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  1. Ars Technica: US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree. “Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state cyber group that has compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to investigative reporters and US government employees.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/30/ars-technica-us-offers-10-million-for-info-on-group-behind-signal-and-whatsapp-hacking-spree/
  2. Ars Technica: US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree. “Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state cyber group that has compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to investigative reporters and US government employees.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/30/ars-technica-us-offers-10-million-for-info-on-group-behind-signal-and-whatsapp-hacking-spree/
  3. Gizmodo: Hackers Steal Funds From Polymarket Users, Potentially Millions. “A third-party vendor has been compromised, and some Polymarket users have lost money to hackers, according to a tweet from the betting site. The company has not confirmed how much was lost, though independent monitors on X suggest it could be around $3 million.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/28/gizmodo-hackers-steal-funds-from-polymarket-users-potentially-millions/
  4. Gizmodo: Hackers Steal Funds From Polymarket Users, Potentially Millions. “A third-party vendor has been compromised, and some Polymarket users have lost money to hackers, according to a tweet from the betting site. The company has not confirmed how much was lost, though independent monitors on X suggest it could be around $3 million.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/28/gizmodo-hackers-steal-funds-from-polymarket-users-potentially-millions/
  5. 🚨 Oh, #LastPass, you’ve done it again! It's like a leaky faucet that users now expect to drip every few months. 🐱‍💻 Why bother with #passwords when you can just wait for them to be publicly available? 🚰🔓
    9to5mac.com/2026/06/23/lastpas #Security #DataBreaches #UserTrust #CyberSecurity #HackerNews #ngated

  6. 🚨 Oh, #LastPass, you’ve done it again! It's like a leaky faucet that users now expect to drip every few months. 🐱‍💻 Why bother with #passwords when you can just wait for them to be publicly available? 🚰🔓
    9to5mac.com/2026/06/23/lastpas #Security #DataBreaches #UserTrust #CyberSecurity #HackerNews #ngated

  7. Bleeping Computer: FortiBleed leak exposes Fortinet VPN credentials for 73,000 devices.. “A newly discovered data leak dubbed ‘FortiBleed’ has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs at organizations worldwide.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/17/bleeping-computer-fortibleed-leak-exposes-fortinet-vpn-credentials-for-73000-devices/
  8. Bleeping Computer: FortiBleed leak exposes Fortinet VPN credentials for 73,000 devices.. “A newly discovered data leak dubbed ‘FortiBleed’ has exposed what appears to be a collection of Fortinet and FortiGate VPN credentials for 73,932 firewall URLs at organizations worldwide.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/17/bleeping-computer-fortibleed-leak-exposes-fortinet-vpn-credentials-for-73000-devices/
  9. Under-16 Online Safety Debate

    The UK’s under 16 social media ban raises serious concerns about child safety, age checks, digital ID, privacy, data breaches, and online freedom.

    beitmenotyou.online/under-16-o

  10. Control+Alt+Autonomy: Emergency Fixes, Open Defences, and the Work of Staying Free

    Emergency privacy fixes, censorship workarounds, breach fallout, and freedom tools that matter. Your weekly brief for taking back control this week.

    beitmenotyou.online/controlalt

  11. Krebs on Security: Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts. “A video released on Telegram by pro-Iran hackers claimed to document a remarkably simple exploit that appears to have involved using a VPN connection with an IP address that is in or near the target’s usual hometown, requesting a password reset for the account, and then choosing to chat with Meta’s AI […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/krebs-on-security-hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/
  12. Krebs on Security: Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts. “A video released on Telegram by pro-Iran hackers claimed to document a remarkably simple exploit that appears to have involved using a VPN connection with an IP address that is in or near the target’s usual hometown, requesting a password reset for the account, and then choosing to chat with Meta’s AI […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/02/krebs-on-security-hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/
  13. Es passiert jeden Tag. Tag für Tag.
    HIBP erreichte heute 1k DataBreaches.
    Der Gewinner ist: Edmunds.
    "Im Januar 2026 wurde die Automobilforschungs- und Autokaufplattform Edmunds von der Hackergruppe ShinyHunters als Opfer eines Hackerangriffs genannt. Die bei dem Vorfall angeblich erbeuteten Daten wurden später veröffentlicht und umfassten 178.000 eindeutige E-Mail-Adressen, Benutzernamen, Passwörter, IP-Adressen, Telefonnummern sowie fahrzeugbezogene Daten."

