US-Estonian Suspect Arrested Over Alleged Scattered Spider Cyberattacks
US-Estonian suspect Peter Stokes arrested in Finland over alleged ties to Scattered Spider, facing US charges for cyberattacks, fraud, and data breaches.
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US state privacy fines reached $3.425 billion in 2025
State privacy regulators across the United States collected $3.425 billion in privacy-related fines from companies in 2025. Gartner said the upward trend is expected to accelerate through 2028. Annual cumulative fines stood at $1.827 billion in 2024, p…
Missile Alert Phishing Exploits Iran-US-Israel Conflict for Microsoft Logins
New Phishing scam uses fake missile alerts and the ongoing conflict involving Iran to target users with QR codes and fake government emails to steal Microsoft passwords.
AWS, Wasabi, Cloudflare, and Backblaze go head-to-head in new cloud storage test
Cloud storage buyers rarely get vendor-provided performance data that includes the vendor’s own weak spots. Backblaze’s Q1 2026 Performance Stats report, attempts to do exactly that, sharing benchmark results for Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Cloud…
Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks
Generative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A joint paper from the American Bankers Association, the Better Identity Coalit…
Iran-Linked Handala Hackers Breach FBI Chief Kash Patel’s Gmail
Iran-linked Handala hackers breached FBI Chief Kash Patel’s Gmail, leaking photos and documents. Officials say no classified data was exposed.
US Bans New Foreign-Made Home Routers Over National Security Fears
The FCC has officially added foreign-made consumer routers to its restricted Covered List, citing major cybersecurity risks. Find out what it means for your current devices.
The Iran Crisis: Seven Expert Conversations on War, Strategy, and Global Consequences
In late February 2026, Just World Educational launched a timely new series of expert conversations titled The Iran Crisis. The project forms Part 2 of the ongoing Gaza & the World initiative, which …
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Iran-Linked Handala Hackers Claim Major Hacks on Stryker and Verifone
Iran-linked Handala hackers claim cyberattacks on Stryker and Verifone. Stryker confirms network disruption while Verifone says no breach evidence found.
New Social Security Scam Emails Use Fake Tax Documents to Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign is targeting thousands in the US by posing as the Social Security Administration. Learn how scammers use fake 2025/2026 tax statements and Datto RMM software to hijack computers and steal data, as shared with Hackread.com