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Generated: 2026-07-22 17:00 PDT
- Smashing Security podcast #477: How 14 orders of chicken McNuggets helped nail a suspected Russian hacker
Graham Cluley • 2026-07-22 16:10 • grahamcluley.com
A Russian intelligence-linked hacker is arrested in Thailand while enjoying a beach holiday – and the trail of evidence that nailed him to the Russian government includes 14 separate orders of chicken McNuggets.Meanwhile, AI music generator Suno has been hacked – and the stolen data appears to show exactly how much copyrighted music they hoovered up to train their models.
All this and more in episode 477 of the “Smashing Security” podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest James Ball.
https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-477/ - Upbound says hack caused $13 million in fraudulent Acima leases
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-22 14:43 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
The Upbound Group fintech company disclosed that threat actors who stole data from its systems leveraged it to create $13 million in Acima leases. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/upbound-says-hack-caused-13-million-in-fraudulent-acima-leases/ - South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide
BleepingComputer • 2026-07-22 13:06 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
South Korea disclosed that hackers breached the National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system for ten months and stole personal information belonging to current and former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), including overseas diplomats. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/south-korea-discloses-data-breach-impacting-diplomats-worldwide/ - GitHub Cuts Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Moves Top Rewards to VIP Tier
The Hacker News • 2026-07-22 11:37 • thehackernews.com
Beginning July 27, 2026, GitHub will cut public bug bounty payouts by at least half at every severity level. Critical findings will drop from $20,000-$30,000+ to a fixed $10,000, while its permanent invite-only VIP tier will pay $30,000 or more.Reports filed before that date, including those already in GitHub’s growing triage queue, will retain the previous payout terms.
GitHub said the
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/github-cuts-public-bug-bounty-payouts.html - Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs
The Hacker News • 2026-07-22 11:07 • thehackernews.com
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment.The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8933 (CVSS score: 7.8), impacts default installations of Ubuntu Desktop 24.04, 25.10, and 26.04. The disclosure comes as
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ubuntu-snap-confine-flaw-could-give.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
