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Cyber and all-hazards risk and resilience. At Gate 15 we apply a threat-informed & risk-based approach to analysis, resilience, & operations, helping to secure America’s People, Places, Data, & Dollars.

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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@binarydefense.com released "24/7 M365 – All Ransom, No Ware," highlighting how ransomware has become a category of extortion, not a piece of encryption malware. Read more below: binarydefense.com/resources/bl... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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24/7 M365 – All Ransom, No Ware
No files with concatenated file extensions pointing to a particular ransomware. In both cases the victim organization — one in healthcare, one in real…
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A new episode of Nerd Out is out now! In this episode, the team is joined by Joe Levy and Sharon Dye, founders of The HX3 Advisory Group, to talk about National Preparedness Month! Our podcast is available now, check it out! #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social gate15.global/nerd-out-ep-...
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Nerd Out EP 74. National Preparedness Month and the Human Behavior | Gate 15
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 01/10/2026
South Africa Seeks Help After Cyberattack Targets Air Traffic Control The South African state-owned company that provides air traffic control (ATC) and weather op Read more: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-da…
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from WaterISAC‼️ (TLP:CLEAR) WaterISAC’s Quarterly Water Sector Incident Summary, April to June 2026 – Executive Summary www.waterisac.org/tlpclear-wat... #CyberSecurity #security #water cc @gate15.bsky.social @campuscodi.risky.biz @craignewmark.bsky.social
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Proud to see my @gate15.bsky.social teammate write this new blog post: 'The Value of InfraGard: A Board Member’s Perspective' celebrating partnerships and information sharing! gate15.global/the-value-of... #infragard #CyberSecurity #security
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very good new NCSC guidance: 'Disruptive cyber attacks – reducing their impact, reducing the risk' 🇬🇧 This aligns closely with our @gate15.bsky.social 15 x 15 (see thread). #CyberSecurity www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/d...
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Disruptive cyber attacks – reducing their impact, reducing the risk
How to recover your organisation, be better prepared for future incidents and make them less likely.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ICYMI: @gate15.bsky.social's '15 from 15 Cybersecurity Mitigation & Resilience Fundamentals' gate15.global/15-from-15-b...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from @sekoia.com & Beazley: 'ShinyHunters has outlasted forum takedowns, multiple arrests, and its own founders' convictions...we attempted to explain why the brand keeps surviving what should have ended it.' www.sekoia.com/blog/gotta-b... #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social @ecrime.ch
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Gotta Breach 'Em All! The Journey Of ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters has outlasted forum takedowns, arrests, and its founders' convictions. Learn the group's tactics, from stolen S3 buckets to zero-day exploits.
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Sean Lyngaas @snlyngaas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated a senior Anthropic employee, ex-US officials to try to purloin info on military applications of AI, export controls, etc, per @proofpoint.com: edition.cnn.com/2026/10/01/p...
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China-linked hackers impersonated US AI insiders as global race heats up | CNN Politics
Suspected Chinese hackers impersonated an Anthropic employee and ex-US officials in an espionage campaign aimed at gaining insights into American AI developments, a US cybersecurity firm said Thursday...
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Dark Reading @darkreading.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Warlock Ransomware Hits Large Spanish, Portuguese Orgs www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-da… by Nate Nelson #DRGlobal
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Warlock Ransomware Hits Large Spanish, Portuguese Orgs
A year-old Chinese threat actor looks like a cybercrime gang, acts like a state-associated APT, and attacks organizations in unexpected places.
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 01/10/2026
In September 2026 we have observed 958 events across 93 countries and attributed them to 87 ransomwares. The top targeted country was United States and the most targeted sector was Construction. The ransomware Gentlemen has been busy with 107 new events (11%)! Learn more: ecrime.ch
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These criminals are finding out who is worth attacking and are going to extreme and violent lengths to force crypto transfers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Crypto thieves attacked man in home and threatened to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.
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BleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 02/10/2026
On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token.
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Microsoft’s X account hacked in crypto pump-and-dump scheme
On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token.