    #hibp #1k #DataBreaches

  14. Lifehacker: Carnival Cruise Just Had a Massive Data Breach. “Carnival Corporation—the largest cruise line operator in the world—is alerting consumers of a recent hack affecting 6 million people. The incident has been claimed by the ShinyHunters hacking group, which has targeted hundreds of companies in recent years, including Canvas and TransUnion.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/31/lifehacker-carnival-cruise-just-had-a-massive-data-breach/
  15. Lifehacker: Carnival Cruise Just Had a Massive Data Breach. “Carnival Corporation—the largest cruise line operator in the world—is alerting consumers of a recent hack affecting 6 million people. The incident has been claimed by the ShinyHunters hacking group, which has targeted hundreds of companies in recent years, including Canvas and TransUnion.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/31/lifehacker-carnival-cruise-just-had-a-massive-data-breach/
  16. Travel Sector Braces for Cyberattacks as Summer Looms

    As summer approaches, the travel sector is bracing for a surge in cyberattacks, with a staggering 92% of travel agencies experiencing some form of cyber threat in the last year. Ransomware, data breaches, and cyberattacks top the list of concerns, cited by 68% of agencies as the greatest threat to their success.

    osintsights.com/travel-sector-

    #TravelSector #Cyberattacks #Ransomware #DataBreaches #EmergingThreats

  17. Gizmodo: The SolarWinds Hack Was More Humiliating for the Government Than We Thought. “The SolarWinds attack in 2020 was a humiliating all-out assault on U.S. government cybersecurity, and it’s likely that one key reason it’s not more famous is that we still know very little about what the hackers achieved. But we now have a few more crumbs to work with, because new revelations from […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/25/gizmodo-the-solarwinds-hack-was-more-humiliating-for-the-government-than-we-thought/
  18. Gizmodo: The SolarWinds Hack Was More Humiliating for the Government Than We Thought. “The SolarWinds attack in 2020 was a humiliating all-out assault on U.S. government cybersecurity, and it’s likely that one key reason it’s not more famous is that we still know very little about what the hackers achieved. But we now have a few more crumbs to work with, because new revelations from […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/25/gizmodo-the-solarwinds-hack-was-more-humiliating-for-the-government-than-we-thought/
  19. Hi everyone, I found a nice and very useful site if you want to know if your password or email address has been compromised, and if it's really worth changing everything!

    haveibeenpwned.com/
    haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

    The site does not collect or store any data, so you are free to enter your email address or password if you wish to know if it has been affected by a data breach.

    #privacy #databreaches #sitesafety #europe

  20. Hi everyone, I found a nice and very useful site if you want to know if your password or email address has been compromised, and if it's really worth changing everything!

    haveibeenpwned.com/
    haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords

    The site does not collect or store any data, so you are free to enter your email address or password if you wish to know if it has been affected by a data breach.

    #privacy #databreaches #sitesafety #europe

  21. CISA Security Leak

    Crazy story:
    Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a ... schneier.com/blog/archives/202

    #Uncategorized #cybersecurity #databreaches #leaks #keys

  22. CISA Security Leak

    Crazy story:
    Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a ... schneier.com/blog/archives/202

    #Uncategorized #cybersecurity #databreaches #leaks #keys

  23. TechCrunch: NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people. “New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/techcrunch-nyc-health-hospitals-says-hackers-stole-medical-data-and-fingerprints-during-breach-affecting-at-least-1-8-million-people/
  24. TechCrunch: NYC Health + Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people. “New York public health provider NYC Health + Hospitals says a months-long data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal data, medical records, and fingerprints scans affects at least 1.8 million people.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/21/techcrunch-nyc-health-hospitals-says-hackers-stole-medical-data-and-fingerprints-during-breach-affecting-at-least-1-8-million-people/
  25. #FieldNotes is my new column for #Baited; no sharpy-do-do, just surgical (Goblin, yay that's CR ref) analysis.

    First time on screen: myself not getting mad at #databreaches 😎

    blog.baited.io/2026/biometric-

  26. #FieldNotes is my new column for #Baited; no sharpy-do-do, just surgical (Goblin, yay that's CR ref) analysis.

    First time on screen: myself not getting mad at #databreaches 😎

    blog.baited.io/2026/biometric-

  27. Vulnerability Exploitation Surges in Data Breaches

    Vulnerability exploitation is now the top attack vector, responsible for a staggering one-third of all data breaches. This alarming trend highlights the urgent need for robust patch management and cybersecurity measures to stay ahead of threats.

    osintsights.com/vulnerability-

    #VulnerabilityExploitation #DataBreaches #VerizonDbir #CredentialAbuse #Phishing