Authorities have charged the alleged OLVX operator in North Macedonia, following the disruption of a significant cybercrime marketplace earlier this year. Officials reported that the marketplace was dismantled in April, leading to the arrest of a 20-year-old suspect believed to be spearheading the illicit activities. Since its inception in 2023, the platform, known as OLVX, […]
In Azerbaijan, social media platforms Instagram, TikTok, and X faced blocking across multiple internet service providers as protests erupted against a school hijab ban. This clampdown on communication began as students protested rules excluding hijab-wearing girls from classrooms. The Proton observatory reported a surge in VPN sign-ups from Azerbaijani users, reaching over 4000% above the […]
A hack forces a French supermarket to address a serious cybersecurity breach affecting its refrigerated units. Hackers managed to seize control of the software governing these units, causing temperatures to soar to 50°C (120°F) overnight. Supermarkets typically allow freezers a brief defrost cycle, where temperatures momentarily rise. However, these cybercriminals maliciously manipulated the system to […]
A European bank was breached through a third-party gateway with insufficient security measures, putting its central systems at risk. Attackers exploited weak authentication protocols to gain unauthorized VPN access, allowing them to target the bank’s Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) infrastructure. Unit 42’s investigation, published on October 13, 2026, revealed compromised credentials as the entry […]
The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) outlines six priorities for the EU space cybersecurity policy, placing emphasis on robust security measures. Central to these priorities is the implementation of secure-by-design principles, which aim to embed security features at the earliest stages of system development. Furthermore, ECSO advocates for enhanced threat intelligence sharing to bolster collective […]