- Report: Magistrates, women top bribery list as sextortion cases rise 2026-04-11 04:36 The Standard Magistrates top the list of officials receiving bribes in Kenya, with a national survey showing they receive an average bribe of Sh164,367. Premium Article Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week. Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom …
- Global Authorities Move Against Crypto Phishing, 20K Victims Revealed 2026-04-11 04:22 Bitcoinist More than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds has been frozen after a joint US, UK and Canadian crackdown targeted crypto approval phishing scams that affected more than 20,000 people, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency. The operation also …
- Man jailed for 10 years for sextortion of 21 women and girls 2026-04-11 04:21 DutchNews April 10, 2026 Mark S in court in February. Illustration: Aloys Oosterwijk ANPA 32-year-old man from Borculo in Gelderland has been jailed for 10 years, followed by compulsory psychiatric treatment for the rape, sexual assault, and sexual blackmail of at …
- Minnesota National Guard Cyber Protection Team assisting in Winona County after cyberattack 2026-04-11 03:44 KARE 11 - Minnesota The incident first reported on April 7 remains under investigation. WINONA, Minn. — The Minnesota National Guard's Cyber Protection Team is assisting Winona County following a "cyber incident" that was first identified on April 7. County …
- FBI Atlanta shuts down global phishing tool tied to $20 million in fraud 2026-04-11 03:32 The Georgia Sun A phishing tool that helped criminals steal login credentials from tens of thousands of people around the world has been taken down, and its alleged developer is now in custody in Indonesia. What happened: The FBI’s Atlanta office and Indonesian law …
- CPUID's download page has been hacked, with its popular processor and PC info tools replaced with links to files containing malware (Update: Fixed) 2026-04-11 03:10 PC Gamer Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter PC Gamer The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. You are now subscribed Your …
- Christie's slapped with 280 million won penalty, 7.2 million won fine for data breach 2026-04-11 02:43 Korea JoungAng Daily Published: 10 Apr. 2026, 14:10 The artwork 'Nu debout et femmes assises' by Pablo Picasso is displayed during a media preview for 'The Art of the Surreal, Evening Sale' at Christie's auction house in central London on Feb. 25. [AFP/ …
- Hacker Hijacks Downloads for Popular PC-Monitoring Tools to Serve Malware 2026-04-11 02:27 PC Magazine If you downloaded the free PC-monitoring tools CPU-Z or HWMonitor yesterday, you may have actually installed malware after a hacker briefly hijacked the downloads to deliver a Trojan. On Thursday, Reddit users began warning about the threat, which …
- Dutch police urge victims of 'international sextortion campaign' to come forward 2026-04-11 02:09 BBC
- Meta Business Manager phishing emails now come from Meta’s real mail domain 2026-04-11 01:18 VPNCentral A new phishing campaign is abusing Meta’s own Business Manager partner-request system to send convincing emails from facebookmail.com, a legitimate Meta-owned domain. That makes the messages far harder to block with normal email authentication checks …
- Inside the Data Breach That Put LAPD Disciplinary Records Online 2026-04-11 01:10 Officer.com LOS ANGELES—The disciplinary files of Los Angeles police officers are closely guarded secrets, protected by some of the nation’s strictest confidentiality laws. But now, many of those secret files have been splashed across the internet, along with tens of …
- Hackers abuse GitHub and GitLab to host malware and credential phishing campaigns 2026-04-11 01:02 VPNCentral Attackers are increasingly abusing GitHub and GitLab as trusted delivery channels for malware and credential phishing. New research from Cofense says this tactic has grown steadily since 2021, with 2025 alone accounting for 45% of all observed campaign …
- MuddyWater turns to Russian malware-as-a-service in new ChainShell campaign 2026-04-11 00:58 VPNCentral Iran-linked threat group MuddyWater appears to have shifted tactics by using a Russian-speaking malware-as-a-service platform in a fresh campaign tied to Israeli targeting. New research from Jumpsec says the operation links MuddyWater infrastructure to TAG …
- CPUID hack turns CPU-Z and HWMonitor downloads into a malware risk 2026-04-11 00:53 VPNCentral Anyone who downloaded CPU-Z or HWMonitor from CPUID around April 9 to April 10, 2026 should treat that installer as suspicious. CPUID now says attackers compromised a secondary API for about six hours and used it to show malicious download links, while …
- Stryker warns of earnings fallout from March cyberattack 2026-04-10 23:38 Cybersecurity Dive Stryker, the Michigan-based medtech provider, said in a regulatory filing that the March cyberattack that temporarily disrupted the company’s manufacturing, ordering and shipping operations had a material impact on its first-quarter earnings. The March 11 …
- How banning ransomware payments could elevate risk, not reduce it 2026-04-10 22:51 Canadian Underwriter iStock.com/Pixsooz Banning ransomware payments altogether has intuitive appeal, but there could be unintended consequences from an insurance perspective, a cyber insurance professional tells Canadian Underwriter. For example, some desperate victims …
