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15-year-old detained over French govt agency data breach
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of selling data stolen in a cyberattack on France Titres (ANTS), the country’s agency for issuing and managing administrative documents. The government agency confirmed the breach and the authenticity of the data offered for sale on a cybercriminal forum by someone using the alias ‘breach3d’. On April 13, ANTS detected […]
French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managince administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. Also known as Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), the administrative body operates under the French Ministry of the Interior, serving as the managing authority for official identity […]
Hackers exploit TrueConf zero-day to push malicious software updates SVE
Hackers have targeted TrueConf conference servers in attacks that exploit a zero-day vulnerability, allowing them to execute arbitrary files on all connected endpoints. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-3502 and received a medium severity score. It stems from a missing integrity check in the software’s update mechanism, which can be used to replace the legitimate update with […]
FCC bans new routers made outside the USA over security risks
The Federal Communications Commission has updated its Covered List to include all consumer routers made in foreign countries, banning the sale of new models in the U.S. The Covered List, created under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, is an FCC-maintained list of communications equipment and services that the U.S. government has […]
Chinese cyberspies breached dozens of telecom firms, govt agencies
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), Mandiant, and partners disrupted a global espionage campaign attributed to a suspected Chinese threat actor that used SaaS API calls to hide malicious traffic in attacks targeting telecom and government networks. The campaign has been active since at least 2023 and has impacted 53 organizations in 42 countries, with suspected infections […]
Spain’s Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims
Spain’s Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades is the Spanish government body responsible for science policy, research, innovation, and higher education. Among others, it maintains administrative systems used by researchers, universities, and students that handle high-value, […]
France fines unemployment agency €5 million over data breach
The French data protection authority fined the national employment agency €5 million (nearly €6 million) for failing to secure job seekers’ data, which allowed hackers to steal the personal information of 43 million people. France Travail (formerly known as Pôle Emploi) is the country’s public employment service, providing unemployment benefits and helping job seekers find […]
Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing ‘IRL’ code
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update caused a printing defect. The printing error makes the documents non-compliant with international travel standards and potentially unreadable at automated border gates. Missing ‘IRL’ code The government said the affected passports, issued between December 23 and January 6, may fail at eGates and […]
UK announces plan to strengthen public sector cyber defenses
The United Kingdom has announced a new cybersecurity strategy, backed by more than £210 million ($283 million), to boost cyber defenses across government departments and the wider public sector. The new measures are part of the Government Cyber Action Plan that establishes a dedicated Government Cyber Unit to coordinate risk management and incident response, aiming to make online public services more […]
Taiwan says China’s attacks on its energy sector increased tenfold
The National Security Bureau in Taiwan says that China’s attacks on the country’s energy sector increased tenfold in 2025 compared to the previous year. A report from the agency highlights that attackers targeted critical infrastructure in nine key sectors, and the total number of cyber incidents linked to China grew by 6%. The emergency rescue […]