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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/09/2026 > singapore-man-pleads-guilty-245-million-crypto-theft

$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew???s lavish lifestyle

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (333+ words) A 22-year-old man built his fortune by breaking into strangers’ digital wallets, then spent it on nightclub tabs, private jets, and a fleet of cars worth millions. Malone Lam, a Singapore citizen, pleaded guilty this week in a Washington D.C....

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > trezor-shipping-partner-breach-phishing-attacks

Trezor customers hit with phishing calls and letters after shipping-partner breach

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (575+ words) Roughly 67,000 more customers of SatoshiLabs, the maker of hardware crypto-wallet Trezor, are at heightened risk of phishing attacks after their names, email addresses, phone numbers, and shipping addresses were exposed. “The leaked information could be used for scam emails, fraudulent…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > vishing-microsoft-365-data-theft-extortion

IT help-desk vishing tricks executives into handing over Microsoft 365 access

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (394+ words) IT help-desk vishing calls, stolen session tokens, and sign-ins routed through residential proxies are behind a wave of data theft and extortion against Microsoft 365 and other SaaS accounts, according to Arctic Wolf. The company is tracking the activity under the…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/08/2026 > ransomware-negotiation-tactics-video

Ransomware negotiation tactics have turned into a business process

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (153+ words) In this Help Net Security video, Dave Ross, Senior Director of the Intelligence Fusion Team at Intel 471, explains what happens behind the scenes during ransomware negotiations. Ross walks through the tactics groups use once an attack begins, from research on…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/03/2026 > russian-national-indicted-freelance-platform-malware

Russian man indicted for spreading malware to 80,000 freelancers

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) A Russian national accused of using fake accounts on a freelance employment platform to spread malware to approximately 80,000 users has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California. Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, 40, faces charges of conspiracy, transmission of malicious code,…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/02/2026 > sality-botnet-disruption-crowdstrike-law-enforcement

Global sinkhole operation ends Sality botnet???s 23-year run

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Sality, a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that had been running for 23 years and infecting more than 15,000 machines worldwide, has been taken down in a joint operation by international law enforcement agencies, working with CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation. The operation cut Sality’s…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/01/2026 > spring-ring-vishing-campaign-microsoft-teams

Vishing campaign abuses Microsoft Teams to give attackers a foothold in company networks

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) A coordinated voice-phishing (vishing) campaign, named Spring Ring, used fake IT support accounts on Microsoft Teams to trick employees into installing malware or granting remote access to their computers, according to Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence team. The campaign…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 09/01/2026 > berlin-data-breach-rhysida-ransomware

Berlin refuses to be blackmailed after network breach

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) Berlin’s state government has confirmed an extortion attempt following a data theft from its administrative network in August. Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Interior Senator Iris Spranger addressed the extortion attempt on Friday, following an emergency Senate session at the…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 08/31/2026 > healthcare-company-mckesson-data-breach

ShinyHunters claims it stole 284 million patient records from McKesson

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (394+ words) Healthcare company McKesson disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which hackers got into third-party applications and stole data. McKesson is a major U.S. healthcare company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and other healthcare products to pharmacies, hospitals and clinics. According to the…...

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helpnetsecurity.com > 08/28/2026 > north-korean-remote-workers-jobs-sales-and-marketing

North Korean remote workers are broadening their job hunt beyond IT

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (467+ words) North Korean (DPRK) remote workers are expanding their job searches beyond IT, according to Huntress. Recent investigations have identified suspected DPRK workers employed in sales and marketing and the medical profession. “DPRK workers present a unique detection challenge for defenders:…...