The Cybersecurity Focus

Iranian Threat Actor Exfiltrates 26,000 Oman Ministry of Justice Records

May 5, 2026 An Iranian-nexus threat actor carried out a targeted data theft attack against the Omani government on April 8 and April 10, 2026. The attackers compromised the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs and exfiltrated over 26,000 user records. These records included judicial case data, committee decisions, and system registry hives. IT-security firm […]

Black Matter DDoS Attack Disrupts South African Web Hosting Provider 1-Grid

May 21, 2026 On May 18, 2026, South African web hosting provider 1-Grid suffered a DDoS attack that disrupted its infrastructure and customer services. The attackers, operating under the alias “Black Matter,” targeted the hosting platform in an operation classified by the European Repository of Cyber Incidents (EuRepoC) as an attack on critical infrastructure. While […]

Northern Mariana Islands Government Email Accounts Compromised by Unknown Threat Actor

May 22, 2026 On May 21, 2026, the government of the Northern Mariana Islands — a US commonwealth in the Western Pacific — disclosed that an unknown threat actor compromised government email accounts. The incident was reported by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) after systemwide security protocols were activated. While the full scope remains […]

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