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Christie’s website breached right before huge sales day
The Christie’s website has been shut down by hackers right before a huge sales day, which was expected to bring in around $840 million to the famous auction house.
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VPN brand brings transparent toilet to the streets of London
VPN provider Surfshark has set up transparent toilets in popular areas of London to raise awareness of online safety and privacy.
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“Do more” – UK authority issues vague call to bolster cyber defenses
The UK’s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a call for all organizations “to boost their cybersecurity and protect the personal information they hold.” Growing threats of cyberattacks are cited as the reason behind the warning.
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Russian hackers breach Latvian TV to show Victory Day parade in Moscow
Thousands of Latvians woke up Thursday to watch the Victory Day military parade in Moscow – involuntarily. Riga says that Russian hackers hijacked the transmissions.
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Seven Florida men nabbed for national gas pump skimming fraud
Seven members of a gas pump skimming device organization have been charged with racketeer-influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) conspiracy and money laundering.
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Ohio Lottery shares details about cybersecurity incident
The Ohio Lottery has suffered cybersecurity incident, revealing the sensitive information of over 500,000 people.
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Dell admits to data breach: sensitive user data in peril
The American technology giant has notified some of its customers about a data breach that involved sensitive data, including users’ physical addresses.
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Police using facial recognition tech in Germany of all places
Memories of the Stasi, the dreaded secret police, are still alive in the eastern part of Germany – but that’s precisely where the authorities have now deployed live facial recognition technology.
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AI ethicists warn against haunting of ‘griefbots’
The emerging industry of “digital afterlives” will cause social and psychological harm, University of Cambridge researchers have warned.
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Neuralink’s brain implant malfunctions in patient's head
Neuralink said there was no risk to the person’s safety.
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Ascension Catholic hospitals in midst of possible cyberattack
Ascension health systems tells all business partners on Wednesday to disconnect from Ascension networks after a suspected cyberattack disrupts operations at facilities across the US.
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Eurovision faces heightened cyber risks
Eurovision has said it was closely working with security teams to protect the world’s largest music competition from cyber attacks amid warnings of increased risks.
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Biometric gate glitch causes chaos in major UK airports
Passport e-gates across the country temporarily stopped working, preventing travelers from boarding their flights.
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FBI warns of fraudsters targeting gift card systems
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of heightened cybercriminal activity against employees at US retail corporate offices. Hackers are trying to overtake gift card systems and issue gift cards themselves.
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Data incident at University System of Georgia exposes bank account numbers
The University System of Georgia, a US government agency, has suffered a data incident via the infamous MOVEit Transfer hack.
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TikTok and ByteDance file lawsuit to block US divest-or-ban bill
TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance filed suit in US federal court seeking to block a law that would force the company to divest from TikTok or face a ban.
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LockBit gang leader exposed in FBI ransomware breakthrough
The leadership identity of the LockBit ransomware group has been officially unveiled by international law enforcement, capping off a months-long manhunt to take down the notorious cybercriminal cartel – but will the reveal actually lead to an arrest? Cybernews has the latest.
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Pinterest using AI to generate positivity, attracting Gen Z
Pinterest's CEO says the platform is using AI to generate positive user experiences.
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Shadow political ads thrive on Facebook during India’s election
A new report shows that myriad Facebook political ads in India during its current election season are run by fake and stolen accounts – despite Meta banning such practice.
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Wichita hit by ransomware attack, online payment systems down
The US city of Wichita, Kansas, has suffered a ransomware attack which has taken some of the city’s services offline.
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