Japanese manufacturer Iris Ohyama, the operator of the Iris Plaza shopping platform, disclosed that personal information belonging to about 7.7 million people may have been exposed after unauthorized access to a third-party cloud service the company used. [...]

French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa was targeted in a cyberattack that enabled fraudulent transactions of up to $133 million, forcing it to respond by suspending certain systems.v [...]

Scammers are impersonating major brands and celebrities to lure consumers into fake gift card giveaways that collect personal information and trigger unwanted subscriptions. CTM360 reveals how these campaigns use deceptive verification steps and affiliate networks to generate revenue without delivering the promised rewards. [...]

SonicWall has released security updates to fix seven vulnerabilities in SonicOS firewalls, including an SSL-VPN authentication bypass flaw exploited in attacks. [...]

WorkOS says an AI-powered hacking agent that breached its internal sales application and accessed customer information was operated by a security researcher who claims the tool escaped its testing environment and unintentionally attacked the company. [...]

OpenAI has revealed GPT-6 Cyber, a new artificial intelligence model that has discovered 81 previously unknown high-severity Firefox vulnerabilities and developed working exploits for 948 distinct Linux kernel flaws. [...]

Cybersecurity professionals are being targeted with infected security projects on GitHub that deploy a backdoor and information stealer malware. [...]

QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server to the latest version available in the QNAP App Center, as hackers are exploiting the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain. [...]

Vercel is rolling out DBSC to make stolen session cookies harder to exploit. Learn how the protection works, its hardware requirements and security limits.

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​Veeam warned customers about boot failures affecting Software Appliance virtual machines (VMs) on hosts with AMD EPYC processors. [...]

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IMSI and IMEI are IDs your phone shares with networks. Learn how they differ, how attackers get them, and why rotating your IMSI blunts tracking. [...]

Cursor's new Build Live Apps feature creates and deploys web applications with databases, authentication, and hosting. Here's what's included and what it costs.

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Blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis says a recent attack on its systems and internal tools has exposed credentials and live tokens for all customers. [...]

D-Link shared mitigation measures for multiple unpatched security flaws affecting DGS-3130 series managed Gigabit stackable switches. [...]

Cryptocurrency wallet provider MetaMask said a recent security incident has not affected MetaMask wallets or its wallet infrastructure. [...]

Looking for the best Chrome VPN extensions in 2026 to enhance your online security and privacy? Dive into our list of top-rated VPNs and find your best fit.

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The FBI and CISA warn that hackers are actively targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems worldwide, potentially causing food spoilage, equipment damage, and fire hazards. [...]

Hackers are using fake OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic event invitations to lure employees into phishing attacks, using two different phishing-as-a-service platforms to steal Microsoft and Google account credentials and authentication sessions. [...]

Truffle Security has launched the Secrets Revocation Program, a free initiative that helps API key issuers revoke 1.4 million publicly exposed secrets that remain valid. [...]