Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-05-28 03:00 PDT
- Sextortionist sentenced to 33 years for targeting 145 children
BleepingComputer • 2026-05-28 02:25 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A Canadian man was sentenced to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to targeting more than 145 children across the United States, some as young as 6 years old, in an eight-year-long sextortion scheme. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sextortionist-sentenced-to-33-years-for-targeting-145-children/ - JINX-0164 Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Recruiter Lures and macOS Malware
The Hacker News • 2026-05-28 00:54 • thehackernews.com
A new campaign orchestrated by a previously undocumented threat actor has targeted cryptocurrency organizations with an aim to facilitate digital asset theft using recruitment-themed social engineering and bespoke macOS malware.“These campaigns leveraged sophisticated social engineering techniques, custom macOS malware, and deep targeting of CI/CD infrastructure,” Wiz researchers Shira Ayal,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/jinx-0164-targets-cryptocurrency-firms.html - Pirates in the crosshairs: how one cybercrime gang has been infecting book, movie, and TV show fans for years
Securelist • 2026-05-27 23:55 • securelist.com
Our experts continue to track attacks targeting consumers of pirated content, both books and movies. 2026 saw the discovery of new target sites with tens of millions of visitors, while the miner gained a RAT module.
https://securelist.com/video-books-pirates-miners-rat/119943/
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
