For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have faced the same reality: No matter how catastrophic the latest breach, ransomware attack, or nation-state intrusion, security spending often struggled against competition with every other business priority. AI may finally be changing that equation. The rapid emergence of frontier AI systems capable of autonomous cyber operations — combined…
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AI may finally unlock the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years
For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have faced the same reality: No matter how catastrophic the latest breach, ransomware attack, or nation-state intrusion, security spending often struggled against competition with every other business priority. AI may finally be changing that equation. The rapid emergence of frontier AI systems capable of autonomous cyber operations — combined…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
AI may finally unlock the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years
For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have faced the same reality: No matter how catastrophic the latest breach, ransomware attack, or nation-state intrusion, security spending often struggled against competition with every other business priority. AI may finally be changing that equation. The rapid emergence of frontier AI systems capable of autonomous cyber operations — combined…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Grand Theft Auto V cheat service Atlas Menu hacked, user data exposed
The breach, reported by Have I Been Pwned, exposed nearly 64,000 accounts, including email addresses, usernames, scrambled passwords, IP addresses, and support tickets.
Global Security News, malware
WordPress malware campaign hides payloads in Steam profiles
Nearly 2,000 WordPress websites were infected with malware that relies on Steam Community profile comments to hide command-and-control (C2) data. […]
AI, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Carnival Data Breach Impacts Nearly 6 Million Customers
A data breach at Carnival Corporation has exposed the personal information of nearly six million individuals, showing the continued effectiveness of social engineering attacks against large enterprises. The company confirmed that threat actors gained access to portions of its network in Apr. 2026, resulting in the theft of customer data. “On April 14, 2026, the…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
Carnival Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of Nearly 6 Million Customers
Carnival disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after hackers used social engineering to access employee accounts. Carnival Corporation is notifying nearly 6 million people after a data breach exposed personal information. According to the notification shared with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, the total number of persons affected is 5,995,277. The company said…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Risk Management
European AI adoption hits 99% with regulated data driving most policy violations
Generative AI tools operate inside nearly every European workplace, embedded in meeting transcription services, writing assistants, coding copilots, and search features. Workers in the region pull these tools into daily routines that involve customer records, financial information, and proprietary code, and that volume of activity has produced a measurable pattern in where data exposure occurs.…
Global Security News
Researchers Warn CypherLoc Scareware Has Targeted Millions of Users
Barracuda reveals new CypherLoc scareware has featured in nearly three million attacks
AI, Global Security News
Startup Makes Switching AI Chips Easier—and Nvidia Is a New Investor
Decart’s valuation hit nearly $4 billion as investors pour capital into startups making AI computing more efficient.
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Smashing Security podcast #467: How ShinyHunters hacked the world’s biggest universities
Welcome to the largest educational data breach in history – affecting nearly 9,000 institutions, every Ivy League university, and 30 million students mid-finals. When Canvas’s parent company refused to pay and announced they had deployed “security patches” instead, the hackers were less than impressed. So they came back through the cat flap. Meanwhile, a famous…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management
Nearly every enterprise is investing in AI, but only 5% say their data is ready
Nearly halfway into 2026, enterprises are beginning to see tangible returns on their AI investments. Yet many are discovering that scaling requires something far less glamorous than flashy frontier models and state-of-the-art benchmarking: Clean, interoperable, governed data. According to a new AI Momentum Survey from Dun & Bradstreet, 97% of organizations report active AI initiatives,…
AI, Global Security News
South Staffordshire Water Fined £1m After Data Breach
The ICO has fined South Staffordshire Water nearly £1m for a series of data protection failings
AI, Data Breaches, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Zara Data Breach: 197,000 Customers Exposed in Third-Party Security Incident
Nearly 200,000 Zara customers were exposed in a third-party breach linked to ShinyHunters, revealing emails, purchase history, and support data. Personal data belonging to nearly 197,000 Zara customers has been compromised following a cyberattack on a former technology provider used by Inditex, the Spanish fashion giant behind some of the world’s most recognized retail brands…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
ShinyHunters claims nearly 9,000 schools affected by Canvas data breach
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AI, Global Security News
After 17 years, Gavril Sandu extradited to U.S. for hacking scheme
Romanian citizen Gavril Sandu was extradited to the U.S. nearly 17 years after a hacking scheme. He was indicted in 2017 and arrested in 2026. Romanian national Gavril Sandu, 53, has been extradited to the United States for his role in a hacking scheme that took place 17 years ago. “On November 14, 2017, a…
Global Security News
The Hacker News Launches ‘Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026’ — Submissions Now Open
For nearly 20 years, we at The Hacker News have mostly told scary stories about cyberspace — big hacks, broken systems, and new threats. But behind every headline, there’s a quieter, better story. It’s the story of leaders making tough calls under pressure, teams building smarter defenses, and security products that keep hunting threats 24/7…
AI, Global Security News
What’s Next in the Elon Musk Megatrial Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
Musk testified for nearly three days last week in a case that would oust Altman and unwind OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
AI, Global Security News
NVIDIA and Google Cloud Collaborate to Advance Agentic and Physical AI
Companies can build AI factories with NVIDIA Vera Rubin-powered A5X instances scaling up to nearly 1 million Rubin GPUs, Gemini on Google Distributed Cloud, confidential NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and agentic AI built on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform with NVIDIA Nemotron and NeMo.
