Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-05-20 17:00 PDT
- Smashing Security podcast #468: High-speed train hacks and homicidal lawnmowers
Graham Cluley • 2026-05-20 16:04 • grahamcluley.com
A 23-year-old radio enthusiast spent £300 on a piece of kit from the internet, and used it to bring four packed high-speed trains to a screeching halt. His defence in court? Possibly the most creative excuse we’ve heard all year.Meanwhile, owners of $4,000 robot lawnmowers are discovering that their gadget can be hijacked over the internet, redirected at journalists who foolishly lie down in front of it, and used to harvest Wi-Fi passwords, email addresses, and GPS coordinates. Change the default password? Sure – until the next firmware update silently resets it back.
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https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-468/ - Ukraine identifies infostealer operator tied to 28,000 stolen accounts
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-20 14:36 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Ukrainian cyberpolice, working in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement, has identified an 18-year-old man from Odesa suspected of running an infostealer malware operation targeting users of an online store in California. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ukraine-identifies-infostealer-operator-tied-to-28-000-stolen-accounts/ - Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-20 14:19 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-bypass-sonicwall-vpn-mfa-due-to-incomplete-patching/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
