Nightmare Eclipse incident shows the researcher-vendor fights may never fully go away

When a researcher went public with Microsoft vulnerabilities, it laid bare a conflict that has never really been solved.

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European authorities crack down on illegal streaming networks

Officials said they dismantled nine organized crime groups and removed more than 27,000 URLs hosting live sports and other copyrighted media during a seven-month operation.

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Attackers are exploiting Palo Alto Networks defect that initially flew under the radar

The escalated threat posed by the defect showcases how quickly a seemingly mild vulnerability can turn into an urgent warning.

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Tennessee man linked to 764 accused of series of crimes against children dating back to 2022

Zachary Sweeney allegedly traveled to New York, Indiana, Missouri and Georgia to meet and harm numerous victims in person. The FBI began investigating him in 2023.

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Google security engineer accused of turning confidential search trends into $1.2M win on Polymarket

Michele Spagnuolo allegedly placed multiple trades on the prediction marketplace, abusing internal access to Google’s nonpublic data on the most searched people in 2025.

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FBI warns US-based law firms to be on the lookout for cybercrime group that steals data in person

Silent Ransom Group isn’t prolific, but it’s demonstrated a knack for attacking the legal services sector with an extraordinary dual use of social engineering and in-person visits to victims’ workstations.

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FBI warns about fast-growing phishing kit targeting Microsoft 365 users

Kali365, which was first observed in April, abuses legitimate Microsoft device authorization pages to grant persistent access to cybercriminal-controlled applications.

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Alleged leader of Kimwolf, a sweeping botnet for cybercriminals, arrested in Canada

Jacob Butler, a 23-year-old from Ottawa, awaits extradition to the United States and faces up to 10 years in prison.

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European authorities take down prolific cybercrime VPN service

Officials arrested the alleged administrator of First VPN, seized its servers and domains. Europol said the service appeared in almost every major recent cybercrime investigation.

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Attackers hit vulnerabilities hard last year, making exploits the top entry point for breaches

Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report uncovered a surge of exploited vulnerabilities, and a growing lack of critical defect remediation industrywide.

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