Instagram’s “17 Million User Data Leak” Was Just Scraped Records from 2022
12
Jan
2026

Instagram’s “17 Million User Data Leak” Was Just Scraped Records from 2022 – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

This week has been a chaotic one, especially for Instagram users, after Malwarebytes announced on the 9th of January that…

California bans data broker reselling health data of millions
11
Jan
2026

California bans data broker reselling health data of millions

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) has taken action against the  Datamasters marketing firm that sold the health and personal data…

Instagram
11
Jan
2026

Instagram denies breach amid claims of 17 million account data leak

Instagram says it fixed a bug that allowed threat actors to mass-request password reset emails, amid claims that data from…

India proposes forcing smartphone makers to give source code
11
Jan
2026

India proposes forcing smartphone makers to give source code

India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the ​government and ⁠make several software changes as part of…

China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints
11
Jan
2026

China is closing in on US technology lead despite constraints

China can narrow its technological gap with the ​US driven ⁠by growing risk-taking and innovation, though the lack of advanced…

NSW Department of Education schools' web facelift driving enrolments
11
Jan
2026

NSW Department of Education schools’ web facelift driving enrolments

The NSW Department of Education says there are early indications that its website modernisation program is driving higher enrolment rates…

The ideals of Aaron Swartz in an age of control
11
Jan
2026

The ideals of Aaron Swartz in an age of control

The ideals of Aaron Swartz in an age of control Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2026 Today marks Aaron Swartz ’s…

Instagram Confirms no System Breach and Fixed External Party Password Reset Issue
11
Jan
2026

Instagram Confirms no System Breach and Fixed External Party Password Reset Issue

Instagram has stated that its systems were not breached and that recent password reset emails some users received were triggered…

Security Affairs newsletter Round 549 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
11
Jan
2026

Security Affairs newsletter Round 558 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs…

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 70
11
Jan
2026

SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 79

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware…

Global Police Raid Hits Black Axe: 34 Arrests in Major Online Fraud Crackdown
11
Jan
2026

Europol Raids Disrupt Black Axe Cybercrime Ring in Spain – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

International law enforcement agencies have recently dealt a major blow to one of the world’s most dangerous criminal networks, known…

Week in review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE released, Patch Tuesday forecast
11
Jan
2026

Week in review: PoC for Trend Micro Apex Central RCE released, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Pharma’s most underestimated cyber risk…