US man who hacked SEC’s X account to spike Bitcoin price sentenced to prison
The Department of Justice announced Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months in prison for the hack.
Spies hack high-value mail servers using an exploit from yesteryear
Attacks spilled contacts and emails from targeted accounts.
Coinbase says customers’ personal information stolen in data breach
The crypto exchange giant said the hacker bribed contractors and employees in support roles to steal data.
Why patchwork security solutions won’t combat AI cyber threats
Security teams face increasingly fast-acting, and dangerous, threats. And AI is increasing the pace of cyber attacks to the point where conventional responses are no longer enough.
According to researchers at Palo Alto Network…
White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data
The decision to reverse course comes after an industry lobby group called for the rule change to be withdrawn.
xAI’s promised safety report is MIA
by Kyle Wiggers
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has missed a self-imposed deadline to publish a finalized AI safety framework, as noted by watchdog group The Midas Project. xAI isn’t exactly known for its strong commitments to AI safety as it’s commonly…
Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
A single flip of a settings button enables a host of defenses against hacking.
Google is adding new device-level features for its Advanced Protection program
by Ivan Mehta
At the Android Show, taking place ahead of Google I/O 2025, Google announced that it is adding new device-specific features to its Advanced Protection program, which is designed to protect public figures such as politicians and journalists from differe…
Google announces new security features for Android for protection against scam and theft
by Ivan Mehta
At the Android Show on Tuesday, ahead of Google I/O, Google announced new security and privacy features for Android. These new features include new protections for calls, screen sharing, messages, device access, and system-level permissions. With these…
Government email alert system GovDelivery used to send scam messages
The state of Indiana attributed the scam emails to a compromised contractor’s account.
New attack can steal cryptocurrency by planting false memories in AI chatbots
Malicious “context manipulation” technique causes bot to send payments to attacker’s wallet.
Marks & Spencer confirms customers’ personal data was stolen in hack
A ransomware gang reportedly took credit for the data breach.
Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit
The landmark trial between WhatsApp and NSO Group unearthed several new revelations. We recap some of them here.
FBI and Dutch police seize and shut down botnet of hacked routers
U.S. authorities indicted three Russians and one Kazakhstan national for hacking and selling access to a botnet made of vulnerable internet-connected devices.
Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed
The bill would have required social media companies create encryption backdoors to allow access to users’ private information.
A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach
by Kate Park
In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led to the theft of personal data on approximately 23 million customers, equivalent to almost half of the country’s 52 million residents. At a National Assem…
DOGE software engineer’s computer infected by info-stealing malware
The presence of credentials in leaked “stealer logs” indicates his device was infected.
PowerSchool paid a hacker’s ransom, but now schools say they are being extorted
Schools in Toronto and North Carolina are reporting extortion attempts.
VC firm Insight Partners confirms personal data stolen during January hack
The venture capital firm has over $90 billion in assets under management, including cybersecurity giants.
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
The weakness creates the possibility of an insider or hacker adding rogue members.
CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers
The cybersecurity company said it will lay off 5% of its global workforce.
Three security concerns that should be on every CIO’s radar
It’s no secret the ever-evolving threat landscape is an increasing concern for IT leaders. Security management was named as the number one area of focus for CIOs this year, according to Foundry’s 2025 State of the CIO report. How…
From false alarms to real threats: Protecting cryptography against quantum
In the past 12 months, the cryptography and security community has experienced heightening concern about the progress of quantum computing. The last year has been marked by key developments in quantum computing technology, as wel…
Ox Security lands a fresh $60M to scan for vulnerabilities in code
by Kyle Wiggers
As “vibe coding” gains in popularity and tech companies push devs in their employ to embrace generative AI tools, a platform that scans for vulnerabilities in AI-generated code has raised a fresh round of funding. Ox Security, which models …
Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers.
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