The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Is Steam Still Down? Here's How the Unprecedented DDoS Attack May Have Affected Your Account

Unpack the 7 October 2025 Steam outage from massive DDoS hits—login fails, server chaos, & recovery tips.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8, 2025

Final warning for millions of Windows 10 users as support ends today

Five million people in the UK need to update to Windows 11 or sign up to extended support – or else risk falling victim to hackers and scams

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

Cyber hacks the 'new normal' as Qantas faces ransom

Millions of Australians' data could be compromised as criminals threaten to leak Qantas customer information unless they are paid a ransom.

AAP · Oct 8, 2025

Two arrested over cyber attack which stole thousands of nursery children’s data

Hackers were said to be using pictures and the names of about 8,000 children from the Kido nursery chain, to demand ransom money.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Massive data leak just exposed the personal info of 6 million shoppers — how to stay safe

A data leak at an e-commerce giant has exposed the personal and shopping information of more than 6 million people.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 7, 2025

Cyberattacks hit 91% of universities and 43% of businesses in last 12 months in the UK — survey suggests more than 600,000 businesses, 61,000 charities affected

UK businesses, universities, and secondary schools have come under unprecedented hacking attacks over the past year, with 9/10 of polled universities claiming to have suffered at least one breach attempt in the past 12 months.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 6, 2025

Nearly a third of bosses report increase in cyber-attacks on their supply chains

CIPS survey shows cyber threats have risen up the list of concerns for procurement managers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2025

The Guardian view on the Jaguar Land Rover cyber-attack: ministers must pay more attention to this growing risk

Editorial: Cybercriminals pose a seismic and increasingly sophisticated threat to businesses and national security. Yet Britain seems remarkably ill-prepared

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year

Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025

Oracle Customers Targeted In Extortion Scheme Following Major Hacking Campaign

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has alerted its E-Business Suite customers about a series of extortion emails after a major hacking campaign.

Benzinga · Oct 3, 2025