Svoboda Cybersecurity Brief January 04, 2026

ShinyHunters Falls for Resecurity Honeypot

Threat actors claiming to be “Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters” (SLH) announced a breach of Resecurity, but the cybersecurity firm confirmed the accessed data was part of a honeypot designed to monitor attackers. Resecurity deployed synthetic datasets, including fake employee and client records, to track the group’s activities, which involved 188,000 automated requests through residential proxies.
Impact: Potential reputational damage to SLH due to failed attack.
Mitigation: Organizations can employ honeypots to detect and study threat actor tactics.
Source: DataBreaches

U.S. Orders Divestment of Chip Deal Over Security Concerns

President Trump blocked a $2.9M deal involving HieFo Corp.’s acquisition of Emcore’s chip technology, citing national security risks due to HieFo’s alleged ties to China. The order mandates divestment within 180 days, highlighting concerns over AI-focused chip technology falling under foreign control.
Source: SecurityWeek

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