PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet
On Wednesday, a decades-old open-source web technology called PHP almost broke the internet, thanks…
A cyberattack in France set my supermarket freezers to 122F. Losing $112,000 in food was heartbreaking.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julien Fréret, the director of…
Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach
Both breaches involving the FBI and the DMDC mirror similar thefts of government personnel…
Dutch police arrest ShinyHunters hacker accused of planning two murders
Among the sample of 5,000 or so agents who had data stolen from the…
Still running iOS 26? Update your iPhones, iPads and Macs for this urgent security fix
Apple fixed the bug in September with the release of iOS 27, iPadOS 27,…
Kiteworks urges customers to shut down their servers amid ‘imminent’ threat of cyberattack
Technology giant Kiteworks is urging customers to shut down their systems after the company…
North Korean hackers suspected in $351M crypto theft, the largest so far this year
In a series of posts on X on Thursday and Friday, Bitget said the…
Australia to investigate if OpenAI hack of government health website broke the law
Transluce, a nonprofit AI research lab, separately found public records showing AI agents targeting…
Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercriminal group known for large-scale data theft and extortion, says it…
FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast
Cybersecurity teams with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI boarded two U.S.-bound oil…
Hackers publish thousands of drivers’ data after breaching Florida motor vehicle database
The ShinyHunters hacking group has published hundreds of thousands of files from a Florida…
Google says some Pixel phone owners were hacked in zero-day attacks
Google says that a bug in its Pixel smartphones' software was exploited in limited…
Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far
If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern.…
ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves
If you clicked on an HBO Max ad on Reddit over the past week,…
ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver’s licenses stolen
IDScan said on its website its investigation was ongoing. The company's statement said that,…
Group of bipartisan lawmakers ask US government to ban several hack-for-hire firms
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the U.S. government to ban several…
