Aubrey Cottle, a Canadian hacker linked to Anonymous, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a 2021 cyberattack on the Texas GOP. Meanwhile, KDDI announced a data breach affecting over 14 million users, exposing email addresses and passwords.
Aubrey Cottle, a 39-year-old Canadian hacker, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a cyberattack against the Texas Republican Party's website in September 2021. Cottle pled guilty to defacing the site, exfiltrating sensitive data, and making that data public online.
Japanese telecommunications provider KDDI has reported a data breach affecting approximately 14.22 million users. The breach compromised users' email addresses and passwords across multiple internet service providers, including BIGLOBE and Chubu Telecommunications.
Push Security experienced a poisoned tenant attack where an OpenAI organization invitation was sent to multiple employees. This tactic allowed the attacker to potentially surveil the employees' activities and escalate future social engineering attacks.
Reports indicate that a significant cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover in September 2025 was executed by Russian hackers. This incident disrupted the company's operations, leading Microsoft and law enforcement to support the investigation.
Former European Parliament member Stelios Kouloglou was reportedly hacked using Pegasus spyware. This incident has drawn attention due to its implications for spyware use against political figures.
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Aubrey Cottle, a Canadian hacker linked to Anonymous, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a 2021 cyberattack on the Texas GOP. Meanwhile, KDDI announced a data breach affecting over 14 million users, exposing email addresses and passwords.