Risky Bulletin: DRAM price hikes set to impact firewalls too
In other news: China bans Israeli and US cybersecurity products; Trump re-nominates Sean Plankey for CISA Director; Microsoft takes down RedVDS RDP marketplace.
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China Fights Scam Compounds … For China
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Risky Bulletin: Voice cloning defenses still weak, can be bypassed
In other news: Russia fines 33 telcos for surveillance non-compliance; AVCheck admin arrested at Amsterdam airport; India wants smartphone source code access.
Risky Bulletin: Apex Legends streamers hacked again
In other news: Major Instagram leak; Indonesia blocks Twitter; ransomware suspect detained in Russia.
Risky Bulletin: Major scam kingpin arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China
In other news: Spyware maker pleads guilty; Bitfinex hacker released from jail early; far-right dating site hacked and leaked.
Risky Bulletin: US lifts sanctions on three Intellexa execs
In other news: MongoBleed vulnerabilities exploited in the wild; scammers steal a Belgian MP's salary; Coupang hands out $1.2 billion in coupons as hack compensation.
Risky Bulletin: Georgia arrests ex-security chief over bribes from scam call centers
In other news: White House has a new nomination for NSA & CyberCom head; crucial CISA employee quits; US charges 54 for ATM jackpotting attacks.
Risky Bulletin: Belarus deploys spyware on journalists' phones
Suspect arrested for installing malware on ferry boat; France arrests Interior Ministry hacker; and new Cisco and SonicWall zero-days.
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Risky Bulletin: Most smart devices run outdated web browsers
In other news: Ukraine hacks major Russian defense contractor; ransomware hits Venezuela's oil company; hackers are trying to extort PornHub with stolen user data.
Risky Bulletin: African freelancers behind anti-US and anti-French disinfo campaigns
In other news: US prepares to let contractors run cyber operations; Germany blames Russia for air traffic control agency hack; Apple patches two WebKit zero-days.
Risky Bulletin: EU has a problem attracting and retaining cyber talent
In other news: Coupang CEO resigns following breach; NoName057 and CARR member charged in the US; Chrome and Gogs zero-days.
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Risky Bulletin: Linux adds PCIe encryption to help secure cloud servers
In other news: Europol cracks down on Violence-as-a-Service providers; ICC designates cyberspace as a genocide enabler; Cambodia busts SMS blaster warehouse.
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Risky Bulletin: APTs go after the React2Shell vulnerability within hours
In other news: CISA Director nomination stalls again; NSA cuts 2,000 staff; Intellexa still active despite sanctions.
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Srsly Risky Biz: When Do Cyber Campaigns Cross a Line?
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Risky Bulletin: India orders IM apps to link user accounts to a SIM card
In other news: India mandates cyber app on all new smartphones; Coupang breach impacts two-thirds of all South Koreans; evil twin hacker sentenced to seven years in prison.
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DeepSeek and Musk's Grok Both Toe the Party Line
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Risky Bulletin: Sha1-Hulud npm worm returns, with destructive behavior
In other news: US ICE to hire cyber talent; another Salesforce data breach; CrowdStrike fires a malicious insider.
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AI-Powered Espionage Will Favor China
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Risky Bulletin: Microsoft will integrate Sysmon into Windows
In other news: Another sneaky Chat Control push; Russian surveillance vendor gets hacked; CISA to hire new staff in 2026.
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Risky Bulletin: Europol takes down Elysium, VenomRAT, and Rhadamanthys infrastructure
In other news: US sanctions new Burmese military group linked to scam compounds; Google backs off mandatory dev registration; Checkout.com donates ransom to cybercrime research.
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Reuters Blows Lid on Meta's Fraud Profit Scandal
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Risky Bulletin: Another Chinese security firm has its data leaked
In other news: CBO breach not contained; CISA 2015 set for a three-month extension; new OWASP Top 10.
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Risky Bulletin: Yanluowang ransomware IAB pleads guilty
In other news: US CBO hacked by foreign APT; Singapore to punish scammers with cane beatings; Chrome will remove XSLT support for security reasons.