Security
Signalgate: did iPhone contact suggestion lead to national security chaos?
It seems that Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of the Atlantic, may have Apple to thank for his brief inclusion in a sensitive White House Signal group chat discussing US strikes in Yemen.
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Kellogg discloses data breach, but it's not super cereal
WK Kellogg, the North American cereal giant, has suffered a data breach impacting an unknown number of victims.
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Port of Seattle notifies 90,000 people about data breach
The Port of Seattle has informed approximately 90,000 individuals about a data breach that happened last year.
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AI gone rogue? Unpacking Grok's provocative behaviors
The broader public is wondering what Grok's rebellious side says about both AI innovation and online conduct.
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Free VPN apps linked to Chinese military: over 70 million downloads
Millions of Americans are using free VPN apps that covertly proxy their traffic through Chinese companies, including several sanctioned firms linked to China’s military, a report by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) reveals.
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Hackers use Booking.com scam to hijack hotels
Hotel staff who think they’re confirming a reservation might be booking themselves a front-row seat to a cyberattack instead.
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Hackers abuse Tax Day lure to steal credentials and deploy malware
Thousands of scam emails are hitting inboxes in the US. Hackers are delivering malware using tax-related themes, such as the IRS flagging issues with a tax filing, detection of unusual activity in your tax filing, IRS audit, and others. Microsoft warns of at least four active malicious campaigns.
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DDoS attack cripples Dutch hosting company Argeweb for over a week
The Dutch web hosting company Argeweb has experienced performance issues for over a week now. In a recent update, the company says this is due to a DDoS attack.
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Chinese threat actor jumps on misdiagnosed RCE in Ivanti VPN appliances
A suspected Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group has exploited a critical flaw in Ivanti’s Connect Secure VPN appliances. The US software company had failed to properly patch and document the defect earlier.
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Evasive "fast flux" technique is latest national security threat, CISA warns
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday is urging internet and cybersecurity service providers to secure their networks against the latest evasive threat technique known as “fast flux.”
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Infected 4G/5G routers secretly send SMS messages and drain accounts
Inserting a SIM card into a router can lead to unexpected and costly consequences, as one Estonian user recently discovered.
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AI coding sounds great, until you realize it breaks, and leaks everything
AI knows a lot about code, but it is far too trusting. Researchers tried AI coding with Cursor, only to find that leaving doors open to hackers is part of its design.
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Russia captures Ukraine drone infected with malware, according to video
The malware can reportedly be used to give away information about Russian soldiers if the drone is reused.
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Your kid's iOS tracker app might be giving stalkers a GPS roadmap
Watching over your kids with an iOS tracking app? Cybercriminals might be watching, too.
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Trump’s Signalgate proves, once again, that human error is still the number one cybersecurity threat
As new details emerge on Trump's Signalgate, including the discovery of 20 new White House-created Signal chat groups, security experts weigh in on national security, the need for modern communication, and the human factor.
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Age verification for porn sites required by UK watchdog despite cybersecurity concerns
By July 2025, all services that allow pornography must have “highly effective age checks” to protect minors from accessing harmful content, Ofcom, the UK’s online safety regulator, says.
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FBI: scammers stealing tax returns from thousands of Americans
The FBI has warned Americans that cybercriminals are stealing identities, filing false tax returns, and fraudulently claiming them.
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Verizon Call Filter leaks call records, exposing millions of Americans
Whistleblowers, journalists, abuse survivors, politicians, celebrities, and other Verizon Call Filter iOS app users have been unknowingly at risk. Ethical hacker Evan Connelly discovered a critical flaw exposing incoming call history.
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The abrupt firing of a prominent Indiana University cybersecurity professor
A prominent Indiana University cybersecurity professor who was abruptly fired and disappeared from public view has not been detained and there are no pending criminal charges against him or his wife, a lawyer representing him told Reuters.
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Trump security teams had 20 other Signal chats chock-full of sensitive information, sources say
As the White House declares “case closed” on Signalgate, new information on Wednesday reveals Trump national security advisors’ teams have used the encrypted messaging app to set up at least 20 other chat groups, according to a damning new report by Politico.
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