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IRS Impostor Mail Hit 29,000 Inboxes With Signed ScreenConnect and the Same Kits Are Still Useful After Tax Day
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marzo 23, 2026
IRS Impostor Mail Hit 29,000 Inboxes With Signed ScreenConnect and the Same Kits Are Still Useful After Tax Day
Microsoft logged more than 29,000 targets in a February 2026 IRS-themed blast that delivered signed ScreenConnect installers through a fake Transcript Viewer. The AEGIS Alliance looks at why remote-management tools…
FlamingChina Claims a 10-Petabyte Theft From China’s Tianjin Supercomputer and Lists the Haul for Cryptocurrency
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marzo 18, 2026
FlamingChina Claims a 10-Petabyte Theft From China’s Tianjin Supercomputer and Lists the Haul for Cryptocurrency
A persona calling itself FlamingChina said it spent six months inside China's National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin and pulled more than 10 petabytes spanning aerospace, military research, fusion, and bioinformatics.…
Google Cuts Millions of Hijacked Phones and TV Boxes Out of IPIDEA, a Residential Proxy Pool Used by 550 Threat Groups in One Week
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enero 31, 2026
Google Cuts Millions of Hijacked Phones and TV Boxes Out of IPIDEA, a Residential Proxy Pool Used by 550 Threat Groups in One Week
Google Threat Intelligence Group moved in late January 2026 against IPIDEA, which it calls one of the world's largest residential proxy networks. In seven days GTIG saw more than 550…
Handala’s Bibi Gate Dump Hits Tzachi Braverman’s Contacts While the PMO Says the Phone Itself May Still Be Intact
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diciembre 28, 2025
Handala’s Bibi Gate Dump Hits Tzachi Braverman’s Contacts While the PMO Says the Phone Itself May Still Be Intact
On December 28, 2025, Handala claimed it owned the smartphone of Tzachi Braverman, Netanyahu's chief of staff, and posted photos, documents, and contacts under the label Bibi Gate. A PMO…
Nigeria Holds Alleged RaccoonO365 Developer While Microsoft’s New York Suit Names a Different Ringleader
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diciembre 18, 2025
Nigeria Holds Alleged RaccoonO365 Developer While Microsoft’s New York Suit Names a Different Ringleader
Nigerian police booked Okitipi Samuel as the alleged RaccoonO365 kit developer after Microsoft, the FBI, and the Secret Service shared intel. Joshua Ogundipe, named in the U.S. civil case as…
700Credit $17.5 Million Settlement Puts a September Deadline on Claims After 5.8 Million Car Buyers Were Exposed
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diciembre 17, 2025
700Credit $17.5 Million Settlement Puts a September Deadline on Claims After 5.8 Million Car Buyers Were Exposed
700Credit's $17.5 million class deal covers about 5.8 million auto-finance applicants. Opt out by September 8, 2026. File a claim by September 22. Final approval hearing is October 7.
Phantom Hacker Scam Losses Hit $2.1 Billion as FBI Says Victims Wire Away Their Own Life Savings
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octubre 31, 2025
Phantom Hacker Scam Losses Hit $2.1 Billion as FBI Says Victims Wire Away Their Own Life Savings
The FBI now puts Phantom Hacker losses above $2.1 billion. Crews pose as tech support, then a banker, then a federal agent, and talk victims into wiring the money themselves.…
Anonymous hacked into Romanian prison system and cut off prisoners’ sentences
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octubre 25, 2025
Anonymous hacked into Romanian prison system and cut off prisoners’ sentences
A hacker affiliated with the Anonymous collective recently shocked the cybersecurity world by breaching Romania’s prison management system and reducing sentences for himself and 15 fellow inmates at the Târgu…
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Beijing Integrity Technology Group for Helping Flax Typhoon Reach American Networks
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enero 4, 2025
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Beijing Integrity Technology Group for Helping Flax Typhoon Reach American Networks
OFAC froze Integrity Tech days after Treasury disclosed its own BeyondTrust breach. The company called the listing baseless. The AEGIS Alliance is treating the pipes as still live.
Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Walked Into U.S. Treasury Workstations Through a Stolen BeyondTrust Remote Support Key
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diciembre 30, 2024
Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Walked Into U.S. Treasury Workstations Through a Stolen BeyondTrust Remote Support Key
Treasury told Congress a stolen BeyondTrust key let a China-linked actor reach Departmental Offices machines and unclassified files. OFAC later named Yin Kecheng.