Qilin ransomware group claims the hack of German political party Die Linke

Qilin ransomware claims it stole data from Germany’s Die Linke and threatens to leak it; the party confirmed the incident, but not a breach. The Qilin ransomware group claims it stole data from Die Linke, a German political party, and is threatening to release it. Die Linke is a left-wing political party in Germany. Its […]

U.S. CISA adds a flaw in TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in TrueConf Client to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in TrueConf Client, tracked as CVE-2026-3502 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. TrueConf is a videoconferencing platform often used in secure, offline […]

Massive Canadian Maple Syrup Integrity Breach

A Quebec maple syrup producer was just caught breaching product integrity. Cane sugar was being injected as an inexpensive substitute. The story ran as a Canada story. The investigation was done by Radio-Canada’s Enquête programme, where the prod…

JD Vance Books Exposed for Plagiarizing Black Women

JD Vance notably served in the United States Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007 as a public affairs specialist, MOS 4341 (e.g. MCO 1510.62A 17 February 2000). That means propaganda. 4341.01.05 “DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO THE PUB…

European Commission breach exposed data of 30 EU entities, CERT-EU says

CERT-EU says a European Commission cloud hack exposed data from 30 EU entities and links the breach to the TeamPCP group. CERT-EU attributed a European Commission cloud breach to the TeamPCP threat group, revealing that data from at least 30 EU entities was exposed. The incident was publicly disclosed on March 27 after inquiries confirmed […]

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 343

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https://www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/more-attackers-logging-in-not-breaking-in
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit…