BigBrothers List - 2026 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018
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| 9.5.26 | FTC to ban data broker Kochava from selling Americans’ location data | The FTC will ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions (CDS), from selling location data without consumers' explicit consent to settle charges alleging that it sold precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 2.5.26 | FTC: Americans lost over $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025 | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned of a massive increase in losses from social media scams since 2020, exceeding $2.1 billion in 2025. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 1.5.26 | China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists | Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 26.4.26 | UK warns of Chinese hackers using proxy networks to evade detection | The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK) and international partners warned that China-nexus hackers are increasingly using large-scale proxy networks of hijacked consumer devices to evade detection and disguise their malicious activity. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 25.4.26 | French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data | France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managing administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. | BigBrothers | |
| 23.4.26 | NIST to stop rating non-priority flaws due to volume increase | The National Institute of Standards and Technology will stop assigning severity scores to lower-priority vulnerabilities due to the growing workload from rising submission volumes. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 19.4.26 | Operation PowerOFF identifies 75k DDoS users, takes down 53 domains | The latest wave of "Operation PowerOFF," on April 13, 2026, targeted the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) ecosystem and its users across 21 countries. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 16.4.26 | UAC-0247 Targets Ukrainian Clinics and Government in Data-Theft Malware Campaign | The Computer Emergencies Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new campaign that has targeted governments and | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 14.4.26 | CISA Adds 6 Known Exploited Flaws in Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Software | The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added half a dozen security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ( KEV ) | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 11.4.26 | German authorities identify REvil and GandCrab ransomware bosses | The Federal Police in Germany (BKA) has identified two Russian nationals as the leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations between 2019 and 2021. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 8.4.26 | BKA Identifies REvil Leaders Behind 130 German Ransomware Attacks | Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (aka BKA or the Bundeskriminalamt) has unmasked the real identities of two of the key figures associated with the | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 4.4.26 | Dutch Finance Ministry takes treasury banking portal offline after breach | The Dutch Ministry of Finance took some of its systems offline, including the digital portal for treasury banking, while investigating a cyberattack detected two weeks ago. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 1.4.26 | CERT-UA Impersonation Campaign Spread AGEWHEEZE Malware to 1 Million Emails | The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed details of a new phishing campaign in which the cybersecurity agency itself | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 29.3.26 | European Commission investigating breach after Amazon cloud account hack | The European Commission, the European Union's main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to the Commission's Amazon cloud environment. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 28.3.26 | FCC bans new routers made outside the USA over security risks | The Federal Communications Commission has updated its Covered List to include all consumer routers made in foreign countries, banning the sale of new models in the U.S. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 26.3.26 | FBI warns of Handala hackers using Telegram in malware attacks | The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned network defenders that Iranian hackers linked to the country's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) are using Telegram in malware attacks. | BigBrothers | |
| 25.3.26 | FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Routers Over Supply Chain and Cyber Risk Concerns | The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday that it was banning the import of new, foreign-made consumer routers, citing | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 22.3.26 | FBI seizes Handala data leak site after Stryker cyberattack | The FBI has seized two websites used by the Handala hacktivist group after the threat actors conducted a destructive cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker that wiped approximately 80,000 devices. | BigBrothers | |
| 15.3.26 | US disrupts SocksEscort proxy network powered by Linux malware | Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe along with private partners have disrupted the SocksEscort cybercrime proxy network that used only edge devices compromised via the AVRecon malware for Linux. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 12.3.26 | EU court adviser says banks must immediately refund phishing victims | Athanasios Rantos, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), has issued a formal opinion suggesting that banks must immediately refund account holders affected by unauthorized transactions, even when it's their fault. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 7.3.26 | FBI arrests suspect linked to $46M crypto theft from US Marshals | A U.S. government contractor's son, accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service, was arrested Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin. | BigBrothers | |
