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Instructure Confirms Data Theft as ShinyHunters Posts Alleged 3.65TB Canvas Cache

Schools using the Canvas learning platform face exposure of contact details and messages, with the leak's scale still unverified.

CrowdStrike Flags Cordial and Snarky Spider for Fast SaaS Extortion Campaigns

Kraken Reports Extortion Over Internal System Videos With No Breach

Allahabad High Court Orders Meerut IG to Lead Probe Into Honey-Trap Extortion Gangs

European Commission Confirms Cloud Data Breach at Europa.eu

Judge Links Two ‘La Tía Paty’ Administrators to Extortion Case in Nuevo León

Nuevo León Arrests Two Suspected 'Tía Paty' Operators Over Social-Media Extortion

Jharkhand CID Arrests Bihar Man in ‘Digital Arrest’ Extortion Case

Haryana Police Launch ‘Abhedya’ App to Preempt Extortion and Cyber Harassment

Police File FIR in Kalyan Sextortion Case Tied to January Suicide

Telus Digital Confirms Breach After ShinyHunters’ Claim of Up to 1 Petabyte Stolen

Howard County Seeks Early Body-Cam Release, Plans Less-Lethal Expansion in Police Killing of Autistic Man

TikTok Live From Buenos Aires Prison Captures Real-Time ‘False Police’ Extortion

Hyderabad Police Investigate Death of 36-Year-Old After Reports of Cyber Blackmail

France Opens Cyber Probe Into Waltio Crypto Tax Breach After Extortion Attempt

BreachForums User Database Posted Online, Admin Says It’s an Old Backup

Yape Revises Name Display After Backlash, Now Shows First Name and Three Letters of Surname

Rome Opens Inquiry After Model’s AI-Altered ‘Casting’ Video Used for Bitcoin Extortion

Hyundai Evacuates Seoul Offices After Bitcoin Bomb Threat Deemed a Hoax

Peru Data Watchdog Refers 'Infidelity Registry' Website to Prosecutors Over Pay-to-Delete Scheme