A recent incident involving the European Commission President’s aircraft has drawn attention to a growing risk in international travel: deliberate interference with satellite navigation systems. The plane, flying into Plovdiv, Bulgaria, temporarily lost its GPS signal due to electronic…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Understanding Passkeys and Their Everyday Use
There has been a longstanding reliance on traditional passwords for digital security; however, these days, more advanced methods of authentication are challenging traditional passwords. As there are billions of compromised login credentials circulating on the dark web, Digital Shadows…
Exabeam Extends Proven Insider Threat Detection to AI Agents with Google Cloud
BROOMFIELD, Colo. & FOSTER CITY, Calif. – September 9, 2025 – At Google Cloud’s pioneering Security Innovation Forum, Exabeam, a global leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations, today announced the integration of Google Agentspace and Google…
Hackers Target Brazilian Payments Provider in Attempted $130 Million Theft
A concerning cyber incident has shaken Brazil’s financial technology sector after criminals attempted to steal nearly $130 million through the country’s real-time payments network, Pix. The breach was detected on August 29, 2025, when Sinqia S.A., a São Paulo-based…
Cybercriminals Weaponize AI for Large-Scale Extortion and Ransomware Attacks
AI company Anthropic has uncovered alarming evidence that cybercriminals are weaponizing artificial intelligence tools for sophisticated criminal operations. The company’s recent investigation revealed three particularly concerning applications of its Claude AI: large-scale extortion campaigns, fraudulent recruitment schemes linked to…
AdaptixC2 Raises Security Alarms Amid Active Use in Cyber Incidents
During this time, when digital resilience has become more important than digital innovation, there is an increasing gap between strengthened defences and the relentless adaptability of cybercriminals, which is becoming increasingly evident as we move into the next decade.…
Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack Breaches Data and Halts Global Production
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK’s largest automaker and a subsidiary of Tata Motors, has confirmed that the recent cyberattack on its systems has not only disrupted global operations but also resulted in a data breach. The company revealed during…
Android’s App Freedom Shrinks As Google Tightens Rules
For years, the Android vs. iOS debate has centered around one key argument: freedom of choice. Nothing highlighted this more than sideloading apps. “But iOS is a walled garden. Apple controls what you can and can’t install on your…
2 Doctors in Hong Kong Arrested for Leaking Patient Data
Two doctors at a Hong Kong public hospital were arrested on charges of accessing computers with dishonest or criminal intent, allegedly involved in a data leak. According to police superintendent Wong Yick-lung, a 57-year-old consultant and a 35-year-old associate consultant…
Cryptoexchange SwissBorg Suffers $41 Million Theft, Will Reimburse Users
According to SwissBorg, a cryptoexchange platform, $41 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from an external wallet used for its SOL earn strategy in a cyberattack that also affected a partner company. The company, which is based in Switzerland, acknowledged…
2 doctors in Hong Kong arrested for leaking patient data
Two doctors at a Hong Kong public hospital were arrested on charges of accessing computers with dishonest or criminal intent, allegedly involved in a data leak. According to police superintendent Wong Yick-lung, a 57-year-old consultant and a 35-year-old associate consultant…
Zscaler Confirms Data Breach Linked to Salesloft Drift Supply-Chain Attack
Cybersecurity firm Zscaler has revealed it suffered a data breach after attackers exploited a compromise in Salesloft Drift, an AI-driven Salesforce integration tool. The incident is part of a larger supply-chain attack in which stolen OAuth and refresh tokens…
Q Day: The Quantum Threat Businesses Must Prepare For
Q Day represents the theoretical moment when quantum computers become powerful enough to break current cryptographic methods and render existing encryption obsolete. While experts estimate this could occur within 10-15 years, the exact timing remains uncertain since quantum computers…
RatOn Android Trojan Expands Into Full Remote Access Threat Targeting Banks and Crypto
A new Android malware strain called RatOn has rapidly evolved from a tool limited to NFC relay attacks into a sophisticated remote access trojan with the ability to steal banking credentials, hijack cryptocurrency wallets, and even lock users out…
Hacker Exploits AI Chatbot Claude in Unprecedented Cybercrime Operation
A hacker has carried out one of the most advanced AI-driven cybercrime operations ever documented, using Anthropic’s Claude chatbot to identify targets, steal sensitive data, and even draft extortion emails, according to a new report from the company. It…
Rethinking Security in the Era of Hybrid Work
Having witnessed hybrid work become a long-term reality instead of a temporary response to disruption, organisations are facing a tough question: how to safeguard a workforce that can now operate fluidly across offices, homes, devices, and networks without compromising…
VirusTotal Unmasks SVG-Based Phishing Campaign Targeting Colombia’s Judiciary
VirusTotal has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files to impersonate Colombia’s judicial system, tricking victims into downloading malware. The discovery was made possible after the platform’s AI-powered Code Insight feature added support for analyzing…
Hospital Notifies victims of a one-year old data breach, personal details stolen
Hospital informs victims about data breach after a year Wayne Memorial Hospital in the US has informed its 163,440 people about a year old data breach in May 2024 that exposed details such as: names, social security numbers, user IDs,…
Meta Overhauls AI Chatbot Safeguards for Teenagers
Meta has announced new artificial intelligence safeguards to protect teenagers following a damaging Reuters investigation that exposed internal company policies allowing inappropriate chatbot interactions with minors. The social media giant is now training its AI systems to avoid flirtatious…
Clanker: The Viral AI Slur Fueling Backlash Against Robots and Chatbots
In popular culture, robots have long carried nicknames. Battlestar Galactica called them “toasters,” while Blade Runner used the term “skinjobs.” Now, amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, a new label has emerged online: “clanker.” The word, once confined to…