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Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure

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A hacker pretending to work for a leading cryptocurrency news website targeted several cybersecurity professionals using Google Docs as a way to deliver malware.

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FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures

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In a new alert, the FBI said cybercriminals are targeting adults and minors in an attempt to steal their personal and intimate pictures in extortion campaigns.

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Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames

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Google recently changed how it refers and assigns names to hacking groups. TechCrunch spoke with one of the world’s foremost experts on tracking hackers to understand why companies give hackers codenames.

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Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims

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Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.

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Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers

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Connor Moucka pled guilty to hacking and stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers, which net him and his accomplices more than $2.5 million in ransom payments.

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FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets

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Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them.

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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group

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Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system.

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Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

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The prediction market giant Polymarket said it’s refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third party breach.

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Cybercriminals allegedly hacked tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls used by major companies all over the world

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An alleged Russian-speaking group of cybercriminals are reportedly compromising and targeting several major companies that use Fortinet Firewalls and VPNs through previously known passwords.

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Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google

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The tech giant said a group called “Outsider Enterprise” used AI to scam hundreds of thousands of victims, sending 2.5 million text messages over a span of two weeks.

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