Security
Canadian government orders Hikvision to cease all activities
Mélanie Joly, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has commanded Hikvision Canada Inc. to cease all operations in Canada and close its Canadian businesses.
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Microsoft kicks antivirus out of Kernel to stop next tech apocalypse
After the apocalyptic tech meltdown sparked by last summer’s CrowdStrike update, Microsoft is making moves to stop it from ever happening again.
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Zurich non-profit hit by ransomware, Swiss federal data at risk
The Zurich-based non-profit health foundation Radix was hit by a ransomware attack that exposed the data of various Swiss federal offices. Sarcoma ransomware has released a 1.3TB archive of stolen data on its dark web data leak site.
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Nordic’s largest Apple Premium partner breached, hackers claim
Humac, a major Apple products reseller in the Nordics, has appeared on a ransomware gang’s dark web leak site, together with supposedly stolen company details.
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BreachForums revival rumored as French police nab ShinyHunters
ShinyHunters and IntelBroker have been busted, but BreachForums might be resurrecting anyway.
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“You wouldn’t know:” watch an exclusive demo by Ryan M. Montgomery showing how hackers steal your data
Lumma, Raccoon, Aurora, RedLine – these are just a few names behind a recent trend that’s been ruining the internet for us.
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FBI warns about fraudsters posing as health insurers
The FBI has alerted the public to be vigilant for fraudsters posing as legitimate health insurers and fraud investigators to commit health care fraud.
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Russia implements additional restrictions on internet access
Russian users can no longer access millions of major websites protected by Cloudflare, as local internet service providers (ISPs) have been throttling connections to a halt without any formal notice.
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Cyberattacks by Iranian hackers may be incoming, Homeland Security says
The United States Department of Homeland Security is telling American businesses and institutions to be vigilant for cyberattacks by state-sponsored Iranian hackers.
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New CapCut phishing scam puts Apple IDs at risk
Criminals have been sending fake CapCut invoices to steal Apple ID credentials and credit card information.
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AI is spitting out garbage code, vibe coders are shipping it anyway
Artificial intelligence (AI) can write your app in a weekend – just don’t expect it to work come Monday.
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Broadcom defends big VMware bills. Small firms disagree
How far can a company stretch customer loyalty before it snaps? That is the question hanging over Broadcom's reshaping of VMware, and the answers are dividing boardrooms, server closets, and IT budgets in real-time. Some call it a fair price for a modern private cloud. Others call it a textbook shake-down. Both sides have numbers to support their claims.
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Is a passwordless future just a myth?
Passwordless logins sound secure, but hidden risks remain. Experts say that fallback methods and tech lock-in mean true passwordless authentication isn’t here just yet.
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As the splinternet grows, Europe faces a new digital reality
Data has always lived somewhere. But only recently has it started to matter where that "somewhere" is. Across Europe, regulators, business leaders, and cloud customers are asking new questions about who controls their data and what protections exist when data crosses invisible legal borders.
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Scattered Spider targeting North American airlines, Hawaiian Airlines likely first ransom victim
The infamous Scattered Spider ransomware gang is setting its sights on North American airline carriers, security researchers said on Friday, making Hawaiian Airlines - which on Thursday was knocked offline in a reported cyberattack – likely its first victim.
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Massive breach exposes US Federal Bureau of Prisons, hacker claims
Hundreds of gigabytes of data, allegedly stolen from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), include extremely sensitive details about inmates and employees alike. BOP said it's investigating whether the claims are valid.
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Identity theft explained: what can be done with just your name
A few years ago, I thought identity theft only happened to older people or in the kind of high-stakes plots...
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Ahold Delhaize USA confirms 2M+ victims affected by 2024 cyberattack
Over two million people have been impacted by a previous cybersecurity incident affecting Ahold Delhaize USA, the global food retailer that serves thousands of stores across the states.
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Breach of Walmart and Volvo event organizer exposes nearly 40K
Nth Degree, an American event manager for numerous Fortune 100 companies, has suffered a data breach. Attackers gained access to the sensitive details of thousands.
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No, Iran’s nuclear program wasn’t just hacked
Malicious actors are trying to bank on increased attention on Iran to peddle old data. However, leaking old data can have consequences, too.
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