Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Canadian authorities on Wednesday arrested a 23-year-old Ottawa man on suspicion of building and operating Kimwolf, a fast spreading Internet-of-Things botnet that enslaved millions of devices for use in a series of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the past six months. KrebsOnSecurity publicly named the suspect in February 2026 after the accused launched a volley of DDoS, doxing and swatting campaigns against this author and a security researcher. He now faces criminal hacking charges in both Canada and the United States.

Also, O Canada, Oh Brother and More Probable Chinese HackingThis week, ransomware kills, Salt Typhoon hit Canada, Russian backdoors, SAP and Citrix patches, China hackers in the oil and energy sector. Brother printers have an unfixable flaw. Ransomware hit a U.S. dairy cooperative. Hackers in Albania and Oxford. European lawmakers heard cybersecurity advice.

BleepingComputer has confirmed Element Vape, a prominent online seller of e-cigarettes and vaping kits was serving a credit card skimmer on its live site, likely after getting hacked. Element Vape has a presence across the U.S. and Canada and sells products in both retail outlets and on their online store. [...]

BleepingComputer has confirmed Element Vape, a prominent online seller of e-cigarettes and vaping kits is serving a credit card skimmer on its live site, likely after getting hacked. Element Vape has a presence across the U.S. and Canada and sells products in both retail outlets and on their online store. [...]

BleepingComputer has confirmed Element Vape, a prominent online seller of e-cigarettes and vaping kits is serving a credit card skimmer on its live site, likely after getting hacked. Element Vape has a presence across the U.S. and Canada and sells products in both retail outlets and on their online store. [...]