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Millions of houses, thousands of jets, every NFL and NBA team: Imagine the things a trillionaire could buy.

Feeding Frenzy: ‘Megalodon’ Malware Infects Thousands of GitHub Repos

May 26, 2026

In just six hours, the campaign quietly pushed thousands of malicious commits to more than 5,500 GitHub repositories, stealing credentials, developer secrets, and more.

GitHub Actions abused by Megalodon attack to slip malicious commits into 5,500 repos

A large-scale automated GitHub backdooring campaign was caught pushing thousands of malicious commits into public repositories while posing as routine CI/CD upkeep. Researchers at SafeDep observed the campaign, Megalodon, touching more than five thousand repositories over a six-hour window on May 18. The attack was in the form of a malicious commit, “acac5a9,” targeting GitHub…

Critical ‘Claw Chain’ Vulnerabilities Put Thousands of OpenClaw AI Servers at Risk

May 16, 2026

Critical Claw Chain vulnerabilities in OpenClaw expose thousands of AI servers to data theft, backdoors, and admin-level attacks globally this week. .

[Webinar] Why Your AppSec Tools Miss the “Lethal Path” (and How to Fix It)

May 13, 2026

TL;DR: Stop chasing thousands of “toast” alerts. Join experts from Wiz and Okta/GitLab to learn how hackers connect tiny flaws to build a “Lethal Chain” to your data—and how to break it. Register for the Strategic Briefing Here. Most security tools work like a smoke alarm that goes off every time you burn a piece…

Daemon Tools Developer Confirms Software Was Trojanized

May 7, 2026

A China-linked threat actor backdoored a version of Daemon Tools to infect thousands

SHARED INTEL Q&A: PKI’s unfinished business—’digital passports’ for content, models and agents

April 30, 2026

As if keeping track of machine identities wasn’t hard enough. AI agents are now arriving by the thousands — and most enterprises are just handing them borrowed credentials and hoping for the best. Meanwhile, the cryptographic infrastructure asked to absorb these threats faces a hard regulatory countdown requiring digital certificates — the credentials securing every…

How Omnivore kept 985 Coles Liquor stores running through Christmas without a hitch

April 28, 2026

Coles Liquor needed to process hundreds of thousands of on-demand delivery orders across nearly a thousand stores over the busiest trading period of the year. The system connecting those stores to Uber Eats and DoorDash had to work perfectly, every time, in under 2 seconds. That’s the job Omnivore took on. And it pulled it off.

AI is finally delivering productivity — for remote employees

April 17, 2026

The productivity gains from AI are so great, companies can lay off thousands of employees and still get the same amount of work done — right? Or maybe it’s the opposite: despite all the hype, any supposed AI productivity boom is a mirage, causing employees, even developers, to experience heavier workloads. At the moment, the…

OpenAI expands Trusted Access for Cyber program with new GPT 5.4 Cyber model

April 15, 2026

OpenAI said it is expanding its Trusted Access for Cyber program to “thousands of individuals and organizations,” who will use the company’s technology to root out bugs and vulnerabilities in their products. The program will also incorporate GPT 5.4 Cyber, a new variant of ChatGPT that OpenAI says is specifically optimized for cybersecurity tasks. OpenAI’s…

FBI, CISA issue PSA on Russian intelligence campaign to target messaging apps

March 20, 2026

Russian intelligence-affiliated hackers have gained access to thousands of users’ messaging apps with a global phishing campaign, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned in a public service announcement on Friday. The high-value targets they’re pursuing include current and former U.S. government officials, political figures, military personnel and journalists, the two agencies…

Attack on Stryker’s Microsoft environment wiped employee devices without malware

March 17, 2026

The recent cyberattack on Stryker wiped tens of thousands of employee devices through its Microsoft environment, and systems are still offline. A recent cyberattack on medical technology giant Stryker targeted its internal Microsoft environment and remotely wiped tens of thousands of employee devices without using malware. The company confirmed that its medical devices were not…

iTWire TV: 13 People, 19,500 Screens: How Fusion Signage Outmanoeuvres Samsung on Simplicity

March 13, 2026

The Australian digital signage startup that grew to thousands of active licenses by doing one thing the hardware giants can’t: staying small on purpose.

