Cybersecurity
Stay secure in a connected world. Our Cybersecurity updates cover threat intelligence, zero-trust architecture, data protection, and practical strategies to defend your digital assets.
Read more
Terrorist Networks Use X’s Grok AI for Propaganda
Introduction In a concerning escalation of online radicalization tactics, recent findings by the Tech ...
Telegram Takes Down $35B Illicit Market for Stolen Data and Crypto
On Thursday, messaging platform Telegram announced the takedown of two sprawling black markets—Xinbi Guarantee ...
Kremlin Hackers Exploit Old XSS Flaws to Access Mail Servers
Security researchers at ESET have uncovered a sophisticated espionage campaign, dubbed Operation RoundPress, in ...
10-Year Moratorium on State AI Regulation in GOP Budget Bill
In a late-night maneuver during the May 2025 Budget Reconciliation markup, House Republicans inserted ...
Microsoft Extends Office and Defender Support on Windows 10 to 2028
On May 13, 2025, Microsoft updated its support lifecycle policy, decoupling Office app updates ...
Hijacking Crypto: Attackers’ Tactics to Manipulate AI Memories
Introduction Imagine an AI-powered agent autonomously executing smart-contract calls, rebalancing DeFi portfolios, or settling ...
Digital Paranoia: Deepfakes, Scams, and Trust Issues
A Loss of Trust in the Digital Age When Nicole Yelland, a public relations ...
Kubernetes v1.33: Understanding Image Pull Policy
Introduction After more than a decade of running production workloads, Kubernetes finally closes one ...
VPNSecure Cancels Lifetime Subscriptions Amid Acquisition
In a controversial move that has reignited debate over so-called “lifetime” software deals, new ...
Nintendo’s EULA Threatens Switch Hackers with Permanent Bricking
In a significant escalation of its anti-piracy efforts, Nintendo has updated its End User ...
Students Short-Circuit School Chromebooks in Viral Challenge
Schools across the US are grappling with a disturbing trend in which students intentionally ...
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years for Fraud
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO and mastermind behind the now-defunct Celsius Network crypto lender, ...
Doge Engineer’s Device Hit by Advanced Info-Stealer Malware
Recent analysis of public “stealer” logs reveals that a software engineer at the Department ...
Apple Warns of Major Losses Without App Store Commissions
Overview: The Foundation of User Trust and Platform Integrity In an emergency motion filed ...
WhatsApp Group Messaging Encryption: A Deep Dive
When Meta’s WhatsApp touts end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for more than two billion users worldwide, ...
The Dark Side of the Crypto Revolution: Abductions and Violence
Wave of Crypto-Driven Violent Crime Sweeps Europe Over the past six months, law enforcement ...
Matter 1.4.1 Enhances Smart Home Setup with QR and NFC
By integrating multi-device pairing, NFC commissioning and a unified terms-and-conditions flow, the Connectivity Standards ...
Kubernetes v1.33: Image Pull Auth with Service Account Tokens
Kubernetes continues its march toward ephemeral, identity-based security. In v1.33 the platform closes a ...
Broadcom Issues Cease-and-Desist to Unsupported VMware Users
Background: VMware Perpetual Licenses and Broadcom’s Strategy Since Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware ...
curl Project Faces AI-Generated Fake Vulnerability Reports
In an alarming escalation of bogus security filings, the venerable open-source project curl—celebrating its ...
NSO Ordered to Pay $611 Million for WhatsApp Hacking
Background of the Lawsuit In May 2025, a federal jury in the Northern District ...
Kubernetes v1.33: supplementalGroupsPolicy Moves to Beta
In Kubernetes v1.33, the long-awaited supplementalGroupsPolicy field has moved from alpha in v1.31 to ...
Trump and DOJ Push for Release of Tina Peters Amid Election Controversies
Background of the Case In June 2022, Tina Peters, the former Mesa County, Colorado, ...
Man Pleads Guilty to AI Attack on Disney Employee
Overview of the Case In a high-profile cybercrime prosecution, 25-year-old Ryan Mitchell Kramer has ...
TeleMessage Signal Clone Hack: Analysis and Implications
On May 4, 2025, TeleMessage—a subsidiary of Portland-based Smarsh—temporarily suspended operations of its modified ...
E-commerce Platforms Hit in Long-Dormant Supply-Chain Attack
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated supply-chain intrusion affecting at least 500 online stores ...
The Shutdown of Mr. Deepfakes: The Fall of a Deepfake Porn Giant
Over the weekend, Mr. Deepfakes, once the world’s most notorious online destination for non-consensual ...
Microsoft’s Passwordless Default: Technical Insights and Trade-offs
Overview of Passwordless by Default In May 2025, Microsoft announced that all newly created ...
GTA VI Delayed to May 26, 2026: Technical and Market Insights
Rockstar Games has officially announced that Grand Theft Auto VI will now launch on ...
Defeating MFA: Phishing Threats and Defenses
Why MFA Is Easier to Bypass Than Ever Multifactor authentication (MFA) based on one-time ...