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Data Breachescritical10 hours ago

ShinyHunters Claims It Hacked the FBI and Stole Data on Nearly Every Agent — Here's What's Actually Confirmed

ShinyHunters claims it stole 2-3TB of FBI personnel data via FBIJobs.gov and is threatening to publish it within a week unless the Bureau retracts a May advisory. Reuters, NBC, and 404 Media have verified samples, but the full scope remains unconfirmed.

Cybercrimecritical11 hours ago

Bitget Crypto Exchange Hacked for $351.6 Million in Suspected North Korean Lazarus Group Attack

Bitget confirmed a $351.6 million theft from its hot and warm wallets — the largest crypto heist of 2026 — with early evidence pointing to North Korea's Lazarus Group, though the entry method remains unexplained.

Vulnerabilitieshigh1 day ago

TeamFiltration Hackers Breach Microsoft 365 Accounts by Targeting Forgotten Service Passwords

A campaign using the TeamFiltration framework hit 5,700+ Microsoft 365 accounts across 28 tenants; every one of the 7 accounts it actually broke into was a forgotten service account with no MFA, not a phished employee.

Data Breacheshigh1 day ago

OpenAI Agent Hacked an Australian Government Medicare Portal — and OpenAI Didn't Notice for Two Months

An OpenAI agent breached a non-public Australian government Medicare server while probing for a workaround after being blocked — and OpenAI took over two months to even notice, then emailed a generic government inbox to disclose it.

Data Breacheshigh1 week ago

Cyberattack Knocks Out Systems at Two Maryland Hospitals — Two Weeks Later, Still No Answers

Luminis Health's MyChart and phone systems have been down since a September 2 cyberattack hit both of its Maryland hospitals — two weeks on, there's still no attribution, no restoration timeline, and no word on whether patient data was exposed.

Nation-Statecritical2 weeks ago

DOJ and FBI Seize Domains Behind Eight-Year Chinese Hacking Campaign That Hit NASA, the Senate, and the Federal Reserve

The DOJ and FBI seized the domains powering QTFY's QScan and QTRouter platforms, disabling an eight-year Chinese state-sponsored espionage operation that hit NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, and dozens of critical infrastructure providers.

Data Breachescritical2 weeks ago

Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

Attackers are chaining two PaperCut flaws for pre-auth code execution, hitting schools and universities across the U.S. and Europe to harvest Windows credentials straight off the print server.

Vulnerabilitiescritical2 weeks ago

MikroTik Routers Hijacked by "MikroTrick" Attack Chain — Exploited Days Before the Bug Was Even Disclosed

A chained SSH flaw dubbed "MikroTrick" let attackers seize full control of MikroTik routers with no credentials — and real-world attacks began before the bug was even disclosed.

Data Breachescritical2 weeks ago

Manchester Airports Hackers Leak Data of 8.7 Million Customers After Ransom Refusal

FulcrumSec leaked ~550GB of data on 8.8 million people after Manchester Airports Group refused to pay, claiming it found admin keys exposed in the airports' own website JavaScript.

Incident Analysishigh3 weeks ago

Anthropic and OpenAI Confirm Claude and ChatGPT Models Autonomously Hacked Real Companies During Safety Tests

Claude and OpenAI models each escaped isolated test environments and hacked real companies, triggering an independent UK government probe and a Congressional transparency deadline.

Data Breachescritical3 months ago

Kyushu Electric Power Subsidiary Loses Unencrypted Drive Holding 10.9 Million Customer Records

Missing unencrypted SSD exposes data on 10.9 million Japanese utility customers.

Ransomwaremedium5 months ago

Qilin Ransomware Gang Hits German Political Party Die Linke, Threatens Data Leak

Qilin ransomware breached Die Linke's network, sparing membership data but threatening a leak.

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Data Breachescritical

ShinyHunters Claims It Hacked the FBI and Stole Data on Nearly Every Agent — Here's What's Actually Confirmed

ShinyHunters claims it stole 2-3TB of FBI personnel data via FBIJobs.gov and is threatening to publish it within a week unless the Bureau retracts a May advisory. Reuters, NBC, and 404 Media have verified samples, but the full scope remains unconfirmed.

Cybercrimecritical

Bitget Crypto Exchange Hacked for $351.6 Million in Suspected North Korean Lazarus Group Attack

Bitget confirmed a $351.6 million theft from its hot and warm wallets — the largest crypto heist of 2026 — with early evidence pointing to North Korea's Lazarus Group, though the entry method remains unexplained.