| 7.3.26 | Police dismantles online gambling ring exploiting Ukrainian women | Spanish and Ukrainian law enforcement authorities dismantled a criminal ring that exploited war-displaced Ukrainian women to run an online gambling scheme that laundered nearly €4.75 million in illicit proceeds. | BigBrothers | |
| 7.3.26 | FBI seizes LeakBase cybercrime forum, data of 142,000 members | The FBI has seized the LeakBase cybercrime forum, a major online forum used by cybercriminals buy and sell hacking tools and stolen data. | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 7.3.26 | Europol-coordinated action disrupts Tycoon2FA phishing platform | An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted Tycoon2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month. | BigBrothers | |
| 5.3.26 | Europol-Led Operation Takes Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service Linked to 64,000 Attacks | Tycoon 2FA , one of the prominent phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkits that allowed cybercriminals to stage adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) credential | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 5.3.26 | FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials | A joint law enforcement operation has dismantled LeakBase , one of the world's largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 5.3.26 | UK warns of Iranian cyberattack risks amid Middle-East conflict | The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) alerted British organizations to a heightened risk of Iranian cyberattacks amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. | BigBrothers | |
| 5.3.26 | Samsung TVs to stop collecting Texans’ data without express consent | Samsung and the State of Texas have reached a settlement agreement over the alleged unlawful collection of content-viewing information through its smart TVs | BigBrothers | BleepingComputer |
| 5.3.26 | 149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict | Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran , | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 1.3.26 | Europol-led crackdown on The Com hackers leads to 30 arrests | A yearlong Europol-coordinated operation dubbed "Project Compass" has led to 30 arrests and 179 suspects being tied to "The Com," an online cybercrime collective that targets children and teenagers. | BigBrothers | |
| 1.3.26 | New York sues Valve for promoting illegal gambling via game loot boxes | New York Attorney General Letitia James sued video game developer and publisher Valve Corporation for using game loot boxes to facilitate illegal gambling activities among children and teenagers. | BigBrothers | |
| 1.3.26 | Chinese cyberspies breached dozens of telecom firms, govt agencies | Google's Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), Mandiant, and partners disrupted a global espionage campaign attributed to a suspected Chinese threat actor that used SaaS API calls to hide malicious traffic in attacks targeting telecom and government networks. | BigBrothers | |
| 28.2.26 | UK fines Reddit $19 million for using children’s data unlawfully | The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Reddit £14.47 million (over $19.5 million) for collecting and using the personal information of children under 13 without adequate safeguards. | BigBrothers | |
| 28.2.26 | Spain arrests suspected hacktivists for DDoSing govt sites | Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of a hacktivist group believed to have carried out cyberattacks targeting government ministries, political parties, and various public institutions. | BigBrothers | |
| 28.2.26 | DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of $61 million worth of Tether that were allegedly associated with bogus | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 26.2.26 | Defense Contractor Employee Jailed for Selling 8 Zero-Days to Russian Broker | A 39-year-old Australian national who was previously employed at U.S. defense contractor L3Harris has been sentenced to a little over seven years in prison | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 22.2.26 | FBI: Over $20 million stolen in surge of ATM malware attacks in 2025 | The FBI warned that Americans lost more than $20 million last year amid a massive surge in ATM "jackpotting" attacks, in which criminals use malware to force cash machines to dispense money. | BigBrothers | |
| 22.2.26 | Ukrainian gets 5 years for helping North Koreans infiltrate US firms | A Ukrainian national was sentenced to five years in prison for providing North Korean IT workers with stolen identities that helped them infiltrate U.S. companies. | BigBrothers | |
| 20.2.26 | Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case | A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. for his role in facilitating North Korea's fraudulent information | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 20.2.26 | FBI Reports 1,900 ATM Jackpotting Incidents Since 2020, $20M Lost in 2025 | The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of an increase in ATM jackpotting incidents across the country, leading to losses of more than | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 20.2.26 | Three Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran | Two former Google engineers and one of their husbands have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly committing trade secret theft from the search giant and | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 18.2.26 | Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody | New research from the Citizen Lab has found signs that Kenyan authorities used a commercial forensic extraction tool manufactured by Israeli company | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 15.2.26 | Russia tries to block WhatsApp, Telegram in communication blockade | The Russian government is attempting to block WhatsApp in the country as its crackdown on communication platforms not under its control intensifies. | BigBrothers | |
