Sweden blames Russian hackers for attempting ‘destructive’ cyberattack on thermal plant

The Swedish government said Russian government-linked hackers attempted to disrupt the operations at one of the country’s thermal power plants last year. Sweden said that, while the hackers were unsuccessful, hybrid attacks that extend beyond cyberspace are becoming more dangerous. Read More …

Patch Tuesday – April 2026

Microsoft is publishing 167 vulnerabilities on April 2026 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for one of today’s vulnerabilities, and public disclosure for one other. Microsoft evaluates 19 of the vulnerabilities published today as more likely Read More …

Zombie Microsoft bugs rise from the dead, pave way for crims and ransomware scum

Crooks are exploiting four Microsoft vulnerabilities – one patched 14 years ago and another tied to ransomware activity – according to America’s lead cyber-defense agency, which on Monday gave federal agencies two weeks to patch them. The four vulnerabilities added Read More …

Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data

Booking.com confirmed Monday that hackers may have accessed customers’ personal data, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, and booking details. The global travel and hotel reservation giant notified customers this past week of the breach, according to several online posts. Read More …

JanelaRAT: A financial threat targeting users in Latin America

JanelaRAT is a malware family that takes its name from the Portuguese word “janela” which means “window”. JanelaRAT looks for financial and cryptocurrency data from specific banks and financial institutions in the Latin America region. JanelaRAT is a modified variant Read More …

Basic-Fit confirms data on a million members stolen in cyberattack

Basic-Fit, Europe’s largest gym chain, has confirmed data including the bank details of around a million customers was stolen from its systems. Around 200,000 members in the Netherlands alone had their data snatched in a recent cyberattack, the company confirmed Read More …

US intel officials scramble to keep surveillance law running amid Iran war tensions

With just days until a powerful surveillance law lapses, US national security officials are scrambling to prepare for potential blind spots in intelligence collection amid the US’ delicate ceasefire with Iran, current and former officials told CNN. Some communications carriers Read More …

Suspect arrested after incendiary device thrown at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home

A 20-year-old man has been arrested after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman early Friday morning. The incident happened around 4:00 am when a suspect “threw an incendiary destructive device” at Read More …

Thousands of official government email addresses, including plaintext passwords available online

The official email accounts of public officials all over the world have been leaked online, with many exposed alongside their plaintext passwords, making it trivial for an attacker to breach their accounts. Researchers at Proton scoured the darker side of Read More …