The notorious threat actor group ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for a significant data breach targeting two of America’s most prestigious academic institutions: Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. What’s Being Claimed On February 4, 2026, ShinyHunters announced the alleged exfiltration of a massive dataset containing over 2.2 million records from both institutions. According to…
In a stark demonstration of how artificial intelligence is transforming the cybersecurity threat landscape, the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) has documented a sophisticated cloud intrusion where attackers achieved full administrative control of an AWS environment in less than 10 minutes — with strong evidence that large language models (LLMs) were used to automate the…
Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered a sophisticated Linux intrusion framework dubbed ShadowHS — a stealthy, fileless post-exploitation tool that executes entirely from memory, leaving virtually no traces on disk. This discovery highlights the growing sophistication of Linux-targeted threats and the challenges they pose for traditional security tools. What Makes ShadowHS Different Unlike…
Google-owned Wiz discovers 4.75 million exposed records in AI social network Moltbook, including 1.5M API tokens and plaintext OpenAI keys—all because Row Level Security was never enabled on the “vibe-coded” platform.
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hijacked Notepad++ update infrastructure for nearly six months, deploying a sophisticated custom backdoor called Chrysalis to selectively targeted victims.
A newly formed Russian hacktivist alliance called Russian Legion has launched OpDenmark, a coordinated cyberattack campaign against Danish critical infrastructure in retaliation for the country’s 1.5 billion DKK military aid package to Ukraine.
The tables have turned: BreachForums, one of the largest dark web marketplaces for stolen data, has been breached. A disgruntled insider leaked the real identities of nearly 324,000 cybercriminals, including email addresses, IP addresses, and connections to notorious groups like ShinyHunters.
State-sponsored hackers exploited SonicWall’s MySonicWall cloud breach to launch a ransomware attack affecting 74 US banks and credit unions, compromising data of over 400,000 individuals. The attack demonstrates how third-party security breaches can cascade into devastating downstream attacks.
Nike confirms it is investigating a potential breach after the World Leaks ransomware gang claimed to have stolen 1.4 TB of corporate data. The group, a rebrand of Hunters International, has targeted major organizations including the U.S. Marshals Service and Tata Technologies.
Russian state-sponsored threat actors launched coordinated cyberattacks against Poland’s energy sector on December 29, 2025, targeting over 30 wind and solar farms, a manufacturing company, and a major combined heat and power (CHP) plant that serves nearly 500,000 people, according to CERT Polska. The attacks aimed to cause sabotage during a period of severe winter…