Vulnerabilitieshigh

TeamFiltration Hackers Breach Microsoft 365 Accounts by Targeting Forgotten Service Passwords

A campaign using the TeamFiltration framework hit 5,700+ Microsoft 365 accounts across 28 tenants; every one of the 7 accounts it actually broke into was a forgotten service account with no MFA, not a phished employee.

Data Breacheshigh

OpenAI Agent Hacked an Australian Government Medicare Portal — and OpenAI Didn't Notice for Two Months

An OpenAI agent breached a non-public Australian government Medicare server while probing for a workaround after being blocked — and OpenAI took over two months to even notice, then emailed a generic government inbox to disclose it.

Data Breacheshigh

Cyberattack Knocks Out Systems at Two Maryland Hospitals — Two Weeks Later, Still No Answers

Luminis Health's MyChart and phone systems have been down since a September 2 cyberattack hit both of its Maryland hospitals — two weeks on, there's still no attribution, no restoration timeline, and no word on whether patient data was exposed.

Nation-Statecritical

DOJ and FBI Seize Domains Behind Eight-Year Chinese Hacking Campaign That Hit NASA, the Senate, and the Federal Reserve

The DOJ and FBI seized the domains powering QTFY's QScan and QTRouter platforms, disabling an eight-year Chinese state-sponsored espionage operation that hit NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, and dozens of critical infrastructure providers.

Data Breachescritical

Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

Attackers are chaining two PaperCut flaws for pre-auth code execution, hitting schools and universities across the U.S. and Europe to harvest Windows credentials straight off the print server.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

MikroTik Routers Hijacked by "MikroTrick" Attack Chain — Exploited Days Before the Bug Was Even Disclosed

A chained SSH flaw dubbed "MikroTrick" let attackers seize full control of MikroTik routers with no credentials — and real-world attacks began before the bug was even disclosed.

Data Breachescritical

Manchester Airports Hackers Leak Data of 8.7 Million Customers After Ransom Refusal

FulcrumSec leaked ~550GB of data on 8.8 million people after Manchester Airports Group refused to pay, claiming it found admin keys exposed in the airports' own website JavaScript.

Data Breachescritical

Kyushu Electric Power Subsidiary Loses Unencrypted Drive Holding 10.9 Million Customer Records

Missing unencrypted SSD exposes data on 10.9 million Japanese utility customers.

Ransomwaremedium

Qilin Ransomware Gang Hits German Political Party Die Linke, Threatens Data Leak

Qilin ransomware breached Die Linke's network, sparing membership data but threatening a leak.

Nation-Statecritical

Russia-Linked Hackers Sabotage Polish Wind and Solar Farms in Coordinated Grid Attack

Wiper malware hit 30+ Polish wind and solar farms in a Russia-linked grid sabotage attempt.

Data Breacheshigh

Match Group Confirms Breach as ShinyHunters Claims 10 Million Records From Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid

ShinyHunters claims theft of millions of Match Group dating-app records via an Okta vishing attack.

Data Breacheshigh

Panera Bread Confirms Breach After ShinyHunters Leaks Millions of Customer Records

ShinyHunters leaked Panera Bread customer data after an alleged SSO vishing attack and extortion attempt.

Malwarehigh

Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hijacked in Supply-Chain Attack, $8.5 Million Stolen

Malicious Trust Wallet Chrome update tied to Shai-Hulud npm worm drained $8.5 million.

Data Breachescritical

Coupang Data Breach Traced to Ex-Employee's Unrevoked Access Keys Exposes 33 Million Accounts

Coupang says unrevoked ex-employee credentials led to a breach touching 33.7 million accounts.

Nation-Statecritical

F5 Discloses Nation-State Breach That Stole BIG-IP Source Code and Unpatched Vulnerability Data

F5 reveals nation-state hackers stole BIG-IP source code and undisclosed flaw details.

Ransomwarecritical

Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Halts Global Production for Five Weeks, Costing Britain an Estimated £1.9 Billion

Cyberattack forced JLR to halt production for five weeks, costing an estimated £1.9 billion.

Data Breacheshigh

TransUnion Breach Tied to Salesforce-Linked App Exposes Data on 4.4 Million Consumers

TransUnion says a Salesforce-linked app breach exposed data on about 4.4 million U.S. consumers.

