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Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
WIRED
Large language models must have lawful basis for processing personal data – ‘benefiting humanity’ is not enough, says Information Commissioner’s Office…
Computer Weekly
Portolano Cavallo reports that organizations have until October 29, 2026, to comply with the Italian Data Protection Authority’s guidelines on the use of tracking pixels in email communications.
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Prasan Nepal ran the nihilistic violent extremist network for almost four years and played a crucial role facilitating the grooming, manipulation and extortion of minors.
CyberScoop
Zohar Pinhasi allegedly deceived ransomware recovery clients into a payment scheme disguised as a specialized service that helped victims avoid paying cybercriminals.
CyberScoop
MonsterCloud owner Zohar Pinhasi allegedly paid ransomware demands behind clients’ backs, then charged them millions for the supposed recovery. Zohar Pinhasi, the owner of Florida-based MonsterCloud, was charged this week with wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say his clients were scammed twice during the same ransomware crisis. Pinhasi (50) also used the names “Zack Silver” and…
Security Affairs
A Maryland man was found guilty of stealing more than $53 million after hacking the decentralized crypto exchange Uranium Finance twice in April 2021.
BleepingComputer
The Coupang breach in South Korea has stayed in the news cycle for nine months and may offer a useful case study in how not to respond to an incident. In December 2025, South Korea’s largest online retailer, Coupang, apologized for a November breach affecting more than 33 million customers. A former developer who worked……
DataBreaches.net
The co-creator of Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020.
BleepingComputer
SEC Consult has published technical details on vulnerabilities mentioned in a complaint filed by several US states.
SecurityWeek
The owner of Florida-based ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with fraud for allegedly paying ransomware gangs behind his clients’ backs and billing them far more than the ransom. Zohar Pinhasi (aka “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green”), a 50-year-old US and Israeli national from Hollywood, Florida, allegedly billed MonsterCloud clients more than $19 million…
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The U.S. State Department is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Zhang Yu, a Chinese national charged in the United States in connection with the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server attacks known as HAFNIUM. The reward is for information leading to his identification or location, the news outlet…
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