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Hacker arrests, new scams, security breaches โ€” what's really happening in the world of cybersecurity.

๐Ÿ“ก IoT Botnet โ€” Everyone
Your Home Router May Have Been Used as a Weapon โ€” KimWolf Botnet Operator Arrested

Jacob Butler, 23, arrested in Ottawa. 1 million devices infected, 30 Tbps DDoS record. Your router, camera or smart TV may have been weaponised. 4 actions to take now.

๐Ÿ”’ OnlyFans โ€” Privacy
OnlyFans: 340 Million Profiles for Sale on Dark Web โ€” Email, Username and Real Identity Linked

A hacker is selling 340M profiles for $76,000. OnlyFans denies any direct breach but the danger is real: your anonymity and identity could be exposed. What to do now.

๐ŸŽ“ Harvard, Oxford, DuckDuckGo โ€” Breaking
Harvard, Oxford, DuckDuckGo Hacked โ€” A Fake Cloudflare Popup Was Installing a Virus on Your PC

700 sites infected. If you saw a Cloudflare popup asking you to paste a command in May 2026 โ€” you may be infected. Scan your PC now.

๐ŸŒ Smart devices โ€” Breaking
KimWolf Busted โ€” Your Router or Camera May Have Been Used as a Weapon by Hackers Without You Knowing

Millions of connected devices infected. Jacob Butler, 23, arrested in Ottawa. Here are the signs your home was compromised and how to protect yourself in 5 minutes.

๐Ÿ“บ Streaming piracy โ€” Everyone
Netflix, Disney+, Sky for ยฃ40/year: โ‚ฌ300M Piracy Ring Busted โ€” Subscribers Face โ‚ฌ5,000 Fines

CINEMAGOAL dismantled by Italian police. 100+ raids in Italy, France and Germany. 1,000 subscribers identified. And the hidden risks: malware, data theft...

๐Ÿ’ป GitHub / VS Code โ€” Breaking
GitHub Hacked โ€” 3,800 Repos Stolen via Malicious VS Code Extension โ€” OpenAI and Mistral AI Also Hit

Confirmed this morning. Nx Console extension compromised via TanStack. GitHub tokens stolen en masse. OpenAI, Mistral, Grafana Labs also hit. The supply chain in crisis.

๐Ÿšจ Action required
Critical Outlook Flaw โ€” One Email Can Hack Your PC Without Any Click โ€” Update Windows Now

CVE-2026-40361: zero-click, CVSS score 8.4. Just previewing an email is enough to get hacked. The fix exists โ€” update Windows right now.

๐Ÿ“ธ Instagram โ€” Viral
Instagram "Great Purge 2026": Kylie Jenner -15M Followers, Ronaldo -7M โ€” What About You?

Millions of fake accounts deleted overnight. What this reveals about fake follower scams โ€” and how to protect your account.

๐Ÿค– French AI
Mistral AI Hacked โ€” Hackers Claim to Sell Its Source Code and Threaten to Leak Everything

Confirmed attack on France's "ChatGPT". 5GB of source code for sale at $25,000. Are your Le Chat conversations at risk?

๐Ÿšจ Alert
๐Ÿค– Android
TrickMo: The Android Virus Draining Bank Accounts in Real Time โ€” France Targeted

Spreads via Facebook/TikTok ads. Takes full control of your phone, steals SMS codes and drains your account live. Bitdefender recommended.

๐Ÿ“บ Netflix โ€” Everyone
Netflix Spies on Your Children and Sells Their Data โ€” Texas Files Lawsuit

Netflix records every click by your children and sells their data to ad brokers. Autoplay is designed to make them addicted. 325 million subscribers affected.

๐Ÿ“ž Viral โ€” Everyone at risk
Never Say "Hello" โ€” AI Clones Your Voice in 3 Seconds and Scams Your Family

+517% surge in phone spoofing in 2025. A simple "hello" is all AI needs to imitate your voice and call your loved ones. The family password is the solution.

โšฝ World Cup 2026
FIFA World Cup 2026: Fake Ticket Scams, Fake Hotels and Phishing โ€” How Not to Get Caught Out

Fraud increases 80% during major events. Fake tickets on social media, fake FIFA sites, fake hotels... Here are the 5 most widespread scams and how to stay safe.

