Data Theft
Karakurt extortion gang ‘cold case’ negotiator gets 8.5 years in prison
A Latvian national extradited to the United States was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for his “cold case” negotiator role in the Russian Karakurt ransomware group. 35-year-old Deniss Zolotarjovs (Денисс Золотарёвс) of Moscow, Russia, was arrested in Georgia, Eastern Europe, in December 2023, and pleaded guilty in July 2025 to conspiracy to commit wire […]
Video service Vimeo confirms Anodot breach exposed user data
Vimeo has disclosed that data belonging to some of its customers and users has been accessed without authorization following the recent breach at the Anodot data anomaly detection company. The video platform says that the threat actor accessed email addresses for some of its customers, but most of the exposed information included technical data, video […]
Checkmarx confirms LAPSUS$ hackers leaked its stolen GitHub data
Application security company Checkmarx has confirmed that the LAPSUS$ threat group leaked data stolen from its private GitHub repository. Although the investigation is ongoing, Checkmarx believes that the access vector was the Trivy supply-chain attack attributed to the hacker group known as TeamPCP. which provided access to credentials from downstream users. Using stolen credentials obtained from the Trivy […]
Home security giant ADT data breach affects 5.5 million people
The ShinyHunters extortion group stole the personal information of 5.5 million individuals after breaching the systems of home security giant ADT earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. Founded in 1874 as American District Telegraph, ADT is the oldest and largest home security company in the United States, currently […]
Medtronic confirms breach after hackers claim 9 million records theft
Medical device giant Medtronic disclosed last week that hackers breached its network and accessed data in “certain corporate IT systems.” The confirmation comes after the infamous data extortion group ‘ShinyHunters’ claimed the intrusion and the theft of more than 9 million records from the company. Medtronic is an international medical equipment giant with 90,000 employees and operations […]
New BlackFile extortion group linked to surge of vishing attacks
A new financially motivated hacking group tracked as BlackFile has been linked to a wave of data theft and extortion attacks against retail and hospitality organizations since February 2026. The group, also tracked as CL-CRI-1116, UNC6671, and Cordial Spider, is impersonating corporate IT helpdesk staff to steal employee credentials and demand seven-figure ransoms, according to information shared […]
Trigona ransomware attacks use custom exfiltration tool to steal data
Recently observed Trigona ransomware attacks are using a custom, command-line tool to steal data from compromised environments faster and more efficiently. The utility was emplayed in attacks in March that were attributed to a gang affiliate, likely in an effort to avoid publicly available tools, such as Rclone and MegaSync, that typically trigger security solutions. […]
NGate Android malware uses HandyPay NFC app to steal card data
A new variant of the NGate malware that steals NFC payment data is targeting Android users by hiding in a trojanized version of HandyPay, a legitimate mobile payments processing tool. NGate was originally documented in mid-2024 and steals payment card information through the mobile device’s near-field communication (NFC) chip. The data is sent to the […]
Microsoft: Teams increasingly abused in helpdesk impersonation attacks
Microsoft is warning of threat actors increasingly abusing external Microsoft Teams collaboration and relying on legitimate tools for access and lateral movement on enterprise networks. The hackers impersonate IT or helpdesk staff to contact employees through cross-tenant chats and trick them into providing remote access for data theft purposes. Microsoft has observed multiple intrusions with […]
Over 100 Chrome Web Store extensions steal user accounts, data
More than 100 malicious extensions in the official Chrome Web Store are attempting to steal Google OAuth2 Bearer tokens, deploy backdoors, and carry out ad fraud. Researchers at application security company Socket discovered that the malicious extensions are part of a coordinated campaign that uses the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. The threat actor published the […]