Breaking News – Cyber Threats – 2026-05-04 03:00 PDT

Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)

Generated: 2026-05-04 03:00 PDT

• Hacking Polymarket
  Schneier on Security • 2026-05-04 02:46 • www.schneier.com

  Polymarket is a platform where people can bet on real-world events, political and otherwise. Leaving the ethical considerations of this aside (for one, it facilitates assassination), one of the issues with making this work is the verification of these real-world events. Polymarket gamblers have threatened a journalist because his story was being used to verify an event. And now, gamblers are takin…
  https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/05/hacking-polymarket.html

• Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M
  The Hacker News • 2026-05-03 22:59 • thehackernews.com
  A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam centers used for cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes targeting Americans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses.
  The crackdown was led by the Dubai Police, under the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Interior, in partnership with the U.S. Federal
  https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/global-crackdown-arrests-276-shuts-9.html

Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.