Breach Roundup: Spanish Hacker Alcasec Back in the Jailhouse

Also, Stolen Cookies for Sale, LexisNexis Breach and an FBI Warning Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • May 29, 2025

Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week, José Luis Huertas "Alcasec" back in a Spanish jail, billions of stolen cookies for sale and Chinese hackers used Google Calendar. LexisNexis and Adidas had breaches, and the FBI warned law firms about vishing. ClickFix scammers used fake Google Meet pages and the Victoria's Secret website went offline. Microsoft wants to control all the software updates on Windows computers.

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Spanish hacker Jos&eacute Luis Huertas is again in jail along with a former high-level official from the Ministry of Interior after authorities accused them of mounting a private intelligence company fueled by stolen data.

A judge on Thursday ordered Huertas into provisional detention, along ...