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Fraud, ransomware, threat actors, takedowns, scams, and criminal infrastructure.
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SpaceX and Starlink X Accounts Appear Compromised in Scam Coin Rug Pull
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SpaceX and Starlink X Accounts Appear Compromised in Scam Coin Rug Pull

The official X accounts of SpaceX and Starlink appear to have been compromised, according to multiple reports circulating online. The reports describe an account named "Sam Catman,…
Dutch Police Point to Suspects in Odido Hack and May Release Caller's Voice
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Dutch Police Point to Suspects in Odido Hack and May Release Caller's Voice

Dutch investigators say they have strong indications that Dutch criminals were involved in the breach that exposed data of more than 6 million Odido customers, including a phone…
npm Infostealer Campaign Traced to Israeli Cybersecurity Startup
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npm Infostealer Campaign Traced to Israeli Cybersecurity Startup

Typosquatted packages impersonating Anthropic, Vercel, LangChain, Ollama, OpenAI and Aspect Security quietly profiled developer machines on install. According to OpenSourceMalware.com, the npm account behind them belongs to…
A US Government Body Paid Cybercriminals $1 Million
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A US Government Body Paid Cybercriminals $1 Million

Leaked negotiation logs and payment tracing published by Ransom-ISAC show a public-sector victim paid a seven-figure ransom over data-leak threats alone. Circumstantial evidence points…
Fake MrBeast casino scam is running inside TikTok's verified Discord server
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Fake MrBeast casino scam is running inside TikTok's verified Discord server

TikTok's verified Discord server is being used to distribute a crypto casino scam. An account named "TikTok | Rashozen" is posting in the server'…
Japanese Police Arrest 15yo Over ChatGPT-Assisted Cyberattack Against Bandai Channel
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Japanese Police Arrest 15yo Over ChatGPT-Assisted Cyberattack Against Bandai Channel

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 15-year-old high school student on suspicion of fraudulent obstruction of business over a November 2025 cyberattack on Bandai Channel, the…
Operators of World's Biggest Anime Piracy Site Arrested
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Operators of World's Biggest Anime Piracy Site Arrested

Vietnamese authorities have arrested and are prosecuting seven people believed to be behind HiAnime, the anime streaming platform that was until this year the largest piracy site of…
Belgian Police Arrest Suspected Ringleader of European Phishing Network
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Belgian Police Arrest Suspected Ringleader of European Phishing Network

Belgian federal police announced on July 2, 2026 the arrest of a 19-year-old man from Antwerp suspected of playing a central role, and possibly a leadership…
Google and FBI dismantle Residential Proxy Network Built on Millions of Hijacked Home Devices
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Google and FBI dismantle Residential Proxy Network Built on Millions of Hijacked Home Devices

Google announced on July 2, 2026 that it has taken coordinated action against NetNut, a residential proxy network also tracked as Popa. According to Google Threat Intelligence Group…
US Extradites Alleged Scattered Spider Member From Finland
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US Extradites Alleged Scattered Spider Member From Finland

The Justice Department announced today that Peter Stokes, 19, an alleged member of the cybercrime group Scattered Spider, has been extradited from Finland to the United States and…
Huntress admits an employee tipped a ransomware actor to law enforcement
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Huntress admits an employee tipped a ransomware actor to law enforcement

Huntress, the managed-detection vendor, has published its first formal written response to a week of public accusations from a former employee, acknowledging that a current staff member…
Hackers hijack Brazil's emergency alert system, push 'misanthropy' to phones nationwide
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Hackers hijack Brazil's emergency alert system, push 'misanthropy' to phones nationwide

Brazil's government suspects a remote intrusion into its national public-warning network after a fake "Extreme Alert" reached phones across several states early Saturday.…