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CrashStealer: macOS Malware Passed Apple's Checks and Posed as a System App
A macOS infostealer disguises itself as Apple's own CrashReporter and lands on Macs with a valid, notarized developer signature that Gatekeeper waves through without a warning.
Fake FSB Officer Tried to Shake Down the Conti Ransomware Gang
A Moscow man allegedly posed as an FSB officer and demanded money from one of the most dangerous ransomware crews in history. He is now in jail.
Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet, a Defender 0-Day Dropped by a Feuding Researcher
A week after the exploit went public, Microsoft confirmed RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656), a Defender race-condition 0-day that escalates to SYSTEM, and promised a fix.
ChocoPoC: Fake Exploits on GitHub Are Hunting Security Researchers
A malware campaign flips the script on bug hunters: fake proof-of-concept exploits on GitHub secretly install the ChocoPoC remote access trojan.
A Russian Hacker's Decade Behind Bars: Solitary, a Pigeon Named Baksik, and Extradition in Chains
Vladimir Drinkman, charged in one of the largest credit card data thefts on record, describes his 2012 arrest in the Netherlands and ten years in prison.
The $3 Billion Click: How a Programmer Robbed the Darknet and Lost It All to the State
The James Zhong case shows that blockchain anonymity is an illusion, and that bugs in code have no statute of limitations.