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The FBI arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. The inquiry follows a breach in which the group obtained sensitive data on thousands of FBI agents.
8:17 PMKrebs on Security
The FBI arrested an alleged member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which previously targeted Rockstar Games, the developer of Grand Theft Auto, and the FBI itself.
12:59 PMPolygon
More than 20 major Japanese companies have disclosed cyberattacks in recent weeks that may have exposed tens of millions of customer records. The surge has prompted government agencies and the ruling party to pursue emergency cybersecurity improvements.
11:14 AMPYMNTS
Most security professionals surveyed consider their companies secure, yet 44% say an AI-driven phishing attack bypassed defenses last year. Nearly one in four also report that multifactor authentication is optional, exposing a gap between security awareness and enforcement.
3:00 AMFortuneSummary
The FBI arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm as part of an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group. The inquiry follows a breach in which the group obtained sensitive data on thousands of FBI agents.
The arrest expands the investigation beyond the hackers themselves to the commercial intermediaries that negotiate
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The case could redefine the legal and operational risks for companies that negotiate with ransomware groups.
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The FBI arrested an alleged member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which previously targeted Rockstar Games, the developer of Grand Theft Auto, and the FBI itself.
The arrest puts a prominent suspected cybercrime actor in custody after attacks reached both a
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The case shows that high-profile targets do not prevent hacking groups from exploiting basic access and identity weaknesses.
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More than 20 major Japanese companies have disclosed cyberattacks in recent weeks that may have exposed tens of millions of customer records. The surge has prompted government agencies and the ruling party to pursue emergency cybersecurity improvements.
The scale and concentration of the breaches have turned corporate data security into a national
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A wave of breaches involving identity data can expose weaknesses across Japan’s broader digital infrastructure, not just individual companies.
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Most security professionals surveyed consider their companies secure, yet 44% say an AI-driven phishing attack bypassed defenses last year. Nearly one in four also report that multifactor authentication is optional, exposing a gap between security awareness and enforcement.
The decisive weakness is inconsistent protection, not a lack of employee awareness. Organizations that make
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Optional MFA turns preventable phishing attacks into an avoidable organizational risk.
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A Sibos 2026 debate examined how banks should maintain trust and resilience when cyber compromise is assumed rather than treated as an exceptional event. The discussion emphasized collaboration and rapid response as financial threats become more complex.
10:39 AMFinextraSummary
A Sibos 2026 debate examined how banks should maintain trust and resilience when cyber compromise is assumed rather than treated as an exceptional event. The discussion emphasized collaboration and rapid response as financial threats become more complex.
The decisive shift is from trying to prevent every breach to limiting damage when one
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Banking resilience will increasingly depend on how quickly institutions cooperate after an attack, not just how well they defend their own systems.
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