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The professional negotiators who do deals with cyber criminals
Financial Times reports: A global surge in ransomware attacks has driven the rise of specialist negotiators who are skilled at buying time, gathering intelligence and cutting deals with hackers. Professional ransom negotiators have become a booming part of the cyber security industry as businesses seek help for high-stake talks with criminal gangs. Large cyber security […]
Hacker attacks jump as regional tensions explode
GDN Online reports: Cyber-attacks targeting Bahrain and its Gulf neighbours have skyrocketed eight-fold this month in the wake of the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, security experts have warned. Hacktivists aligned with Tehran have dramatically ramped up Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) strikes across the Middle East, capitalising on the chaos of the widening […]
Meta pauses all contracts with Mercor after breach
Social Media Today reports: Meta has paused all contracts with data provider Mercor after Mercor’s systems were hit by hackers last week, which could have compromised data integrity. As reported by Wired, on Thursday Mercor confirmed that its services had been targeted as part of an expanded supply-chain exploit, which was traced back to the use of LiteLLM, a widely […]
Some Crunchyroll breach data was sold; some winds up on HIBP
On March 23, Bleeping Computer reported: Popular anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information for approximately 6.8 million people. “We are aware of recent claims and are currently working closely with leading cyber security experts to investigate the matter,” Crunchyroll initially told BleepingComputer. “Our investigation is ongoing, and […]
Google warning about another Chrome security flaw exploited by hackers; Check for updates
Newsbytesapp reports that Google has issued a security warning for its Chrome browser after confirming that hackers have exploited a vulnerability in the system with a zero-day exploit. This is the second issue reported recently and is dubbed CVE-2026-5281. The vulnerability can be used to corrupt data, crash systems, and execute malicious code via a […]
Navia Benefit Solutions notifies 2.7M of breach
Navia Benefit Solutions is an employee benefits service provider. On January 23, 2026, they discovered suspicious activity on their network. An investigation discovered that there had been unauthorized access to parts of their network between December 22, 2025 and January 15, 2026. The attacker(s) potentially accessed affected employees’ names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, […]
FBI warns against using Chinese mobile apps due to privacy risks
Before you download an app, do you actually check to see who developed it and what the privacy terms are? If not, get into the habit of checking before downloading or installing. And think about reviewing your existing apps for privacy and data security terms. Bleeping Computer reports: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) […]
FBI calls breach of sensitive agency networks a ‘major incident’
Bloomberg reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded that last month’s breach of the networks it uses to manage wiretaps and other surveillance work qualifies as a “major incident,” signaling the severity of an intrusion that had already prompted the agency to launch a criminal probe and move to toughen cybersecurity. An inquiry into […]