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Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Flock Sought to Expand Surveillance Through Uber and Lyft Drivers
By using rideshare and delivery vehicles as mobile surveillance platforms, Flock Safety may be able to extend its automated license plate reader network…
Head Mare Hackers Exploit TrueConf Servers to Spread Backdoors Through Malicious Updates
The Head Mare hacktivist group has been targeting unpatched True Conf video conferencing enterprise servers to replace legitimate client installers with…
FBI Disrupts QTFY Hacking Network Targeting U.S. Organizations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have disrupted two hacking platforms operated by a China-linked threat…
Fake Apple Support Agents Target Stolen-Device Owners in Credential Scam
Using AI-powered voice calls and phishing messages, a new phishing-as-a-service platform targets owners of recently stolen Apple devices to obtain device…
Google’s New Codename System Aims to Clarify Hacker Group Tracking
Cybersecurity companies have spent years giving hacking groups their own names so researchers and defenders can talk about them clearly. But the system…
US Police Officers Face Arrests and Firing for Misusing Flock Camera Data
Police officers across the United States are facing arrests, firings and investigations for allegedly misusing Flock Safety’s automated license plate…
39 Child Tracking Brands Linked to One Chinese Server, Exposing 45 Security Vulnerabilities
GPS trackers for children may put the tracked individuals and the people tracking them in danger, according to an investigation presented at the Black Hat…
LightSpy Spyware Expands Global Reach, Targeting Devices Across More Than a Dozen Countries
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting that the Chinese-linked LightSpy spyware operation has expanded significantly, with…
Black Hat 2026: How Special Clothing Could Trick AI Surveillance Cameras
AI surveillance is getting smarter, but a new Black Hat 2026 demonstration suggests clothing could also become a privacy tool. PCMag reported that hacker…
Enterprise AI Coding Adoption Fuels Open-Source Security Debt
As artificial intelligence coding tools are rapidly adopted, development teams are able to develop software more quickly, however, cybersecurity teams are…
Hackers Shift From Disrupting to Destroying Critical Infrastructure
Cyberattacks on operational technology (OT) systems have shifted from data theft and ransom demands toward outright physical destruction, according to…
Salesforce’s Headless 360 Pushes Enterprise Software Beyond the Browser
Salesforce is preparing for a future in which employees may no longer need to open Salesforce to use it. At TDX 2026, CEO Marc Benioff described the shift…
Flock Cameras Spark Debate Over Surveillance and Civil Liberties
With Flock Safety operating one of the largest networks of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) are becoming…
Why Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Failed Despite Fixing Android’s Biggest Problems
Andy Rubin spent ten years creating Android before launching Essential Products, which was based on the idea that Android phones had too many compromises,…
AI Sandbox Escape in Microsoft Copilot Raises New Concerns Over AI Agent Security
Security researchers are increasingly examining whether artificial intelligence can do more than accelerate existing cyberattacks and potentially develop…
Meta’s Muse Code: Affordable AI Coding with a Privacy Catch
Meta, the corporate umbrella behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has officially launched Muse Code, a new artificial intelligence system designed to…
Supreme Court to Hear Case Over 1.5 Lakh Medical Records Breach
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an alleged cyberattack that Vitraya…
AI-Assisted Hacking Campaign Exposes Security Risks Across 14 Companies
Cyberattacks have been made more effective and more accessible due to artificial intelligence, but a recent investigation has demonstrated just how far…
Roblox Privacy System Tracks Data Across Hundreds of Systems as Platform Faces Child Safety Concerns
Roblox announces new federated central data coordination, but the system also acts as a reminder of the amount of data the company stores about its users…