Global Security News
‘The Gentlemen’ Rapidly Rises to Ransomware Prominence
Not nearly as polite as the name suggests, the ransomware gang has impressed researchers with its speed in scaling up operations — and its sophistication.
AI, APAC, Global Security News
In the Rush to Scale AI, Operational Limits Are Emerging, Datadog Report Finds
Nearly 1 in 20 AI requests fail in production as capacity limits become the primary bottleneck to scaling AI reliably
Global Security News
Microsoft pays $2.3M for cloud and AI flaws at Zero Day Quest
Microsoft has awarded $2.3 million to security researchers after receiving nearly 700 submissions during this year’s Zero Day Quest hacking contest. […]
AI, Global Security News
iTWire TV: TrendAI’s ANZ Field CISO on why Australian enterprises can’t wait to be “100% ready” for AI
GUEST INTERVIEW: Trend Micro has been around for nearly four decades. Now it’s got a new enterprise identity, TrendAI, and a new mandate: help organisations adopt AI without blowing themselves up in the process.
AI, Global Security News
VIDEO INTERVIEW: TrendAI’s ANZ Field CISO on why Australian enterprises can’t wait to be “100% ready” for AI
GUEST INTERVIEW: Trend Micro has been around for nearly 4 decades. Now it’s got a new enterprise identity, TrendAI, and a new mandate: help organisations adopt AI without blowing themselves up in the process.
AI, Global Security News
Hackers use pixel-large SVG trick to hide credit card stealer
A massive campaign impacting nearly 100 online stores using the Magento e-commerce platform hides credit card-stealing code in a pixel-sized Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) image. […]
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
FBI: Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year
U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. […]
AI, Apps, Global Security News
One-third of help-desk tickets stop work, says study
Nearly one-third of all help-desk tickets handled by large organizations are work-stoppers, according to a study from help-desk automation company Fixify, which also found Tuesday to be the busiest day of the week for help desks. “Monday gets the reputation, but Tuesday gets the tickets,” it the study said. Around one in eight of the…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, privacy
Recent Navia data breach impacts HackerOne employee data
A Navia breach exposed personal data of nearly 300 HackerOne employees after attackers compromised the benefits provider. HackerOne revealed that a data breach at Navia Benefit Solutions exposed the personal information of nearly 300 of its employees. The incident stems from an attack on the third-party benefits provider, highlighting how breaches at external partners can…
Global Security News, Russia
Yanluowang ransomware access broker gets 81 months in prison
A Russian national was sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks. […]
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
NIST updates its DNS security guidance for the first time in over a decade
DNS infrastructure underpins nearly every network connection an organization makes, yet security configurations for it have gone largely unrevised at the federal guidance level for more than twelve years. NIST published SP 800-81r3, the Secure Domain Name System Deployment Guide, superseding a version that dates to 2013. The document covers three main areas: using DNS…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Navia discloses data breach impacting 2.7 million people
Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia) is informing nearly 2.7 million individuals of a data breach that exposed their sensitive information to attackers. […]
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Risk Management
AI Facial Recognition Error Jails Tennessee Grandmother for Months
A Tennessee grandmother spent nearly six months in jail after a facial recognition system incorrectly identified her as a suspect in a bank fraud investigation in North Dakota, more than 1,200 miles from her home. The case is drawing renewed scrutiny around the risks of relying heavily on artificial intelligence in criminal investigations. “I’ve never…
AI, Global Security News
ShinyHunters Targets Hundreds of Websites in New Salesforce Campaign
Prolific ShinyHunters group claims to have stolen data from nearly 400 websites in Experience Cloud attacks
AI, Apps, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Why access decisions are becoming the weakest link in identity security
In my nearly two decades leading identity and risk programs, I’ve learned a sobering truth that every CISO eventually confronts: hackers don’t hack in — they log in. We often obsess over the perimeter and the sophistication of technical exploits, but many of the most damaging security failures I’ve witnessed didn’t involve a zero-day or…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
UH Cancer Center data breach affects nearly 1.2 million people
The University of Hawaii confirmed that a ransomware gang stole the data of nearly 1.2 million individuals in August 2025 after breaching its Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division. […]
Global Security News
Jack Dorsey’s Latest Far-Out Bet: An AI Future With Fewer Employees
Block—owner of payment apps, bitcoin and music streaming—grew its workforce to nearly 13,000 during the pandemic.
