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Two new extortion crews are speedrunning the Scattered Spider playbook

Cyber Scoop April 30, 2026

Two new extortion crews are speedrunning the Scattered Spider...

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• BlackFile
• cybercrime
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• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• hospitality
• okta
• Palo Alto Networks
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• The Com
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• Unit 42

BlackFile actively extorting data-theft victims in retail and hospitality sector

Cyber Scoop April 27, 2026

BlackFile actively extorting data-theft victims in retail and hospitality...

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• cybercrime
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• Google Threat Intelligence Group
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• OAuth
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• ShinyHunters
• supply chain
• supply chain attacks
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• Vercel

Vercel attack fallout expands to more customers and third-party systems

Cyber Scoop April 23, 2026

Vercel attack fallout expands to more customers and third-party...

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• cybercrime
• DNS
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• Traffic Distribution System

Hold the Phone! International Revenue Share Fraud Driven by Fake CAPTCHAs

Infoblox April 23, 2026

Authors: David Brunsdon, Darby Wise Executive Summary CAPTCHAs, the...

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• ALPHV
• BlackCat
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• DigitalMint
• extortion
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• guilty
• hacking
• incident response
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• ransomware
• ransomware negotiation
• ransomware payments
• Threats

Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to extortion scheme

Cyber Scoop April 21, 2026

Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to extortion scheme...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• extortion
• guilty
• Justice Department
• phishing
• Scattered Spider
• SIM swapping
• Spain
• The Com
• Unit 221B
• United Kingdom (U.K.)

Scottish man pleads guilty to attack spree that created Scattered Spider’s notoriety

Cyber Scoop April 21, 2026

Scottish man pleads guilty to attack spree that created...

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• AI
• AWS
• Context.ai
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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Google
• Google Threat Intelligence Group
• Google Workspace
• Mandiant
• OAuth
• open source
• open source software
• ShinyHunters
• supply chain
• supply chain attacks
• supply chain security
• Threats
• Vercel

Vercel’s security breach started with malware disguised as Roblox cheats

Cyber Scoop April 20, 2026

Vercel’s security breach started with malware disguised as Roblox...

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• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• defense contractors
• dprk
• DTEX
• Government
• insider threat
• laptop farms
• North Korea
• North Korean IT workers
• Threats

US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker scheme

Cyber Scoop April 16, 2026

US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker...

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• attack
• booter and stresser services
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• DDoS
• DDoS-for-hire
• Europol
• Government
• law enforcement
• Operation PowerOFF

Officials seize 53 DDoS-for-hire domains in ongoing crackdown

Cyber Scoop April 16, 2026

Officials seize 53 DDoS-for-hire domains in ongoing crackdown |...

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• AI
• Anthropic
• artificial intelligence (AI)
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• Claude
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• Executive order
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• Melania Trump
• Mythos
• National Cyber Director
• Policy
• Russia
• Sean Cairncross
• Take It Down Act

Executive orders likely ahead in next steps for national cyber strategy

Cyber Scoop April 15, 2026

Executive orders likely ahead in next steps for national...

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