Collaborate Disseminate
A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be arrested by the FBI in connection with its investigation into the ShinyHunters gang.
Meanwhile, hackers get the keys to ASOS’s app and the chance to message every single customer…. Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
The hacker behind a high-profile string of leaks involving the upcoming release of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 videogame has threatened to release a complete, playable build.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading GTA 6 leaker threatens to release full playable version of game ahead of official launch
The US State Department is offering up to US $10 million for information about the whereabouts of Zhang Yu, a 44-year-old Chinese national who is accused of being a key figure in China’s state-sponsored hacking group, Hafnium.
Read more in my article … Continue reading $10 million bounty offered for Chinese Hafnium hacker accused of Microsoft Exchange Server mega-attack
Microsoft’s Twitter account, with its 13 million followers, was hijacked by a paperclip. There was no ransomware or data theft, just Clippy, a dodgy crypto coin, and a corporate apology that wasn’t from Microsoft either.
Meanwhile, UK losses from hack… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #487: Clippy’s crypto comeback
N0n is a newly-emerged cyber extortion gang. The group was first spotted in the middle of September 2026, and within days it had published on its dark web leak site details of what it claimed to be around a dozen victims. Since then, the tally has cont… Continue reading N0n ransomware: what you need to know
The FBI has a very simple message for the ShinyHunters gang: give yourselves up.
On Tuesday, FBI cyber division assistant director Brett Leatherman released a video, thanking the Dutch police for arresting a 24-year-old man they believe to be a member… Continue reading FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged leader
An alleged key figure in the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has been arrested in the Netherlands, and – in a sinister twist – the 24-year-old suspect is also being investigated for attempting to arrange two murders.
Read more in my article on the Hot f… Continue reading ShinyHunters suspect arrested, and is now investigated over alleged murder plots
A Pentagon personnel database was breached for nine months without anyone noticing. Over three million people are affected.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Pentagon personnel database breach exposes personal data of millions
A court in Zurich has sentenced a Ukrainian man to 12 years and nine months in prison, and banned him from Switzerland for ten years, for developing ransomware that blackmailed companies around the world.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Securit… Continue reading Ukrainian ransomware developer jailed for nearly 13 years
A store in Auckland vibe-coded itself a new website. Within hours, its inventory had somehow expanded to include a pair of crusty socks, an $850 banana, and all of New Zealand’s national parks. What could possibly have gone wrong?
Meanwhile, a hacker … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #486: Vibe-coded shops, and hackable Flock cameras