Global Security News
30 Alleged Members of ‘The Com’ Arrested in Project Compass
The global law enforcement crackdown, which began in January 2025, also identified nearly 180 members of the notorious cybercriminal collective.
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Risk Management
Open-source security debt grows across commercial software
Open source code sits inside nearly every commercial application, and development teams continue to add new dependencies. Black Duck’s 2026 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis Report data shows that nearly all audited codebases contain open source components, with average component counts rising sharply over the past year. That growth brings a parallel increase in…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Data breach at fintech firm Figure affects nearly 1 million accounts
Hackers have stolen the personal and contact information of nearly 1 million accounts after breaching the systems of Figure Technology Solutions, a self-described blockchain-native financial technology company. […]
AI, Global Security News
Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring
A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States. […]
Global Security News
Gone With the Shame: One in Two Americans Are Reluctant to Talk About Romance Scam Incidents
Men should take extra care on Valentine’s Day because they are nearly twice as likely as women to fall victim to romance scams.
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, News, Risk Management, Threats
CVE-2026-25646: Legacy Libpng Flaw Poses RCE Risk
A decades-old libpng flaw exposes widely used systems to denial-of-service and potential code execution via crafted PNG files.
The post CVE-2026-25646: Legacy Libpng Flaw Poses RCE Risk appeared first on eSecurity Planet.
AI, Breaking News, cyber crime, data breach, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Security
Volvo Group hit in massive Conduent data breach
A Conduent breach exposed data of nearly 17,000 Volvo Group North America employees as the total impact rises to 25 million people. A data breach at business services provider Conduent has impacted at least 25 million people, far more than initially reported. Volvo Group North America confirmed that the security breach exposed data of nearly […]
AI, Apps, china, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management, Venture
Stop comparing safety and cybersecurity, they have very little in common
Nearly a year ago, we hosted Dug Song, the legendary founder of Duo Security, on Inside the Network. During that conversation, Dug shared a powerful analogy that has stuck with me. He explained that in aviation, a plane crashes the same way only once, or maybe twice. Whenever it happens, we get to the bottom…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Europe, Global Security News, Venture
Gartner: European spending on sovereign cloud IaaS to nearly double in 2026
European organizations will nearly double their spending on sovereign cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) this year, as geopolitical tensions cause them to rethink their reliance on US hyperscalers. European investments in sovereign IaaS are expected to grow from $6.9 billion in 2025 to $12.6 billion in 2026, according to a forecast by Gartner published…
AI, Apps, Global Security News
Rimini Street pivots beyond third-party support, betting on agentic AI for ERP innovation
Rimini Street has spent nearly two decades building a formidable reputation as a leading provider of third-party enterprise software support. Now, according to Chief Revenue Officer Steve Hershkowitz, the company is repositioning itself as the global leader in independent third-party support for enterprise software applications.
AI, Apps, Global Security News
Rimini Street pivots beyond third-party support, betting on agentic AI for ERP innovation
Rimini Street has spent nearly two decades building a formidable reputation as a leading provider of third-party enterprise software support. Now, according to Chief Revenue Officer Steve Hershkowitz, the company is repositioning itself as the global leader in independent third-party support for enterprise software applications.
AI, Apps, Email Clients, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange, Office Suites, Productivity Software, Global Security News
After years of warnings, Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on EWS
It’s for real this time: After nearly 20 years, there will soon be no more Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Microsoft Exchange Online. The API will be disabled by default on October 1, 2026, and will be completely shut down on April 1, 2027, with “no exceptions.” Organizations must have switched to Microsoft Graph by…
Global Security News, Security
Man pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts
An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former university track coach who was later convicted of sextortion. […]
AI, APAC, Breaking News, Data Breaches, Europe, git, Git Metadata, Global Security News, hacking, Risk Management, Security
Nearly 5 Million Web Servers Found Exposing Git Metadata – Study Reveals Widespread Risk of Code and Credential Leaks
A study found nearly 5 million servers exposing Git metadata, with 250,000 leaking deployment credentials via .git/config files. A new 2026 study by the Mysterium VPN research team reveals that nearly 5 million public web servers are exposing Git repository metadata — with over 250,000 of them exposing .git/config files containing deployment credentials. Such misconfigurations…
AI, Cybercrime, data breach, Data Breaches, Global Security News, hacking, hacking news, Uncategorized
Hacker claims theft of data from 700,000 Substack users; Company confirms breach
Substack confirmed a data breach after a hacker leaked data from nearly 700,000 users, including email addresses and phone numbers. Substack is an online platform for publishing email‑based newsletters and blogs, with built‑in paid subscriptions and basic analytics. It’s free to start; creators pay a fee on paid plans. In 2026 it’s estimated to serve…