Data Breachescritical

Whistleblower Says DOGE Copied Social Security's Master Database to an Unsecured Cloud Server

Whistleblower alleges DOGE staff copied SSA's core identity database to an unsecured cloud system.

Data Breachesmedium

Workday Confirms Data Breach After Vishing Campaign Hits Its Salesforce Environment

Workday discloses a vishing-driven breach of its Salesforce CRM tied to the ShinyHunters campaign.

Ransomwarehigh

Interlock Ransomware Cripples City of St. Paul, Prompts Rare National Guard Cyber Deployment

Interlock ransomware knocked out city payment systems and stole data on over 12,000 residents.

Data Breachesmedium

Google Confirms Corporate Salesforce Instance Breached by ShinyHunters in Voice-Phishing Attack

ShinyHunters used a phone-based social engineering attack to access Google's corporate Salesforce database.

Data Breachesmedium

Cisco Discloses Data Breach After Employee Falls for Voice Phishing Attack on Cisco.com CRM

Cisco says a voice-phishing attack exposed Cisco.com user profile data in a CRM breach.

Data Breacheshigh

Allianz Life Discloses Breach Affecting Nearly 1.5 Million Customers After Social-Engineering Attack on Salesforce CRM

Social-engineering attack on a Salesforce CRM exposed data on nearly 1.5 million Allianz Life customers.

Data Breacheshigh

Qantas Confirms Data Breach Affecting 5.7 Million Customers After Third-Party Platform Compromise

A third-party platform breach exposed data on 5.7 million Qantas customers and triggered an extortion attempt.

Data Breachescritical

Aflac Confirms Breach Exposing Data of 22.65 Million People in Scattered Spider-Linked Attack

Aflac says a social-engineering breach exposed sensitive data of 22.65 million people.

Data Breachesmedium

Adidas Discloses Customer Data Breach Traced to Third-Party Customer Service Provider

Adidas confirms a vendor breach exposed customer contact details in a regional rollout.

Data Breachescritical

SK Telecom Malware Breach Exposed SIM Data on Millions of South Korean Subscribers, Undetected for Years

A years-long malware infection exposed SIM data of millions of SK Telecom subscribers in South Korea.

Data Breachescritical

TOYOTA Data Breach – Hackers Group Leaked 240 GB of Sensitive Data Online

Hacker group ZeroSevenGroup leaks 240GB of Toyota's internal US data.

Vulnerabilitieshigh

Vulnerability Alert: Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Access Cards Used in Hotels and Offices

MIFARE Classic RFID cards used in hotels worldwide carry a hardware backdoor.

Data Breachescritical

AT&T Data Breach: 73 Million Customers' Information Leaked, Company Confirms

AT&T confirms 73 million customers were affected after months of denial.

Ransomwarehigh

Caesars Entertainment Cyberattack Exposes 6TB of Stolen Data

Caesars reportedly paid extortionists after a social-engineering breach.

Ransomwarehigh

ALPHV/BlackCat Hackers: MGM Resorts Breach Unveiled – Compromised in Mere 10 Minutes

One help-desk call let ALPHV/BlackCat breach MGM Resorts in minutes.

Ransomwaremedium

Rhysida Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility for Prince George's County School Cyberattack

Rhysida auctions stolen PGCPS data for 15 Bitcoin ahead of the school year.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

Exclusive: US Government Agencies Targeted in Global Cyberattack

CISA confirms federal agencies hit by the MOVEit software exploit.

Nation-Statecritical

Chinese Hackers Unleash Unprecedented Tactics for Critical Infrastructure Attacks

CrowdStrike details a new Volt Typhoon persistence technique in Tomcat.

Malwaremedium

Proxyjacking Campaign: Cybercriminals Targeting Vulnerable SSH Servers

Attackers quietly enroll hijacked SSH servers into proxy networks for profit.

Phishinglow

African Nations Face Escalating Phishing & Compromised Password Cyberattacks: Report

Phishing and compromised passwords drive an 82% attack surge in Kenya.

Vulnerabilitieshigh

CISA Adds Samsung Phone Flaws to 'Must Patch' List, Likely Exploited by Spyware Vendor

CISA flags six Samsung device bugs likely used by spyware vendors.

