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Featured image for: Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot
BleepingComputer
Apr 3, 2026

Man admits to locking thousands of Windows devices in extortion plot

A former core infrastructure engineer has pleaded guilty to locking Windows admins out of 254 servers as part of a failed extortion plot targeting his employer, an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey. [...]

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Featured image for: CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities
BleepingComputer
Apr 3, 2026

CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities

The European Union's Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU) has attributed the European Commission cloud hack to the TeamPCP threat group, saying the resulting breach exposed the data of at least 29 other Union entities. [...]

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Featured image for: This new 'laughing rat' malware will steal your data and hack your systems — and then laugh at you while doing it
TechRadar
Apr 2, 2026

This new 'laughing rat' malware will steal your data and hack your systems — and then laugh at you while doing it

CrystalX RAT comes with a handful of prankware, allowing hackers to tease their victims as they steal their data.

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Featured image for: Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch
TechCrunch
Apr 2, 2026

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch

The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February.

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Featured image for: Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law
Wired
Apr 2, 2026

Tech Companies Are Trying to Neuter Colorado’s Landmark Right-to-Repair Law

A bill in Colorado is a glimpse into the future of how corporations are working to limit the freedom people have to make their own fixes and upgrades.

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Featured image for: Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub
BleepingComputer
Apr 2, 2026

Claude Code leak used to push infostealer malware on GitHub

Threat actors are exploiting the recent Claude Code source code leak by using fake GitHub repositories to deliver Vidar information-stealing malware. [...]

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Featured image for: Drift loses $280 million as hackers seize Security Council powers
BleepingComputer
Apr 2, 2026

Drift loses $280 million as hackers seize Security Council powers

The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. [...]

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Featured image for: Drift loses $280 million North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers
BleepingComputer
Apr 2, 2026

Drift loses $280 million North Korean hackers seize Security Council powers

The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. [...]

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Featured image for: Verge subscribers: Join us for a movie night in New York City, hosted by The Vergecast
The Verge
Apr 2, 2026

Verge subscribers: Join us for a movie night in New York City, hosted by The Vergecast

The Vergecast is hosting a special in-person screening of Sneakers in partnership with IFC in New York City, and we're opening presale tickets exclusively to Verge subscribers. Sneakers is a movie about what happens when technology becomes more powerful than …

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Featured image for: Special Dinner Invite Email Scam got me.
BleepingComputer
Apr 2, 2026

Special Dinner Invite Email Scam got me.

Special Dinner Invite Email Scam got me. - posted in Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Help: I was sent a special dinner e-invite from a friend but it appears to be a potential virus.  It downloaded a program and when complete it opened Ninite.  Acc…

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Featured image for: Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web
TechCrunch
Apr 2, 2026

Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver’s licenses and passports to the open web

An exposed Amazon-hosted server allowed anyone to access reams of customer data without needing a password.

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Featured image for: 'This rootkit is highly persistent; a standard factory reset will not remove it': "NoVoice" Android malware on Google Play infects 50 apps across 2.3 million devices, here's what we know
TechRadar
Apr 2, 2026

'This rootkit is highly persistent; a standard factory reset will not remove it': "NoVoice" Android malware on Google Play infects 50 apps across 2.3 million devices, here's what we know

NoVoice can clone people's WhatsApp accounts on different devices, experts warn.

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