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Former BreachForums Administrator Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Prosecutors Seek 188-Month Sentence for Conor ‘Pompompurin’ Fitzpatrick David Perera (@daveperera) • September 16, 2025 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. (Image: DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock) Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the founder of the first iteration of the BreachForums cybercrime forum, received a three-year prison…

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Top 5 VPN Services of 2025: In-Depth Reviews and Testing

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the provided content, tailored for a US-based, tech-savvy professional audience: Evaluating Additional VPN Providers Recent assessments have revealed significant insights into various VPN providers, underscoring contrasting capabilities in speed, privacy, and overall user experience. Private Internet Access (PIA) has established itself as a longstanding…

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AI-Driven Social Engineering: Supporting Tools and Strategies

Advancements in social engineering are rapidly evolving alongside generative AI technology, providing cybercriminals with sophisticated tools to infiltrate organizations. Recent statements from the FBI have underscored the need for heightened vigilance, noting that as technology evolves, so too do the tactics employed by cyber adversaries. This article delves into the…

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Exclusive: Kairos Ransomware Allegedly Breached Australia’s Property Business

Property Business Australia Targeted in Kairos Ransomware Breach The Sydney-based real estate agency, The Property Business Australia, has reportedly fallen victim to a breach attributed to the Kairos ransomware group, which claims to have stolen sensitive data belonging to both agents and tenants. This incident highlights the increasing threats faced…

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CISA Alerts on Ongoing Exploitation of GitHub Action Supply Chain Breach

On March 18, 2025, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the inclusion of a high-severity vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This vulnerability is associated with a supply chain compromise affecting the GitHub Action known as tj-actions The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-30066, has been assigned…

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APT29 Leveraged Windows Vulnerability to Breach European Diplomatic Network

A notorious Russia-based cyber espionage group known as APT29 has reportedly exploited a less common Windows feature called Credential Roaming following a successful phishing operation targeting an unmentioned European diplomatic organization. The strategic focus on diplomatic targets aligns with APT29’s historical modus operandi, demonstrating their commitment to gathering intelligence that…

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Check Point Enhances AI Application Defense Through Lakera Acquisition

Agentic AI, Application Security, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Acquisition Enhances GenAI User Protection with AI Agent Safeguards Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • September 16, 2025 Check Point Chief Strategy Officer Roi Karo and Lakera CEO David Haber (Images: Check Point) Check Point Software has acquired Lakera, a startup focused on…

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