NSA said to be readying Anthropic’s Mythos for use in cyber operations
Anthropic has deployed around half-a-dozen engineers to the National Security Agency to help its…
Filtr is a new privacy tool that blocks ads in almost every iPhone and Mac app
But that still leaves my devices largely open to ads when I'm not on…
Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks
TechCrunch has seen examples of allegedly hacked handles featuring common forenames or names of…
The worst hacks and breaches of 2026 (so far)
If we look back at the year of 2026 so far, it might be…
Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults
Password manager maker Dashlane says hackers have obtained at least a dozen encrypted vaults…
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access
Instagram has resolved a security issue that allowed several users' accounts to get hacked.…
I designed cybersecurity content for a bank. I still almost got roped into two scams when job hunting.
Graphic artist Julius von Brunk said he learned about job scams when he worked…
Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
The researchers published the bugs on open source repositories GitHub (owned by Microsoft), and…
Hackers are trying to steal Signal users’ backups in new wave of phishing attacks
Previous hacking campaigns targeting Signal users attempted to hijack a victim's account and then…
U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’
The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving…
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…
CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks
CrowdStrike, working with Google and Shadowserver, a nonprofit organization that scans and monitors the…
UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies online — and hasn’t fixed the leak
A website called UK Visa Portal is publicly exposing the passports and selfie photos…
Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing ‘risk to public interest’
The Dutch government has blocked American IT giant Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity, a Dutch…
Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover
Security researchers say a March breach of the Los Angeles transit system (LACMTA) was…
7-Eleven data breach affects over 185,000 people’s personal data
Data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned says a data breach at convenience…
