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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-20

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-20 NCSC issues warning over hacktivist groups disrupting UK organisations and online services Published: 2026-01-20 01:00 UTC Source: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-issues-warning-over-hacktivist-groups-disrupting-uk-organisations-online-services Russian‑aligned hacktivist groups continue to target UK organisations with disruptive cyber attacks Tags: cybersecurity Pro-Russia hacktivist activity continues to target UK organisations Published: 2026-01-20 01:00 UTC Source: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/pro-russia-hacktivist-activity-continues-to-target-uk-organisations The NCSC encourages […]

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-19

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-19 New OpenAI leak hints at upcoming ChatGPT features Published: 2026-01-19 01:00 UTC Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/new-openai-leak-hints-at-upcoming-chatgpt-features/ OpenAI is internally testing a new update for ChatGPT, at least on the web. It’ll begin rolling out in the coming weeks. […] Tags: data breach, patch Microsoft releases OOB Windows updates to fix shutdown,

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-18

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-18 Black Basta Ransomware Leader Added to EU Most Wanted and INTERPOL Red Notice Published: 2026-01-18 01:00 UTC Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/black-basta-ransomware-hacker-leader.html Ukrainian and German law enforcement authorities have identified two Ukrainians suspected of working for the Russia-linked ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group Black Basta. In addition, the group’s alleged leader, a 35-year-old Russian

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-17

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-17 German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list Published: 2026-01-17 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/16/black_basta_boss_wanted/ Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home German cops have added Russian national Oleg Evgenievich Nefekov to their list of most-wanted criminals for his services to

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-16

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-16 Chinese spies used Maduro’s capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies Published: 2026-01-16 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/15/chinese_spies_used_maduros_capture/ What’s next for Venezuela? Click on the file and see What policy wonk wouldn’t want to click on an attachment promising to unveil US plans for Venezuela? Chinese cyberspies used

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-15

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-15 France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach Published: 2026-01-15 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/14/france_fines_free_free_mobile/ Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million)

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-14

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-14 Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam Published: 2026-01-14 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/13/avcheck_arrest/ 33-year-old was under surveillance for some time before returning home from the UAE Dutch police believe they have arrested a man behind the AVCheck online platform – a service used by cybercrims that Operation

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-13

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-13 ‘Violence-as-a-service’ suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway Published: 2026-01-13 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/violence_as_a_service_arrest/ Gang members ‘systematically exploited children and young people,’ cops say A 21-year-old Swedish man accused of being a key organizer of violence-as-a-service linked to the Foxtrot criminal network, which police say has recruited and exploited minors,

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-12

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-12 Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies data leak Published: 2026-01-12 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/infosec_news_in_brief/ PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more infosec in brief  Meta has fixed a flaw in its Instagram service that allowed third parties to generate

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Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-11

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Daily Cyber Incidents Digest — 2026-01-11 UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence Published: 2026-01-11 01:00 UTC Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/10/csr_bill_analysis/ Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation ANALYSIS  From May’s cyberattack on the Legal Aid Agency to the Foreign Office breach months later, cyber incidents have become increasingly common in

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