๐Ÿšจ Urgent
๐Ÿค– Android
Critical Android Flaw CVE-2026-0073: Your Phone Can Be Hacked Without Any Click โ€” Update Now

Zero-click, score 9.8/10 โ€” a hacker on the same WiFi can control your Android without you doing anything. Android 14, 15 and 16 affected.

๐ŸŽ Mac Alert
Warning Mac Users โ€” A Fake Google Ad Installs a Virus That Drains Your Passwords and Crypto

200+ active fake Google ads for Homebrew, Final Cut Pro, LibreOffice... MacSync silently steals your passwords, cookies and crypto wallets from Mac.

๐Ÿšจ Breaking
๐ŸŽ“ Education
Canvas Hacked: 275M Students Hit โ€” Billions of Messages at Risk of Being Published on May 7

ShinyHunters hacked Canvas, the school platform used by 9,000 institutions. 275 million students and teachers affected. Deadline: 7 May 2026.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
France Launches โ‚ฌ200M Emergency Cybersecurity Plan After Teen Hacker Breach

After a 15-year-old hacked 11.7 million French citizens' data, France deploys โ‚ฌ200M in emergency funding. 3 data thefts per day. The minister admits it won't be enough.

๐Ÿšจ Active exploitation
๐Ÿง Linux
Copy Fail โ€” Linux CVE-2026-31431: Root Access in 732 Bytes, CISA Confirms Active Exploitation

A 732-byte Python script gets root on all Linux systems since 2017. Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, Amazon Linux all affected. CISA requires patch by 15 May 2026.

๐ŸŒ World
North Korea: $577M Stolen in Crypto โ€” Lazarus Behind 76% of 2026 Hacks

In 4 months, state-backed hackers stole $577 million through two attacks planned over 6 months. The Lazarus Group funds Kim Jong-un's nuclear programme with stolen crypto.

๐Ÿค– Europol Report
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ IOCTA 2026
Europol 2026 Report: AI Now Powers Cybercrime โ€” What It Means for Your Family

120 ransomware groups, AI-powered undetectable phone scams, child sextortion up 70%... Europol's annual report paints a stark picture of cybercrime in Europe.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
๐Ÿšจ France Alert
12 Million Citizens
ANTS Cyberattack: 12 Million French Citizens Hacked โ€” Are You Affected?

France's official ID and driving licence portal ants.gouv.fr was hacked on 15 April 2026. Name, address, date of birth stolen. Here's what you risk and how to protect yourself.

๐ŸŽ Apple + ๐Ÿค– AI
iOS Flaw Used by the FBI, Unauthorised Access to Anthropic's Secret AI

Apple issues emergency patch: the FBI was reading your deleted Signal messages. Meanwhile, Anthropic investigates unauthorised access to Mythos, its ultra-confidential AI model.

๐Ÿšจ Active Exploitation
๐ŸชŸ Windows
BlueHammer, RedSun, UnDefend: 3 Microsoft Defender Zero-Days Exploited Now โ€” 2 Still Unpatched

Microsoft Defender is hit by three critical zero-days under active exploitation. BlueHammer is patched, but RedSun and UnDefend have no fix yet. A fully updated PC remains vulnerable.

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Espionage
Signal Hacked at the Bundestag: Russia Was Reading German MPs' Secret Messages

Germany's Bundestag president and several MPs had their Signal accounts compromised via phishing. Signal itself wasn't hacked โ€” humans are the weak link. Here's how to secure your account.

โš ๏ธ Alert
Android Malware
NGate: The Malware Draining Bank Accounts via NFC โ€” Built by AI

ESET discovered an Android malware that copies your contactless card data and empties your bank account at ATMs. It was most likely developed using generative AI.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป
๐Ÿšจ Breaking
Arrest
HexDex Arrested: The 21-Year-Old Hacker Who Hit 100+ French Sites

Arrested in western France on 21 April 2026, this self-taught young hacker is suspected of attacking the French Education Ministry, dozens of sports federations and the national firearms registry. Formally charged on 23 April, he is now in pre-trial detention.

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