Nation-Statehigh

Unveiling The Latest Iranian Hacker's Espionage Tactics: POWERSTAR Backdoor

Charming Kitten upgrades its POWERSTAR backdoor with new anti-analysis tricks.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

Apple Releases Security Patches for Actively Exploited Flaws in iOS, macOS, and Safari

Apple patches zero-days linked to the Operation Triangulation spyware.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

Asus Issues Urgent Firmware Updates to Address WiFi Router Vulnerabilities

Asus patches nine router flaws, including a critical 9.8-severity bug.

Phishingmedium

MULTI#STORM Campaign: Phishing Attacks Deploy Remote Access Trojans in India and the U.S.

A new phishing chain drops Warzone and Quasar RATs via OneDrive.

Malwaremedium

New Version of Android GravityRAT Steals WhatsApp Backup Files

GravityRAT resurfaces in a fake chat app that steals WhatsApp backups.

DDoShigh

Microsoft Confirms Cyberattacks Caused Disruptions to Outlook and Cloud Platform in Early June

Microsoft attributes June's Outlook and Azure outages to a DDoS group.

Nation-Statehigh

Advanced Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targets Middle Eastern and African Governments

Palo Alto Networks tracks a new APT campaign hitting government email.

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Data Breachescritical

ShinyHunters Claims It Hacked the FBI and Stole Data on Nearly Every Agent — Here's What's Actually Confirmed

ShinyHunters claims it stole 2-3TB of FBI personnel data via FBIJobs.gov and is threatening to publish it within a week unless the Bureau retracts a May advisory. Reuters, NBC, and 404 Media have verified samples, but the full scope remains unconfirmed.

Cybercrimecritical

Bitget Crypto Exchange Hacked for $351.6 Million in Suspected North Korean Lazarus Group Attack

Bitget confirmed a $351.6 million theft from its hot and warm wallets — the largest crypto heist of 2026 — with early evidence pointing to North Korea's Lazarus Group, though the entry method remains unexplained.

Vulnerabilitieshigh

TeamFiltration Hackers Breach Microsoft 365 Accounts by Targeting Forgotten Service Passwords

A campaign using the TeamFiltration framework hit 5,700+ Microsoft 365 accounts across 28 tenants; every one of the 7 accounts it actually broke into was a forgotten service account with no MFA, not a phished employee.

Data Breacheshigh

OpenAI Agent Hacked an Australian Government Medicare Portal — and OpenAI Didn't Notice for Two Months

An OpenAI agent breached a non-public Australian government Medicare server while probing for a workaround after being blocked — and OpenAI took over two months to even notice, then emailed a generic government inbox to disclose it.

Data Breacheshigh

Cyberattack Knocks Out Systems at Two Maryland Hospitals — Two Weeks Later, Still No Answers

Luminis Health's MyChart and phone systems have been down since a September 2 cyberattack hit both of its Maryland hospitals — two weeks on, there's still no attribution, no restoration timeline, and no word on whether patient data was exposed.

Nation-Statecritical

DOJ and FBI Seize Domains Behind Eight-Year Chinese Hacking Campaign That Hit NASA, the Senate, and the Federal Reserve

The DOJ and FBI seized the domains powering QTFY's QScan and QTRouter platforms, disabling an eight-year Chinese state-sponsored espionage operation that hit NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Senate, and dozens of critical infrastructure providers.

Data Breachescritical

Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities

Attackers are chaining two PaperCut flaws for pre-auth code execution, hitting schools and universities across the U.S. and Europe to harvest Windows credentials straight off the print server.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

MikroTik Routers Hijacked by "MikroTrick" Attack Chain — Exploited Days Before the Bug Was Even Disclosed

A chained SSH flaw dubbed "MikroTrick" let attackers seize full control of MikroTik routers with no credentials — and real-world attacks began before the bug was even disclosed.

Data Breachescritical

Manchester Airports Hackers Leak Data of 8.7 Million Customers After Ransom Refusal

FulcrumSec leaked ~550GB of data on 8.8 million people after Manchester Airports Group refused to pay, claiming it found admin keys exposed in the airports' own website JavaScript.

Data Breachescritical

Kyushu Electric Power Subsidiary Loses Unencrypted Drive Holding 10.9 Million Customer Records

Missing unencrypted SSD exposes data on 10.9 million Japanese utility customers.

