Breaking News – Cyber Threats (last 6h)
Generated: 2026-03-05 02:00 PST
- Phobos ransomware admin pleads guilty to wire fraud conspiracy
BleepingComputer • 2026-03-05 00:34 • www.bleepingcomputer.com
A Russian national pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy charge related to his role in administering the Phobos ransomware operation, which breached hundreds of victims worldwide. […]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phobos-ransomware-admin-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud-conspiracy/ - Europol-Led Operation Takes Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service Linked to 64,000 Attacks
The Hacker News • 2026-03-04 22:51 • thehackernews.com
Tycoon 2FA, one of the prominent phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkits that allowed cybercriminals to stage adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) credential harvesting attacks at scale, was dismantled by a coalition of law enforcement agencies and security companies.
The subscription-based phishing kit, which first emerged in August 2023, was described by Europol as one of the largest phishing
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/europol-led-operation-takes-down-tycoon.html - FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials
The Hacker News • 2026-03-04 22:34 • thehackernews.com
A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools.
The LeakBase forum, per the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), had over 142,000 members and more than 215,000 messages between members as of December 2025. Those attempting to access the forum’s website (“leakbase[.]la”) are now
https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/fbi-and-europol-seize-leakbase-forum.html
Sources: BleepingComputer, The Hacker News, KrebsOnSecurity, SANS ISC, CISA.
