Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF
12
Jan
2026

Business leaders see AI risks and fraud outpacing ransomware, says WEF

Midway through a decade that is coming to be defined by the runaway acceleration of technological change, the threat of…

Executives worry most about cyber-enabled fraud, geopolitics and AI
12
Jan
2026

Executives worry most about cyber-enabled fraud, geopolitics and AI

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief:…

Gemini
12
Jan
2026

Apple confirms Google Gemini will power Siri, says privacy remains a priority

Apple and Google have confirmed that the next version of Siri will use Gemini and Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration…

Hackers Infiltrated n8n's Community Node Ecosystem With a Weaponized npm Package
12
Jan
2026

Hackers Infiltrated n8n’s Community Node Ecosystem With a Weaponized npm Package

Attackers have successfully infiltrated n8n’s community node ecosystem using a malicious npm package disguised as a legitimate Google Ads integration…

Instagram Confirms No System Breach After External Password Reset Problem
12
Jan
2026

Instagram Confirms No System Breach After External Password Reset Problem

Instagram has dismissed security breach concerns, clarifying that recent unexpected password reset emails were caused by an external party exploiting…

Everest Ransomware Claims Breach at Nissan, Says 900GB of Data Stolen
12
Jan
2026

Everest Ransomware Claims Breach at Nissan, Says 900GB of Data Stolen – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

The notorious Everest ransomware group claims to have breached Nissan Motor Corporation (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), the Japanese multinational automobile…

Woolworths to incorporate agentic AI into its Olive chatbot
12
Jan
2026

Woolworths to incorporate agentic AI into its Olive chatbot

Woolworths is set to enhance its seven-year-old Olive chatbot with agentic AI capabilities, using newly-launched Gemini technology from Google Cloud….

Spanish energy giant Endesa discloses data breach affecting customers
12
Jan
2026

Spanish energy giant Endesa discloses data breach affecting customers

Spanish energy provider Endesa and its Energía XXI operator are notifying customers that hackers accessed the company’s systems and accessed contract-related…

Critical Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability Allow Attackers to Steal Sensitive Data
12
Jan
2026

Critical Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability Allow Attackers to Steal Sensitive Data

A critical XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Struts 2, potentially exposing millions of applications…

Web3 Dev Environments Hit by Fake Interview Software Scam
12
Jan
2026

Web3 Dev Environments Hit by Fake Interview Software Scam

Web3 and cryptocurrency developers are facing a new wave of targeted attacks driven not by cold outreach, but by carefully…

Interview: Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business excellence, Helios Towers
12
Jan
2026

Interview: Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business excellence, Helios Towers

Creating effective digital solutions to intractable challenges is a business-as-usual activity for Dawn McCarroll, director of supply chain and business…

InvisibleJS Emerges as Stealthy JavaScript Obfuscator Using Zero-Width Characters
12
Jan
2026

InvisibleJS Emerges as Stealthy JavaScript Obfuscator Using Zero-Width Characters

InvisibleJS, a new open-source tool that conceals JavaScript code using invisible zero-width Unicode characters, raises alarms about potential misuse in…