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Medtronic Cyberattack: ShinyHunters Breach Sparks Ransom Drama

28 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Medtronic, a leader in medical technology, faces the fallout from a confirmed cyberattack after ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen millions of records. The breach highlights growing cyber risks in healthcare.

Ransom or Ruin: Shinyhunters Threatens Vimeo with Data Doomsday

28 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

The notorious Shinyhunters group is threatening to leak Vimeo’s sensitive cloud data unless a ransom is paid. This exclusive feature unpacks the methods, risks, and wider implications of the breach.

Robinhood Email Flaw Exploited for Convincing Phishing Scam

28 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Hackers exploited a flaw in Robinhood’s account creation emails, injecting phishing content that appeared to come from the company itself and targeting users with alarming login alerts.

Social Media Scams Cost Americans $2.1 Billion: FTC Exposes Facebook’s Dark Side

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, according to the FTC. Facebook was the leading platform for these scams, outpacing all others. Meta’s new anti-scam measures are struggling to keep up as cybercriminals thrive on social networks.

Phantom Towers: SMS Blaster Bust Exposes Toronto’s Hidden Mobile Threat

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Toronto police dismantled a mobile SMS blaster ring that sent fraudulent texts by impersonating cell towers, marking Canada's first such bust. Over 13 million devices were targeted in a sweeping phishing operation.

Silent Infiltration: Hackers Breach Global Utility Tech Giant, Raising Critical Infrastructure Alarms

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Itron, a leading supplier for electric, gas, and water utilities, confirmed a cyberattack on its corporate networks. While the company insists operations and customer data are safe, the breach highlights the vulnerabilities facing critical infrastructure technology providers.

US Cyber Strategy Goes on the Offensive: Inside America's New Digital War Doctrine

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

As Iranian hackers escalate attacks, the US releases a dramatic seven-page cyber strategy that pivots from defensive to preemptive offense. Netcrook investigates the policy's pillars, private sector roles, and the uneasy balance between digital sword and shield.

Ghost in the Wires: PhantomRPC Flaw Lets Attackers Hijack Windows Privileges

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

PhantomRPC, an unpatched flaw in Windows’ RPC architecture, lets attackers hijack privileges by impersonating legitimate services. With no official fix from Microsoft, defenders must rely on monitoring and strict privilege controls.

Old Tricks, New Threats: This Week in Cybercrime

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

This week’s cybercrime recap exposes a world where sophisticated malware, supply chain attacks, and AI-powered threats collide—while defenders still struggle with familiar gaps.

Luxury, Lies, and Laundering: The Cyber Heist Syndicate Behind a $260M Crypto Crime

27 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Evan Tangeman, a 22-year-old Californian, was sentenced to over five years for laundering millions in stolen cryptocurrency for the Social Engineering Enterprise—a cybercrime syndicate infamous for targeting and robbing wealthy crypto owners through social engineering and dark web data. Their story reveals the intersection of digital theft, real estate, and luxury excess in modern cybercrime.