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From $5 Attacks to Botnet-Powered Platforms: Inside the DDoS-as-a- Service Market
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- May 29, 2026
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Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices
Dutch authorities have taken offline a massive botnet of 17 million devices and seized more than 200 servers at a local provider that supported the operation.
- May 29, 2026
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Google says the Chrome Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) security feature is now generally available and is rolling out to all users to prevent account takeovers.
- May 29, 2026
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- May 29, 2026
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Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans
A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for selling the personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers.
- May 29, 2026
- 07:07 AM
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US charges Google security engineer with Polymarket insider trading
A Google security engineer was charged with insider trading after winning $1.2 million using confidential company data to place bets on the cryptocurrency-based Polymarket decentralized prediction market.
- May 29, 2026
- 06:11 AM
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Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned.
- May 29, 2026
- 04:29 AM
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Anthropic confirms Claude Mythos-class models will roll out to the public
Anthropic has confirmed that it plans to bring Mythos-class models to the general public after delaying the rollout due to security risks to public and private software.
- May 28, 2026
- 08:21 PM
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GreyVibe hackers use ChatGPT, Gemini to power cyberattacks
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- May 28, 2026
- 06:24 PM
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BTMOB Android malware service generates custom phishing payloads
An Android remote access trojan named BTMOB is offered to cybercriminals with a builder interface for generating malware payloads tailored to phishing lures.
- May 28, 2026
- 05:10 PM
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FBI warns of fake FIFA websites running World Cup fraud schemes
The FBI is warning of fake websites impersonating FIFA ahead of the 2026 World Cup, to steal personal and financial information, sell fake tickets and hospitality packages, and push other fraud related to the event.
- May 28, 2026
- 03:08 PM
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- May 28, 2026
- 02:06 PM
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Hackers exploit FortiClient EMS flaw to push infostealer malware
Hackers are exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) in FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) to deliver an undocumented credential stealer called EKZ.
- May 28, 2026
- 01:25 PM
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New Gogs zero-day flaw lets hackers get remote code execution
An unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the Gogs self-hosted Git service can allow attackers to gain remote code execution (RCE) on Internet-facing instances.
- May 28, 2026
- 10:25 AM
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How SIEM helps MSPs reduce noise and stop threats faster
MSPs don't lack security data. They struggle to separate real threats from alert noise. Kaseya explains how SIEM helps MSPs improve visibility, reduce fatigue, and respond faster.
- May 28, 2026
- 10:01 AM
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Romanian gets 5 years in prison for hacking Oregon govt network
A Romanian national was sentenced this week to 56 months in federal prison for breaking into an Oregon state government computer network and fr cyberattacks targeting dozens of other U.S. victims.
- May 28, 2026
- 08:43 AM
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Webinar: Why network incidents take too long to resolve
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- May 28, 2026
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- May 28, 2026
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Carnival Cruise confirms data breach affecting nearly 6 million people
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang in April 2026.
- May 28, 2026
- 06:49 AM
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Sextortionist sentenced to 33 years for targeting 145 children
A Canadian man was sentenced to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to targeting more than 145 children across the United States, some as young as 6 years old, in an eight-year-long sextortion scheme.
- May 28, 2026
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