Security

Thousands hacked by TeamPCP: attackers now being hunted by the FBI

The hackers behind notorious supply chain worms, such as the Shai Hulud variants, are now in the FBI’s crosshairs.
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Google Chrome extension crackdown: new bans on data collection, AI jailbreaks, and betting

Chrome extensions are now strictly limited to collecting only necessary data and providing transparent disclosures.
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MeetingTV sues Palo Alto Networks for allegedly trusting AI to falsely link them to Chinese espionage

When an allegedly AI-hallucinated security report falsely linked MeetingTV to Chinese hackers, its traffic vanished. The startup is trying to fight back.
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US Homeland Security investigates breach of government information network

The department is called to "thoroughly investigate" who is behind the breach.
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Ex-EU Parliament lawmaker hacked with Pegasus

His committee mainly focused mainly on the use of Israel's Pegasus and similar tools.
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Alibaba to ban Claude Code in workplaces over alleged security risks


Forgot your Android PIN? Unlock attempts are now strictly limited

Hackers trying to break into your phone might now have a much harder time.
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German spies could soon move from watching to hacking attackers

Germany is planning a major shift in how its intelligence services operate online.
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AI agents have hard brakes to stop them from nuking your drive – but they don’t work

AI agents are blocked from running “rm -rf /” and wiping your drive. But “r’’m -rf /” is fine, even though it does the same thing.
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Texas industrial giant under pressure, with hackers claiming to have stolen entire corporate database

A Texas-based industrial heavyweight receives "final notice" before sensitive is exposed.
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F-Droid thinks Google's new Android verifier is malware

They say it gives Google unprecedented control over which apps you can install.
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Hacker says Claude AI helped to get VIP tickets to America’s most wanted festivals for free


Over 80% of WordPress sites are out of date, and hackers are noticing

Skipping WordPress updates is a widespread epidemic, with many admins afraid that something will break. Most sites are running old plugins, unpatched PHP, and outdated core software, and hackers are plowing through them with automated tools, Censys warns
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Dutch university discloses year-long data breach in Microsoft Power BI application

The Avans University of Applied Sciences has admitted that sensitive personal data was inadvertently exposed to unauthorized users for almost a year through a management application built on Microsoft Power BI.
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Hackers are using FIFA World Cup 2026 hype to infect football fans with Voidrift malware

Hackers are exploiting the excitement around the FIFA World Cup 2026 to spread sophisticated malware through personalized phishing emails that appear to offer exclusive merchandise. Researchers say the campaign delivers Voidrift malware and has successfully bypassed several widely used email security platforms.
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Huntress CEO defends researcher at the heart of firm's “insider threat” allegations

"Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," as that oft-quoted line from Godfather II goes. But should a threat hunter employed by a major US security firm really have informed a criminal gang that the FBI was onto them?
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Hackers threaten to leak data from NATO contractor Indra, as company investigates

One of Europe's biggest defense contractors is racing against a ransomware countdown after hackers threatened to publish allegedly stolen data.
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Apple “Hide My Email” leaks email addresses, researcher claims


Hackers spray passwords at Azure accounts using a legacy login method, and the doors are still open

Millions of login attempts are compromising dozens of Microsoft accounts across 64 organizations, with attacks rising sharply in recent weeks. The massive password-spraying attack opens doors by exploiting a legacy authentication method without multi-factor authentication (MFA).
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"Phantom squatting” uses AI hallucinated domains for cyber attacks

If you still feel like there aren't enough AI-enabled attack vectors online, here's another: phantom squatting. It takes typosquatting to another level, giving cybercriminals yet another way to trick people into visiting malicious websites.
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