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Trellix discloses data breach after source code repository hack
Cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to “a portion” of its source code repository. Trellix is a global cybersecurity company formed from the October 2021 merger of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye. It provides services to over 50,000 business and government customers worldwide, protecting more than 200 million endpoints. According to […]
CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities
The European Union’s Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities. The European Commission publicly disclosed the incident on March 27 after GeekFeed reached out for confirmation that the Amazon cloud environment of the European Union’s main executive […]
Dutch Finance Ministry takes treasury banking portal offline after breach
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took some of its systems offline, including the digital portal for treasury banking, while investigating a cyberattack detected two weeks ago. When it disclosed the incident last week, the ministry said the March 19 security breach didn’t affect systems used to manage tax collection, income-linked subsidies, and import/export regulations for citizens and […]
European Commission confirms data breach after Europa.eu hack
The European Commission has confirmed a data breach after its Europa.eu web platform was hacked in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang. GeekFeed first reported on Friday that this breach affects at least one of the Commission’s AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts. The Commission says the attack didn’t disrupt any Europa websites and that its […]
European Commission investigating breach after Amazon cloud hack
The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to its Amazon cloud infrastructure. Although the EU’s executive cabinet has yet to disclose the incident publicly, GeekFeed has learned that the breach affected at least one account used to manage the compromised cloud infrastructure. […]
Dutch Ministry of Finance discloses breach affecting employees
The Dutch Ministry of Finance confirmed on Monday that some of its systems were breached in a cyberattack detected last week. Officials said the ministry was notified by a third party of the breach on March 19, and it’s still investigating the cyberattack. An ongoing investigation found that the incident affects some employees. “The Ministry […]
European Commission discloses breach that exposed staff data
The European Commission is investigating a breach after finding evidence that its mobile device management platform was hacked. The Commission said on Friday that it detected traces of a cyberattack targeting infrastructure that manages its staff’s mobile devices. While the attackers may have accessed some staff members’ personal information, including names and phone numbers, the […]
Man pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts
An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former university track coach who was later convicted of sextortion. 26-year-old defendant Kyle Svara admitted in federal court in Boston to phishing access […]
Crypto wallets received a record $158 billion in illicit funds last year
Illegal cryptocurrency flows reached a record $158 billion in 2025, reversing a three-year trend of declining amounts from $86B in 2021 to $64B in 2024. This sharp 145% increase is being reported by blockchain intelligence experts at TRM Labs, who noted that it comes despite the illicit activity share of the total on-chain volume actually falling […]
‘Bad actor’ hijacks Apex Legends characters in live matches
Apex Legends players over the weekend experienced disruptions during live matches as threat actors hijacked their characters, disconnected them, and changed their nicknames. Respawn, the publisher of the still popular battle royale-hero shooter, issued a public statement about the security incident, assuring players that it hadn’t been caused by an exploit or malware infection. The title […]