Security
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Anti-piracy coalition takes down AnimePlay app with 5 million users
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced the shutdown of AnimePlay, a major anime streaming platform with over 5 million users. Backed by more than 50 major television networks and film studios, including Disney, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Netflix, and Universal Pictures, ACE focuses on taking down illegal streaming services through civil litigation, […]
Dutch Police discloses security breach after phishing attack
The Dutch National Police (Politie) says a security breach resulting from a successful phishing attack has had a limited impact and hasn’t affected citizens’ data. It also stated that the incident is still under investigation by the agency’s security experts and that the attackers’ access to compromised systems has been blocked. “The police have been […]
Ajax football club hack exposed fan data, enabled ticket hijack
Dutch professional football club Ajax Amsterdam (AFC Ajax) disclosed that a hacker exploited vulnerabilities in its IT systems and accessed data belonging to a few hundred people. The security issues also allowed transferring purchased tickets to others and enabled modifications to stadium bans imposed to certain individuals. The club learned about the security issues and […]
CISA: New Langflow flaw actively exploited to hijack AI workflows
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-33017, which affects the Langflow framework for building AI agents. The security issue received a critical score of 9.3 out of 10 and can be leveraged for remote code execution, allowing threat actors to build public flows without authentication. […]
UK sanctions Xinbi marketplace linked to Asian scam centers
The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has sanctioned Xinbi, a Chinese-language online marketplace that sells stolen data and satellite internet equipment to scam networks in Southeast Asia. The Telegram-based marketplace Xinbi is also believed to have helped North Korean threat actors launder cryptocurrency stolen in large heists from companies and individuals worldwide. […]
TikTok for Business accounts targeted in new phishing campaign
Threat actors are targeting TikTok for Business accounts in a phishing campaign that prevents security bots from analyzing malicious pages. TikTok Business accounts may be targeted due to their high potential for abuse in malvertising campaigns, ad fraud, and the distribution of malicious content. Browser threat detection and response company Push Security links the campaign to one […]
Coruna iOS exploit framework linked to Triangulation attacks
The Coruna exploit kit is an evolution of the framework used in the Operation Triangulation espionage campaign, which in 2023 targeted iPhones via zero-click iMessage exploits. The software has been expanded to target modern hardware, specifically including Apple’s A17 and M3 chips, as well as operating systems up to iOS 17.2. Coruna contains five full iOS […]
Russia arrests suspected owner of LeakBase cybercrime forum
Russian police in the Rostov region arrested a Taganrog resident believed to be the owner and administrator of LeakBase, a major online forum used by cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and hacking tools. According to a report from the Russian state-owned news agency TASS, Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs spokesperson Irina Volk, who […]
Suspected RedLine infostealer malware admin extradited to US
An Armenian suspect was extradited to the United States to face criminal charges for allegedly helping manage RedLine, one of the most prolific infostealer malware operations in recent years. Hambardzum Minasyan was arrested on Monday, March 23, and appeared in federal court in Austin on Tuesday, when U.S. prosecutors accused him of registering virtual private […]
GitHub adds AI-powered bug detection to expand security coverage
GitHub is adopting AI-based scanning for its Code Security tool to expand vulnerability detections beyond the CodeQL static analysis and cover more languages and frameworks. The developer collaboration platform says that the move is meant to uncover security issues “in areas that are difficult to support with traditional static analysis alone.” CodeQL will continue to provide deep semantic analysis […]