NBPD Fraud Investigation Leads to Arrest and Extradition from Florida – Patch

A malware framework called OkoBot has been running on Windows machines since April 2025, and one of its modules is built to con hardware wallet owners out of their recovery phrase. On an infected PC, the request comes from inside the wallet’s own desktop software. Sometimes it waits until you plug the device in first….

  Nearly one in three compliance and data protection professionals (31%) do not know when their organisation last reviewed its main GDPR risk assessments. That is according to the latest findings from a survey of 198 professionals carried out at the end of May 2026 by VinciWorks, marking eight years since GDPR came into force….

A new multi-purpose backdoor recently discovered by Microsoft marks a dangerous shift toward unified cyber-attack frameworks. The backdoor, tracked as GigaWiper, is linked to a malware implant with extensive operational capabilities, allowing cyber threat actors to conduct both quiet espionage activity and destructive wiping operations. Specifically, in its full version, GigaWiper is equipped with several…

Young hackers jailed for devastating £39million TfL cyber attack  London Evening Standard

EFF and ARTICLE 19 have submitted joint comments to the European Commission on draft guidelines for the Digital Services Act’s trusted flagger mechanism. Having long advocated for a DSA that protects freedom of expression while preserving intermediary liability protections and the prohibition on general monitoring, we welcome the Commission’s effort to provide practical guidance on…

It’s an increasingly common surprise: a package shows up at your door with your name and your address…but you never ordered it.   These unsolicited deliveries may seem harmless, but they’re often tied to a scheme called a brushing scam. These scams occur year-round but tend to pick up around peak shopping and holiday seasons, when shipping volume spikes and it’s easier for…