Senegal closed its national ID card office after a ransomware cyberattack disrupted ID, passport, and biometric services. Senegal confirmed a cyberattack on the Directorate of File Automation, the government office that manages national ID cards, passports, and biometric data. After ransomware claims surfaced, authorities temporarily closed the office to contain the incident. The agency warned […]
Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and temporarily knocked its website offline. Conpet is a state-controlled company that owns and operates the country’s crude oil, condensate, and liquid petroleum product pipeline network. Its main role is to transport oil from domestic production fields and import points to refineries […]
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Rome’s La Sapienza University was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted IT systems and caused widespread operational issues. Since February 2, Rome’s La Sapienza University, one of the most important Italian universities, has been offline due to a cyberattack. For days, students have been unable to book exams, check tuition payments, or access faculty contacts. […]
AISURU/Kimwolf botnet hit a record 31.4 Tbps DDoS attack lasting 35 seconds in Nov 2025, which Cloudflare automatically detected and blocked. The AISURU/Kimwolf botnet was linked to a record-breaking DDoS attack that peaked at 31.4 Tbps and lasted just 35 seconds. Cloudflare said the November 2025 incident was part of a surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP […]
Substack confirmed a data breach after a hacker leaked data from nearly 700,000 users, including email addresses and phone numbers. Substack is an online platform for publishing email‑based newsletters and blogs, with built‑in paid subscriptions and basic analytics. It’s free to start; creators pay a fee on paid plans. In 2026 it’s estimated to serve […]
A Taiwanese man was sentenced to 30 years for running Incognito Market, a major darknet drug site that sold over $105 million in illegal drugs. Rui-Siang Lin (24) was sentenced to 30 years in prison for running Incognito Market, a major darknet drug marketplace that sold over one ton of narcotics. The Taiwanese man pled […]
French prosecutors raided X offices in Paris over illegal content; Elon Musk and CEO summoned for voluntary interviews in April. French prosecutors, with France’s National Gendarmerie and Europol support, raided the X offices in Paris in a criminal probe over complaints that the platform facilitated child sexual abuse material and other illegal content. The probe […]
Microsoft warns info-stealing attacks are expanding from Windows to macOS, using cross-platform languages like Python and abusing trusted platforms. Microsoft warns info-stealing attacks are rapidly expanding from Windows to macOS, using cross-platform languages like Python and abusing trusted platforms. Since late 2025, Microsoft has seen a surge in macOS infostealer attacks using social engineering, fake […]