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In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US

2 October 2026 at 13:14

Amir Barati, an alleged member of the Mabna Institute, was indicted for targeting universities, private organizations, and government entities in the US and abroad.

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Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon

28 September 2026 at 14:36

Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in prison for stealing information from the wireless carriers.

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In Other News: Record DDoS, Epstein’s Hacker, ESET Product Vulnerabilities

6 February 2026 at 13:00

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: AT&T and Verizon response to Salt Typhoon, AI agents solve security challenges, man arrested in Poland for DDos Attacks.

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Researchers Expose Network of 150 Cloned Law Firm Websites in AI-Powered Scam Campaign

5 February 2026 at 15:00

Criminals are using AI to clone professional websites at an industrial scale. A new report shows how one AI-powered network grew to 150+ domains by hiding behind Cloudflare and rotating IP ranges.

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