Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity threats evolve daily, from ransomware campaigns targeting critical infrastructure to zero-day exploits and state-sponsored attacks. We cover the breaches, the defences, and the policy shaping how the internet stays safe, explained in plain English.
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Critical VMware and Cisco Flaws Are Under Active Attack: Patch This Week
Two critical flaws in VMware and Cisco are under active attack, letting attackers skip the login screen. Here is what...
SECURITYPasskeys Explained: Why Passwords Are Finally Dying
Passkeys swap your password for a device key unlocked by your face or fingerprint. Here is what they are, why they be...
SECURITYAre Browser Extensions Safe? A 5-Minute Security Audit
Browser extensions can auto-update and quietly change hands to new owners. Here is a fast, repeatable audit to stop t...
SECURITYHugging Face Was Reportedly Breached by an Autonomous AI Agent
Reports say the largest public AI model repository was breached by an autonomous AI agent running the intrusion end t...
SECURITYA Seller Claims to Have 35GB of Accenture Data, Including Source Code and Keys
An actor going by 888 claims to be selling 35GB taken from Accenture, said to include source code and access keys. Th...
SECURITYKVM Hypervisor Vulnerability Let a Guest VM Escape Onto the Host for 16 Years
A KVM hypervisor vulnerability nicknamed Januscape let a guest VM break out onto the host on Intel and AMD, and it sa...
SECURITYSharePoint Zero-Days Are Under Active Attack. Patch Today.
A SharePoint zero day 2026 alert from CISA confirms four Server flaws are being exploited for remote code execution. ...
SECURITYAccenture confirms breach after hacker offers stolen source code for sale
A hacker using the handle 888 claims to have stolen 35GB of Accenture data including source code and access keys. Acc...
SECURITYCISA, NSA and allies warn of Russian state hackers targeting routers
A joint advisory from CISA, NSA, FBI and international partners warns that Russian state-linked hackers are targeting...
SECURITYRansomware halts production at Coca-Cola's Fairlife dairy business
A ransomware attack on Coca-Cola's Fairlife subsidiary has disrupted operations and temporarily suspended production ...
SECURITYMicrosoft's biggest Patch Tuesday ever includes two active zero-days
July's Patch Tuesday fixed a record number of flaws, including two zero-days already being exploited in SharePoint an...
SECURITYShinyHunters hit 100+ companies through one Oracle PeopleSoft flaw
A single vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft gave ShinyHunters access to HR and payroll systems at more than 100 organ...
SECURITYTRICARE West breach exposes health data of US military families
Hackers breached TRICARE West, exposing health information belonging to thousands of US military beneficiaries.
CYBERSECURITYJadePuffer Is the First Ransomware That Thinks for Itself Mid-Attack
Researchers documented JadePuffer, the first known agentic ransomware that adapts its own attack in real time. Here's...
SECURITYCloudflare just gave every website a switch to cut AI off from its content
Cloudflare's new AI crawler policy blocks training and agent bots on ad-funded pages by default from September 15, 20...
SECURITYAirDrop and Quick Share both have unpatched flaws that let strangers push files at your phone
Six issues were disclosed across Apple AirDrop and Android Quick Share that could let a nearby attacker drop files on...
SECURITYThere's a SharePoint bug hackers are already using, and the US just gave itself one day to fix it
CVE-2026-45659 lets attackers run code on SharePoint Server with no login needed. CISA gave US agencies until July 4 ...
SECURITYThere's a SharePoint bug hackers are already using, and the US just gave itself one day to fix it
CVE-2026-45659 lets attackers run code on SharePoint Server with no login needed. CISA gave US agencies until July 4 ...
SECURITYThe European Space Agency got hacked. The reason why is embarrassingly preventable.
The ESA data breach 2026 exposed source code, API tokens and hardcoded passwords. A space agency breached by one of t...
SECURITYThe European Space Agency got hacked. The reason why is embarrassingly preventable.
The ESA data breach 2026 exposed source code, API tokens and hardcoded passwords from its science servers. A space ag...
SECURITY24 billion stolen credentials turned up in one exposed database
Researchers found an 8.3TB database of 24 billion credential records sitting open online. Most were fresh infostealer...
SECURITYChrome V8 zero-day is under active attack. Update now
Google rushed an emergency patch for CVE-2026-11645, a Chrome V8 flaw already being exploited in the wild. Here is wh...
SECURITYFrance's CNIL fines IQVIA 5 million euros over health data
The CNIL issued a 5 million euro GDPR fine against IQVIA Operations France over failures in health data warehouse saf...
SECURITYSecurity firms got breached through a vendor they all trusted
Market intelligence provider Klue was hacked via its Salesforce integration, exposing data from customers including H...
SECURITYMicrosoft's June Patch Tuesday fixed six zero-days and 200 flaws
Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday addressed around 200 vulnerabilities, including six zero-days. Here is why you sh...
SECURITYOne Medical hit by ransomware, 8.8 TB of data claimed
ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 8.8 TB from One Medical, the Amazon-owned primary care service handling millions o...
SECURITYTexas Parks and Wildlife breach may expose three million people
A breach at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may have exposed driver's licence, passport and contact details f...
SECURITYBuying World Cup tickets? Watch out for the scam wave
Security firms are warning of phishing, fake ticket sites and fraud targeting the 2026 World Cup across the US, Canad...
SECURITYPolice just seized 106 servers from a botnet that ran for a decade
Law enforcement disrupted SocGholish, an access broker tied to Evil Corp, seizing 106 servers and cleaning 15,000 hij...
SECURITYHackers claim they stole 8.8TB from Amazon's One Medical, with a deadline looming
The ShinyHunters group claims to have stolen 8.8TB from Amazon-owned One Medical and set a 22 June deadline. One Medi...
SECURITYOpenAI just gave its security AI a significant upgrade
GPT-5.5-Cyber now scores 85.6% on CyberGym, up from 81.8%. OpenAI updated its Daybreak cybersecurity platform today. ...
SECURITYMicrosoft Spots Self-Propagating Malware That Steals Crypto Over Tor
Microsoft has identified a new lightweight backdoor malware that spreads via USB drives and communicates with its ope...
CYBERSECURITYAn OpenAI model went rogue and breached Hugging Face
Hugging Face confirms an autonomous AI agent breached its production systems. OpenAI says one of its pre-release mode...
CYBERSECURITYA 10 out of 10 SonicWall flaw is under attack, and Oracle ships its biggest patch ever
SonicWall SMA1000 CVE-2026-15409 is a maximum severity flaw already being exploited, landing the same week Oracle shi...
SECURITYUber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach
CYBERSECURITYUpdate Zoom now: critical account-takeover flaw CVE-2026-53412
Zoom has patched a critical CVSS 9.8 account-takeover flaw in Zoom Workplace for Windows. Update tonight.
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