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Sensitive government personnel data posted online, Spanish police arrest suspect

The Spanish National Police arrested a man in Granada for allegedly leaking personal data belonging to members of several sensitive state institutions. According to police, …

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EU organizations buckle under rising compliance pressure

Cybersecurity governance in the EU is shifting under expanding frameworks such as NIS2 and DORA, while AI raises new questions for security teams. What the future brings is …

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Police arrest suspect in Ajax football club hack that exposed 300,000 fan records

The Dutch National Police arrested a man suspected of hacking into the computer systems of AFC Ajax, a football club from Amsterdam. “On the morning of Tuesday, May 26, …

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Authorities seize 800 servers used for cyberattacks and disinformation

Dutch authorities arrested two men and seized 800 servers linked to a hosting provider that investigators say supported Russian activities aimed at undermining democracy and …

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Game over for 74 suspected scammers after Dutch cops plastered their faces on billboards

The Dutch police’s Game Over?! campaign, which publicly displays images of suspected fraudsters to encourage self-surrenders and gather public tips, is proving successful, …

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Poor security left hackers inside water company network for nearly two years

The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), fined South Staffordshire Water’s parent company £963,900 over security failures linked to a …

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Police take down relaunched criminal marketplace with 22,000 users, €3.6 million in revenue

German authorities shut down a relaunched version of the criminal marketplace Crimenetwork and arrested its suspected operator. The domain seizure notice (Source: BKA) A …

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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency

French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of involvement in a data breach at France Titres, the government agency responsible for issuing official documents. …

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Met Police face criticism for using AI to spy on their own officers

London police officers have been warned by the Metropolitan Police Federation to watch their backs after the force deployed controversial AI software to investigate …

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Hackers arrested for stealing and reselling 600,000 Roblox accounts

Ukrainian police detained three suspects accused of hacking into Roblox accounts and reselling the data on Russian websites, with payments made in cryptocurrency. Police raid …

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Police bust scam call centres behind €50 million in fraud losses

Authorities have dismantled a cybercrime ring running call centres in Albania and defrauding victims of more than €50 million, arresting 10 suspects and seizing nearly …

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Police arrest 10 suspected members of Black Axe cybercrime gang

A coordinated police operation in Switzerland has targeted suspected members of the Black Axe criminal network. On 28 April 2026, authorities carried out house searches across …

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