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French Police Arrest Five Key Operators Behind BreachForums Data-Theft Platform

On 25 June 2025, France’s specialist cybercrime unit (BL2C) detained five French nationals accused of administering BreachForums, a notorious global data-theft marketplace. This operation marks a...

Cybercriminals Weaponized Open-Source Tools in Sustained Campaign Against Africa’s Financial Sector

Since mid-2023, a cybercriminal cluster dubbed CL‑CRI‑1014 has been targeting financial institutions across Africa using open-source tools like PoshC2 and Classroom Spy exploiting them...

PRC “Salt Typhoon” Cyber‑Espionage Campaign Targets Global Telecoms – Canada Confirms Mid‑February Breach via CVE‑2023‑20198

Canada and U.S. agencies have issued a joint alert on the exploitation of a critical Cisco vulnerability (CVE‑2023‑20198) by Chinese state‑sponsored actors known as...

Hype Alert: “Largest Data Breach” of 16 B Credentials Is Just Recycled Data

A sensational 16 billion‑credential leak circulating in underground forums has been called “the largest data breach in history.” However, cybersecurity researchers confirm it’s not a...

Monster 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Blocked by Cloudflare in Historic Mitigation

In mid‑May 2025, Cloudflare successfully deflected the largest DDoS attack ever recorded peaking at 7.3 terabits-per-second targeting a hosting provider using its Magic Transit service,...

Chad’s ANSICE and Brightway Launch National Cybersecurity Mapping to Bolster Digital Resilience

On 16 June 2025, the National Agency for Computer Security and e‑Certification of Chad (ANSICE‑TCHAD), in collaboration with cybersecurity firm Brightway, convened a critical...

Black Basta Crumbles: Infamous Ransomware Gang Collapses After Internal Fallout-But Its Legacy Lives On

In February 2025, the notorious Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate Black Basta collapsed following a dramatic internal fallout, triggered by the leak of its private...

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