The FBI has issued a new alert about North Korean phishing campaigns using QR codes. These “quishing” attacks bypass email security and multi-factor authentication to hijack cloud identities. The Kimsuky group is targeting think tanks, academics, and governments.
New Zealand’s labor pool is expanding at its fastest pace since late 2023. A surge in foreign workers is driving the change as the economy shows signs of shaking off its recession.
The UK government is shifting from reactive patching to proactive cyber warfare with a major new investment. A centralized Government Cyber Unit will coordinate defense across all departments and critical infrastructure.
Google has published the Android Security Bulletin for January 2026. The update addresses a critical flaw in the Dolby Digital Plus codec, but Pixel-specific fixes are still missing.
Senator Ron Wyden, a co-author of Section 230, says the law does not protect AI chatbots like Elon Musk’s Grok from liability when they generate illegal content, such as child sexual abuse material. This comes as users report prompting Grok to create non-consensual, sexualized imagery of women and c
A viral social media post revealed Google had been using Gmail content to train AI models, leading to a class-action lawsuit. The opt-out process is so complex even security experts got it wrong, highlighting major transparency issues.
A new study from the University of Washington School of Medicine tracked 640 teens and found they spend an average of 1.16 hours per day on their phones during school hours. The research adds fuel to the national debate over banning phones in classrooms.
A coordinated malware operation has been infecting users through seemingly legitimate browser extensions for seven years. Dubbed DarkSpectre, it impacted over 8.8 million Chrome, Edge, and Firefox users in campaigns like “The Zoom Stealer.”
A new report suggests doctors are nearing a consensus that AI chatbots are linked to cases of psychosis. The phenomenon, dubbed “AI psychosis,” has been linked to hospitalizations and even deaths, raising urgent safety questions for the entire industry.
OpenAI is offering over half a million dollars for a new “head of preparedness” role focused on mitigating AI dangers. The job comes as companies cite AI-related reputational risks 46% more often than last year. CEO Sam Altman says it will be a “stressful” job diving into the deep end immediately.
