anodot vendor compromise exposed user data 2026-04-30 19:45 VPNCentral Vimeo has confirmed a security incident after an unauthorized actor accessed certain user and customer data through a breach involving Anodot, a third-party analytics provider. The company says the accessed data mainly included technical operational data, …
  • VECT 2.0 ransomware destroys large files instead of encrypting them 2026-04-30 19:44 VPNCentral A newly analyzed ransomware strain called VECT 2.0 can permanently destroy large files instead of encrypting them in a recoverable way. Check Point Research found that any file larger than 131,072 bytes, or 128 KB, loses critical decryption data during …
  • Winn Schwartau Reveals How Rising DDoS Attacks Are Testing Cyber Defenses and Human Decision Making 2026-04-30 19:44 EIN Presswire Cybersecurity expert announces new insight on DDoS threats, cyber warfare, and infrastructure vulnerability today ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, April 30, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cybersecurity expert Winn Schwartau is drawing attention to a …
  • Sandhills Medical data breach may have exposed info of 78,000+ South Carolinians, state agency says 2026-04-30 19:06 WLTX 19 - South Carolina More than 78,000 residents may be affected, the SC Department of Consumer Affairs says. The provider says exposed data could include SSNs and health records. MCBEE, S.C. — A South Carolina medical provider has begun notifying state residents whose …
  • Chinese phishing targets investigating journalists, ICIJ reports 2026-04-30 18:54 PIME AsiaNews One year after its "China Target" report on Beijing's repression of dissidents abroad, the international consortium behind major probes like the Panama Papers is reporting suspicious attempts to access emails and sensitive data. According to …
  • Patient medical records compromised by cyberattack at Columbia surgical clinic 2026-04-30 18:44 WSMV 4 - Tennessee COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WSMV) - A surgery center in Maury County alerted its patients to a recent cyberattack, which is making it difficult to access medical records. The Columbia Surgical Partners announced on Wednesday that its parent company was hit by a “ …
  • Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs 2026-04-30 18:27 Krebs on Security - Virginia A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive DDoS attacks against other network operators in Brazil, …
  • City hit by cyber attack: Incident under federal investigation 2026-04-30 18:25 The Ardmoreite - Oklahoma
  • Cyber Criminals Leak Data From Minnesota Ransomware Incident 2026-04-30 18:24 Government Technology (TNS) — The cybercriminals who committed a ransomware attack against Winona County earlier this month have released information taken from the county’s network. The county learned of the release Wednesday and announced it later that day. “We take this very …
  • INE Highlights Escalating Cost of Ransomware Downtime in Industrial Environments 2026-04-30 17:32 EIN Presswire Cary, NC, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INE Security, a global provider of cybersecurity and IT training and certifications, today highlighted the rising operational and financial impact of ransomware attacks across industrial sectors, where downtime …
  • Unprecedented: Private Equity Firm Potentially on Hook for Portfolio Company’s Data Breach 2026-04-30 17:31 JD Supra - California In a first of its kind, a California federal judge allowed claims against Bain Capital to proceed based on a data breach at its subsidiary, PowerSchool. Notably, many of the claims are based on conduct that occurred before Bain’s acquisition of PowerSchool …
  • Cyberattack on New Jersey school drives debt sale 2026-04-30 17:15 The Bond Buyer - New York A cyberattack that stole $4.8 million in taxpayer money has spurred a New Jersey suburb to issue short-term debt as officials try to recover the funds.  Processing Content Spotswood, roughly 40 miles outside New York City, was targeted by hackers last year …
  • NABU warns of phishing emails allegedly sent on behalf of the bureau 2026-04-30 17:12 UNN The National Anti-Corruption Bureau has reported the distribution of phishing emails allegedly on its behalf, containing malicious links or attachments. This was reported by the NABU press service, according to UNN. The distribution of phishing emails …
  • Researchers discover new all-in-one ‘Bluekit’ phishing kit capable of bypassing enterprise 2FA protocols and emulating 40+ global brands 2026-04-30 16:59 TechRadar Pro Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Researchers have discovered a complex new phishing kit Bluekit offers phishing in a software-as-a-service package An entire campaign can be centralized and automated, …
  • France opens formal probe into teenage suspect in massive ID data breach 2026-04-30 16:42 Channel News Asia PARIS, April 30 : The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into a 15-year-old, suspected of having hacked the country's ID agency and trying to sell the data of millions of French people on the dark web this month, it said on …
  • Vertu lifts profit expectations after JLR cyber-attack insurance claim 2026-04-30 16:34 ShareCast The AIM-traded UK automotive retailer said the claim related to the September cyber-attack on JLR, which temporarily disrupted vehicle supply, parts availability and connected systems used by JLR franchised retailers, including Vertu’s operations. It said …
  • Airbus Subsidiary Victim of $2M Ransomware Attack 2026-04-30 16:34 Design and Development Today - Wisconsin Earlier this week, the ransomware group Rhysida, via its data leak site, claimed to have stolen 10 TB of data from Airbus Group subsidiary STELIA Aerospace North America. The group is threatening to release the data early next week if their 27-bitcoin ($2. …
  • Sandhills Medical Says Ransomware Breach Affects 170,000 2026-04-30 16:03 SecurityWeek South Carolina-based healthcare provider Sandhills Medical Foundation has disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 170,000 individuals. Sandhills Medical said in a data security incident notice on its website that it discovered a ransomware attack on May 8 …
  • Ransomware Defense Starts with Your Vendors 2026-04-30 15:58 Industrial Equipment News - Wisconsin Manufacturing has ranked as the most targeted sector for ransomware attacks four years in a row and the pressure is intensifying. Manufacturers now face roughly 1,585 attacks per week, a figure that has climbed 30 percent year over year. These incidents …
  • Alberta separatist group ordered to take down list of voters, RCMP investigating alleged privacy breach 2026-04-30 15:46 Global News The names and addresses of millions of Albertans were posted in a searchable online database for days before a court order forced a separatist group to take it down. Now, RCMP are investigating. Elections Alberta released more details about the situation …
  • Durban beachfront phishing syndicate busted 2026-04-30 15:35 Tabloid Newspapers A sophisticated cellphone phishing syndicate operating from a prominent Durban beachfront hotel has been dismantled in a multi-agency operation led by KwaZulu-Natal police. Five suspects — three foreign nationals and two local women — were arrested …
  • Linux ELF malware generator shows how AI-based detection can be fooled 2026-04-30 15:31 VPNCentral Researchers from the Czech Technical University in Prague have developed an adversarial malware generator for Linux ELF binaries that can evade a machine learning malware detector while keeping the malware functional. The research was published on arXiv on …
  • KYCShadow Android malware uses fake KYC updates on WhatsApp to steal banking data 2026-04-30 15:31 VPNCentral A new Android banking malware campaign called KYCShadow is targeting users in India through fake bank KYC verification messages shared on WhatsApp. The malware tricks victims into installing a malicious APK that looks like a banking compliance update, then …
  • Fake document reader on Google Play installs Anatsa banking malware 2026-04-30 15:31 VPNCentral A fake document reader app on Google Play has been linked to a new Anatsa banking malware campaign that exposed thousands of Android users to credential theft and financial fraud. The app passed Google Play review as a normal file reader, then used a …