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FBI disrupts massive AI-powered phishing service using a million URLs

In a coordinated effort, the FBI, working with Google and Black Lotus Labs, has dismantled a massive Chinese phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise with thousands of phishing websites used to steal credit card data and passwords. [...]

Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer

A former IT employee at an Iowa school district was sentenced to 21 months in prison after conducting a prolonged cyberattack against the former employer that disrupted classroom operations, deleted accounts, and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages. [...]

Chinese hackers hijack auth flow, spy on isolated network for a decade

Chinese hackers took control of a target organization's authentication stack and maintained persistence for 10 years, with full visibility into the administrative activity. [...]

US Gov asks Anthropic to ban 'foreign national' access to Fable, Mythos

The US government has ordered Anthropic to block all foreign nationals from accessing Fable 5 and Mythos 5, forcing the company to suspend both models worldwide. Anthropic is complying but disputes the basis, calling the cited jailbreak narrow and the capability widely available elsewhere. [...]

ShinyHunters Uses Oracle Zero-Day to Rampage Higher Ed

A major bug in Oracle's ERP software disproportionately affected American universities, and hackers have capitalized by stealing gobs of data.

Maine disables data breach notification portal after fake disclosures

Maine has taken its public data breach reporting portal offline after fraudulent breach disclosures were published on the state's website, prompting a review of procedures to prevent abuse in the future. [...]

phpBB forum fixes auth bypass bug lurking for a decade

A 10-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability discovered in the phpBB forum software allows an attacker to log in as any user, including administrators. [...]

Ukrainian national pleads guilty to role in Conti ransomware operation

A Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the United States last year has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges tied to the Conti ransomware operation. [...]

Bankruptcy admin approves settlement fund of $47 million for 23andMe data breach victims

About 7 million customers of the genetics testing company had their data stolen by hackers starting in April 2023, and many had their information posted on the dark web.

Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer

More than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) are distributing a Linux rootkit and infostealer malware targeting credentials and access tokens. [...]

South Korea hits Coupang with record $409 million fine over data breach

The penalty is the largest ever issued by the commission for a personal data breach, surpassing the record 134.8 billion won ($88.8 million) fine levied against SK Telecom earlier this year.

Early Warning Signs of Supply-Chain Attacks Live in the Dark Web

GitHub access sales, leaked repositories, and stolen API keys can all become supply-chain attack footholds. Flare explores how underground forums expose early signals tied to software supply-chain risk. [...]

Claude Fable 5 Doesn't Change the Mythos Security Story

Stay cool: Mythos 5 is an upgrade over Mythos Preview while Fable 5 is Mythos "made safe for general use," Anthropic explained.

Code Girls: The Secret Heroes Of World War II

This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 12, 2026 – Watch the YouTube Short During World War II, some of America’s most powerful weapons weren’t bombs or guns. They were women sitting in secret rooms breaking enemy codes, The post Code Girls: The …

Microsoft fixes Windows update failures linked to WUSA installer

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused Windows updates released since May 2025 to fail when installed via the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) from a network share. [...]

Pharma giant Novo Nordisk discloses breach of clinical trials data

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, the world's largest producer of insulin, disclosed a data breach affecting patient information from some clinical trials. [...]

CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Ivanti flaw by Sunday

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies to patch an actively exploited Ivanti Sentry flaw within three days, as mandated by the newly issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04. [...]