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149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.
“The hacktivist threat in the Middle East is highly lopsided, with two groups, Keymous+ and DieNet, driving nearly 70% of all attack activity between February 28 and March 2,” Radware said in a Tuesday

Europol-coordinated action disrupts Tycoon2FA phishing platform

An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month. […]

Zurich Acquires Beazley in $11 Billion Deal to Lead Cyberinsurance

The deal awaits final shareholder and regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2026.

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Mississippi medical center reopens clinics hit by ransomware attack

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) says it has resumed normal operations, nine days after a ransomware attack blocked access to electronic medical records and took down many of its IT systems. […]

How a Brute Force Attack Unmasked a Ransomware Infrastructure Network

A routine RDP brute-force alert led to unusual credential hunting and a geo-distributed VPN-linked infrastructure. Huntress Labs explains how one compromised login unraveled a suspected ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem tied to initial access brokers. […]

Hacker Conversations: Inti De Ceukelaire, Raging Against the Machine Creatively

A Belgian national, De Ceukelaire’ did not set out to be a hacker. Like many hackers he was born with the potential to become one and only gradually realized he is one.

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Coruna iOS Exploit Kit Uses 23 Exploits Across Five Chains Targeting iOS 13–17.2.1

Google said it identified a “new and powerful” exploit kit dubbed Coruna (aka CryptoWaters) targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS versions between 13.0 and 17.2.1.
The exploit kit featured five full iOS exploit chains and a total of 23 exploits, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said. It’s not effective against the latest version of iOS. The findings were first reported by WIRED.
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