- Crime gangs use bots to lure young men in sextortion scams 2026-09-05 21:53 ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Criminal gangs continue to have Australian men and boys in their sights as targets for sexual extortion, with more than $200,000 defrauded from victims in one state. Sextortion usually involve scammers 'catfishing' victims into sending intimate …
- Jaguar Land Rover confirms it is axing up to 4,000 jobs a year in bid to save £1.7bn after cyber attack that stopped production for more than a month 2026-09-05 18:58 Daily Mail By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Published: 13:35 EDT, 5 September 2026 | Updated: 14:47 EDT, 5 September 2026 Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed it will open a voluntary redundancy programme just a year on from a cyber attack which brought production to a halt for …
- HDB conducts cyberattack simulation exercise with Unit 42 2026-09-05 18:38 Daily News Egypt The Housing and Development Bank (HDB) has conducted a cyberattack simulation exercise, known as a Tabletop Exercise, in cooperation with Unit 42, a global company specialising in cyberattack simulation and digital threat response. The exercise forms part …
- Fraudehelpdesk sees sharp rise in phishing attacks tied to Booking.com 2026-09-05 17:45 NL Times Over the past six months, a sharp increase in phishing related to online booking platforms has been observed, particularly regarding Booking.com, Fraudehelpdesk reports. The organization has recently been receiving more reports of attempted theft of …
- Terror hackers may hit hospitals and water systems in cyber attack on the National Grid 2026-09-05 12:50 Daily Star Hospitals and water systems could be hit if hackers target the National Grid in a cyber attack, experts are warning. They say such a move could cause blackouts across the UK, while transport networks could suffer too. Any attack that takes out the National …
- CARS24 Data Breach Exposes 3,100 Customer Records, Leads Allegedly Sold for ₹1,000 Each 2026-09-05 11:19 GBHackers Used-car platform CARS24 has alleged that confidential information belonging to approximately 3,100 customers was stolen and supplied to a rival business and outside dealers. The company claims that leads were offered for about ₹1,000 each, resulting in …
- New Panzer Ransomware Hits 16 Victims Across 11 Countries With Data Theft and Encryption 2026-09-05 11:19 GBHackers Panzer ransomware has emerged as a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation, publishing 16 alleged victims across 11 countries while combining data theft with file encryption. Documented by CyberXtron, its dedicated leak site was first observed active …
- Berlin cyberattack: hackers leak highly sensitive data across dark web 2026-09-05 08:33 Euronews By Nela Heidner & Euronews Published on 05/09/2026 - 9:17 GMT+2•Updated 9:33 The hacker group "Rhysida" has published almost six terabytes of data from Berlin's state administration on the dark web. Among …
- IT-OT convergence: When ransomware hits the factory floor 2026-09-05 03:40 Smart Industry What do ransomware attacks on manufacturers look like? Picture production lines going absolutely dark for days or weeks at a time. Store shelves, normally stocked with products, sitting empty due to serious and prolonged supply chain disruptions. These …
- LHC Group data breach impacts thousands 2026-09-05 02:42 WFSB 3 - Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - LHC Group, a major national provider of in-home healthcare services, is notifying patients of a recent data security breach that may have exposed private patient information. The breach occurred after an employee fell victim to a …
- Exclusive: Beaver County Behavioral Health victim of ransomware attack 2026-09-05 01:52 Ellwood City Ledger - Pennsylvania Sept. 4, 2026, 5:44 p.m. ET A Beaver County has announced it recently was the victim of a ransomware attack on its computer system. Administrator Lisa McCoy released a statement on Sept. 4 alerting the public that Beaver County Behavioral Health discovered …
- Calgary mayor calls special meeting over ‘privacy breach’ tied to leaked budget documents 2026-09-05 00:11 CityNews Calgary Calgary’s mayor has escalated the fallout from leaked confidential budget documents, saying he has called for a special meeting next week. In a statement posted online on Friday, mayor Jeromy Farkas said he called for a Special Meeting of Council for …
