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A domain name that developers have treated like a harmless placeholder for years is now being used to deliver a ClickFix attack. According to BleepingComputer,…

An experimental OpenAI model was given what sounds like a routine research assignment: find publicly available information about government spending on medicines for skin conditions…

We spend a lot of time talking about ransomware and extortion groups attacking companies, stealing data and demanding money. But every once in a while,…

Researchers at cyber risk management company UpGuard have found more than 16,000 Supabase databases exposing readable tables, with personally identifiable information showing up in more…

Threat actors have found another way to turn a legitimate online service into part of a malware delivery chain. This time, they abused custom versions…

The FBI has issued a public warning to members of the ShinyHunters extortion group following the arrest of a 24-year-old man in Amsterdam who authorities…

A ransomware group known as The Gentlemen has listed the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, better known as LA Metro, on its dark web…

Passkeys have increasingly been promoted as the future of authentication. They eliminate the need to remember a password, they’re resistant to traditional phishing attacks, and…

Artificial intelligence is changing education in ways few people imagined just a few years ago. While many discussions have focused on students using AI to…

The promise of remote testing was simple. Students could take an exam from home while artificial intelligence monitored for suspicious behavior, reducing the need for…

Apple has spent the last several years expanding features designed to protect users from unwanted sexual images. The company’s Sensitive Content Warning and Communication Safety…

This is going in to the news of the “We’re sStill Investigating” department. While the bottom of the article asks specific questions to the company,…

More than 30 community water systems across Minnesota were targeted during a coordinated cyberattack on July 26 and 27, 2026, prompting the state to activate…

Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to create realistic-looking images that never actually existed. While many AI tools have legitimate uses, others can…

I read this very interesting article on Ars which I think we’ll put in to the rundown for our next program because it is going…

Russia in my opinion can not be trusted. This is the same country that apparently allows groups to attack companies, pilfer data of millions from…

As we were working on the News desk for podcast 278, I found that we had broken links. Looking to fix that, I spotted this…

The Clop (also written Cl0p) ransomware and extortion gang has returned with another large-scale campaign, this time targeting organizations that use PTC Windchill and PTC…

A newly discovered macOS information stealer called ClickLock demonstrates that malware does not necessarily need to exploit a software vulnerability to compromise a computer. Sometimes,…