Qantas hack gang member nabbed, more arrests ‘on the table’ | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

October 5, 2026 — 11:55am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A suspected key player in the hacking alliance behind the Qantas data breach has been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with the FBI. Saif…

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Gov. Mike Braun proclaims October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #hacker

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Gov. Mike Braun has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reinforcing Indiana’s vital role in identifying, responding to and protecting its citizens from cyber threats that may significantly impact individual and collective security and privacy. “Cyberattacks pose a serious threat, especially to critical infrastructure, safety systems and…

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Armadin Raises $255 Million for Agentic Cybersecurity Platfo… | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware | #cybersecurity | #hacker

The company’s Series B round, announced Thursday (Oct. 1), values Aramdin at more than $2.5 billion and will help it scale its agentic security platform, research, training and go-to-market efforts. “Seven months after emerging from stealth, Armadin is running agentic attack campaigns in production for Fortune 500 enterprises and government customers,” the…

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ShinyHunters hacker reportedly detained in Jordan, aiding FBI | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

A suspected ShinyHunters hacking group member known online as “Rey” has reportedly been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with the FBI to help locate other members of the extortion group. According to Reuters, Jordanian authorities detained Rey, identified as Saif al-Din Khader, this week, with two sources saying he…

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Prompt Injection: Why Hackers No Longer Need Code to Steal Your Data | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

One second, you’re messaging your team’s internal AI chatbot. The next, you’re locked out of your admin account. You try to log back in, but your password doesn’t work. Panic sets in: Are files being exfiltrated? Has the system been wiped? But when the post-mortem finishes, there’s no trace of…

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Officials cite ‘incompetence’ for massive FBI cyber hacking attack | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

The hack of FBI computer systems exposed sensitive personal information about nearly every FBI employee, as well as thousands of local law-enforcement officials who worked on FBI task forces, six current and former FBI officials told MS NOW. FBI officials and outside experts are calling the breach one of the…

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Sun Yang Reports Cyberbullying to Police in Hangzhou | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Three-time Chinese Olympic Champion Sun Yang has reportedly filed a police report after being a target of a large-scale cyberbullying attack. In a report published by the Hong Kong Free Press, his team said there was false information, such as “maliciously fabricated rumors” that began circulating online, which they called…

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AI Tools Suspected in Korea’s Shinhan Bank Hack, Yonhap News Reports | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker | #cybersecurity | #hacker

Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions. Attackers probably used sophisticated AI agents to probe for vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access…

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Alleged Cybercrime: Prosecution Rejects Sowore’s Demand for DSS DG’s Testimony | #cybercrime | #infosec | #cybersecurity | #hacker

The prosecution in the trial of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has faulted the insistence by the defence that the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, must appear personally in court to testify as a defence witness. At Friday’s………

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