Opening a new social media account in the UK will soon mean proving you’re over 16 with an ID upload or a facial age scan, under a government ban on under-16s taking effect in spring 2027. Security experts warn the age checks are easy to circumvent and create new data-breach risks. […]
Hacker Conversations: Isira Adithya, the Evolution of an Ethical Hacker
From building LED bulbs to graduating college and buying a house with money earned from bug bounties.
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GhostTree Attack Abused Recursive Windows Junctions to Hide Malware
GhostTree uses recursive NTFS junctions to generate vast numbers of valid Windows file paths. Varonis explains how the technique could cause Microsoft Defender folder scans to never complete, leaving malware undetected. […]
FTC warns of record $3.5 billion losses to imposter scams in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. […]
Magnitude Emerges From Stealth Mode With $10 Million in Funding
The company is enhancing third-party risk management (TPRM) through autonomous AI agents.
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AI and Cybersecurity – Everything You Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask
From defending networks to enabling attacks, artificial intelligence is changing every aspect of cybersecurity. Here’s what dozens of experts say security leaders need to understand now.
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New Rokarolla Android Malware Steals PINs, SMS Codes, and Crypto Wallet Funds
Security researchers at Zimperium’s zLabs have documented a new Android banking trojan, Rokarolla, that targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps and packs 137 remote commands.
Together, they give an operator near-total control of an infected phone: it lifts lock-screen PINs, reads and sends SMS, rewrites the clipboard to redirect crypto payments, and switches off Google Play
Endpoint Security Startup Ent Emerges From Stealth With $100 Million Seed Round
Ent has developed an intent-aware platform designed to interpret user and agent behavior before risky actions are carried out.
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Cybercrime Group Claims Novo Nordisk Hack
The hack-and-leak group FulcrumSec claims to have stolen 1.3TB of data from the pharmaceutical giant.
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Can CISOs Trust Their Applications? TrustCloud Wants to Replace the Questionnaire
By continuously analyzing security, infrastructure, and governance data, TrustCloud aims to give CISOs a real-time view of application risk and board-ready assurance.
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