UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us
The company's lack of response also leaves open questions about whether it will alert…
Is the US government’s Anthropic ban accidentally helping the brand?
Just as last week was ending, the US government forced Anthropic to pull its…
The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught
Apart from Anonymous, an amorphous amalgam of hacktivists with a mixed track record of mostly stunt…
Bluesky says its recent outage was caused by another DDoS attack
Social networking site Bluesky says its recent day-long disruption was caused by a distributed…
In supply chain cyberattacks, AI is being used to fight AI
In mid-August, Uber Freight revealed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to a portion…
Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person
A ransomware gang has escalated its attacks on law firms by sometimes sending fake…
In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights
It's not immediately clear how the ruling will affect past court cases. A spokesperson…
Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims
Groups of unknown hackers are targeting and breaking into large financial and investment firms…
That fake Grand Theft Auto VI demo is actually just malware
After multiple delays, GTA 6 is expected to release on November 19, 2026. On…
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…
Discord enables end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling for every user
Messaging platform giant Discord has switched on end-to-end encrypted voice and video messaging for…
North Koreans behind nearly half of US tech industry hacks, says CrowdStrike
A new report by cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike found North Korean hackers posing as remote…
Period tracker Stardust shares users’ health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research
Mozilla security researcher Shoshana Wodinsky used a similar technique of analyzing the network traffic…
After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug
A security researcher has published details of a new vulnerability in the latest versions…
Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns
Flock currently has around 130,000 license plate readers across the United States. The company…
Thinking about a career pivot? A Google engineer shares what he learned from taking a leap of faith.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Prerit Pathak, a 28-year-old security…
