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Windows 11 BitLocker zero-day bypasses default protections

A newly surfaced zero-day exploit called YellowKey bypasses default BitLocker encryption on Windows 11, giving attackers with physical access full…

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Foxconn Confirms Cyberattack on North American Factories

Foxconn confirmed a cyberattack on its North American operations after the Nitrogen ransomware group claimed to have stolen roughly 8…

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New Windows BitLocker zero-day exposes encrypted drives, PoC out

A security researcher has published proof-of-concept exploits for two unpatched Windows vulnerabilities, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, that together can bypass BitLocker…

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Webinar: Why Security Alone Fails Against Modern Attacks

The webinar addresses the need to move beyond a prevention-only cybersecurity approach toward a unified strategy of cyber resilience that…

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Instructure Reaches Deal With Hackers in Canvas Attack

Instructure reached an agreement with the ShinyHunters cybercriminal group behind the breach, securing the return and claimed destruction of stolen…

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ChatGPT Leaked My Personal Contact Info

AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and others are increasingly dispensing personal contact details (PII) from training data, raising privacy concerns…

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Foxconn confirms ransomware attack by Nitrogen group

Foxconn confirmed a ransomware attack by the Nitrogen cybercrime group, which disrupted production at multiple North American factories, though operations…

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Over Half of CISOs Would Consider Paying Ransomware Hackers

Over 53% of CISOs would seriously consider paying a ransom to recover encrypted systems, reflecting the immense pressure and difficult…

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OpenLoop Health Data Breach Affects 716,000

OpenLoop Health, a telehealth platform, suffered a data breach in January 2026 that compromised the personal information of approximately 716,000…

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Global Cyber Agencies Issue New SBOM Guidance for AI Supply Chains

The G7 Cybersecurity Working Group has released updated guidance introducing a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) framework for AI systems,…

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UK Cybersecurity Market Hits £14.7bn, Fueled by AI Growth

The UK cybersecurity sector generated £14.7bn in revenue last year, contributed £9.1bn in gross value added (a 17% increase), and…

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Fired hacker twins incriminate selves by forgetting to end Teams recording

Twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter deleted 96 U.S. government databases within an hour of being fired from their federal…

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Linux Developers Battle Age-Gated Internet

Colorado's SB26-051, which required operating systems to collect user ages for app developers, initially threatened open-source systems like System76's Pop!_OS,…

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Find Hub ‘Mark as Lost’ adds biometric lock, hides Quick Settings

Android 17 introduces major security upgrades including reduced PIN/password guess attempts before lockout, biometric authentication for Find Hub's "Mark as…

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US government demands Instructure testimony on Canvas breach

The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is demanding testimony from Instructure executives after the ShinyHunters extortion group carried out…

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UK fined $1.3M for water supplier data breach affecting 664k customers

The ICO fined South Staffordshire Water Plc and its parent company £963,900 ($1.3 million) after a major cyberattack compromised the…

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How Thieves Hack iPhones After Stealing Them

A shadowy cybercrime ecosystem uses pay-per-use unlocking tools and phishing messages to bypass iPhone security, allowing thieves to resell stolen…

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Gamer Banned 7,000 Years for Leaking Xbox Game Taunts Developers

Playground Games issued a 7,973-year ban to leakers of "Forza Horizon 6" footage, but the most visible leaker, DVS Squad,…

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Exaforce Secures $125M to Build Agentic SOC Platform

Exaforce raised $125 million (total $200 million) to accelerate development of its agentic SOC platform, focusing on product innovation and…

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Škoda warns customers of data breach after online shop hack

Škoda Auto suffered a data breach on its online shop platform, resulting in the theft of customer names, addresses, and…

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