Google is restructuring bug bounty rewards with a focus on complex memory safety vulnerabilities.
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Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach
Most of the affected individuals are Meta employees in the United States and they are being offered credit monitoring services.
Small AI Models Could Soon Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns
Experiments show cheap TV boxes can run capable AI models, and small models may soon be able to spread across such devices on their own.
Small AI Models May Soon Be Able to Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns
Experiments show cheap TV boxes can run capable AI models, and small models may soon be able to spread across such devices on their own.
AI Turns Familiar Cyberattacks Into a Race Against Time
IBM’s Steve Wallin talks to SecurityWeek on the effect of AI-driven attacks on enterprise defenses.
Cyberattack Prompts Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize to Disconnect Systems
The company says it took some of its systems offline to contain a security issue within its network.
XWorm RAT Evolves Into Surveillance Platform
Expanded plugin count allows the malware to monitor users’ location, stream live audio, and interact with authenticated browser sessions.
$86 Million Crypto Heist Linked to Ledger Signer Hardware Implant
A small circuit board hidden under the signers’ screens read user data and transmitted it to the attackers.
Cyberattack Prompts Ahold Delhaize to Disconnect Systems
The company says it took some of its systems offline to contain a security issue within its network.
Refrigeration Controller Hack Spoils Food Across European Supermarkets
A cyberattack targeted refrigeration controllers, setting refrigerators and freezers across hundreds of supermarkets to defrost.
IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion
The all-stock deal brings Elisity’s least-privilege access technology into IonQ’s security portfolio.
Bricksforge WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-85097 can allow threat actors to take control of the targeted WordPress websites.
Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year
The outage hit the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal
Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US
Oleg Korniev was a leader of YMCO, a sophisticated network of money mules that helped hackers move funds outside the US.
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People
Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers.
Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe
The suspect is believed to be Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive who was visiting the United States for a conference.
Critical SonicWall Vulnerability Exploited Days After Disclosure
CVE-2026-102255 is a pre-authenticated SSRF flaw that could allow attackers to perform unauthorized operations.
Let’s Encrypt Cuts Default Certificate Validity to 64 Days Ahead of 45-Day Switch
Beginning February 2027, all newly issued certificates will have a 64-day validity period by default.
Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison
The former core infrastructure engineer deleted admin accounts, reset hundreds of passwords, and demanded 20 bitcoin to spare the company’s servers.
OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Researchers in Dispute Over AI Risks
The ChatGPT maker said the researchers “violated clear policies on handling sensitive information.”