Hackers have breached roughly 75,000 Fortinet firewalls belonging to corporations and government agencies worldwide, or roughly half of all Fortinet firewalls exposed to the internet, security researchers have said. A database of Fortinet VPN credentials accidentally discovered by security researcher Bob Diachenko included access tokens for companies including Chevron, Samsung, Foxconn, Comcast, AT&T, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota,...Read More
INC ransomware has grown from a newcomer threat into one of the most dangerous ransomware operations worldwide. What began as an emerging criminal group in mid-2023 has claimed over 800 victims globally, placing it among the top ransomware groups this year. The group runs under a Ransomware-as-a-Service model, recruiting affiliates and supplying them with ready-built...Read More
(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted 5-0 yesterday in Harrisburg to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) which would strengthen cybersecurity requirements for regulated utilities. This will continue the PUC’s efforts...Read More
ESET researchers analyzed the robust EDR-killing toolset of the ransomware-as-a-service gang Gentlemen. Since the beginning of 2026, Gentlemen has emerged as one of the most active gangs in the ransomware ecosystem. The group distinguishes itself through a mature, operator-maintained set of endpoint detection and response (EDR) killers, i.e., tools for disrupting security software. Additionally, unlike...Read More
Aubrey Cottle, a Canadian hacker known online as “Kirtaner,” faces as much as two and a half years in prison in Ontario — and perhaps more time in the U.S. — for a cyberattack on the Republican Party of Texas. Cottle, 39, who has long claimed affiliation with the hacktivist group “Anonymous,” pleaded guilty on...Read More
When Donald Trump returned to the White House 18 months ago, his second administration made it clear that it would take a hands-off approach to artificial intelligence and allow tech companies to develop these technologies with minimal government interference. To go along with this light-touch approach to AI development, Trump issued an order that rescinded...Read More
Cybercrime is a global challenge that demands a global response. Threat actors operate across borders, infrastructure, and jurisdictions, requiring defenders to work together with equal speed, visibility, and determination. That is why I am pleased to announce that Proofpoint has officially been accepted as a member of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on...Read More
INC has matured from an emerging RaaS operation into one of 2026’s most active ransomware families, claiming more than 800 victims since 2023 and capitalizing on disruption among competitors to expand its affiliate base. The group’s recent campaigns demonstrate both incremental tooling refinement and novel pressure tactics: double extortion of stolen data combined with automated...Read More
Ravie LakshmananJun 19, 2026Threat Intelligence / Firewall Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday urged Fortinet customers with FortiGate appliances to take steps to secure against ongoing malicious activity aimed at thousands of internet-accessible devices. The sweeping campaign, believed to be the work of Russian-speaking threat actors, has been codenamed FortiBleed....Read More
The RCMP says it has helped international law enforcement partners disrupt a malware network linked to a Russian cybercriminal group. The action was part of Operation Endgame, a global cybercrime operation involving police agencies from Canada, the Netherlands, the United States and Germany. The RCMP is Canada’s national representative on Operation Endgame, while the Federal...Read More