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today in the SUN we feature Microsoft's 2026 Digital Defense Report, revealing a faster and more automated security environment. Read more below: www.microsoft.com/en-us/securi... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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2026 Digital Defense Report | Security Insider
The 2026 Microsoft Digital Defense Report examines how AI is accelerating cyberattacks and how organizations can strengthen security foundations and defend at machine speed.
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Take9 @pausetake9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You can now use your face card as a passkey! 🔐 Google’s new selfie verification sign-in gives you an extra recovery option and keeps out scammers 🤳 Learn how to set up the new feature today: blog.google/innovation-and-ai/techn…
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Take9 @pausetake9.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Celebrate all month long with free activities and resources for kids and teens from over a dozen organizations committed to a safer digital world. Visit getcybersmart.org and #GetCyberSmart2026 #take9 #cybercivildefense
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The FB-ISAO released their monthly newsletter, highlighting information on building a cybersecurity culture that serves the mission. Find it below: faithbased-isao.org/fb-isao-news... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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FB-ISAO Newsletter, v8, Issue 9 – Faith-Based ISAO
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@cyberscoop.bsky.social released an article on the water sector’s biggest ongoing weaknesses after a summer of cyberattacks. Read more below: cyberscoop.com/water-utilit... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social @timstarks.bsky.social
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WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyberattacks
Tom Dobbins, executive director of the Water Information Sharing Analysis Center or WaterISAC, told CyberScoop, the sector’s biggest ongoing weaknesses include exposed OT, vulnerable PLCs, insecure co...
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today in the SUN, we feature an article reporting the exciting news that Cyware and the WaterISAC are joining forces to strengthen water sector cyber defense. Read more below: www.prnewswire.com/news-release... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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Cyware and WaterISAC Join Forces to Strengthen Water Sector Cyber Defense
/PRNewswire/ -- Cyware, the leader in agentic AI-powered operational threat intelligence and collective defense, today announced its partnership with...
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Data breach and extortionists are SHOCKED that reporters would think that their data breach would lead to an extortion! 🙄 I suggested to the kids (?) that they are simply now regretting hacking the world's biggest police force and they denied getting cold feet.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 29/09/2026
The Chinese government has expanded its travel ban for AI executives and top engineers to also cover family members www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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China Broadens Travel Curbs to Encompass Family of Top AI Talent
China has expanded overseas travel restrictions for top AI professionals in private firms to include the families of key personnel, further tightening measures designed to prevent the outflow of criti...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Using @bsky.app is patriotic. 🇺🇸 'Pro-Iran hackers said they took at least their third stab at Bluesky...claiming responsibility for an afternoon outage... “we will destroy their servers.”' - via @threatbeatnews.bsky.social threatbeat.com/attacks-and-... #CyberSecurity @gate15.bsky.social
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Claiming new outage, pro-Iran hackers give Bluesky deadline with threat to ‘destroy their servers’
Pro-Iran hackers said they took at least their third stab at Bluesky today, claiming responsibility for an afternoon outage and giving the social media platform less than a 15-hour contact deadline…
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Even Russian pizza should be off limits. 🍕 #ProtectPizza. Report from @darynant.bsky.social for @therecordmedia.bsky.social Dodo Pizza, 'Russian pizza chain with 1,500 locations confirms cyberattack following hacker claims' therecord.media/russian-pizz... cc @gate15.bsky.social #CyberSecurity
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Russian pizza chain with 1,500 locations confirms cyberattack following hacker claims
According to Dodo Pizza, the potentially compromised information included customers’ names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and order details.
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence @threatintel.microsoft.com · 29/09/2026
Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through large-scale phishing campaigns, the use of accounts on compromised websites, and a novel malware delivery technique tracked as RedFlick. msft.it/63328act10
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Star Blizzard refines phishing and malware delivery with the RedFlick technique | Microsoft Security Blog
Since January 2026, Microsoft has observed Russian state threat actor Star Blizzard evolve their detection evasion capabilities through large-scale phishing campaigns, the use of accounts on compromised websites, and a novel malware delivery technique, tracked by Microsoft as “RedFlick”.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From sabotage to info ops, Russia, Russia, everywhere... @dpounder.bsky.social and I closed today's @gate15.bsky.social podcast making that point, and today's SUN (daily report) includes this @newsguard.bsky.social report & more 🇷🇺 open.spotify.com/episode/0VKF...
