Sergiu Gatlan is a News Reporter at BleepinComputer. With over a decade of experience, he specializes in cybersecurity and technology, covering critical topics such as cybercrime, data breaches, and privacy issues. Sergiu's work has been featured in CodeProject - For Those Who Code, NewsBreak, and BleepingComputer.
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Sergiu focuses on breaking news, government announcements, and press releases in the privacy & cybersecurity space. He would likely be receptive to pitches providing exclusive insights into trending cyber threats, data breaches, or emerging hacking techniques.
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A former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint was sentenced to 70 months in prison for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks.
The Zimbra security team urged customers to patch a critical vulnerability affecting the Classic Web Client used to access the Zimbra Collaboration suite.
Cybersecurity agencies from the United States and eight other countries have issued a joint warning that Russian state hackers are targeting vulnerable and poorly configured routers to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks.
The European Union and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities and accused Russia of coordinating a network of hacking groups responsible for attacks across Europe.
By: Sergiu Gatlan
UK authorities charged five people following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a major caller ID spoofing platform used by criminals to make over 1.8 million scam calls.
German discount supermarket chain Lidl notified customers in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands that attackers stole their personal information in a breach at a service provider.
By: Sergiu Gatlan
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and one entity for enabling ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations.
Microsoft is now testing a cleaner and faster version of Windows Search that should prioritize relevant results over ads and promotional content.
SAP has addressed 16 vulnerabilities across multiple products as part of its July 2026 security updates, including three critical flaws in NetWeaver, Commerce Cloud, and AppRouter.
By: Sergiu Gatlan
Microsoft has announced that passkeys will become the default authentication method for the Entra ID enterprise identity service starting September 2026.
