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- US and Canadian Court Records Breached Following Thomson Reuters Incident
Thomson Reuters has disclosed a cyber incident affecting its C-Track court management software, potentially exposing court records in Canada and the US
Infosecurity Magazine - 'Breeze Comet' Tears Into Brazilian & Global Financial Systems
Brazil's most sophisticated threat group is making light work of the country's financial systems, putting money directly into its own pocket.
Dark Reading - US Becomes Top Target in RMM Phishing Campaign Spanning 46 Countries
An RMM phishing campaign initially associated with Canadian targeting due to its use of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) tax forms as lures has turned out to be part of a broader campaign spanning 46 countries. Around 45% of observed activity was associated with the United States, making it the campaign's top geographic target. ANY.RUN research connected 601 cases to the wider operation, which uses
The Hacker News - Government, industry partner to shut down long-running Sality botnet
A nonprofit group is now working to contact victims.
Cybersecurity Dive - Government lacks ability to verify AI labs’ claims, experts say
A new survey of national security practitioners identified a wide range of near- and medium-term AI risks for policymakers to consider.
Cybersecurity Dive - Attackers Turn Trusted Node.js Runtime Into Malware Delivery Tool in Targeted Attacks
Threat actors are leveraging the trusted Node.js JavaScript runtime in multiple cyber attacks as a way to deploy malicious payloads. According to a new report published by the Symantec Threat Hunter Team today, the attack method has been put to use in attacks targeting government departments, technology companies, and hotels since February 2026. "The technique's appeal is that node.exe (the
The Hacker News - Shai-Hulud's Reach Just Grew to 469 Credential Locations. Here's What That Means
In early August, GitGuardian researchers found that a recent Shai-Hulud infostealer worm variant had evolved to scan for credentials across 469 locations across developer environments, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tooling, cloud configurations, and even AI tool configs. Earlier variants of the infostealer worm only checked 189 paths. The jump says a lot. Attackers have
The Hacker News - Attackers Expose Ongoing AI Tool Use Targeting Organizations in Latin America
Explore how attackers targeting Latin American entities use AI for data exfiltration and how basic OpSec errors allow defenders to disrupt operations.
Unit 42 - FBI Probes Possible Breach of 153 Million Driver’s Licenses
The FBI is investigating how scans of over 153 million driver’s licenses are being sold on the dark web
Infosecurity Magazine - UK's Online Safety Act has made 'absolutely no difference,' kids say
Children's Commissioner also furious with Ofcom over a string of failures
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