VIDEO INTERVIEW: 13 People, 19,500 Screens: How Fusion Signage Outmanoeuvres Samsung on Simplicity

March 13, 2026

The Australian digital signage startup that grew to thousands of active licenses by doing one thing the hardware giants can’t: staying small on purpose.

Police sinkholes 45,000 IP addresses in cybercrime crackdown

March 13, 2026

An international law enforcement action codenamed “Operation Synergia III” has sinkholed tens of thousands of IP addresses and seized servers linked to cybercrime operations worldwide. […]

Authorities dismantle SocksEscort proxy network behind millions in fraud

March 13, 2026

SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit thousands of compromised home routers worldwide and facilitate large-scale fraud that cost victims millions of dollars, has been disrupted in an international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Department of Justice. The domain seizure notice Law enforcement agencies seized 34 domains and 23 servers located in…

Medical giant Stryker crippled after Iranian hackers remotely wipe computers

March 12, 2026

A major cyberattack on US medical supplies giant Stryker has resulted in thousands of devices being remotely wiped, after a pro-Iranian hacking group may have compromised the company’s Microsoft Intune management system. Details remain sketchy, but what appears to have happened on Wednesday at one of the world’s largest medical supplies companies could, if confirmed,…

Security is a team sport: AWS at RSAC 2026 Conference

March 10, 2026

The RSAC 2026 Conference brings together thousands of professionals, practitioners, vendors, and associations to discuss issues covering the entire spectrum of cybersecurity—a place where innovation meets collaboration and the industry’s brightest minds converge to shape its future. This March, Amazon Web Services (AWS) returns to the annual RSAC Conference in San Francisco to share how…

Oracle Faces Layoffs Amid Costly AI Push

March 9, 2026

Oracle is apparently preparing to cut thousands of jobs as the company ramps up spending on AI. Or, more specifically, the infrastructure needed to support AI workloads. The layoffs could begin as soon as this month and would affect multiple divisions, according to reports. The move comes as Oracle pours billions into building data centers…

New Social Security Scam Emails Use Fake Tax Documents to Hijack PCs

March 7, 2026

A new phishing campaign is targeting thousands in the US by posing as the Social Security Administration. Learn how scammers use fake 2025/2026 tax statements and Datto RMM software to hijack computers and steal data, as shared with Hackread.com

Operator of AI Fake ID Platform Pleads Guilty

March 2, 2026

An artificial intelligence-powered website that churned out thousands of fake passports and driver’s licenses has landed its alleged operator in federal court. Yurii Nazarenko, a 27-year-old Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to running OnlyFake, a subscription-based platform that generated more than 10,000 counterfeit identification documents for customers worldwide. “OnlyFake’s manufacture of fraudulent IDs and other documents…

Chrome Extension Hijacked to Push ClickFix Malware

March 2, 2026

A once-trusted Chrome extension with thousands of users was quietly transformed into a malware delivery vehicle, exposing how quickly browser add-ons can become security liabilities. QuickLens – Search Screen with Google Lens was removed from the Chrome Web Store after researchers discovered it had been updated to deploy ClickFix attacks and steal cryptocurrency wallet data. …

Anthropic’s Claude hit by widespread service outage

March 2, 2026

Anthropic suffered widespread service disruptions Monday morning, leaving thousands of users unable to access its Claude AI platform. Most users reporting problems said they encountered errors when attempting to log in. The first notice was posted at 11:49 UTC. In its latest update, the company said it was continuing to work on a fix for…

Project Compass is Europol’s new playbook for taking on The Com

February 26, 2026

A global law enforcement effort has taken root to combat The Com, a sprawling nihilistic network of thousands of minors and young adults engaged in various forms of cybercrime, including physical violence and extortion. Project Compass, an operation coordinated by Europol with support from 28 countries, including all members of the Five Eyes, has resulted…

Report Finds Just 1% of Security Flaws Drive Most Cyberattacks in 2025

February 26, 2026

New VulnCheck research reveals that while thousands of CVEs are discovered yearly, only 1% drive real-world impact.

Fake AI Assistants in Google Chrome Web Store Steal Passwords and Spy on Emails

February 13, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of users have downloaded malicious AI extensions masquerading as ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and others, warn cybersecurity researchers at LayerX