Cybernews Newshttps://cybernews.com/Latest Cybersecurity and Tech News, Research & AnalysisHackers steal 8.3M records from crime tip platform used by schools, police nationwidehttps://cybernews.com/security/navigate360-crime-tips-data-breach-nevada-schools/Nevada – the first state to confirm its SafeVoice school tip line was compromised – blames Navigate360 for waiting months to disclose the hack.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:46:00 +0000e4901f71257de0e4d52ddcb210972a30Stefanie SchappertMicrosoft partner PwC is facing data breach claimhttps://cybernews.com/security/microsoft-partner-pwc-data-breach-claim/Employee data from offices worldwide may be exposed.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:07:23 +0000c9649881011e1ec89342fca2dff05b81Paulina OkunytėPHP’s nightmare is far from over: new unpatched vulnerability foundhttps://cybernews.com/security/php2shell-attacks-php-new-vulnerabilities-found/The severity score is still unknown.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:15:27 +0000139ea755a74194ec49d00b8295f75651Paulina OkunytėResident Evil Maker says no game disruptions after breach, but users should stay vigilanthttps://cybernews.com/security/resident-evil-capcom-data-breach/Millions of gamers have been caught up in the breach.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:06:00 +00004c6ba70b6d15196816d09e7133870967Paulina OkunytėGiving away your old TV? You should wipe it just like you would your phonehttps://cybernews.com/security-hub/old-tv-wipe/Try to make sure your device isn’t too smart.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:16:36 +0000211e1d7ed51f18f0edb6d18659a0dde8Chris Stokel-WalkereMudhra quits issuing trust certificates after blunder triggers Java and Python updateshttps://cybernews.com/security/emudhra-quits-certificate-business-java-python-flaw/Family business’s security fail adds to admins’ headaches, in a month the internet is dubbing “Black October.”Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +00008783ec24b803c9ceaba1ff4f8e99a99dAnn-Marie CorvinMusk's $1B stake at Skydance raises questions for CNNhttps://cybernews.com/news/musk-cnn-skydance/Billionaires have their eyes set on the news media.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:31:01 +00009ee86da8d0225f099efdc2b844c2ab13Linas KmieliauskasNokia partners with Ukraine to build a Starlink alternative as Trump asks Musk to ditch limitshttps://cybernews.com/tech/nokia-ukraine-starlink/Will it be indestructible like Nokia 3310?Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:23:00 +0000b143b7365b2b5ceafe98bca1ffaa7d5fEglė KrištopaitytėHundreds of thousands of trees chopped down to make space for Google data centershttps://cybernews.com/news/google-finland-data-center-trees/Public anger grows over Google's forest clearances in Finland.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:08:00 +00005f49cd30e921b3be84bcbf90609fc342Marcus WalshAI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we’re toast if we’re not nice to botshttps://cybernews.com/ai-news/geoffrey-hinton-be-nice-to-ai-chatbots/Most researchers warn against personifying LLMs and describing them in terms that give them human characteristics.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:57:42 +0000b1ac4d2bc357a44749c533a0921e6006Gintaras RadauskasSamsung One UI 9 update leaves some phones stuck in setup mode or with a drained batteryhttps://cybernews.com/tech/samsung-one-ui-9-update-bugs/Which models are affected?Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:20:38 +0000a0b6cffd074d8a985ded498ce50085daKonstancija GasaitytėMorgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citi have started blocking AI agentshttps://cybernews.com/ai-news/banks-blocking-ai-agents/Big banks don’t want to be responsible for “rogue agents.”Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:38:00 +00002e399708ff96e52b1ae1596e847300b1Niamh AncellFrench lawmakers propose tagging rioters with invisible markers to track them down laterhttps://cybernews.com/news/invisible-markers-france/The tags are odorless and painless.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:26:00 +0000d45db0bc29611138a6f8e37b9e08ab23Eglė KrištopaitytėGRU hacked Kushner’s iPhone, but the Dutch flipped a Russian spy and took a look themselveshttps://cybernews.com/security/jared-kushner-hacked-iphone-gru-russia/As one journalist put it, the story sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of Slow Horses – but it’s real.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:57:00 +00005a1bb10cd6999437828a455e33a0b663Gintaras RadauskasEuropol investigators identify 51 potential human trafficking victims onlinehttps://cybernews.com/news/europol-investigators-identify-51-potential-human-trafficking-victims-online/The annual hackathon continues to help real people affected by human trafficking.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:42:49 +00002dc803209df99f70c19c973909d7526aAnton MousScammer admits to fraud scheme targeting US military personnel with stolen PIIhttps://cybernews.com/privacy/fraud-scheme-targeting-us-military/The scheme revolves around stolen identities and stolen benefits from the US Army.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:35:00 +0000383dfdf3f04c45c271cd9b5ce39979abAnton MousRussia seeks to sow chaos ahead of US midterms, lawmakers warnhttps://cybernews.com/russia-seeks-to-sow-chaos-ahead-of-us-midterms/There’s no need to hack the ballot if you can undermine Americans’ trust in voting machines.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:31:59 +0000ded414c2133a5603684dae88dfdd40abAnton MousQuest Diagnostics confirms breach of lab systems, patient data now at riskhttps://cybernews.com/news/quest-diagnostics-patient-data-breach/Approximately 33% of all adult Americans use Quest for patient testing services every year.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:29:00 +0000b19fdf8639848118ccb2cdb14cf4ec35Stefanie SchappertFortinet says patch now, details later, but experts warn of hacks before Nov 10 disclosurehttps://cybernews.com/security/fortinet-critical-flaws-patches-november-disclosure/We expect these vulnerabilities will be rapidly reverse-engineered, reproduced, and exploited in the wild.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:33:00 +0000874be1bbff44a88b63ffab6ec619d57cStefanie SchappertVibe coding platform Zeabur collapses after back-to-back breaches expose 3.2M recordshttps://cybernews.com/news/zeabur-cloud-provider-shutdown-two-breaches-3-million-records/More than 321,000 account holders are now scrambling to find a new AI-powered cloud platform.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:04:00 +0000b09f0ca7275b50dfcce8f2456555a3f4Stefanie SchappertOrange denies PHP link following outage and doubles data for affected customershttps://cybernews.com/security/orange-outage-compensation-php-security-warning/Does more data make up for a 10-hour blackout?Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +00001a57ea77c05183b0541862aa517132ffAnn-Marie CorviniPhone Duo review leaves some users second-guessing their preordershttps://cybernews.com/tech/iphone-duo-review-users-second-guessing-preorders/“I canceled my iPhone Duo preorder.”Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:28:42 +00005902e96db80a2422e223b3afc51281a5Konstancija GasaitytėPolice warned to watch people opposing Flock cameras at public meetingshttps://cybernews.com/security/flock-police-deflock-surveillance-intelligence/There is mounting scrutiny over the DeFlock movement.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:07:00 +0000f8743fa7b04e366b6a018248eb60b40cMarcus WalshPHP was just the beginning: Node.js unveils dangerous flaws threatening millions of siteshttps://cybernews.com/security/php-node-js-vulnerabilities-patch-exploit/First PHP, now Node.js – the web's security nightmare continues.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0000e9a00374392e15ef7330259aa1e5ac29Paulina OkunytėSilicon Valley billionaires weigh exit strategies as California votes on new taxhttps://cybernews.com/news/california-billionaire-tax/The taxman cometh.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +00002aa67517d4d10908ad023a2422c7ffb6Linas KmieliauskasSpaceX investor “disgusted” with Elon Musk over Starlink limitations in Ukrainehttps://cybernews.com/tech/starlink-ross-gerber/“Strategically horrendous.”Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:01:00 +0000f96fcf936ba3083754315e8360b68564Eglė KrištopaitytėDozens of universities in the blast zone after hackers exploit QuickLaunchhttps://cybernews.com/security/hackers-universities-login-data-leak/Attack summaries in the Mandarin language point to Chinese hackers.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:00:01 +0000fc6d7f0fc51150112595d199bcdbaa20Vilius PetkauskasSignal’s sneaky bug: mic and camera eavesdropping on you post-callhttps://cybernews.com/security/signal-bug-microphone-camera-eavesdropping/The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.3.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:38:00 +0000e1496c9c9d3b3004acbb93a144db2fccGintaras RadauskasAirbnb bans checkout chores as furious guests threaten to stay elsewherehttps://cybernews.com/news/airbnb-cleaning-fees-checkout-chores/Chores killed the vacation vibe.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:37:00 +000019be99adef45c336168ad902e050bd1fMarcus WalshAmazon and Cloudflare report PHP2Shell cyberattack attempts as millions of websites race to patchhttps://cybernews.com/security/php2shell-wordpress-amazon-cloudflare-ai-cyberattacks/Cloud tech bosses urging orgs to check on suspicious activity 4 days prior to the patch being released.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:27:00 +000061bde5bc80a32aeb3e78fbd033bd60eaAnn-Marie CorvinFree pass for US data requests? Seizure of far-left activist server sparks concerns in Europehttps://cybernews.com/tech/dutch-server-seize/Cloud providers say no safeguards are left.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0000566d608e2d116b894b9a99c33fbef284Eglė KrištopaitytėUsers want the YouTube dislike button to be left in peacehttps://cybernews.com/tech/youtube-dislike-button-backlash/“They don't want you to downvote AI slop into oblivion.”Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:57:00 +00008b89647208f8c9f86d945cbdbb9dd283Konstancija GasaitytėMeta’s broken privacy promises cost it a whopping $25 billion in New Mexicohttps://cybernews.com/news/meta-facebook-new-mexico-25-billions-penalty/The company committed a staggering 44 million violations of state law.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:47:00 +0000b2674ef798f332dd371a9d0575a3bf46Gintaras RadauskasThis AI aggregator leaked nearly 18 million files, including sex doll makers’ customer support chatshttps://cybernews.com/security/302-ai-data-leak-exposed-millions-files/An ocean of data, including chat logs, generated images and videos were left exposed.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:26:00 +0000777415d070c60c8b3d821c1843c83d6eVilius PetkauskasNigerian gets 8 years for phishing tax firms and stealing identitieshttps://cybernews.com/security/nigerian-gets-8-years-for-phishing-tax-firms-and-stealing-identities/His phishing campaigns and fake investment schemes paid millions, but also landed him 8 years behind bars.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:16:00 +00002e1f2943d02ba6976942ef36450ed0c5Anton MousSafePay ransomware gang hits at least 600 organizations worldwidehttps://cybernews.com/security/safepay-ransomware-gang-hits-at-least-600-organizations-worldwide/SafePay steals your data, locks your files, and then sends you the bill.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:57:00 +0000b2df4f7b2b3a54541cb793585ebc2756Anton MousEU launches probe into Booking.com over fake listings and phishing scamshttps://cybernews.com/eu-launches-probe-into-booking-com/Booking.com faces a check-in from EU regulators.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:53:07 +00007070d5cdfb483aa74ce73d5e0426ad18Anton MousHackers knock Richmond schools offline, deface teachers laptops with ransom threatshttps://cybernews.com/news/richmond-schools-ransomware-attack-ransom-note/"We have gained access to your network, extracted sensitive data, and encrypted your critical files."Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000fac9ad5bb592e9465b9df12cc651c1c6Stefanie Schappert10 hour Orange outage strikes riot-hit France days after social media blackout callshttps://cybernews.com/security/orange-outage-france-social-media-blackout-riots/French telco said incident was network problem. The issue has now been resolved.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:57:00 +0000394210633115a666ed2bff48a1e9b9ecAnn-Marie CorvinTrump briefed on secret UFO program, Ross Coulthart claimshttps://cybernews.com/news/trump-uap-ufo-ross-coulthart/Is the president getting the full UAP picture?Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:34:00 +00000f1ab67d9bfa32c6f37d7e27665ae27fMarcus WalshProton puts most detailed Flock map on Swiss servers following takedown attempthttps://cybernews.com/tech/proton-flock-map/Proton calls the attempts to remove the map “frivolous.”Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:28:00 +00005852d6460ce108bf41bb1f868726b511Eglė KrištopaitytėPink Panther and other agents of chaoshttps://cybernews.com/editorial/pink-panther-france-chaos/This is fine.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:25:59 +0000914d4b3969270c00b189e312c863a99cJustinas VainilavičiusThe US Army is building AI agents that can hack enemy networks on their ownhttps://cybernews.com/ai-news/us-army-ai-agents-offensive-cyber-operations/A US offensive cyber push.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:18:00 +000056176469be6fdd8eca66b9211e14dc55Mayank SharmaHackers claim they breached Disney: here’s what we foundhttps://cybernews.com/security/disney-data-breach-claim/Over 2,500 records were allegedly leaked from the Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars owner. There could be more.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:10:09 +00000555c4937babec32e16119a516068dcfPaulina OkunytėMusk and Trump point fingers as Starlink slowdown hurts Ukrainehttps://cybernews.com/news/musk-trump-starlink-ukraine/Who's to blame?Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:40:00 +0000c3c254a9010a209d04615f17fbcab5abLinas KmieliauskasSpotify pulls a Netflix, asks Family plan members to verify their addresshttps://cybernews.com/news/spotify-family-plan-member-verification/United by music, separated by address.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:09:45 +0000447205339437869e79dd8c597ca7236dKonstancija GasaitytėWordPress websites at risk from severe PHP flaws: emergency patch issuedhttps://cybernews.com/security/wordpress-php-severe-rce-flaws-emergency-patches/If you can’t patch flawed websites, then take them offline now, CERT-EU urges.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:38:00 +000051ee9f7d6a8d3e880a6faa7c0f9fd669Ann-Marie CorvinMicrosoft will block some USB drives from Windowshttps://cybernews.com/tech/microsoft-windows-external-drives-refs/ReFS or NTFS?Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:53:04 +000003fb4ccb5ec86b8502b5b6ff06f7dc30Konstancija GasaitytėDHS lied about why it searched activist’s GrapheneOS phonehttps://cybernews.com/news/dhs-grapheneos-phone-wipe-activist/Activist could face five years for wiping phone.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:44:00 +0000838bcc9e2fec0d2f5e2562c5ad320cdaMarcus WalshSiemens software, used by Nvidia and Amazon, under active exploitation: Is your PC safe?https://cybernews.com/security/siemens-software-malware-campaign-vulnerability/Users are being urged to update immediately.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +000021615527e399e4539d6026bc68bfed7bPaulina Okunytė