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Source: The Wall Street Journal President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department Jan. 29, alleging the agencies didn’t do enough to prevent an IRS contractor from leaking his tax returns to the press in 2019. Trump, as well as his two eldest sons and the business that b

French public office hit with €5 million CNIL fine after massive data leak

Source: digwatch The data protection authority of France has imposed a €5 million penalty on France Travail after a massive data breach exposed sensitive personal information collected over two decades. A leak which included social security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and home addresses

Ex-Google Engineer Convicted for Stealing 2,000 AI Trade Secrets for China Startup

Source: The Hacker News A former Google engineer accused of stealing thousands of the company's confidential documents to build a startup in China has been convicted in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Jan. 29. Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding), 38, was convicted by a federal jury on s

Cyberattack on large Russian bread factory disrupts supply deliveries

Source: The Record A cyberattack on a major bread producer in Russia’s Vladimir region has disrupted food deliveries, local media reported. The Vladimir Bread Factory — one of the largest bakery producers in the region — said in a statement that its internal digital systems were hit overnight Jan.

Data breach at Canada Computers & Electronics leaks personal customer information

Source: CBC Canada Computers & Electronics says a data breach has leaked information about some of its customers, though several say they are unhappy with the scant details the retailer has provided — including how many of them were affected, and when the breach occurred. The company became aware o

Crypto hackers target Hinge and Match Group in data leak

Source: Protos Crypto hacking collective ShinyHunters claims that it has leaked more than 10 million user records from Match Group-owned dating apps Match, Hinge, and OKCupid. As reported by Lithuanian outlet Cybernews, according to the group’s dark web blog, the stolen data includes user ID’s, IP

Site catering to online criminals has been seized by the FBI

Source: ars TECHNICA RAMP—the predominantly Russian-language online bazaar that billed itself as the “only place ransomware allowed”—had its dark web and clear web sites seized by the FBI as the agency tries to combat the growing scourge threatening critical infrastructure and organizations around

Stablecoin bank Kontigo suffers cybeattack

Source: Finextra U.S. neobank Kontigo has suffered a crybersecurity breach that impacted 1,005 users and resulted in the loss of 340,905.28 USDT. The U.S. startup provides stablecoin accounts that enable clients in Latin America to access dollar-denominated holdings through USDC stablecoins. The co

Arc Raiders and The Finals hit by 'Extensive, Coordinated' DDoS Attacks, Dev Says

Source: IGN Embark Studios’ Arc Raiders and The Finals were suffering earlier this week from what the studio has described as “extensive, coordinated” Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The attacks were said to be “ongoing” Jan. 27 while the studio battled to mitigate their impact on eac

Cyberattack on Poland’s power grid hit around 30 facilities, new report says

Source: The Record A coordinated cyberattack that targeted Poland’s power grid in late last month compromised control and communications systems at around 30 facilities linked to distributed energy generation, according to new findings from cybersecurity firm Dragos. Polish officials had previously

Bumble, Panera Bread and CrunchBase hit by cyberattacks, Bloomberg News reports

Source: Reuters Bumble, Match Group, and CrunchBase were hit by cyberattacks, Bloomberg News reported Jan. 28 citing spokespersons of the impacted companies. Panera Bread also confirmed that an incident occurred and has alerted authorities. "The data involved is contact information," it said in an

Cyberattack Cripples Russia’s Alarm and Vehicle Security Provider Delta

Source: The Cyber Express A cyberattack on Delta, a Russian provider of alarm and security systems for homes, businesses, and vehicles, has disrupted operations and triggered widespread service outages, leaving many customers unable to access critical security functions. Delta, which serves tens of

Dozens more are charged in Ploutus ATM jackpotting conspiracy

Source: The Record The Department of Justice Jan. 26 announced a federal grand jury indictment charging 31 people for participating in a conspiracy to steal millions from ATMs by deploying Ploutus malware. The Justice Department has said that between Feb. 2024 and Dec. 2025, the gang stole at least

Disgruntled ex-CEO allegedly hijacked domain name, caused $1M in damage and tried to sell it for $6.6M: lawsuit

Source: New York Post A disgruntled ex-CEO locked his former video game studio out of its own website, knocked employees offline and triggered more than $1 million in alleged losses — then put the domain up for sale for $6,666,666, a new lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court

Did Hackers Blackmail a Best Buy Employee Into Facilitating a PS5 Shoplifting Spree?

Source: PC Mag A Best Buy employee claims that a hacking group blackmailed him into allowing customers to shoplift over 40 PlayStation 5s from his store in Savannah, Ga. 20-year-old Dorian Allen allegedly let over a dozen shoppers walk out with merchandise last month, according to TV station WJCL.

Ransomware attack hits Winona County in Minnesota

Source: KTSP 5 Eyewitness News Minnesota's Winona County said a ransomware attack recently hit its computer network. The press release didn’t specify exactly when the incident happened. The county says it’s working with third-party cybersecurity and data forensics experts, as well as local, state,

London Cyberattack Threatens To Hold Up Thousands Of Home Sales

Source: Bloomberg A “sophisticated, criminal cyberattack” is threatening to hold up thousands of home sales in two of London’s richest boroughs. Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have been unable to process local authority searches since November when a cybera

Landmark Trial Tests Claims That Social Media Harms Teens

Source: The Wall Street Journal A Los Angeles jury is poised to consider a central question in the debate over social media and teenage welfare: Are platforms such as Instagram and TikTok causing mental-health disorders? A personal-injury trial begins this week over a young woman’s claim that socia

Hacker swipes $13.5M from Matcha Meta users as protocol reports security ‘incident’

Source: DLNews A hacker has stolen $13.5 million worth of crypto from users of Matcha Meta, a DeFi exchange meta aggregator built by 0x. The attack occurred Jan. 25. Crypto security firm Peckshield, one of several companies to report the incident, characterized it as a security breach. Matcha Meta

Long Island town unveils ‘Big Brother’ command center — leading some to warn of ‘Orwellian police state’

Source: New York Post Some residents of a Long Island town are getting Orwellian vibes after the local government quietly rolled out a massive surveillance system where cops in one master control room can tap into live feeds from hundreds of cameras, read license plates and track motions. The high-

Russian state hackers likely behind wiper malware attack on Poland’s power grid

Source: The Record A major cyberattack that nearly cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of people in Poland late last year was reportedly carried out by Sandworm, a Russia-linked hacking group known for targeting power grids, researchers have determined. The attack in late December involved dat

ShinyHunters Leak Alleged Data of Millions From SoundCloud, Crunchbase and Betterment

Source: HackRead The notorious ShinyHunters group has set up a dark web .onion leak site and published alleged partial databases linked to SoundCloud, a global audio streaming platform, Crunchbase, which provides data on private and public companies, and Betterment, an American financial advisory c

Schools in Scotland went offline after being hit by phishing scam

Source: Greenock Telegraph Internet access was shut off at schools and nurseries across Inverclyde Council, one of the 32 local authorities of Scotland, Jan. 19 after a cyberattack compromised the account of a senior member of the council's education staff. Schools were taken offline to allow Inver

Nova ransomware group claims to have breached KPMG Netherlands

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Source: Techzine On Jan. 23, ransomware group Nova claimed KPMG Netherlands as its victim. The claim appeared on a so-called leak site, with specific reference to the Dutch branch of the service provider. Little is known about the nature and extent of the alleged attack. Although KPMG operates worl

France’s Waltio faces ransom threat from notorious hacker collective