Cybersecurity

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NCSC device blocks HDMI cyber espionage attacks

The NCSC has developed SilentGlass, a plug-and-play hardware device that protects HDMI and DisplayPort connections from cyberattacks, addressing a security…

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CISA orders federal agencies to patch exploited BlueHammer flaw

CISA has mandated that U.S. federal agencies patch a Microsoft Defender privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-33825, dubbed "BlueHammer") within two weeks,…

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Cyber-Attacks on Education Sector Surge 63% Yearly

Cyber attacks on educational institutions surged 63% year over year, with data breaches up 73%, hacktivist activity up 75%, and…

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US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Betting on Maduro Raid

A U.S. Army special forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was arrested for allegedly using classified information about the planned…

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Paramount’s Avatar Movie Leak Suspect Arrested

A 26-year-old man in Singapore was arrested for allegedly leaking Paramount Skydance's upcoming animated film "Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender"…

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Top university websites serve porn due to poor security hygiene

At least 34 prestigious universities, including UC Berkeley and Columbia, have had subdomains hijacked to host pornography and tech support…

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New GOP privacy bill may be worse than no standard

The SECURE Data Act, a new Republican proposal, would create a federal data privacy standard that preempts stronger state laws…

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Cosmetics brand Rituals reveals customer data breach

Rituals confirmed a data breach of its "My Rituals" membership database, compromising customer names, email addresses, phone numbers, and shipping…

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Why Regular Password Resets May Backfire

Regular password resets create a vulnerability through helpdesk social engineering, where attackers use basic personal data to impersonate users and…

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Google Ignores Spam Reports That Contain Personal Data

Google has updated its spam reporting guidelines to state that reports containing personally identifiable information (PII) will be ignored and…

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Congressional Push to Renew US Spy Powers Remains Chaotic

The House unveiled a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of FISA for three years, which preserves the warrantless search of…

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Open-Source Framework for Automated AI Red-Teaming

LangWatch launched Scenario, an open-source framework that automates red-team exercises against AI agents using multi-turn attack techniques, which mimic real-world…

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Ransomware, fraud, lawsuits push cyber insurance claims to record highs

The 2026 InsurSec Report from At-Bay shows a 7% year-over-year increase in overall claim frequency and an all-time high average…

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Rilian secures $17.5M for agentic AI in defence

Rilian, a Virginia-based startup, raised $17.5 million in seed funding for its Caspian platform, which deploys pre-trained AI agents into…

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First ransomware family confirmed as quantum-safe

A new ransomware strain named Kyber claims quantum-resistant encryption using the post-quantum cryptographic standard ML-KEM, which is designed to withstand…

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Apple patches iPhone bug exploited by police to access deleted chats

Apple released a critical update fixing a vulnerability that stored notification data containing message content for up to a month,…

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Google stops processing spam reports with personal info

Google has revised its spam reporting system to reject any submission containing personally identifying information, citing regulatory compliance and privacy…

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Crypto scam tricks ships into Strait of Hormuz with false safe passage

Crypto scammers are posing as Iranian officials and sending messages to shipping companies near the Strait of Hormuz, demanding "transit…

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Unlocking First-Party Data: From Permission to Personalization

A MarTech Conference session on May 6th will feature experts discussing how to shift from passive data collection to a…

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French govt cyberattack triggers phishing warning

A French government agency, France Titres (ANTS), confirmed a cyberattack on its online portal on April 15, potentially exposing personal…

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