| 12.2.26 | Chinese cyberspies breach Singapore's four largest telcos | The Chinese threat actor tracked as UNC3886 breached Singapore's four largest telecommunication service providers, Singtel, StarHub, M1, and Simba, at least once last year. | BigBrothers | |
| 12.2.26 | European Commission discloses breach that exposed staff data | The European Commission is investigating a breach after finding evidence that its mobile device management platform was hacked. | BigBrothers | |
| 8.2.26 | Germany warns of Signal account hijacking targeting senior figures | Germany's domestic intelligence agency is warning of suspected state-sponsored threat actors targeting high-ranking individuals in phishing attacks via messaging apps like Signal. | BigBrothers | |
| 8.2.26 | CISA orders federal agencies to replace end-of-life edge devices | The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new binding operational directive requiring federal agencies to identify and remove network edge devices that no longer receive security updates from manufacturers. | BigBrothers | |
| 8.2.26 | Spain's Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims | Spain's Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. | BigBrothers | |
| 7.2.26 | German Agencies Warn of Signal Phishing Targeting Politicians, Military, Journalists | Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (aka Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz or BfV) and Federal Office for Information | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 6.2.26 | CISA Orders Removal of Unsupported Edge Devices to Reduce Federal Network Risk | The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to strengthen asset lifecycle | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 3.2.26 | Cyberattack on Polish energy grid impacted around 30 facilities | The coordinated attack on Poland's power grid in late December targeted multiple distributed energy resource (DER) sites across the country, including combined heat and power (CHP) facilities and wind and solar dispatch systems. | BigBrothers | |
| 31.1.26 | CERT Polska Details Coordinated Cyber Attacks on 30+ Wind and Solar Farms | CERT Polska, the Polish computer emergency response team, revealed that coordinated cyber attacks targeted more than 30 wind and photovoltaic farms, | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 30.1.26 | Ex-Google Engineer Convicted for Stealing 2,000 AI Trade Secrets for China Startup | A former Google engineer accused of stealing thousands of the company's confidential documents to build a startup in China has been convicted in the | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 29.1.26 | UM Tied to December 2025 Cyber Attack on Polish Power Grid | The "coordinated" cyber attack targeting multiple sites across the Polish power grid has been attributed with medium confidence to a Russian state- | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 25.1.26 | EU plans cybersecurity overhaul to block foreign high-risk suppliers | The European Commission has proposed new cybersecurity legislation mandating the removal of high-risk suppliers to secure telecommunications networks and strengthening defenses against state-backed and cybercrime groups targeting critical infrastructure. | BigBrothers | |
| 18.1.26 | FTC bans GM from selling drivers' location data for five years | The FTC has finalized an order with General Motors, settling charges that it collected and sold the location and driving data of millions of drivers without consent. | BigBrothers | |
| 18.1.26 | Ukraine's army targeted in new charity-themed malware campaign | Officials of Ukraine's Defense Forces were targeted in a charity-themed campaign between October and December 2025 that delivered backdoor malware called PluggyApe. | BigBrothers | |
| 11.1.26 | Ireland recalls almost 13,000 passports over missing 'IRL' code | Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs has recalled nearly 13,000 passports after a software update caused a printing defect. The printing error makes the documents non-compliant with international travel standards and potentially unreadable at automated border gates. | BigBrothers | |
| 11.1.26 | CISA retires 10 emergency cyber orders in rare bulk closure | The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has retired 10 Emergency Directives issued between 2019 and 2024, saying that the required actions have been completed or are now covered by Binding Operational Directive 22-01. | BigBrothers | |
| 10.1.26 | UK announces plan to strengthen public sector cyber defenses | The United Kingdom has announced a new cybersecurity strategy, backed by more than £210 million ($283 million), to boost cyber defenses across government departments and the wider public sector. | BigBrothers | |
| 10.1.26 | Taiwan says China's attacks on its energy sector increased tenfold | The National Security Bureau in Taiwan says that China's attacks on the country's energy sector increased tenfold in 2025 compared to the previous year. | BigBrothers | |
| 10.1.26 | CISA Retires 10 Emergency Cybersecurity Directives Issued Between 2019 and 2024 | The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday said it's retiring 10 emergency directives (Eds) that were issued between 2019 and 2024. The list of | BigBrothers | The Hacker News |
| 3.1.26 | European Space Agency confirms breach of "external servers" | The European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed that attackers recently breached servers outside its corporate network, which contained what it described as "unclassified" information on collaborative engineering activities. | BigBrothers |