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Hacker in front of China flag showing security breach leaked source code

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Security Breach of F5 Involved BIG-IP Source Code Theft, Exposure of Customer Data to Nation-State Hackers

October 20, 2025

F5 has disclosed that an August breach exposed source code and customer data to what it calls "nation-state hackers." The company has not made an official attribution, but third-party security researcher sources are linking the attack to China's UNC5221.

Low section of soccer player with ball against goalkeeper showing data breach and sale on hacking forum

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Hackers Behind EA Data Breach Are Selling FIFA 21 Source Code on an Underground Hacking Forum

June 17, 2021

Hackers listed FIFA 21 and Frostbite engine source code and developer tools for sale on an underground hacking forum following the successful Electronic Arts data breach.

Business man standing on the sea in the middle of storm showing cyber insurance may not cover cyber war

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Cyber Insurance Not Valid in Case of Cyber War, Says Major Insurance Company

January 17, 2019

In what is shaping up to be a major test case for the entire cyber insurance industry, Zurich Insurance is refusing to pay out a $100 million claim from Mondelez, saying that the ransomware attack was actually an act of “cyber war,” and therefore, is not covered by the policy.

System hacked warning on screen showing cyber attack on news agency

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Cyber Attack Hits French Leading News Agency AFP

October 14, 2024

French news agency AFP has suffered a cyber attack affecting its content delivery systems, hot on the heels of a sustained Russian onslaught on the country's critical infrastructure.

Access granted message on screen showing Russian malware with LLM

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Russian Malware Found Using LLM To Issue Real-Time Commands

July 23, 2025

A new Russia-based family of malware has been observed using a large language model (LLM) to issue commands on compromised systems in real time, which can potentially improve attacker capability by allowing them to shift tactics during an attack without having to introduce new payloads.

Hackers in front of multiple screens showing hacktivist groups DDoS attacks

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Resurgent Hacktivist Group Executes Over 750 DDoS Attacks Targeting India, Israel, the Netherlands, and Others

August 10, 2023

A politically and religiously motivated hacktivist group has executed over 750 DDoS attacks and dozens of website defacements against India, Israel, the Netherlands, and others.

Gavel on Euro dollar notes showing CCPA being a moving target one month before privacy enforcement begins

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The CCPA “Moving Target” One Month Before Privacy Enforcement Begins

June 16, 2020

With the CCPA enforcement deadline only a month away, Chief Privacy Officers are still grappling with significant uncertainties about what exactly the law requires.

Man using a laptop with cyber attack warning showing supply chain attack

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Chain of Supply Chain Attacks as 3CX Was Compromised by Outdated Futures Trading Software

April 26, 2023

In what is described as the first known supply chain attack caused by another supply chain attack, the recent breach of 3CX was caused by an employee downloading a compromised piece of trading software.

Gavel on keyboard showing the reveal of lax security protections from Equifax lawsuit

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Equifax Lawsuit Reveals Embarrassingly Lax Security Protections

October 30, 2019

A group of angry shareholders is behind the new Equifax lawsuit which alleged the company has not adequately disclosed risks or security practices that led to the worse data breach violation in history.

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Mozilla: Connected Cars Perform Dismally on Privacy Tests, Every Brand Collecting Excessive Personal Information

September 19, 2023

Privacy tests have found that every connected car brand collects more personal data than it needs to, and employs it for non-essential purposes. The vast majority are sharing or selling customer data.

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Security Breach of F5 Involved BIG-IP Source Code Theft, Exposure of Customer Data to Nation-State Hackers

Hackers Behind EA Data Breach Are Selling FIFA 21 Source Code on an Underground Hacking Forum

Cyber Insurance Not Valid in Case of Cyber War, Says Major Insurance Company

Cyber Attack Hits French Leading News Agency AFP

Russian Malware Found Using LLM To Issue Real-Time Commands

Resurgent Hacktivist Group Executes Over 750 DDoS Attacks Targeting India, Israel, the Netherlands, and Others

The CCPA “Moving Target” One Month Before Privacy Enforcement Begins

Chain of Supply Chain Attacks as 3CX Was Compromised by Outdated Futures Trading Software

Equifax Lawsuit Reveals Embarrassingly Lax Security Protections

Mozilla: Connected Cars Perform Dismally on Privacy Tests, Every Brand Collecting Excessive Personal Information

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos