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Senior military cyber operator removed from Russia task force
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (478+ words) A senior U.S. military cyber operator responsible for overseeing efforts against Russia was dismissed from duty last week by the head of U.S. Cyber Command's elite digital warfighting unit." Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Gargan, the commander of a joint task force…...
Armenia probes alleged sale of 8 million government records on hacker forum
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (394+ words) Hackers are offering for sale what they claim is a large trove of Armenian government-related data, prompting officials in Yerevan to open an investigation into a potential breach. The alleged seller, using the alias dk0m, said it gained access to a…...
At least $26 million in crypto stolen from Truebit platform as crypto crime landscape evolves
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (555+ words) Hackers stole more than $26 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Truebit platform on Thursday, marking the first major crypto hack of 2026. The company said in a statement that it became aware of a security incident "involving one or more malicious…...
CISA sunsets 10 emergency directives thanks to evolution of exploited vulnerabilities catalog
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (370+ words) Ten emergency directives issued by the U.S.s top cybersecurity agency have been retired after officials determined they were redundant thanks in part to a widely used catalog of exploited vulnerabilities." The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said on Thursday…...
Cyberattack forces British high school to cancel classes and delay reopening
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (452+ words) A high school in Britain, shuttered by a cyberattack over the Christmas holiday, has pushed back its reopening date due to the challenges posed by the incident. Higham Lane School in Nuneaton, a town in central England, told parents earlier…...
UK government admits years of cyber policy have failed, announces reset
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (933+ words) In an unusually candid admission on Tuesday, the British government acknowledged that its years-long approach to its own cybersecurity was flawed and warned it will be impossible to meet a previous target of securing all government organizations from known cyber…...
Cyberattack forces British high school to close
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (394+ words) A cyberattack has forced a British high school to remain closed following the Christmas holidays. Higham Lane School in Nuneaton, a town in central England, has told its roughly 1,500 students they won't be able to attend classes until at least…...
Russian hackers target European hospitality industry with ‘blue screen of death’ malware
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (535+ words) Suspected Russian cybercriminals are using a fake "Blue Screen of Death" page to target European hotels and hospitality companies with malware." Researchers from Securonix said they have been tracking an ongoing malware campaign they call PHALT#BLYX which typically starts…...
Nearly 480,000 impacted by Covenant Health data breach
1+ week, 3+ day ago (341+ words) A cyberattack last year exposed the sensitive information of 478,188 people, the Catholic healthcare organization Covenant Health said. In May 2025, hackers breached the organization's network and stole patients' names, addresses, dates of birth, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance…...
Sedgwick confirms cyber incident affecting its major federal contractor subsidiary
1+ week, 4+ day ago (246+ words) On New Year's Eve, the TridentLocker ransomware gang claimed it attacked Sedgwick Government Solutions and stole 3.4 gigabytes of data. "Following the detection of the incident, we initiated our incident response protocols and engaged external cybersecurity experts through outside counsel to…...