Iran’s oldest state-backed hacking group, “Prince of Persia,” has been active in secret for years despite reports of its dormancy. Researchers found it’s been spying on targets globally using upgraded, hyper-stealthy malware. Its command-and-control methods are so advanced, experts say they’ve never
Credit reporting company 700Credit has suffered a major data breach, exposing the sensitive information of 5.6 million people. The breach, discovered on October 25, involved data collected from car dealerships between May and October of 2025.
The Chinese cyber-espionage group Ink Dragon has breached dozens of government and telecom networks across Europe, Asia, and Africa. They’re using compromised Microsoft servers to create hidden communication relays, making their attacks harder to trace.
Google is pulling the plug on its dark web monitoring service. The company says the tool, which scanned for stolen personal info, wasn’t useful enough and will be fully shut down by February 2026.
Security researchers have uncovered a dangerous new phishing technique targeting Microsoft accounts. Dubbed “ConsentFix,” it tricks users into pasting a special link, granting attackers full access without needing a password or multi-factor authentication.
Surfshark is pushing VPN privacy further with automatic IP rotation. Its feature changes your IP address every five minutes to disrupt tracking, and a new “Multi IP” mode is coming for Mac users. It’s a simple but effective twist on the standard VPN formula.
The fallout from a massive data breach at South Korea’s Coupang is escalating. CEO Park Dae-jun has resigned, and police have raided the company’s headquarters. The breach, initially reported as affecting 4,500 accounts, actually impacted nearly two-thirds of the country’s population.
The CyberVolk hacktivist group has returned with a new ransomware-as-a-service operation run entirely through Telegram. In a major blunder, they shipped their malware with the master encryption key hardcoded inside, potentially allowing victims to unlock their files without paying.
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges ChatGPT validated and intensified a former tech worker’s paranoid delusions about his mother, which culminated in a murder-suicide in August. The suit, filed in California on Thursday, targets OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and Microsoft, claiming they rushed a dangerous pr
A staggering 81% of US small businesses suffered a security or data breach in the past year. Nearly two-fifths of those hit turned around and raised their prices to cope with the costs.
