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What is a data breach and what should you do after one?
A data breach happens when personal information is accessed or taken without permission. Here is exactly what that means and how to protect yourself.
What is phishing and how do you spot a phishing email?
Phishing is the most common way attackers steal credentials and money. Here is what the attack looks like and how to catch it before you click.
What is ransomware and how does an attack actually unfold?
Ransomware locks your files or systems until you pay criminals to restore access. Here is exactly how that happens, step by step.
Microsoft Wants You to Patch in Three Days. Security Teams Say That's Not How It Works.
Microsoft is telling IT administrators to apply security fixes within 72 hours, citing AI tools that find and exploit software flaws faster than ever. Experts agree on the threat. They disagree, sharply, on whether three days is workable.
US Agencies Warn That Iranian Hackers Are Targeting Industrial Control Systems Made by Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Rockwell Automation
An updated federal advisory names the specific techniques used to break into programmable logic controllers, the computers that run factories, water plants, and power grids.
Inside Myanmar's Jungle Scam Factories: How a Global Crime Industry Evades Every Crackdown
Armed fighters discovered 3,000 captive workers inside a scam compound hidden behind razor wire in Myanmar's jungle. Investigators say the industry is not shrinking. It is moving deeper into the forest.
Brisbane Medical Clinic Took Three Months to Tell Patients Their Emails Were Read by Hackers
GO2 Health notified the regulator in May but did not warn affected patients until July, raising questions about Australia's 30-day disclosure rules and whether they go far enough.
AI-Faked Photos of a PNG Celebrity Are Fuelling Facebook Scams. Her Country Is Racing to Catch Up.
Jennifer Baing found nearly 100 fake accounts using AI-altered images of her body to steal money from strangers. Papua New Guinea wants new laws. Its cybercrime unit has seven officers.
German Police Shut Down Kratos Phishing Network, But Experts Say the Pause Will Be Brief
Authorities seized more than 200 servers and arrested a developer in Indonesia. Security researchers say the 1,800 customers who used the service are already shopping for a replacement.
Hackers Steal Data, Cause $13 Million in Fraudulent Leases for Upbound Group
Criminals use stolen customer data from Upbound Group to commit $13 million in fraud through lease-to-own agreements.
Fake Bahrain Alert App Spreads Android Surveillance Malware
A fake emergency alert app targets users with sophisticated spying tools.
GitHub Slashes Public Bug Bounty Payouts, Reserves Top Rewards for VIPs
Starting July 27, 2026, GitHub will reduce public bug bounty payments, with top prizes reserved for an exclusive group.
South Korea's Diplomatic Academy Breached, Personal Data of Diplomats Compromised
South Korea reveals hackers accessed the National Diplomatic Academy's system for ten months, stealing diplomats' personal data.
Critical Ubuntu Flaw Allows Local Users Full Control
Security researchers reveal a serious vulnerability in Ubuntu's snap-confine that could let users gain root access.
Adobe Acrobat Extension Flaw Exposed WhatsApp Data
A vulnerability in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension could have silently hijacked WhatsApp web data of millions.
Oracle's Largest Patch Update Fixes Hundreds of Vulnerabilities
Oracle releases its biggest Critical Patch Update yet, addressing severe vulnerabilities in multiple products.
Swiss Train Manufacturer Stadler Rail Rejects $12.3 Million Ransom Demand
Stadler Rail refuses to pay Everest ransomware after data breach; denies impact on operations.
Cisco's Antares AI Helps Code Reviewers Find Vulnerabilities Faster
Cisco introduces the Antares AI models to streamline the process of finding potential security issues in large code repositories.
When your AI helper has admin rights: the new ransomware fast lane
Enterprise AI assistants with over-broad permissions can turn a routine break-in into a company-wide ransomware event in minutes, Acronis warns.
Hackers Stole Data on 78 Million Users From AI Music App Suno and Gig Platform Paidwork
Two separate breaches exposed names, payment details, bank account numbers, and tens of millions of email addresses. Here is what happened and what affected users should do.
Palo Alto Networks Is Buying Embrace to Watch How Real Users Experience Its Customers' Apps
The cybersecurity giant adds user-experience monitoring to its growing observability business, months after spending $3.35 billion on Chronosphere.