- Ransomware Attack on Vivaticket Disrupts Online Bookings at European Museums and Monuments 2026-04-10 22:18 CPO Magazine A ransomware attack hit the online ticketing platform Vivaticket, disrupting booking services across European museums and monuments. Vivaticket processes over 850 million tickets annually for more than 3,500 museums and monuments across 50 countries. The …
- DermCare Management Data Breach Exposes Personal Information: Murphy Law Firm Investigates Legal Claims 2026-04-10 21:24 EIN Presswire OKLAHOMA CITY, April 10, 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 DermCare Management. To join the class action …
- Winona County continues recovery from second cyber attack in three months 2026-04-10 20:40 WKBT - Wisconsin • Winona County's main network remains offline days after a cyber attack was detected Monday, forcing county operations to rely on paper processes • Fifteen Minnesota National Guard IT experts are assisting with recovery efforts alongside the Bureau of …
- Winona County services remain down after cyberattack 2026-04-10 20:06 Fergus Now - Minnesota
- Ransomware attack on ChipSoft knocks EHR services offline across hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium 2026-04-10 19:48 Security Affairs Ransomware attack on ChipSoft knocks EHR services offline across hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium Dutch healthcare IT firm ChipSoft suffered a ransomware attack, forcing services and its HiX platform offline, impacting hospitals and patients. …
- Masjesu botnet targets smart factory floors for extortion 2026-04-10 19:05 IoT Tech News Unpatched industrial IoT devices are exposing smart factory floors to commercial botnet extortion and severe operational downtime. Operational technology environments are wiring millions of smart sensors, connected actuators, and IP cameras into their …
- County agency reports data breach 2026-04-10 18:03 The Porterville Recorder - California The Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) discovered a potential breach of protected health information, exposing 845 patients from the Visalia and Farmersville clinics that use the online Patient Portal. The potential breach occurred on …
- Minnesota National Guard deployed to help Winona County after cyberattack 2026-04-10 17:21 CBS 4 - Minnesota April 9, 2026 / 10:19 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sent the Minnesota National Guard to southeastern Minnesota this week after Winona County detected a ransomware attack on its computer network on Tuesday. Walz said the cyberattack " …
- Top WordPress Slider plugin hijacked to spread malware — here's what to look out for 2026-04-10 16:36 TechRadar Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Pro Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! You are …
- Google Chrome rolls out a new tool to try and stop infostealer malware in its tracks 2026-04-10 16:10 TechRadar Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Pro Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! You are …
- 10-year prison sentence for man, 32, in Groningen sextortion and rape case 2026-04-10 15:39 NL Times The court in Groningen sentenced 32-year-old Mark S. from Borculo to 10 years in prison and institutionalization with forced treatment. The court convicted the 32-year-old man of sextorting dozens of girls and women, raping two women, and the human …
- Azerbaijan identifies cyber attack with Hungary’s assistance 2026-04-10 14:33 AzerNews A web resource belonging to a local organisation in Azerbaijan has been subjected to a cyber attack, according to the Electronic Security Service, AzerNEWS reports. The agency noted that the scale of cyber attacks is increasing globally amid ongoing …
- Water Treatment Facility Downed with Ransomware Attack 2026-04-10 12:40 National Law Review Critical infrastructure operators at the water treatment plant in Minot, North Dakota, were forced to resort to manual processes when its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system became inoperable as a result of a March 14, 2026, ransomware …
- Synergy investigating claims of data breach 2026-04-10 12:10 Business News
- Bitter link emerges in MENA phishing case 2026-04-10 11:20 Arabian Post A cross-border espionage campaign that targeted journalists, civil society figures and some government-linked entities across the Middle East and North Africa between 2023 and 2024 has been tied by researchers to BITTER, a long-tracked South Asian threat …
- One Cyber Attack Prepared Winona County, Minn., for Another 2026-04-10 11:01 Government Technology (TNS) — Winona County officials confirmed Wednesday the county was hit with a ransomware attack this week. County officials first discovered the ransomware attack on the county's computer network on Tuesday, April 7, according to a statement from …
- Severn Trent admit 'mistake' after customers hit by data breach 2026-04-10 08:22 Worcester News Concerns were raised after the water company accidentally sent a survey invitation including clients' emails to other Severn Trent customers. It included all recipients in the email's CC field instead of the BCC, making many clients' emails …
- How American Teenagers Are Targeted in ‘Sextortion’ Scams, Sometimes With Deadly Consequences 2026-04-10 07:52 The Epoch Times | April 09, 2026Updated:April 09, 2026 AURORA, Mo.—Kari Boettler could not comprehend what she found on her late son’s cellphone on Feb. 5, 2024. She was searching the metadata to determine why 16-year-old Evan had shot himself in their backyard that …
