Deepfake sextortion forces schools to remove student photos from websites
Schools love a good photo, whether it’s from a trip to a castle, a science prize ceremony, or sports day shot from three angles. For…
Month: May 2026
ThreatsDay Bulletin: PAN-OS RCE, Mythos cURL Bug, AI Tokenizer Attacks, and 10+ Stories
Ravie LakshmananMay 14, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News Everything is still on fire. This week feels dumb in the worst way — bad links, weak…
Why AI is forcing enterprises to rethink observability
Only 5% of companies are successfully generating value from artificial intelligence (AI), according to Boston Consulting Group, despite IT spending on the technology rising sharply.…
Vocus revives CTO role, brings in ex-Telstra networks exec
Vocus has revived its chief technology officer role after nine years and brought in a former Telstra networks and technology group executive to fill it…
Enhancing Data Center Security Without Sacrificing Performance
Every data center cybersecurity team faces the same impossible equation: host-based agents consume CPU cycles that high-performance computing requires. For years, the industry has tried…
Broadcom releases VMware Fusion security update for root access bug
Broadcom releases VMware Fusion security update for root access bug Pierluigi Paganini May 14, 2026 Broadcom patched a high-severity VMware Fusion flaw, CVE-2026-41702, that could…
More money is going to physical security, but it’s often CISOs that oversee it: EY
Organizations should centralize physical security and cybersecurity so both are adequately prepared for, the consulting firm says in a survey report. Source link
Major tech manufacturer Foxconn confirms cyberattack hit North American factories
Foxconn, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electronics sold by major tech vendors, is recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted some of the company’s…
FlowerStorm phishing gang adopts virtual-machine obfuscation to evade email defenses
The broader phishing ecosystem is evolving The campaign has targeted sectors including local government, logistics, retail, communications, and real estate, according to the report. Researchers…
A spyware investigator exposed Russian government hackers trying to hijack Signal accounts
Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher who investigates spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For once, he became the target…
Sandworm uses pre-compromised OT environments instead of zero-days to escalate OT, ICS attacks after detection
Russian state-sponsored threat group Sandworm is continuing to target industrial and critical infrastructure environments using aggressive lateral movement, legacy malware, and escalation tactics that intensify…
Ransomware attacks on West Pharmaceutical and Foxconn highlight growing cyber risks to manufacturing sector
West Pharmaceutical Services disclosed a ransomware attack that disrupted manufacturing, shipping, and receiving operations across multiple global facilities after attackers breached its network on May…