- Phishing Scam Targets Permit Applicants 2026-09-04 23:13 The Belmont Voice - Massachusetts The town is warning people to beware of a phishing scheme targeting individuals who are applying for permits through the Office of Planning and Building. According to Planning and Building Director Chris Ryan, the scams have come in waves the last three …
- Calgary mayor calls special council meeting to address ‘serious privacy breach’ 2026-09-04 21:41 CBC/Radio-Canada Play Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas …
- Air Force Officials Warn AI Is Compressing Cyberattack Timelines to Minutes 2026-09-04 21:16 Executive Gov Air Forces Cyber shared a new strategy to keep up with changing speed of cyberattacks AFC Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley warned that artificial intelligence is shortening attack timelines The command’s defense strategy centers on four priorities …
- ACPS Identifies Phishing Scam 2026-09-04 20:07 WCBC - Maryland Allegany County Public Schools recently identified and contained a phishing campaign that impacted a small number of user email accounts. We have fully remediated the affected accounts and revoked all unauthorized external access to ensure our network …
- Immutable backup gap leaves firms exposed to ransomware 2026-09-04 19:33 SecurityBrief SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO News Editor Object First has published Omdia research showing a sharp gap between demand for immutable backup storage and the level of protection organisations say they have. The survey covered 700 IT decision-makers and business …
- DiaSorin’s Ransomware Claim Exposes a Dangerous Information Vacuum -By Fransiscus Nanga Roka 2026-09-04 19:03 Opinion Nigeria An ad a cybercriminal puts up on the dark-web is not evidence that a company has been hacked. Corporate silence, however, is not evidence of safety. The Settra ransomware group on September 3, 2026 published a listing for int. diasorin. In November 2020 …
- Hackers Use Invisible Unicode Characters to Evade Phishing Detection in Millions of Emails 2026-09-04 18:51 Cyber Security News Attackers are using invisible Unicode characters to make phishing emails appear harmless while disrupting the security systems built to spot suspicious language. The campaign pushed finance-themed messages at massive scale, showing how a tiny change inside …
- Hackers Abuse AI-Era ASCII Smuggling to Hide Phishing Content in Millions of Emails 2026-09-04 18:34 GBHackers Threat actors have repurposed an AI prompt-injection technique known as ASCII smuggling to evade email security controls at massive scale, hiding invisible Unicode characters within financial phishing lures. Microsoft observed the activity reach more than …
- Microsoft Teams Adds QR Code Protection to Block Phishing and Fraud 2026-09-04 18:34 GBHackers Microsoft is developing a new security feature for Teams messaging that will obscure QR codes sent by external users. This measure aims to help organizations reduce phishing and fraud risks associated with malicious QR code campaigns. Listed under …
- New Berlin warns of phishing scam targeting permit, planning applicants 2026-09-04 18:26 FOX 6 - Wisconsin NEW BERLIN, Wis. - New Berlin is cautioning residents, property owners, local businesses, contractors, and planning applicants against scam emails falsely appearing to originate from the city's Planning Department. About the scam Dig deeper: According …
- Phishing Campaign Sends Millions of Emails Using Invisible Unicode to Evade Filters 2026-09-04 18:26 The Hacker News Microsoft is alerting of a "high-volume phishing campaign" that's using invisible Unicode tag characters to bypass email filters. "Instead of using these characters to hide instructions from people while exposing them to AI models, the …
- ShipMonk Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of 67,000 Additional Trezor Customers 2026-09-04 18:10 GBHackers Trezor has revealed that a data breach involving its fulfillment provider, ShipMonk, exposed personal and order information of approximately 67,000 additional US customers. This significantly broadens the scope of an incident initially reported in August …
- NOLA tech company has grown steadily, now may be connected to identity theft data breach 2026-09-04 17:33 Nola - Louisiana Before IDScan.net found itself at the center of a national cyber-crime story this week, it was a well-regarded New Orleans tech company that has quietly built a business that generates tens of millions in annual revenue by helping bars, hotels, rental car …
