Violence-as-a-Service: Encrypted Apps Used in Recruiting Teens as Hitmen

European police, led by Denmark and Sweden, are arresting individuals in a crackdown on violence-as-a-service, where criminal groups recruit teenagers online for contract killings. Learn about Europol’s OTF GRIMM task force and how they’re fighting this disturbing trend.

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Scattered Spider Behind Cyberattacks on M&S and Co-op, Causing Up to $592M in Damages

The April 2025 cyber attacks targeting U.K. retailers Marks & Spencer and Co-op have been classified as a “single combined cyber event.”
That’s according to an assessment from the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC), a U.K.-based independent, non-profit body set up by the insurance industry to categorize major cyber events.
“Given that one threat actor claimed responsibility for both M&S and

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Israel Says Iran Is Hacking Security Cameras for Spying

Plus: Ukrainian hackers reportedly knock out a key Russian internet provider, China’s Salt Typhoon hackers claim another victim, and the UK hits 23andMe with a hefty fine over its 2023 data breach.

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Aflac Finds Suspicious Activity on US Network That May Impact Social Security Numbers, Other Data

Aflac said that it’s in the early stages of a review of the incident, and so far is unable to determine the total number of affected individuals.

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AWS Enhances Cloud Security With Better Visibility Features

At this week’s re:Inforce 2025 conference, the cloud giant introduced new capabilities to several core security products to provide customers with better visibility and more context on potential threats.

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Hospital cyber attacks cost $600K/hour. Here’s how AI is changing the math

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How Alberta Health Services is using advanced AI to bolster its defenses as attackers increasingly target healthcare facilities.Read More

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Anubis Ransomware Lists Disneyland Paris as New Victim

Anubis ransomware group claims a 64GB data breach at Disneyland Paris, leaking some engineering files and attraction plans via its dark web site.

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Hackers Post Dozens of Malicious Copycat Repos to GitHub

As package registries find better ways to combat cyberattacks, threat actors are finding other methods for spreading their malware to developers.

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Anthropic study: Leading AI models show up to 96% blackmail rate against executives

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Anthropic research reveals AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta and others chose blackmail, corporate espionage and lethal actions when facing shutdown or conflicting goals.Read More

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Qilin Ransomware Adds “Call Lawyer” Feature to Pressure Victims for Larger Ransoms

The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure on victims to pay up, as the cybercrime group intensifies its activity and tries to fill the void left by its rivals.
The new feature takes the form of a “Call Lawyer” feature on the affiliate panel, per Israeli cybersecurity company Cybereason.
The

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