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Peter Stokes (alias "Bouquet"), 19, was arrested in Finland on April 10 while boarding a flight to Tokyo — charged with four Scattered Spider intrusions since age 16, including an $8M ransom demand against a luxury retailer.
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CrowdStrike documents Cordial Spider and Snarky Spider — two new Com-affiliated groups running vishing and SSO phishing campaigns against enterprise SaaS environments with seven-figure extortion demands and no malware deployed.
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ShinyHunters claims 9.4 million Amtrak records via Salesforce — 2.1 million accounts independently confirmed on Have I Been Pwned. The latest target in the group's coordinated 2026 campaign that has hit ADT, Udemy, Medtronic, Vimeo, and Cisco.
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Iran-linked Handala published the names and phone numbers of 2,379 US Marines and sent direct WhatsApp threats warning of drone and missile strikes — a hybrid psychological operation attributed to Iran's MOIS.
Threat Intelligence
BlueNoroff compromised a North American Web3 company using a fake Zoom meeting interface populated with AI-generated deepfakes, deploying a fileless PowerShell implant that maintained persistent access for 66 days while stealing cryptocurrency wallet credentials, browser data, and live webcam footage repurposed to lure future victims. GLOBAL — Arctic Wolf Labs
Microsoft Ecosystem
A newly-tracked threat cluster, UNC6692, is using social-engineering-driven Teams-chats to pose as IT support, tricking employees into installing a custom modular malware toolkit called SNOW. The attack signals a shift from pure-email-phishing to "chat-based intrusion." MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — A sophisticated new
Spearphishing
Chinese AVIC engineer Song Wu impersonated U.S. researchers for five years to steal export-controlled aerospace software from NASA, the Air Force, Navy, and top universities. Here's how the IP theft pipeline worked — and why it went undetected for so long.
Threat Intelligence
A sophisticated ad-fraud and scareware campaign dubbed "Pushpaganda" is successfully exploiting Google Discover’s recommendation algorithm, using AI-generated fake news to trick millions into enabling malicious push notifications. MOUNTAIN VIEW, UNITED STATES — Security researchers have uncovered a novel exploitation of the Google Discover ecosystem, where threat
Cyber Crime
Tyler Robert Buchanan, a Scottish national and pivotal figure in the ‘Scattered Spider’ cybercrime syndicate, has entered a guilty plea in U.S. federal court, marking the second guilty plea in the Scattered Spider case. Noah Michael Urban ("King Bob") was the first, pleading guilty in April 2025
Microsoft Ecosystem
A new human-operated intrusion playbook leverages cross-tenant communication to bypass traditional email security, targeting high-privilege credentials through "Helpdesk" deception. REDMOND, WA — Microsoft Threat Intelligence has issued a critical warning regarding a sophisticated surge in "Helpdesk Impersonation" attacks conducted via Microsoft Teams. The campaign,
Identity Theft
A global surge in fraudulent Apple alerts is weaponizing the fear of losing personal photos to steal credit card details and Apple ID credentials. CUPERTINO, CA — Apple users worldwide are being urged to exercise extreme caution as a pervasive and highly effective phishing campaign resurfaces. The scam, which utilizes "
Identity Theft
A highly sophisticated phishing operation is utilizing hyper-personalized "copyright strike" warnings to bypass security instincts and seize full control of Google accounts and YouTube channels. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — A new and alarmingly convincing phishing campaign is currently targeting YouTube creators, leveraging their greatest fear: the sudden loss