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Proton Exclusive: Alarming 300M Records Compromised

Proton Exclusive: Alarming 300M Records Compromised

More than 300 million records have surfaced on the dark web — a startling tally that often mixes new leaks, resurfaced data and partial overlaps. Here’s what that number really means for your emails, passwords and IDs, and the simple steps you can take right now to protect yourself.

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Defense Contractor Guilty in Stunning Costly Zero-Day Sale

Defense Contractor Guilty in Stunning Costly Zero-Day Sale

What happens when the person entrusted to build the locks quietly sells the keys? An indictment alleges a former Trenchant manager sold zero‑day exploits and offensive cyber tools to a Russian broker for about $1.3 million, potentially turning U.S. capabilities into weapons against American systems and allies.

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BSI Warns Exclusive: Dire AI Governance Crisis Looms

BSI Warns Exclusive: Dire AI Governance Crisis Looms

The BSI warns business leaders are sleepwalking into an AI governance crisis that could hobble economies and hand malicious actors the upper hand. Treat AI risk with urgency—close the policy, oversight and training gaps now so benefits aren’t concentrated while harms spiral out of control.

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Investment Scams: Exclusive Asia Report on Alarming Spread

Our exclusive Asia report exposes the alarming spread of investment scams across the region—read on to spot the red flags and protect your money.

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GhostCall Exclusive: Critical BlueNoroff Malware Reveal

GhostCall Exclusive: Critical BlueNoroff Malware Reveal

Meet GhostCall — a stealthy campaign tied to BlueNoroff that weaponizes low‑profile backdoors and traffic‑manipulation to quietly harvest credentials and hijack Web3 sessions. As blockchain projects scale, GhostCall and its sibling GhostHire show how openness can be turned into an espionage-and-theft platform that technologists, policy makers and users can’t afford to ignore.

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Chatbots Stunningly Echo Dangerous Putin Propaganda

Chatbots Stunningly Echo Dangerous Putin Propaganda

Surprisingly, about one in five chatbot answers about the war leans on state-affiliated Russian media — meaning our friendly AI helpers may be unwittingly echoing Moscow’s talking points and amplifying propaganda.

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Qilin Ransomware Exclusive: Alarming 40+ Cases Monthly

Qilin Ransomware Exclusive: Alarming 40+ Cases Monthly

Qilin ransomware is surging — over 40 incidents monthly — using double‑extortion leak sites that weaponize stolen files into lasting reputational damage. Is your organization prepared to respond beyond just restoring backups?

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Breach: Stunning, Damaging Student Data Leak at Iran Lab

Breach: Stunning, Damaging Student Data Leak at Iran Lab

A stunning student data leak at Iran’s Ravin Academy has exposed names and personal details of trainees and affiliates. Beyond putting people at risk, the breach raises troubling questions about the security and credibility of the state-run cyber programs meant to project power online.

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UK Fraud Cases: Exclusive Insight as 17% Surge Alarms

UK Fraud Cases: Exclusive Insight as 17% Surge Alarms

Don’t assume a message from your bank is safe — APP fraud is surging, with UK incidents up 17% in H1 2025 as scammers turn everyday payments into a growing national risk.

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Shield AI Stunning VTOL Drone: Affordable Breakthrough

Shield AI Stunning VTOL Drone: Affordable Breakthrough

Imagine jet-powered VTOL drone fighters that need no runway—Shield AI’s runway‑free ambition could let autonomous jets launch from ships, forward sites or improvised clearings and upend the geography of air combat. If fielded at scale, that shift would shrink response times, multiply launch options and make air operations far more agile and resilient.

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Iran’s MuddyWater Exclusive: Damaging 100+ Gov Hacks

MuddyWater turned one trusted inbox and a rented VPN into a battering ram against more than 100 government networks—proving social engineering beats flashy malware every time. Group‑IB’s forensic breakdown shows how stealthy credential theft and patient lateral movement bought months of access to critical diplomatic and government secrets.

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Cyber exec Exclusive: Charged in Scandalous Russia leak

Cyber exec Exclusive: Charged in Scandalous Russia leak

When zero-day vulnerabilities leave the vault, who’s left to stop the fallout? Prosecutors say a former Trenchant GM sold exploit code and internal records to a Russian buyer for roughly $1.3M, allegedly turning U.S. defensive tools into offensive firepower.

