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Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
GRAHAM CLULEY Well, it could be unfashionable trousers. PAUL DUCKLIN Yeah, I suppose. GRAHAM CLULEY There is the potential for some sort…
GTA 6 leaker threatens to release full playable version of game ahead of official launch
The hacker behind a high-profile string of leaks involving the upcoming release of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 videogame has threatened…
$10 million bounty offered for Chinese Hafnium hacker accused of Microsoft Exchange Server mega-attack
The US State Department is offering up to US $10 million for information about the whereabouts of Zhang Yu, a 44-year-old Chinese…
N0n ransomware: what you need to know
N0n is a newly-emerged cyber extortion gang. The group was first spotted in the middle of September 2026, and within days it…
FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged leader
The FBI has a very simple message for the ShinyHunters gang: give yourselves up. On Tuesday, FBI cyber division assistant director Brett…
ShinyHunters suspect arrested, and is now investigated over alleged murder plots
An alleged key figure in the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has been arrested in the Netherlands, and – in a grotesque turn –…
Pentagon personnel database breach exposes personal data of millions
The US Department of Defense has confirmed a breach at one of its main repositories of personnel information, the Defense Manpower Data…
Ukrainian ransomware developer jailed for nearly 13 years
A court in Zurich has sentenced a Ukrainian man to 12 years and nine months in prison, and banned him from Switzerland…
Smashing Security podcast #484: How websites are tracking you with silence
DANNY PALMER As I’m sure you’ve seen, in many cases a company will put out a rather generic statement saying they’ve been…
How a hole in Lenovo’s login system let hackers walk into 5,000 Dropbox accounts
If you ever linked your Dropbox account to a Lenovo ID – perhaps to make life easier when logging in via a…