- Sam Altman warns of imminent “world-shaking” cyberattack risk 2026-04-10 06:55 Dataconomy Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT, warned of a potential “world-shaking” cyberattack this year due to advancements in artificial intelligence. Altman expressed concerns that the rapid development of AI could lead to significant vulnerabilities if misused. While …
- Winona County cyberattack is part of a trend as local governments are increasingly targeted 2026-04-10 06:18 Austin Daily Herald - Minnesota Israel said that, in the past, criminal agents were more focused on breaking into an organization's system, locking it down, and charging ransoms to unlock the files. But as more organizations have gotten better at backing up their systems, cyber …
- Yes, you can get malware just by visiting a website 2026-04-10 05:46 MakeUseOf How many times have you had someone tell you, "I didn't click anything," as they hand you a PC filled with malware? It's one of the go-to defensive explanations, but malware that can download and install itself is also surprisingly …
- Eurail data breach impacted 308,777 people 2026-04-10 05:04 Security Affairs Eurail data breach impacted 308,777 people Hackers breached Eurail in Dec 2025, stole names and passport data, and exposed over 300,000 travelers’ personal information. Threat actors breached Eurail in December 2025 and stole names and passport numbers …
- Mac users beware — experts say this attack 'stood out immediately' by making a major change to try spread malware 2026-04-10 04:54 TechRadar Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Pro Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! You are …
- Watchdog wants answers on Standard Bank, Liberty data breach 2026-04-10 03:46 News24 The Information Regulator will compel Standard Bank and Liberty to share more information about data breaches they reported last month. It has not been confirmed that the incidents were related. Gallo Images/Photo24/Brendan Croft Be among those who …
- West Australian Power Company Suffers Data Breach, 900,000 People’s Details Exposed 2026-04-10 03:45 The Epoch Times Original hacker image by baramee2017 via Depositphotos. Composite image by The Epoch Times. Western Australia’s largest energy generator and retailer, Synergy, appears to have been hacked and the personal details of around 900,000 customers exposed. …
- After data breach, $10B-valued startup Mercor is having a month 2026-04-10 03:13 TechCrunch Six months ago, Mercor was flying high after raising a massive $350 million Series C that valued the AI data training startup at $10 billion. But after admitting on March 31 that it was the target of a data breach, the company has been facing a world of …
- Lotte Card given notice of $3M penalty, business suspension over massive data breach 2026-04-10 03:04 Korea JoungAng Daily Published: 09 Apr. 2026, 17:07 The logo of Lotte Card as seen on the company's headquarters on July 14, 2025 [YONHAP] Lotte Card has been notified by the financial watchdog that it is liable for around 5 billion won ($3.38 million) in financial …
- Data Breach Alert: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Investigates Figure Lending Corp. Data Breach Affecting Nearly 1 Million Users. 2026-04-10 02:49 EIN Presswire CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is actively investigating data privacy claims arising from the Figure Lending Corp. data breach. On January 28, 2026, Figure Technology experienced …
- Data Breach Alert: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Investigates Graebel Companies, Inc. Data Breach 2026-04-10 02:42 EIN Presswire AURORA, Colo., April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is actively investigating data privacy claims arising from the Graebel Companies, Inc. data breach. In December 2024, Graebel Companies, Inc. …
- Data Breach Alert: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Investigates Mercer Advisors Inc., Data Breach 2026-04-10 02:36 EIN Presswire DENVER, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is actively investigating data privacy claims arising from the Mercer Advisors Inc. data breach. On January 22, 2026, Mercer Advisors Inc. discovered …
- The Scourge of Malware Infected Customer Devices at Big UK Broadband ISPs 2026-04-10 01:14 ISP Review A quick look at the global Threat Map from internet security giant Spamhaus can sometimes be quite illuminating. The map displays the activity of botnets around the world, fuelled by malware infected devices, and these days it’s not uncommon to see the …
- Pa. man says he lost $9,000 from retirement account in phishing scam 2026-04-10 00:12 NBC 10 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania Preparing for retirement doesn't just mean savings, it also means protecting your money too. A viewer reached out to NBC10 Responds after he said he unknowingly gave scammers access to his account and lost thousands of dollars. One day, Joseph Tiegue …
- La Vergne approves $88K to help recover from cyber-attack 2026-04-09 23:58 The Chronicle of Mt Juliet - Tennessee The La Vergne Board of Mayor & Aldermen met for less than 45 minutes for its monthly meeting on April 7 and approved the spending of nearly $90,000 to significantly continue the process to prevent another cyber-attack on the city. Last October, a cyber …
- ThreatsDay Bulletin: Hybrid P2P Botnet, 13-Year-Old Apache RCE and 18 More Stories 2026-04-09 22:43 The Hacker News Ravie LakshmananApr 09, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News Thursday. Another week, another batch of things that probably should've been caught sooner but weren't. This one's got some range — old vulnerabilities getting new life, a few …