The hacker behind the massive GTA 6 leak in September 2022 has been released from indefinite imprisonment at a secure hospital and is now awaiting a retrial. Arion Kurtaj, a member of the notorious worldwide hacking group named Lapsus$, is waiting for his day in court once again after he was deemed unfit to stand...Read More
Not a subscriber? Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. The Trump administration has officially established a new clearinghouse with the private sector for identifying and patching cyber vulnerabilities. There are still many questions about how “Gold Eagle” will work. Two cybersecurity CEOs, Dave Gerry of Bugcrowd and Sam Jones of Method...Read More
Three Russian nationals and a pair of bulletproof hosting providers directly supported a series of attacks on critical infrastructure in 21 states and several countries, according to a 2024 indictment unsealed in federal court Tuesday. Officials, who have been investigating the trio and their companies since 2019, said the attacks resulted in losses surpassing $62...Read More
Courts, Audits and Federal Agencies Found No Evidence 2020 Votes Were Altered Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • July 16, 2026 Image: Shutterstock U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation Thursday night on what he billed as “really, really big news” about elections and voting machines, potentially invoking claims that his own government, more...Read More
Back-to-school operations at Evanston Township High School will be impacted this fall by the ransomware attack that occurred June 7, District 202 officials said on Thursday. Superintendent Marcus Campbell announced the upcoming impacts in an email to families July 16. “While we are ready and excited to welcome students back, some of the tools, processes,...Read More
A ransomware attack has halted milk production at Fairlife, a Coca-Cola brand known for its high-protein dairy drinks. “As a result of the incident, production operations at Fairlife in the United States are temporarily suspended,” the Chicago-based company announced on its website. “Fairlife’s Canada production operations are not currently impacted.” Although details are thin, Coca-Cola...Read More
A British man described by US prosecutors as a central figure in Scattered Spider, the hacking group linked to the 2023 cyberattacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, has been imprisoned by a UK court. Thalha Jubair appeared softly spoken and unassuming in court, a stark contrast to the international cybercrime figure described by prosecutors....Read More
The Coca-Cola Company disclosed today that a ransomware attack impacting its Fairlife dairy subsidiary has disrupted operations, temporarily suspending production of Fairlife products across the United States. In a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Coca-Cola said Fairlife detected unauthorized access to some of its systems, including its production-related systems,...Read More
A joint cybersecurity advisory from the United States and 12 allied nations was released this week warning critical infrastructure operators that Russian state-sponsored hackers from Federal Security Service (FSB) Center 16 are actively exploiting poorly configured and vulnerable networking devices to break into systems. The threat group, also known as Berserk Bear, Energetic Bear, Crouching...Read More
Dive Brief: Enterprise security teams are incorporating AI into their programs at a faster rate than ever before, but a significant gap exists in the governance policies that are designed to support that expansion, according to a report released Monday by the SANS Institute. Four out of 10 security practitioners said there is no formal...Read More
