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- Hackers are ramping up attacks using year-old ServiceNow security bugs to target unpatched systems
Hackers are ramping up attacks using year-old ServiceNow security bugs to target unpatched systems
Threat intelligence startup GreyNoise says it has observed a ‘notable resurgence’ in attack activity
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- US teachers’ union says hackers stole sensitive personal data on over 500,000 members
US teachers’ union says hackers stole sensitive personal data on over 500,000 members
PSEA says it "took steps to ensure" its stolen data was deleted, suggesting a ransom demand was paid
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CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’
Federal court rules U.S. cybersecurity agency must re-hire over 100 former employees
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Hackers are exploiting Fortinet firewall bugs to plant ransomware
Security researchers say that a threat actor it calls Mora_001 has ‘close ties’ to the Russia-linked hacking group
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DOGE axes CISA ‘red team’ staffers amid ongoing federal cuts
Affected staff say more than 100 employees working to protect U.S. government networks were ‘axed’ with no prior warning
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Hacker accessed PowerSchool’s network months before massive December breach
CrowdStrike says a hacker had access to PowerSchool's internal system as far back as August.
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- Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations
Japanese telco giant NTT Com says hackers accessed details of almost 18,000 organizations
Unidentified hackers breached NTT Com’s network to steal personal information of employees at thousands of corporate customers
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FBI says scammers are targeting US executives with fake BianLian ransom notes
The FBI is warning that scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang using fake ransom notes sent to U.S. corporate executives. The fake ransom notes, first reported by U.S. cybersecurity company GuidePoint Security, claim that hackers have gained access to an organization’s network to steal sensitive data, and threaten to publish the stolen data unless […]
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UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites
The UK is no longer recommending the use of encryption for at-risk groups following its iCloud backdoor demands
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Justice Department charges Chinese hackers-for-hire linked to Treasury breach
The individuals are accused of hacking over 100 U.S. organizations over the course of a decade
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- Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation
Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation
Security experts warn of ‘huge impact’ of actively exploited hypervisor flaws that allow sandbox escape
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Polish space agency says it’s investigating a cyberattack
Poland’s space agency (POLSA) says it is working to restore services following a cybersecurity incident. POLSA, the Polish government agency responsible for the country’s space activities, said in a post on X that it had “immediately disconnected” its network from the internet after detecting the cyberattack on Sunday. POLSA’s website remains offline at the time […]
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US said to halt offensive cyber operations against Russia
The reported policy shift comes as the U.S. government signals a change in its threat assessment of Russia
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The biggest data breaches of 2025 — so far
School student records. Federal government data. Health records and more. Expect an unprecedented year for data breaches.
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- Belgium investigating alleged cyberattack on intelligence agency by China-linked hackers
Belgium investigating alleged cyberattack on intelligence agency by China-linked hackers
The hackers reportedly exploited a flaw in US cybersecurity firm Barracuda’s software to access VSSE's email server
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- Hackers publish sensitive patient data allegedly stolen from Australian IVF provider Genea
Hackers publish sensitive patient data allegedly stolen from Australian IVF provider Genea
Genea gets a court injunction after ransomware gang Termite claims to have leaked patient information
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- Thousands of exposed GitHub repos, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot
Thousands of exposed GitHub repos, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot
Data exposed even briefly can live on in generative AI chatbots long after the data is made private.
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US employee screening giant DISA says hackers accessed data of more than 3M people
The Texas-based company said hackers accessed applicants’ SSNs and financial information
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- Australia bans government use of Kaspersky software due to ‘unacceptable security risk’
Australia bans government use of Kaspersky software due to ‘unacceptable security risk’
The Australian government followed the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom in taking action against the Russian cybersecurity giant
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