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Yesterday β€” 12 May 2026Main stream

European countries are exporting surveillance tech to countries with poor human rights records, report says

The report, released by the advocacy group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday, alleges that the European Commission has failed to effectively police member states' surveillance tech sales despite the 2021 implementation of updated bloc-wide export rules designed to rein in the practice.

Vibe Hacking: Two AI-Augmented Campaigns Target Government and Financial Sectors in Latin America

TrendAIβ„’ Research has identified two emerging threat campaignsβ€”SHADOW-AETHER-040 and SHADOW-AETHER-064β€”that use agentic AI to drive intrusion operations against government and financial organizations in Latin America, marking these among the first cases we have observed of AI agents executing attacks from initial access to data exfiltration.

UK water company allowed hackers to lurk undetected for nearly two years, regulator finds

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined South Staffordshire Water Β£963,900 ($1.3 million) on Monday over an attack by the Cl0p ransomware group that led to the personal data of 633,887 customers and employees being published in August 2022.

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What Is the Instructure Canvas Breach? Impact, Risks, and What Institutions Should Do

The Instructure Canvas breach affects universities, K–12 school districts, and teaching hospitals globally. This blog entry intends to provide context and practical guidance.

Kingdom Market administrator given 16-year sentence

Slovakian national Alan Bill, 33, pleaded guilty in January to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances charge after admitting to his role in running Kingdom Market β€” a platform used by drug dealers and cybercriminals between March 2021 and December 2023.

Pro-Ukraine BO Team and Head Mare hackers appear to team up in attacks against Russia

Researchers at Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky said they identified overlapping infrastructure and tools used by both groups β€” including command-and-control systems operating on the same compromised host β€” suggesting some coordination.

In Other News: Train Hacker Arrested, PamDOORa Linux Backdoor, New CISA Director Frontrunner

8 May 2026 at 10:30

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: US gov targets 72-hour patch cycles, malware uses Windows Phone Link to steal OTPs, spy operation targets Eurasian drone industry.

The post In Other News: Train Hacker Arrested, PamDOORa Linux Backdoor, New CISA Director Frontrunner appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Iranian government hackers using Chaos ransomware as cover, researchers say

Incident responders from cybersecurity firm Rapid7 published a report about a recent intrusion that initially appeared to be a Chaos ransomware attack but was later discovered to be an attack attributed to MuddyWater, an Iranian APT group tied to the country’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).

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