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FBI agent stole $2.5 million in crypto from hackers under investigation

FBI agent stole $2.5 million in crypto from hackers under investigation

A former FBI agent has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $2.5 million from the wallets of fraud victims and nation-state hackers under investigation. 37-year-old Patrick Steven Yaroch worked on a national security investigative squad at the FBI Boston Division (FBI BS) from 2017 to 2025, and as a supervisory special agent in the FBI Headquarters (FBIHQ) Counterintelligence and Espionage Division (CED) between February 2025 and July 2026. He was arrested on July 31 at his residence after self-reporting the crypto
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UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries

UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyberattack that caused system outages and disrupted patient care and academic activities. On Monday, UNM Health, the university’s healthcare provider, began temporarily limiting new patient admissions, diverting ambulances to nearby hospitals, and suspending outpatient surgeries and appointments. In an update on the incident, UNM said UNM Hospital and Sandoval Regional Medical Center remain open, and all clinics will resume scheduled appointments and procedures starting today, Tuesday, October 27. Regarding emergencies
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The Huntress Tragic Quadrant: Ranking Threats Hitting Businesses Hardest

The Huntress Tragic Quadrant: Ranking Threats Hitting Businesses Hardest

Cyber headlines often focus on the flashy attacks, but the ones that actually cause OH $#!T moments are the tactics that abuse the tools and workflows you already trust. If you run a small or mid-sized organization, whether you handle IT yourself or outsource it, it’s a constant race to keep up with attackers and their evolving tactics. The bottom line is that you need to know which attacks are landing in environments like yours, and how to prioritize your
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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure

The FBI has seized seven domains used by Chinese state-sponsored hackers known as Flax Typhoon to operate two hacking tools, MicroScan and FishHub, used in attacks that breached critical infrastructure and other organizations worldwide. The seizures targeted infrastructure supporting the two hacking platforms allegedly operated by China-based Integrity Technology Group (Integrity Tech), which U.S. authorities say has contracts with the Chinese government. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the tools were used to scan for vulnerabilities and breach critical
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Ransomware has a new target. Is your backup ready?

Ransomware is far less frightening when you know you can recover. That’s why threat actors are turning their attention to encrypting backups. They wipe recovery points and disrupt the infrastructure needed to restore the encrypted data. Once that recovery path disappears, the pressure to pay rises sharply. For IT leaders, the lesson is uncomfortable but simple. A backup is only a safety net if the attacker cannot reach it. What attacks on backup infrastructure look like Ransomware groups have found
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Times Car confirms data breach affecting 6.6 million user accounts

Japanese car-sharing service Times Car has confirmed that approximately 6.6 million user accounts were compromised in a cyberattack disclosed late last week. The company announced the incident on September 25, saying that a third party had accessed its systems at the beginning of the month. Times Car took action to block the unauthorized access on September 26. At the time, the company said it was investigating whether the attackers accessed members' personal information, but confirmed the data theft in an
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