The prosecutor told the Zurich District Court that malware attacks on Western companies can serve Russia’s broader strategy by causing unrest and targeted damage. He said the alleged mastermind had cooperated with the FSB and later died in Moscow after falling from a window, while no direct link between the defendant and Russian intelligence has been proven. #FSB #ZurichDistrictCourt
Category: Cyber Attack
ARMA, the Ukrainian Agency for Asset Recovery and Management, reported an unauthorized intrusion on its servers that appears to be a cyberattack. NABU and SBU are investigating the incident, which may be part of a coordinated campaign against the agency and its asset manager selection process. #ARMA #NABU #SBU
Berlin’s state network was hit by a cyberattack that led to the isolation of two senatorial administrations after an intrusion was discovered. Authorities are investigating the incident, which may have resulted in the exfiltration of sensitive data, with the public prosecutor’s office and the BSI involved. #Berlin #BSI
UT San Antonio detected unauthorized activity on its technology systems over the weekend and suspended certain online and phone services to contain the threat before it reached core systems. The university said no evidence of data theft has been found so far, and payment and registration deadlines were extended while the investigation continues. #UTSanAntonio #utsaedu
Researchers reconstructed and ran Tiangou Secure Gateway (TSG) in a lab using leaked Geedge Networks source code, revealing how the commercial censorship platform detects and blocks VPNs, Tor, Signal, and other circumvention tools. Their analysis also found strong technical evidence linking TSG to Great Firewall of China components, with deployments tied…
A forum user claiming to be konata_izumi_shell alleges a breach of INOCUIDAD, the food safety and sanitary control system run by the Autonomous Departmental Government of Santa Cruz in Bolivia. The reported leak allegedly exposes identity data, medical screening results, and health card photographs for food handlers, along with business records…
The French Ministry of Education, Éducation Nationale, was allegedly breached and a partial database containing 346,178,591 raw lines was offered for sale. The listing was observed on August 17, 2026 and attributed to ZeroBytes, with the breach date stated as July 15, 2026. #ÉducationNationale #ZeroBytes…
Fort Smith, Arkansas, reported a network security event that disrupted some city computer systems and services, while 911 dispatch and emergency response remained fully operational. The city is working with federal law enforcement and cybersecurity specialists to restore services, but has not disclosed the attack type, affected systems, or whether any data was compromised. #FortSmith #Arkansas
Lincoln town office was forced to close after a cyberattack encrypted part of its network, disrupting local operations. Authorities are working to restore systems safely to prevent reinfection and reduce service interruptions. #LincolnMaine
Zscaler ThreatLabz identified C2Looper, a Rust-based backdoor likely used by a ransomware-related threat actor to gain footholds, move laterally, and deploy additional payloads. The malware evolved into a version that uses GitHub for command-and-control, adds new reconnaissance and execution features, and continues to expand its capabilities. #C2Looper #Zscaler #ThreatLabz #GitHub
Intraverse (Gamifi), a Web3 casino gaming platform at intraverse.io, was allegedly exposed through a keyless Firebase Realtime Database, putting a large volume of data at risk. The listing claims the incident was observed on Aug. 17, 2026 and was posted by the actor exfilar. #Intraverse #Gamifi #FirebaseRTDB #intraverseio #exfilar…
A forum user calling themselves bytetobreach claims to have multiple RFZO databases and says the data was distributed through five separate file mirrors. The post is unverified, says no ransom was demanded, and estimates the leak may involve around 5 million individuals in Serbia. #RFZO #Serbia #bytetobreach…
A forum user known as exfilar claims to be selling data allegedly taken from Snapstartalent.com, including Kenyan national ID numbers, resumes, and recorded video interviews. The unverified dump is said to contain hundreds of thousands of records and files, putting jobseekers’ personal and biometric data at risk. #Snapstartalent #exfilar #KenyanNationalID…
Medi Face was the target of a carefully planned four-month attack that aimed to hijack its medical domain authority and redirect users to illegal gambling sites. The company’s forensic investigation traced the operation to Tokyo and shared technical details on GitHub to help protect other healthcare organizations. #MediFace #Tokyo #GitHub
The Plymouth County Correctional Facility’s computer system was compromised after an attacker breached the prison’s servers, forcing officials to shut down the system and suspend in-person inmate visits. State police, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating the incident, while staff have been warned to stay alert for possible exposure of personal information. #PlymouthCountyCorrectionalFacility #FBI #DepartmentofHomelandSecurity