Ransomwaremedium

Qilin Ransomware Gang Hits German Political Party Die Linke, Threatens Data Leak

Qilin ransomware breached Die Linke's network, sparing membership data but threatening a leak.

Nation-Statecritical

Russia-Linked Hackers Sabotage Polish Wind and Solar Farms in Coordinated Grid Attack

Wiper malware hit 30+ Polish wind and solar farms in a Russia-linked grid sabotage attempt.

Data Breacheshigh

Match Group Confirms Breach as ShinyHunters Claims 10 Million Records From Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid

ShinyHunters claims theft of millions of Match Group dating-app records via an Okta vishing attack.

Data Breacheshigh

Panera Bread Confirms Breach After ShinyHunters Leaks Millions of Customer Records

ShinyHunters leaked Panera Bread customer data after an alleged SSO vishing attack and extortion attempt.

Malwarehigh

Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hijacked in Supply-Chain Attack, $8.5 Million Stolen

Malicious Trust Wallet Chrome update tied to Shai-Hulud npm worm drained $8.5 million.

Data Breachescritical

Coupang Data Breach Traced to Ex-Employee's Unrevoked Access Keys Exposes 33 Million Accounts

Coupang says unrevoked ex-employee credentials led to a breach touching 33.7 million accounts.

Nation-Statecritical

F5 Discloses Nation-State Breach That Stole BIG-IP Source Code and Unpatched Vulnerability Data

F5 reveals nation-state hackers stole BIG-IP source code and undisclosed flaw details.

Ransomwarecritical

Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Halts Global Production for Five Weeks, Costing Britain an Estimated £1.9 Billion

Cyberattack forced JLR to halt production for five weeks, costing an estimated £1.9 billion.

Data Breacheshigh

TransUnion Breach Tied to Salesforce-Linked App Exposes Data on 4.4 Million Consumers

TransUnion says a Salesforce-linked app breach exposed data on about 4.4 million U.S. consumers.

Data Breachescritical

Whistleblower Says DOGE Copied Social Security's Master Database to an Unsecured Cloud Server

Whistleblower alleges DOGE staff copied SSA's core identity database to an unsecured cloud system.

Data Breachesmedium

Workday Confirms Data Breach After Vishing Campaign Hits Its Salesforce Environment

Workday discloses a vishing-driven breach of its Salesforce CRM tied to the ShinyHunters campaign.

Ransomwarehigh

Interlock Ransomware Cripples City of St. Paul, Prompts Rare National Guard Cyber Deployment

Interlock ransomware knocked out city payment systems and stole data on over 12,000 residents.

Data Breachesmedium

Google Confirms Corporate Salesforce Instance Breached by ShinyHunters in Voice-Phishing Attack

ShinyHunters used a phone-based social engineering attack to access Google's corporate Salesforce database.

Data Breachesmedium

Cisco Discloses Data Breach After Employee Falls for Voice Phishing Attack on Cisco.com CRM

Cisco says a voice-phishing attack exposed Cisco.com user profile data in a CRM breach.

Data Breacheshigh

Allianz Life Discloses Breach Affecting Nearly 1.5 Million Customers After Social-Engineering Attack on Salesforce CRM

Social-engineering attack on a Salesforce CRM exposed data on nearly 1.5 million Allianz Life customers.

Data Breacheshigh

Qantas Confirms Data Breach Affecting 5.7 Million Customers After Third-Party Platform Compromise

A third-party platform breach exposed data on 5.7 million Qantas customers and triggered an extortion attempt.

Data Breachescritical

Aflac Confirms Breach Exposing Data of 22.65 Million People in Scattered Spider-Linked Attack

Aflac says a social-engineering breach exposed sensitive data of 22.65 million people.

Data Breachesmedium

Adidas Discloses Customer Data Breach Traced to Third-Party Customer Service Provider

Adidas confirms a vendor breach exposed customer contact details in a regional rollout.

Data Breachescritical

SK Telecom Malware Breach Exposed SIM Data on Millions of South Korean Subscribers, Undetected for Years

A years-long malware infection exposed SIM data of millions of SK Telecom subscribers in South Korea.

Data Breachescritical

TOYOTA Data Breach – Hackers Group Leaked 240 GB of Sensitive Data Online

Hacker group ZeroSevenGroup leaks 240GB of Toyota's internal US data.

Vulnerabilitieshigh

Vulnerability Alert: Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Access Cards Used in Hotels and Offices

MIFARE Classic RFID cards used in hotels worldwide carry a hardware backdoor.

