A ransomware gang that claims to be a group of "investigative journalists"? Meet LeakNet - the group using fake CAPTCHA pages to trick employees into hacking themselves. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
The National Crime Agency’s director general warns that technology is rapidly reshaping crime
Hastalamuerte leaks The Gentlemen RaaS ops: FortiGate exploits, BYOVD evasion, Qilin split tactics
Mobile banking malware targets over 1200 financial apps globally, shifting fraud to user devices
The UK’s financial regulator has issued new rules to make incident and third-party reporting clearer
Notorious ransomware group Interlock has been exploiting a Cisco zero-day bug since January, AWS says
35% of security leaders working in the UK’s critical infrastructure said regulatory requirements are the primary influence on their security programs
The European Union – the media freedom hub marsrgi Thu, 03/19/2026 - 08:58 Opening: 16 April 2026 Closing: 28 May 2026 The overall goal of this preparatory action is to continue the activities of the ongoing Free Media Hub EAST project, i.e. to sustain and improve existing financial and other kinds of support to exiled independent media from Russia, Belarus, as well as media from Ukraine that has relocated in the EU, and to foster the coordination and consolidation of a pan-European platform or network of media hubs to promote the preservation of a pluralistic media environment. GettyImages © Mihajlo Maricic Main link https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportuni… Related topics Media and democracy Media freedom and pluralism International relations Funding for Digital Actions to Support Ukraine Democracy in the digital age {"service":"share","version":"2.0","color":true,"networks":["x","facebook","linkedin","email","more"]}
In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg - involving MFA fatigue, real Apple alerts, a convincing support call, and a phishing page that oh-so-nearly worked. If a famous techie could have this happen to you, can you be sure you're immune? Plus: would you donate your lifetime medical history to science if you were promised anonymity? We unpack serious concerns around UK Biobank, where “de-identified” data may not be as anonymous as you think — and how surprisingly little information it takes to reveal everything. And! Human-powered “AI”, and a punishment worse than prison: eight hours on the RSA expo floor... All this, and much more, in episode 459 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity veteran Graham Cluley, and special guest Paul Ducklin.
CVE-2026-3888 Ubuntu snap flaw lets local users escalate to root via timing-based exploit
ShieldGuard Chrome extension posed as a crypto security tool but stole wallets and drained user data
Rapid7 says median time from publication to CISA KEV inclusion dropped to five days
The Vidar 2.0 infostealers is deployed through fake free game cheats on GitHub and Reddit
Gartner has urged security teams to get involved in AI projects from the start to avoid costly incident response
CEF-Digital Info Session: 2026 Calls Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/18/2026 - 10:35 26 March 2026 Online Learn more about the calls "Equipment for smart European cable systems" (CEF-DIG-2026-SMART-CABLES) and "Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways" (CEF-DIG-2026-GATEWAYS). GettyImages © Dragon Claws Main link https://hadea.ec.europa.eu/events/cef-digital-info-session-2026-calls-2026-03-2… Related topics Connecting Europe Facility Funding for Digital Related content Press release 17 March 2026 Commission makes available €200 million for submarine cable and digital infrastructure projects The European Commission has opened two new Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) calls worth €200 million for projects in high-capacity networks, including submarine cables. {"service":"share","version":"2.0","color":true,"networks":["x","facebook","linkedin","email","more"]}
Android’s LSPosed-based attack hijacks payment apps via runtime manipulation and SIM-binding bypass
CursorJack shows how malicious MCP deeplinks in Cursor IDE can trigger user-approved code execution
Armis reveals that “mutually assured disruption” is no longer preventing state-backed attacks
Akamai says 87% of organizations suffered an API-related security incident last year
The US Cyber Monitoring Center should be operational in 2027, said the UK CMC leadership