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Two New Jersey Men Get Prison for Aiding North Korea’s Fake IT Worker Scheme

The case highlights a growing tactic that exploits remote hiring gaps to fund Pyongyang.

PayPal Loan-App Error Exposed SSNs for Six Months, About 100 Customers Notified

Ukrainian Sentenced to Five Years for Enabling North Korean IT Worker Scheme at U.S. Companies

Matthew Akande Sentenced to 8 Years for Hacking Tax Firms, Ordered to Repay $1.39 Million

149 Million Logins Found in Public Infostealer Cache Now Taken Offline

149 Million Stolen Logins Found in Open Criminal Database Now Offline

Quebec Police Say Desjardins Breach Suspect Arrested in Spain

Russia’s Interior Ministry Warns Citizens Not to Share Sensitive Personal Data

Mexico Opens Probe Into Suspected Breach of Public Personal Data

Mexico Sets January Launch for Mandatory Mobile Line Registry, With Suspensions by Late June 2026

South Korea Begins Trial Requiring Face Scans to Register New Mobile Numbers

Argentina Probes 1-Terabyte Data Dump Linked to Work Management as ARCA Denies Breach

Carrefour Cashier’s TikTok Fame Prompts Security at Laval Store as CEO Appears in Video

Tübingen Faces Data‑Protection Inquiry Over Published Birthday Greeting

ProxyEarth Exposes Indians’ Personal Data, Some Live Locations by Phone Number

Leroy Merlin Confirms Cyberattack Exposing Loyalty-Account Data of Hundreds of Thousands

Viral Demo Shows Google’s Nano Banana Pro Generates Realistic Aadhaar and PAN Images

Peru Prosecutors Win Convictions in Cloned Bank Website Phishing Case

Toys 'R' Us Canada Discloses Summer Cyber Incident That Copied Customer Contact Data

Canadian Tire Reports E-Commerce Data Breach Exposing Customer Details