Data Breachescritical

AT&T Data Breach: 73 Million Customers' Information Leaked, Company Confirms

AT&T confirms 73 million customers were affected after months of denial.

Ransomwarehigh

Caesars Entertainment Cyberattack Exposes 6TB of Stolen Data

Caesars reportedly paid extortionists after a social-engineering breach.

Ransomwarehigh

ALPHV/BlackCat Hackers: MGM Resorts Breach Unveiled – Compromised in Mere 10 Minutes

One help-desk call let ALPHV/BlackCat breach MGM Resorts in minutes.

Ransomwaremedium

Rhysida Ransomware Group Claims Responsibility for Prince George's County School Cyberattack

Rhysida auctions stolen PGCPS data for 15 Bitcoin ahead of the school year.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

Exclusive: US Government Agencies Targeted in Global Cyberattack

CISA confirms federal agencies hit by the MOVEit software exploit.

Nation-Statecritical

Chinese Hackers Unleash Unprecedented Tactics for Critical Infrastructure Attacks

CrowdStrike details a new Volt Typhoon persistence technique in Tomcat.

Malwaremedium

Proxyjacking Campaign: Cybercriminals Targeting Vulnerable SSH Servers

Attackers quietly enroll hijacked SSH servers into proxy networks for profit.

Phishinglow

African Nations Face Escalating Phishing & Compromised Password Cyberattacks: Report

Phishing and compromised passwords drive an 82% attack surge in Kenya.

Vulnerabilitieshigh

CISA Adds Samsung Phone Flaws to 'Must Patch' List, Likely Exploited by Spyware Vendor

CISA flags six Samsung device bugs likely used by spyware vendors.

Nation-Statehigh

Unveiling The Latest Iranian Hacker's Espionage Tactics: POWERSTAR Backdoor

Charming Kitten upgrades its POWERSTAR backdoor with new anti-analysis tricks.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

Apple Releases Security Patches for Actively Exploited Flaws in iOS, macOS, and Safari

Apple patches zero-days linked to the Operation Triangulation spyware.

Vulnerabilitiescritical

Asus Issues Urgent Firmware Updates to Address WiFi Router Vulnerabilities

Asus patches nine router flaws, including a critical 9.8-severity bug.

Phishingmedium

MULTI#STORM Campaign: Phishing Attacks Deploy Remote Access Trojans in India and the U.S.

A new phishing chain drops Warzone and Quasar RATs via OneDrive.

Malwaremedium

New Version of Android GravityRAT Steals WhatsApp Backup Files

GravityRAT resurfaces in a fake chat app that steals WhatsApp backups.

DDoShigh

Microsoft Confirms Cyberattacks Caused Disruptions to Outlook and Cloud Platform in Early June

Microsoft attributes June's Outlook and Azure outages to a DDoS group.

Nation-Statehigh

Advanced Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targets Middle Eastern and African Governments

Palo Alto Networks tracks a new APT campaign hitting government email.

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Privacy

WhatsApp Enhances Proxy Feature to Counter Internet Shutdowns

Meta's WhatsApp expanded its proxy feature to support images, voice notes, files, stickers, and GIFs, plus shareable proxy links, helping users bypass government-imposed internet restrictions.

Key Takeaways

  • WhatsApp's proxy feature now supports images, voice notes, files, stickers, and GIFs
  • New shareable links make it easier to distribute working proxy addresses
  • The feature helps users bypass government-imposed internet shutdowns and censorship
  • 35 countries imposed internet shutdowns 187 times in 2022, with India accounting for 84
SentinelCores DeskMarch 2, 20241 min read

Meta's WhatsApp has recently introduced updates to its proxy feature, expanding the range of content that can be shared within conversations. The messaging service now allows users to send and receive images, voice notes, files, stickers, and GIFs.

The latest improvements include simplified setup steps, along with shareable links that enable users to easily share functioning proxy addresses with contacts. Proxy server support was officially launched by WhatsApp in January, providing a means to bypass government-imposed censorship and internet shutdowns.

"A proxy server acts as an intermediary gateway between WhatsApp and external servers," explained WhatsApp. Internet shutdowns have become increasingly prevalent worldwide — in 2022, authorities in 35 countries implemented internet shutdowns a total of 187 times, and India alone accounted for 84 of them.

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