Category: Cybersecurity
24 billion records exposed in massive data leak
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a massive cloud-based repository containing 24 billion leaked records, making it one of the largest aggregations of stolen credentials ever discovered. The data leak, which was […]
Bot or Not: Nearly half of us can’t tell the difference on social media, claims study
Artificial intelligence and automated traffic may have officially overtaken human activity on the internet. But a new cybersecurity study has exposed a far more alarming reality: almost half of us […]
Hackers trick Meta AI chatbot to hijack high-profile Instagram accounts
Hackers have successfully manipulated Meta’s recently deployed AI customer support chatbot to seize control of high-profile Instagram accounts. The technology giant confirmed the breach on Monday, stating that it had […]
UK Biobank health data on sale in China, UK government confirms
The British government has confirmed a significant security incident involving the medical records of half a million UK citizens. Data from UK Biobank, a major health research project used to […]
UK had 4.4M data breaches in Q1 2026, pushing total to 33.2M
Surfshark’s quarterly analysis of global data breaches shows the UK as the 5th most breached country in Q1 2026, with 4.4 million leaked accounts (107% increase from 2.1M in Q4 2025). […]
Thieves can drain your funds from a locked iPhone with this trick
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a sophisticated exploit that allows thieves to siphon thousands of pounds from a locked iPhone, bypassing the usual biometric security checks. The vulnerability, which targets Apple’s […]
Booking.com hack: millions warned of ‘reservation hijacking’ scams
Travel giant Booking.com has confirmed it has suffered a significant data breach, prompting warnings of sophisticated “reservation hijacking” scams targeting holidaymakers. The Amsterdam-headquartered company began notifying an undisclosed number of […]
GTA maker Rockstar Games hit by ShinyHunters in second major cyber breach
Rockstar Games, the developer behind the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto franchise, has been targeted by hackers for the second time in three years. The breach was claimed by the prolific […]
French security firm Alinto exposes millions of records in data leak, report claims
Alinto, a prominent French email solutions provider, has accidentally exposed tens of millions of records belonging to major global corporations and French government agencies. The leak, first discovered and reported […]
Anthropic debuts Claude Mythos in cybersecurity initiative
Anthropic has officially debuted its latest and, what it claims, is its most powerful AI model, Claude Mythos. However, citing fears that the system is “too powerful” for general release, […]
