CISO thought he had a 'r3@lg00dp@$$w0rd' but forgot to patch
A law-firm CISO's leetspeak password surfaced after a pentester exploited unpatched BlueKeep across thousands of systems.
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ReliaQuest
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- First seenAug 25, 2026
- Last mentioned29d ago
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4 articles · newest firstWhat We Missed: Did ShinyHunters 'Breach' ReliaQuest?
Dark Reading editors discuss whether ShinyHunters breached ReliaQuest and new research questioning the prevalence of AI-generated malware.
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ThreatsDay: 296K IoT Botnet, 100+ Water Systems Targeted, SharePoint RCE Chain + 27 New Stories
Weekly ThreatsDay bulletin details a ShinyHunters-style social engineering hit on ReliaQuest, the 296,000-device Dysphoria IoT botnet, and several new malware families.
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ReliaQuest Rejects Compromise Claims After ShinyHunters Incident
ReliaQuest detailed a ShinyHunters-linked social engineering attack and denied reports that the threat actor successfully compromised its systems.
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