The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Cyber-attack halts planning applications and house sales in London's richest borough

Hundreds of planning applications ‘in limbo’ as council can no longer access systems they are stored on

Evening Standard · Feb 3

Palantir beats Wall Street expectations amid Trump immigration crackdown

CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security

The Guardian - US · Feb 3

The Traitors’ Stephen Libby hopes he has painted ‘good picture’ of Hebrides

The cyber security consultant from the Isle of Lewis, won the latest series of the beloved BBC reality game show alongside fellow traitor Rachel.

Evening Standard · Feb 2

Trump just brought back the weirdest conspiracy theory from 2020 after calling Obama a ‘traitor’ in late-night posting spree

The conspiracies are getting more creative, at least.

We Got This Covered · Jan 30

How Freezing Your Credit Report Can Keep You Safe

If your personal information has ever been exposed in a data breach, you’ve probably had that uneasy feeling that something could happen later, even if...

Saving Advice · Jan 30

‘Chilling’ hacking network is targeting vulnerable children, charity warns

Ecosystem known as the Com is carrying out extreme exploitation, violence and sexual abuse, says report

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Meet Madhu Gottumukkala: Indian-origin US cybersecurity chief accused of sharing internal files on ChatGPT

The acting head of US federal cybersecurity, Madhu Gottumukkala, is under review for uploading internal government documents marked "For Official Use Only" into a public ChatGPT version. While officials state no classified information was involved and no malicious intent is alleged, the incident raises concerns given CISA's role in warning…

The Times of India · Jan 29

AI-assisted cybersecurity team discovers 12 OpenSSL vulnerabilities, claims humans are the limiting factor — some vulnerabilities have been around for decades

OpenSSL is a security standard that protects most of the internet, and cybersecurity researchers have recently discovered vulnerabilities in the standard that have been lying undetected for decades.

Tom’s Hardware · Jan 29

I’m a tech-savvy zillennial who knows how to safeguard against hacking. Scammers still managed to get me

Had I received any suspicious text messages claiming to be from my bank, the fraud team asked. Had I clicked on the links? My stomach dropped

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29

'For official use only': Indian-origin CISA acting director uploaded sensitive government files to public ChatGPT, says report

CISA's acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, uploaded sensitive "for official use only" contracting documents into the public version of ChatGPT last summer, triggering multiple security warnings. Despite the non-classified nature of the files, the incident prompted an internal review by DHS officials to assess potential harm to government security.

The Times of India · Jan 28