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European agencies dismantle VPN service popular among cyber criminals
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (302+ words) An international law enforcement operation supported by Europol has succeeded in taking down a VPN service that cybercriminals used to conceal ransomware attacks and other cyber crimes. Europol said in a press release that the VPN service, known as First…...
Oregon HR firm Cardinal Services hit by cyber attack, over 140, 000 affected
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (231+ words) Cardinal Services, an Oregon-based human resource service provider, announced that a data security incident it experienced last year exposed the sensitive personal information of more than 140, 000 individuals. In a data security incident notice filed with the Office of Maine Attorney…...
Europol-led operation dismantles First VPN cybercrime service
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (385+ words) An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has dismantled First VPN, also known as 1 VPNS, a VPN service widely used by cybercriminals to hide malicious activity and shield operations from investigators. Authorities between May 19 and 20 arrested a suspected administrator…...
Canadian national charged in alleged operation of Kim Wolf DDo S botnet
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (369+ words) U. S. and Canadian authorities have arrested and charged a Canadian man accused of operating the Kim Wolf distributed denial-of-service botnet, a cybercrime network linked to attacks targeting organizations and internet infrastructure around the world. Jacob Butler, 23, who allegedly used the online…...
King's Speech highlights growing UK focus on cyber-security resilience
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (242+ words) While the speech did not introduce a standalone cyber-security bill, several proposed measures pointed towards a broader effort to strengthen the UK's digital infrastructure and national resilience strategy. According to the official King's Speech briefing, the government plans to modernise…...
teiss - News - Cyber attack on Qual Derm Partners exposes personal information of millions
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (221+ words) Tennessee-based Qual Derm Partners said that a data security incident it suffered last year compromised the sensitive personal information of more than 3. 1 million individuals. In a data security incident notice published on its website, Qual Derm said that on December…...
False confidence: the real problem with MFA
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (700+ words) This "once it is switched on, the job is done" mindset is creating a false confidence, which attackers thrive on. The primary reason for MFA continuing to be bypassed is not because attackers have access to some unknown capability. It…...
Cyber attack on Florida Physician Specialists impacted over 275, 000 patients
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (325+ words) Florida Physician Specialists has notified the Maine Attorney General's office that a ransomware attack targeting its systems in November impacted the data of more than 275, 000 patients. The Jacksonville, FL-based multi-specialty private physician practice first announced the data breach in notification…...
teiss Talk: Leading your cyber defence in an era of AI-driven ransomware extortion
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (133+ words) On 7 May 2026, teiss Talk host Thom Langford was joined by Tiago Rosado, CISO, Asite; Tom Ellis-Aziz, CEO, Fend Ops; Mike Gillespie, Founder and Thought Leader, Advent, IM; and Fred Steefland, Global CISO, Checkpoint." However, even with this new and scary…...
Grafana says missed Git Hub token enabled repository breach following Tan Stack npm supply-chain attack
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (486+ words) Grafana Labs, the observability and monitoring software company behind the open-source Grafana platform, disclosed that attackers gained access to its Git Hub repositories after a compromised Git Hub workflow token remained active during a broader credential rotation effort tied to…...