An investigation by the Russian-linked ransomware group Qilin has raised fresh concerns within the global gaming and gambling industry after they claimed responsibility for the cyber intrusion that targeted global gambling giant IGT in recent weeks. A dark-web leak…
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PlushDaemon Group Reroutes Software Updates to Deploy Espionage Tools
A cyberespionage group known in security research circles as PlushDaemon has been carrying out a long-running operation in which they take advantage of software update systems to secretly install their own tools on targeted computers. According to new analysis…
WhatsApp Enumeration Flaw Exposes Data of 3.5 Billion Users in Massive Scraping Incident
Security researchers in Austria uncovered a significant privacy vulnerability in WhatsApp that enabled them to collect the personal details of more than 3.5 billion registered users, an exposure they believe may be the largest publicly documented data leak to…
UK Loses £11 Billion to Scams and NordVPN Responds with Call Protection
With a surge in digital fraud that has continued to erupt throughout the past year, NordVPN has introduced a new defense system aimed at protecting mobile users against the rapidly evolving tactics of cybercriminals. In order to provide a…
Salesforce Probes Gainsight Breach Exposing Customer Data
Salesforce has disclosed that some of its customers’ data was accessed following a breach of Gainsight, a platform used by businesses to manage customer relationships. The breach specifically affected Gainsight-published applications that were connected to Salesforce, with these apps…
Massive Data Breach Hits Italy’s FS Italiane After Cyberattack on IT Provider Almaviva
Data belonging to Italy’s state-owned railway operator, the FS Italiane Group, has been exposed after a cybercriminal infiltrated the systems of its IT partner, Almaviva. The attacker claims to have exfiltrated a massive 2.3 terabytes of information, later publishing…
Growing Concern as Authorities Assess Cyber Incident at Real Estate Finance Firm
An extreme cyber intrusion which led to considerable concern among U.S. financial institutions over the weekend has been hailed by leading American banks and mortgage lenders as a major development that must be addressed urgently in order to reduce…
Big Tech’s New Rule: AI Age Checks Are Rolling Out Everywhere
Large online platforms are rapidly shifting to biometric age assurance systems, creating a scenario where users may lose access to their accounts or risk exposing sensitive personal information if automated systems make mistakes. Online platforms have struggled for decades…
Google’s High-Stakes AI Strategy: Chips, Investment, and Concerns of a Tech Bubble
At Google’s headquarters, engineers work on Google’s Tensor Processing Unit, or TPU—custom silicon built specifically for AI workloads. The device appears ordinary, but its role is anything but. Google expects these chips to eventually power nearly every AI action…
Australia Bans Under-16s from Social Media Starting December
Australia is introducing a world-first ban blocking under-16s from most major social media platforms, and Meta has begun shutting down or freezing teen accounts in advance of the law taking effect. From 10 December, Australians under 16 will be…
Virtual Machines on Nutanix AHV now in Akira’s Crosshairs; Enterprises must Close Gaps
Security agencies have issued a new warning about the Akira ransomware group after investigators confirmed that the operators have added Nutanix AHV virtual machines to their list of targets. This represents a significant expansion of the group’s capabilities, which…
Aisuru Botnet Launches 15.72 Tbps DDoS Attack on Microsoft Azure Network
Microsoft has reported that its Azure platform recently experienced one of the largest distributed denial-of-service attacks recorded to date, attributed to the fast-growing Aisuru botnet. According to the company, the attack reached a staggering peak of 15.72 terabits per…
Meta Cleared of Monopoly Charges in FTC Antitrust Case
A U.S. federal judge ruled that Meta does not hold a monopoly in the social media market, rejecting the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit seeking divestiture of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC, joined by multiple states, filed the suit in December 2020,…
Google CEO Flags Irrational Trends in AI Funding Surge
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, has recently warned that the rapid increase in artificial intelligence investment is exhibiting signs of “irrationality” in at least some sectors of the global economy as he issued a candid assessment that has sharpened…
Why Long-Term AI Conversations Are Quietly Becoming a Major Corporate Security Weakness
Many organisations are starting to recognise a security problem that has been forming silently in the background. Conversations employees hold with public AI chatbots can accumulate into a long-term record of sensitive information, behavioural patterns, and internal decision-making. As…
Waymo Robotaxi Films Deadly San Francisco Shooting
A Waymo autonomous vehicle may have captured video footage of a fatal shooting incident in San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood over the weekend, highlighting the emerging role of self-driving cars as potential witnesses in criminal investigations. The incident resulted in one…
Russian-Linked Surveillance Tech Firm Protei Hacked, Website Defaced and Data Published
A telecommunications technology provider with ties to Russian surveillance infrastructure has reportedly suffered a major cybersecurity breach. The company, Protei, which builds systems used by telecom providers to monitor online activity and restrict access to websites and platforms, had…
Digital Deception Drives a Sophisticated Era of Cybercrime
Digital technology is becoming more and more pervasive in the everyday lives, but a whole new spectrum of threats is quietly emerging behind the curtain, quietly advancing beneath the surface of routine online behavior. A wide range of cybercriminals…
Anthropic Introduces Claude Opus 4.5 With Lower Pricing, Stronger Coding Abilities, and Expanded Automation Features
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Opus 4.5, a new flagship model positioned as the company’s most capable system to date. The launch marks a defining shift in the pricing and performance ecosystem, with the company reducing token costs and highlighting…
Genesis Mission Launches as US Builds Closed-Loop AI System Linking National Laboratories
The United States has announced a major federal scientific initiative known as the Genesis Mission, framed by the administration as a transformational leap forward in how national research will be conducted. Revealed on November 24, 2025, the mission is…