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Weekly Security Sprint EP 175. Anniversaries, School Shooting Analysis, and AI guardrails
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 29/09/2026
"Two OpenAI employees said workers had raised concerns for months about potential safety issues with testing A.I. models, including not enough monitoring." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The FBI won't call you and threaten you, or demand your money. 'FBI Newark Issues Warning About Insidious New Twist on an Old Fraud Scheme' www.fbi.gov/contact-us/f... #FBI #fraud @gate15.bsky.social
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FBI Newark Issues Warning About Insidious New Twist on an Old Fraud Scheme | Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI Newark is warning the public about a new twist on an old fraud scheme in which scammers impersonate federal law enforcement agents to steal victims’ money.
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How can you stay ahead of scams? Count before you click! Take9 seconds to pause and think before you click, download, or share. Follow @pausetake9.bsky.social for tips to avoid online frauds and scams. #take9 pausetake9.org
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9 seconds for a safer world
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today in the SUN we feature an article from The Cyber Express on Kiteworks lifting its Kiteworks shutdown advisory after asking customers to temporarily take certain systems offline. Read more below: thecyberexpress.com/kiteworks-sh... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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Kiteworks Systems Went Offline After Federal Threat Warning
Kiteworks has lifted its Kiteworks shutdown advisory after asking customers to temporarily take certain systems offline following Kiteworks threat intelligence
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 28/09/2026
-Intel ends paid bug bounties -OpenAI agents probed dozens of organizations -Fraudsters use AI to scam €95m from an Italian bank -Bitget hacked for $350m -Hackers breach Poland's Medyc platform -Data breach at the Pentagon DMDC N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet... P: risky.biz/RBNEWS616/
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 28/09/2026
The Global Counter-Ransomware Survey Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, conducted by Virtual Routes and RUSI, which should take n Read more: www.surveymonkey.com/r/global-count…
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 28/09/2026
Personal information of over 23,500 Simba customers leaked in data breach Personal information of more than 23,500 Simba customers has been compromised in a data Read more: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pers…
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Threat Beat @threatbeatnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“If the last 25 years were defined by digitization, the next 25 will be defined by systemic dependency and the resilience required to survive it.” - Errol Weiss threatbeat.com/commentary-a...
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25 years of healthcare cyber threats: From compliance checkboxes to Code Blue
Twenty-five years ago, the health sector’s cyber threat landscape was relatively rudimentary. In 2001, hospital IT departments were primarily concerned with keeping electronic medical records online…
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today in the SUN we feature an article from @wired.com on an OpenAI agent hacking Australia’s health service. Read more below: www.wired.com/story/openai... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia’s Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later
The country’s prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law.
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BleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 24/09/2026
OpenAI agents targeted public data providers in multiple countries, probing some for vulnerabilities and exploiting a security weakness in an Australian government portal while performing information-retrieval tasks as part of a research project.
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OpenAI hacked Australian Medicare govt site, probed data providers
OpenAI agents targeted public data providers in multiple countries, probing some for vulnerabilities and exploiting a security weakness in an Australian government portal while performing information-retrieval tasks as part of a research project.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 24/09/2026
Three new OpenAI hacks come to light: -Data USA -University of New Mexico -Australian Institute of Health and Welfare transluce.org/agent-activity
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 23/09/2026
New claim on the shame-site for #ransomware / #datatheft group #Endzone. Organization: T1 Mobile LLC / Trump Mobile Location: #UnitedStates Industry: #Telecommunications Learn more: ecrime.ch
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 24/09/2026
CISA has released its election security plan for the midterms. It's nothing exciting: summaries of how election infrastructure works, what cyber/physical vulnerabilities exist, and what services CISA offers, plus a push for information sharing. www.cisa.gov/sites/defaul...