- Norway's UDI immigration authority website hit by cyberattack 2026-09-04 17:18 The Local - Norway The website of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) went offline on Friday, September 4th, after a cyberattack claimed by a pro-Russian hacker group. The group, calling itself "Server Killers", claimed responsibility for the Distributed …
- Boston Scientific begins to restore shipping after cyberattack 2026-09-04 17:07 MedTech Dive Boston Scientific has begun to restore shipping of products roughly one week after it was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted operations throughout the company. The medical device maker has begun restoring shipping for the majority of products at its major …
- FBI investigating potential data breach of more than 153 million driver’s license records 2026-09-04 16:39 WBAL - Maryland A potential data breach at Louisiana-based identity verification company IDScan.net has exposed more than 153 million driver’s license records, which are now reportedly being sold on the dark web. The FBI is investigating the potential breach, according to …
- FBI investigating potential data breach of more than 153 million driver's license records 2026-09-04 15:15 WISN 12 - Wisconsin FBI investigating potential data breach of more than 153 million driver's license records A potential data breach at Louisiana-based identity verification company IDScan.net has exposed more than 153 million driver's license records, which are now …
- FBI investigates report of data breach of millions of drivers' licenses, including Pete Hegseth's 2026-09-04 15:13 Just the News The FBI is investigating a report that tens of millions of drivers' licenses were being sold on the dark web. Independent journalist Brian Krebs reported Tuesday that he'd discovered the dark website where the digital scans of the stolen divers…
- Microsoft Teams Will Hide QR Codes from External Senders to Fight Phishing 2026-09-04 14:10 WindowsReport.com Microsoft Teams is getting a new security layer for QR codes shared in messages. The planned security feature will hide QR-code images from external users by default. The company says Teams will obscure images containing QR codes when they come from …
- Microsoft 365 Phishing Technique Uses Empty Envelope Sender to Evade Direct Send Blocking 2026-09-04 13:41 Cyber Security News Microsoft 365 users are facing a phishing technique built on a small change: attackers leave the SMTP envelope sender blank. The omission can let an unauthenticated message pass a Direct Send safeguard while showing employees an address that appears to …
- 67,000 More Trezor Customers Exposed as Data Breach Widens 2026-09-04 12:24 Decrypt In brief Trezor said Friday that another 67,000 U.S. customers were caught in the ShipMonk breach it disclosed last month. The records cover orders placed between November 2019 and August 2021, and include names, phone numbers and home addresses. Trezor …
- Forget poisoned water, a cyberattack’s real threat to SA is empty reservoirs 2026-09-04 12:23 The Citizen (South Africa) Expert says attacks on South African organisations are financially motivated and not aimed at targets of national significance. Cybersecurity experts said this week that the greatest danger posed by a cyberattack on a utility like Rand Water is not …
- Russian National Indicted for Exploiting Online Platform, Spreading Global Malware to Victim Users Worldwide for Financial Gain 2026-09-04 12:20 Sierra Sun Times - California Russian National Indicted for Exploiting Online Platform Used for Freelance Employment and Distributing Malware to Thousands of Victim Users Worldwide for Financial Gain September 4, 2026 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A federal grand jury has indicted Searzhudin …
- Final days to claim up to $3,500 in major data breach settlement 2026-09-04 12:18 The U.S. Sun AMERICANS have only a few days left to claim compensation from a class action settlement. American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC), a credit counselling agency, has agreed to pay those affected by a data breach up to $3,500. The settlement relates to …
- Roanoke tells city residents about data breach three months after it happened 2026-09-04 12:17 Cardinal News - Virginia People potentially hit by a data breach were notified by the city of Roanoke by letter in late August — over three months after the fact — of the possibility that their personal information had been accessed in early May. Mel Williams, a Roanoke attorney, …
