A 16-Year-Old Ransomware Kingpin, FBI Patch Fails, and Leaked Pentagon Records: Another Bad Week in Infosec

From a teenage cybercrime mastermind and an embarrassing FBI patch oversight to millions of leaked Social Security numbers at the Department of Defense, here's your weekly deep dive into the latest security breaches, VPN clampdowns, and AI threats.
Story file
- Section
- India
- Topics
- AI & gadgets, Defence & security
- First reported by
- Pcmag
- Reporter
- pcmag
- Published
- Friday, 9 October 2026, 6:30 pm IST
- Coverage
- One outlet so far
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