Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S.

Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research.

Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps

Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this type of software.

France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs

The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of citizens.

Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang

A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.

North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft

The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.

Man who hacked US Supreme Court filing system sentenced to probation

Nicholas Moore hacked into three U.S. government networks using stolen credentials, and then bragged about it and posted victims’ personal data on Instagram under the handle @ihackedthegovernment.

FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims

Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data

The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers may have been accessed in a security incident.

Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups

Security researchers exposed a spying campaign by a hack-for-hire group that used Android spyware and phishing to steal iCloud credentials and hack victims’ devices.

Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents

The LAPD said the breach affected “a digital storage system” belonging to the city’s Attorney’s Office. The World Leaks extortion gang was reported to be behind the attack.