- NordVPN's Next-Gen Antivirus scores 94% in independent phishing and malware testing 2026-09-04 11:57 Tom's Guide Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter NordVPN's next-gen antivirus has achieved a 94% phishing detection rate in AV-Comparatives' latest anti-phishing test, ranking third among security products in …
- Trezor says 67,000 more US customers affected by ShipMonk data breach 2026-09-04 11:30 Crypto Briefing The total number of identified customers has reached nearly 81,000. Trezor announced today that the ShipMonk data breach disclosed last month affected an additional 67,000 US customers who ordered products between November 2019 and August 2021. The …
- Botnet Takedowns Are Working — But DDoS Operators Are Already Adapting 2026-09-04 11:13 Cyber Security News Every time a major botnet is dismantled, the cybersecurity community celebrates—and rightly so. These operations are technically complex, require international cooperation, and make life considerably harder for cybercriminals. The problem is that their …
- ‘Attackers are steering their botnets with greater precision and control’: DDoS attack numbers might be dwindling, but they’re intensifying 2026-09-04 11:04 IT Pro Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter While the number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on European organizations is falling, attacks have become more targeted and intense. Findings from …
- InstaPay users warned of new phishing scam targeting bank accounts 2026-09-04 11:02 Egypt Independent Cybersecurity expert Mostafa Rahim has issued a stern warning over rising AI-powered phishing scams targeting users of financial applications, particularly Egypt’s digital payment platform InstaPay, alongside major banking channels. Scammers are leveraging …
- Binance warns users as phishing texts increase 2026-09-04 10:00 crypto.news Binance warned cryptocurrency users on Sept. 3 about an increase in phishing attacks involving text messages disguised as account security alerts. Summary Binance warned users about phishing texts disguised as urgent security alerts containing shortened …
- Microsoft Teams is about to make QR code phishing much harder 2026-09-04 09:55 Help Net Security Microsoft is preparing a new feature for Teams users that will help them stay safe from QR code phishing. Teams will automatically hide QR codes sent by people outside the organization. Users will need to reveal the image first before they can view or scan …
- Nearly 40 mn Tving accounts compromised in massive data breach in South Korea 2026-09-04 08:53 Nagaland Post Nearly 40 million user accounts of South Korean streaming platform Tving were compromised in a massive data breach stemming from a hacking incident reported in June, a joint investigation showed on Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced the …
- Shinhan Life Upgrades System to Block Voice Phishing Before Reports 2026-09-04 05:32 Seoul Economic Daily Shinhan Life has built a system that detects suspected voice phishing transactions in real time and blocks losses before victims file reports. The insurer said on the 4th that it has introduced a dedicated voice phishing response system, developed by …
- Microsoft Defender briefly decided Google Search was malware 2026-09-04 05:29 TechSpot Facepalm: The list of embarrassing false positives collected by Microsoft Defender keeps growing. For a few hours, Office 365 customers were unable to open perfectly legitimate web search links because Redmond's antimalware service had decided to flag …
- AI-powered ransomware has arrived: Cybercriminals can now launch attacks for less than the cost of a coffee 2026-09-04 04:48 Digital Journal Artificial intelligence continues to transform industries, from healthcare and finance through to manufacturing and logistics. Yet the same technology that is driving innovation is also reshaping cybercrime. New research suggests that ransomware attacks, …
- Police warn of 'sextortion' scam: 52 victims blackmailed over compromising images 2026-09-04 02:07 Asiaone If you are a user of dating apps or social media platforms, and receive an invitation to participate in sexually explicit video calls or share intimate photographs — do not join in or the only "gratification" you could find yourself in is working …
- AI is Making Phishing Scams Almost Impossible to Spot – 5 Steps Employers Should Take to Combat Latest Threat 2026-09-04 02:04 JD Supra - California Artificial intelligence tools have made it dramatically easier for scammers to produce convincing phishing messages, with the speed of change significantly outpacing the defenses most employers currently have in place. AI-generated messages are now fluent …