When the Breach Gets In Through the CEO’s Inbox, Not the Firewall
Security teams have put in a lot of effort in the last decade to make sure that security parameters are as robust as possible. Because…
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A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
Meta is beefing up its age-verification mechanisms with an AI system that analyzes images and videos on Instagram and Facebook for “visual cues,” such as…
Massive DDoS Attack Generates 2.45 Billion Requests Using 1.2 Million IP Addresses
A distributed denial-of-service attack targeted a major user-generated content platform, generating an astonishing 2.45 billion malicious requests in just 5 hours. Security provider DataDome successfully…
Best OSINT Tools for Investigations and Threat Intelligence in 2026
OSINT tools help people collect and analyze publicly available data from across the internet. In 2026, these tools play a bigger role in tracking digital…
Millions of students’ personal data stolen in major education breach
Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system (LMS), confirmed a cyber incident and subsequent data breach affecting its cloud‑hosted environment. The ShinyHunters ransomware…
Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in…
UK financial security experts participate in sector-wide hackathon
Amid sky-high levels of fraud and financial crime, and the as-yet unknown real-world impacts of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, the inaugural UK Financial Services Security Hackathon…
Defence to deploy classified version of space data repository
Defence has signed a $37 million deal to deploy a classified version of a cloud-based data repository that is used for space situational awareness. The…
Iranian APT Intrusion Masquerades as Chaos Ransomware Attack
The Iran-linked APT actor MuddyWater has been observed performing an intrusion masquerading as a ransomware attack, Rapid7 reports. As part of the intrusion observed in…
After 17 years, Gavril Sandu extradited to U.S. for hacking scheme
After 17 years, Gavril Sandu extradited to U.S. for hacking scheme Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2026 Romanian citizen Gavril Sandu was extradited to the U.S.…
Iran-sponsored threat group behind false flag social engineering campaign
The state-linked actor has been masquerading as a criminal ransomware group in attacks targeting U.S. organizations. Source link
A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records
A defense technology company with Department of Defense contracts exposed user records and military training materials through API endpoints that lacked meaningful authorization checks, according…