A fully operational TheGentlemen ransomware toolkit on an exposed server, revealing victim credentials, ngrok tokens, and a complete pre-encryption playbook. This led them to an unauthenticated HTTP server at 176.120.22[.]127:80, hosted by Russian bulletproof provider Proton66 OOO, exposing 126 files across 18 subdirectories and about 140 MB of data. Proton66 has previously been tied to...Read More
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Thursday that his office has launched a civil investigation into Discord, a social media and gaming platform he said is increasingly used by child predators. Uthmeier made the announcement alongside Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman at a news conference. He said the state has issued...Read More
For many families, music is woven into the fabric of our relationships and memories. In my family (Jane), nothing stops an argument in its tracks like someone turning on my siblings’ childhood favorite, the 60’s folk group The Kingston Trio, and it isn’t Christmas until we have blasted Alan Jackson’s “Let it be Christmas” and sung...Read More
Marquis Software Solutions has filed a lawsuit against SonicWall, accusing the cybersecurity company of gross negligence and misrepresentation that allegedly led to a ransomware attack disrupting operations at 74 U.S. banks. On August 14, 2025, hackers breached Marqui’s network in a ransomware attack after compromising a SonicWall firewall. The attacker stole files containing personal information received from...Read More
BERN/VIENNA, 1 January 2026 – Today, Switzerland takes over the OSCE Chairpersonship. Switzerland is the first country to have chaired the OSCE three times, following previous terms in 1996 and 2014. This mandate is part of its ongoing commitment to peace, security and stability in Europe and beyond. For this Chairpersonship, Switzerland has defined five...Read More
Certain forged documents in physical format usually sell at a higher average price than scanned versions on dark web marketplaces. For example, an original Maltese passport could sell for ***** U.S. dollars as of March 2023, while passports from various other European Union countries averaged *****. Regarding scanned versions, the price for a Alberta driver’s...Read More
There’s a moment in many executive war rooms when a CISO realizes their organization’s carefully maintained disaster recovery plan is completely useless. The backup system that would have saved them from a flood, a power outage, or a botched software update has just restored something far more dangerous than lost data: an attacker’s back door....Read More
City of Reno website A free event in Reno is aiming at a growing problem, helping seniors better understand how to spot scams before they become victims. The City of Reno’s Seniors EngAGED program, in partnership with AARP, is hosting the second annual Scam Jam Fraud Prevention Event for seniors. The event is scheduled for...Read More
Israeli startup Onit Security has raised $11 million to identify and fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities with AI agents. The Tel Aviv-based startup was founded in early 2025 to address a problem that Ofer Amitai, one of its cofounders, experienced firsthand at a previous company: a cyberattack stemming from a missed vulnerability. In late 2020, a hacking...Read More
