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US cyber agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals
CISA said it “missed” an opportunity to get ahead of the security incident by not creating a response plan ahead of time.
Florida ransomware negotiator convicted for helping ransomware gang extort US companies
A third ransomware negotiator has been jailed for helping a notorious ransomware group to extort American victim companies into paying the hackers.
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
A patch Microsoft released on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability in its Defender security engine may cause Windows machines to write files large enough […]
A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.
Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “chat control” bill to find child abuse […]
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
A Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted virtual machines to gain root access to host machines is one of two high-severity flaws to surface this week […]
Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers
The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver’s license numbers so far in 2026.
OnlyFans Models Are Accidentally Making Hacked Government Websites Disappear
Scammers are hijacking government websites to upload ads for “leaked” OnlyFans content. Thousands of copyright complaints from adult creators are helping people avoid malicious links.
Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
In the brief history of AI security, the prompt injection has quickly become the top threat. Large language models are inherently unable to distinguish between […]
Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so far
From a massive DOGE data breach and the hacking of critical energy and water systems to the hack of an FBI surveillance system, here are […]