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The weekly security roundup highlights a range of recent threats and incidents: researchers warn that stolen iPhones fuel phishing attacks by exposing contacts’ numbers, while Foxconn reports a ransomware‑linked breach that allegedly exfiltrated 8 TB of data. The U.S. and Canada will test 5G‑connected drones for real‑time battlefield intelligence, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard continues to block the Strait of Hormuz with a “mosquito fleet” of small boats. Two brothers, recently dismissed from a federal contractor, were caught after their revenge‑themed sabotage of 96 government databases was recorded on an open Microsoft Teams meeting. Instructure reached a deal with the ShinyHunters ransomware gang after the Canvas platform was compromised, and German authorities arrested the alleged former administrator of the Dream dark‑web market. OpenAI disclosed that two employees were affected by a supply‑chain hijack of the TanStack open‑source library, prompting a mandatory macOS app update. Finally, data‑broker Findem admitted it had hidden its opt‑out page from search results for three years before finally removing the obstructive code.

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Contractors with hacking records accused of wiping 96 govt databases

U.S. prosecutors have charged two Virginia brothers arrested on Wednesday with allegedly conspiring to steal sensitive information and destroy government databases after being fired from their jobs as federal contractors.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/contractors-with-hacking-records-accused-of-wiping-96-govt-databases/

US Department of Justice: Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases. “According to court documents, brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, both 34, of Alexandria, Virginia, were indicted on Nov. 13 for conspiring to delete databases used to store U.S. government information. Both men were federal contractors.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/us-department-of-justice-two-virginia-men-arrested-for-conspiring-to-destroy-government-databases/