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Shield AI Exclusive Stunning Affordable VTOL Combat Drone

Shield AI Exclusive Stunning Affordable VTOL Combat Drone

Shield AI’s jet-powered VTOL autonomous fighter drone could free airpower from runways, offering fighter-like speed, range and payload from streets, ships or improvised strips. Affordable and dispersible, it promises greater resilience and a whole new way to project strike and ISR.

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MuddyWater Exclusive: Devastating 100+ Government Breach

MuddyWater Exclusive: Devastating 100+ Government Breach

A single compromised mailbox and an attacker-controlled VPN quietly became the battering ram for a MuddyWater espionage campaign that infiltrated more than 100 government networks across the Middle East and North Africa. Group‑IB’s analysis shows the actors used trusted email, credential harvesting, and stealthy lateral movement to maintain months-long access and siphon sensitive diplomatic and personnel data.

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Toys R Us Canada Exclusive: Alarming Data Dump

Toys R Us Canada Exclusive: Alarming Data Dump

Toys R Us Canada just warned customers that attackers accessed and posted a database — including names, purchases and possibly payment details — so check your accounts, enable alerts or two‑factor auth, and replace cards if needed. This breach also underscores a familiar, avoidable security problem that keeps putting shoppers at risk.

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MuddyWater Stunning Breach Hits 100+ Government Networks

MuddyWater Stunning Breach Hits 100+ Government Networks

The MuddyWater campaign turned a single compromised mailbox and an attacker-controlled VPN into a battering ram, phishing its way into 100+ government networks across the Middle East and North Africa and proving that access and trust beat flashy exploits every time.

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Cyber exec charged: Exclusive scandal over Russia secrets

Cyber exec charged: Exclusive scandal over Russia secrets

Prosecutors allege a former Trenchant manager sold zero-day vulnerabilities and offensive cyber tools to a Russian buyer for $1.3M — a scandal that makes you ask: was it greed, ideology, or a catastrophic lapse in oversight?

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Iran’s MuddyWater Exclusive: Alarming Breach Hits 100+ Govt

Iran’s MuddyWater Exclusive: Alarming Breach Hits 100+ Govt

Using one compromised mailbox and a rented VPN, MuddyWater quietly slipped into over 100 government networks across the Middle East and North Africa; its a sobering reminder that cheap, old-school tradecraft—phishing, account takeovers, and credential theft—still outsmarts defenders chasing flashy exploits.

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Cyber exec Exclusive: Damaging sale of secrets to Russia

What happens when the keepers of our cyber weapons become sellers? Prosecutors say a former Trenchant manager sold 0‑day exploits and internal operational data to an unidentified Russian buyer for about $1.3M, turning trusted tools into a dangerous insider‑threat.

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Toys R Us Canada Exclusive: Alarming Customer Data Dump

Toys R Us Canada Exclusive: Alarming Customer Data Dump

Toys R Us Canada is at the center of a troubling customer data dump — attackers accessed and posted some customer info online. Shoppers are rightly alarmed and demanding clear answers and real protections after the retailer’s brief notice.

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Toys R Us Canada Exclusive: Severe customer data breach

Toys R Us Canada customers woke up to a troubling disclosure: an unauthorized party accessed and published parts of a customer database, exposing names, contact details and some payment-related fields. The company’s response—without offering free credit monitoring—has left shoppers and privacy advocates demanding answers.

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SpaceX Pulls 2,500 Starlink Terminals in Stunning Crackdown

SpaceX Pulls 2,500 Starlink Terminals in Stunning Crackdown

SpaceX has deactivated roughly 2,500 Starlink terminals in a bold crackdown after discovering they were keeping Myanmar scam compounds — where victims are trafficked and forced to run cyber-fraud — online. The move cuts critical connectivity to the criminal networks behind human trafficking and large-scale fraud.

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Carter Farmer Exclusive: Best EPA Efficiency Insights

Carter Farmer Exclusive: Best EPA Efficiency Insights

Carter Farmer is championing outcomes-driven EPA efficiency—shifting IT investments from cost-cutting to measurable environmental and public-health impacts by modernizing systems, improving data flow, and tying contracts to real-world results.

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Security Leaders Exclusive: Critical AA Subsidiary Breach

Security Leaders Exclusive: Critical AA Subsidiary Breach

Envoy Air endured a sudden cyberattack that disrupted internal systems and may have exposed passenger and loyalty data — a wake-up call that regional carriers are critical cogs in global air travel. As teams race to contain the breach and restore services, the bigger challenge will be rebuilding passenger trust while ripple effects touch flights, baggage and communications.

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