Major data leak forum dismantled in global action against cybercrime forum

A major online forum for stolen data has been dismantled following an international operation coordinated by Europol. The forum, known as LeakBase, had established itself as a central hub in the cybercrime ecosystem, specialising in the trade of leaked databases Read More …

Coruna: The Mysterious Journey of a Powerful iOS Exploit Kit

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). The exploit kit, named “Coruna” by its Read More …

Chrome flaw let extensions hijack Gemini’s camera, mic, and file access

Chrome’s Gemini “Live in Chrome” panel (Gemini’s embedded, agent-style assistant mode within Chrome) had a high‑severity vulnerability tracked as CVE‑2026‑0628. The flaw let a low‑privilege extension inject code into the Gemini side panel and inherit its powerful capabilities, including local Read More …

LexisNexis hacked, 2 GB of structured data allegedly exposed

The hacker group FulcrumSec is taking responsibility for a data breach of information from LexisNexis. The group claims to have hacked into the LexisNexis servers on Feb. 24. It posted about the hack and alleged it got access to over Read More …

Samsung TVs stop spying on viewers in Texas, here’s how to disable ACR anywhere

Samsung has settled a lawsuit with the Texas Attorney General over how its smart TVs collect and monetize viewing data using Automated Content Recognition (ACR). As part of the settlement, Samsung agreed to stop collecting ACR data from Texans without Read More …

15 million French citizens affected by massive data breach following cyberattack on medical software

A massive data breach concerning the data of 15 million people in France has been revealed after a cyberattack targeted 1,500 doctors using medical software. The administrative data of around 15 million French citizens, along with notes written by their Read More …

New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

It’s hard to overstate the role that Wi-Fi plays in virtually every facet of life. The organization that shepherds the wireless protocol says that more than 48 billion Wi-Fi-enabled devices have shipped since it debuted in the late 1990s. New Read More …

Conduent data breach gets bigger, more than 25 million people across the US are now affected

A ransomware attack that caused a massive data breach for one of the largest government contractors in the U.S. keeps expanding. In early February, it was reported that 10 million people were impacted by the Conduent breach a year after Read More …

Predator spyware allows full sensor surveillance on iPhones

Apple may have introduced colored status bar indicators in iOS 14 to alert users when the camera or microphone is active, but experts have warned this does not stop all malware. Spyware developed by Intellexa and Cytrox, dubbed Predator, can Read More …

Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed

Researchers investigating Discord’s age-verification checks say they discovered an exposed frontend belonging to Persona, the identity-verification vendor used by Discord. It revealed a far more expansive surveillance and financial intelligence stack than a simple “teen safety” tool. A short while Read More …