Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-04-21 13:00 PDT
- New Lotus data wiper used against Venezuelan energy, utility firms
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-21 11:38 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A previously undocumented data-wiping malware dubbed Lotus was used last year in targeted attacks against energy and utilities organizations in Venezuela. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-lotus-data-wiper-used-against-venezuelan-energy-utility-firms/ - SystemBC C2 Server Reveals 1,570+ Victims in The Gentlemen Ransomware Operation
The Hacker News • 2026-04-21 11:18 • thehackernews.com
Threat actors associated with The Gentlemen ransomware‑as‑a‑service (RaaS) operation have been observed attempting to deploy a known proxy malware called SystemBC.
According to new research published by Check Point, the command-and-control (C2 or C&C) server linked to SystemBC has led to the discovery of a botnet of more than 1,570 victims.
“SystemBC establishes SOCKS5 network tunnels within
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/systembc-c2-server-reveals-1570-victims.html - 22 BRIDGE:BREAK Flaws Expose Thousands of Lantronix and Silex Serial-to-IP Converters
The Hacker News • 2026-04-21 08:46 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have identified 22 new vulnerabilities in popular models of serial-to-IP converters from Lantronix and Silex that could be exploited to hijack susceptible devices and tamper with data exchanged by them.
The vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed BRIDGE:BREAK by Forescout Research Vedere Labs, which identified nearly 20,000 Serial-to-Ethernet converters exposed
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/22-bridgebreak-flaws-expose-20000.html - ‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
KrebsOnSecurity • 2026-04-21 07:53 • krebsonsecurity.com
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology companies and steal tens of millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency from investors.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/04/scattered-spider-member-tylerb-pleads-guilty/ - Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Aiding BlackCat Attacks in 2023
The Hacker News • 2026-04-21 07:31 • thehackernews.com
A third individual who was employed as a ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to conducting ransomware attacks against U.S. companies in 2023.
Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, teamed up with the operators of the BlackCat ransomware starting in April 2023 to assist the e-crime gang in extracting higher amounts as ransoms.
“Working as a negotiator on behalf of five different
https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/ransomware-negotiator-pleads-guilty-to.html - Stopping Fraud at Each Stage of the Customer Journey Without Adding Friction
BleepingComputer • 2026-04-21 07:02 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Fraud prevention and user experience don’t have to be a tradeoff. IPQS shows how combining identity, device, and network signals stops fraud without adding friction. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stopping-fraud-at-each-stage-of-the-customer-journey-without-adding-friction/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