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 25/09/2026
-Major vulnerability found in ancient TACACS+ networking protocol -OpenAI agent hacked Australian Medicare website -Three other OpenAI incidents -OpenAI gives Ukraine access to Daybreak -UK to establish anti-disinformation center P: risky.biz/RBNEWS615/ N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The FBI can help you get your money back if you're a victim of #BEC, but you need to let them know. You can report it via IC3, you can connect with InfraGard, you can go through your ISAC... choose your own adventure, but report it. www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr... @gate15.bsky.social #CyberSecurity
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Threat Beat @threatbeatnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Since 9/11, the emergency services sector has been “really changing with the whole community and looking at how to do things differently – becoming survivor-centric, focusing on people.” - Richard Serino threatbeat.com/commentary-a...
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Emergency services adapt, learn and evolve since 9/11: A Q&A with Richard Serino
Former FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino has spent decades in the emergency services sector responding to disasters and public health crises along with mass-casualty incidents.
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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Experts say the hack - which the FBI is investigating - could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks, as well as help criminals impersonate law enforcement officers. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Special agents blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack
Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.
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BlackFog @blackfog.com · 25/09/2026
New ransomware group n0n is raising the stakes, threatening to encrypt or destroy backups and shadow copies if victims refuse to pay. Another reminder that attackers are targeting the recovery path too. www.scworld.com/brief/new-ra... #Ransomware #Cybersecurity
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New ransomware group n0n escalates threats by targeting backups
Researchers at CyberXTron first observed n0n activity on September 18, with the group quickly establishing a Tor-hosted leak site and claiming over a dozen victims by September 22.
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our latest edition of the Security Sprint is out now! In this episode, Dave and Andy discuss Texas Travel, Weather, Russian Interference, and More. 🎙️ Our podcast is available right now, go check it out! 👇 gate15.global/weekly-secur... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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Weekly Security Sprint EP 174. Texas Travel, Weather, Russian Interference, and More. | Gate 15
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Gate 15 @gate15.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today in the SUN we feature an article from @reuters.com on ShinyHunters hackers saying they breached the FBI Read more below: www.reuters.com/world/shinyh... #cybersecurity @andyjabbour.bsky.social
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ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees
The digital extortion group ​known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a ‌huge number of current and former FBI employees.
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Have I Been Pwned @haveibeenpwned.com · 22/09/2026
New breach: The LimeLeads B2B marketing platform (now defunct) had 17.8M unique email addresses exposed in 2019. Largely corporate contact data also included phone number, job title, employer and location. 50% were already in @haveibeenpwned.com. Read more: haveibeenpwned.com/Breach/LimeL...
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Have I Been Pwned: LimeLeads Data Breach
In 2019, the now-defunct B2B marketing leads database service LimeLeads suffered a data breach due to an exposed, unsecured Elasticsearch server. The incident exposed tens of millions of records of la...
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Retail & Hospitality ISAC @rhisac.org · 22/09/2026
Somewhere in your organization this week, someone saved themselves a few hours by pasting company data into an AI tool nobody reviewed. It’s tempting to treat that as a policy violation. It’s more useful to treat it as information. Read the full blog post from Onyx Security
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You Have an AI Policy, But Shadow AI Is Everywhere - RH-ISAC
Somewhere in your organization this week, someone saved themselves a few hours by pasting company data into an AI tool nobody reviewed. They didn’t file a
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Maggie Miller @maggiemiller.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
With @jsaks.bsky.social and @elleianagreen.bsky.social: The FBI is investigating a possible breach of its online jobs portal, following claims by prolific cybercrime group ShinyHunters that its operators stole sensitive data on FBI agents: www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Cybercriminal group claims to steal thousands of FBI employee records
The FBI said it was probing a suspected hack, after the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters claimed to have breached its systems.
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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 23/09/2026
-A network of 10,000 AI servers masks Chinese malicious activity -Ukrainian hackers leak Russia's naval secrets -ShinyHunters hack the FBI -Tech firms disrupt EvilTokens PhaaS -BigCommerce notifies merchants of security breach P: risky.biz/RBNEWS614/ N: news.risky.biz/risky-bullet...
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ecrime.ch @ecrime.ch · 23/09/2026
ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees The digital extortion group ​known as "ShinyHunters" said on Tuesday that it had br Read more: www.reuters.com/world/shinyhunters-…
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