Spirals ransomware locks down victim systems in under 24 hours
A previously unknown ransomware strain called Spirals was used last month in an attack against an IT services company in South Asia, where attackers went from initial access to data…
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Two Scattered Spider Members Sentenced to Prison Over £29 Million TfL Cyberattack
Two Scattered Spider Members Sentenced to Prison Over £29 Million TfL Cyberattack Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2026 Two members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group received jail sentences in the…
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Scattered Spider members jailed over Transport for London hack that cost £29 million
Two members of the notorious “Scattered Spider” hacking collective have been sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for a cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) that…
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Russian cybercriminal used jailbroken Gemini CLI to rebuild botnet infrastructure in six minutes
A Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” used a jailbroken Gemini CLI, Google’s open-source terminal-based AI agent, to deploy and operate a small command-and-control (C2) botnet, according to TrendAI. Operational…
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LabubaRAT malware infiltrates Windows systems while posing as NVIDIA software
LabubaRAT, a previously undocumented Rust-based remote access tool (RAT) masquerading as NVIDIA software that enables post-compromise operations on Windows systems, has been uncovered by Blackpoint Cyber. According to researchers, LabubaRAT…
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Malware Hits Japan’s Largest Taxi Company Nihon Kotsu, Services Temporarily Suspended
Malware Hits Japan’s Largest Taxi Company Nihon Kotsu, Services Temporarily Suspended Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2026 Japan’s largest taxi operator Nihon Kotsu shut down systems after a malware attack, disrupting…
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UK charges five persons linked to fraud platform behind more than a million scam calls
Five people have been charged in the UK following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a caller ID spoofing service used by fraudsters. Ayoub Sehailia, 28, Zakkaria…
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Australia Alerts Organizations to Ongoing CMS Exploitation Attacks
Australia Alerts Organizations to Ongoing CMS Exploitation Attacks Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2026 Australia warns of a global campaign exploiting CMS flaws to deploy webshells on WordPress, Joomla, and other…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 585 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Security Affairs newsletter Round 585 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2026 A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the…
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Ransomware Never Stopped: Over 9,000 Confirmed Attacks Since 2018
Ransomware Never Stopped: Over 9,000 Confirmed Attacks Since 2018 Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2026 Ransomware remains above 1,400 attacks yearly since 2023. Qilin leads in 2026, while the U.S. remains…