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PostHog admits Shai-Hulud 2.0 was its biggest ever security bungle

3 hours 22 min ago
Automation flaw in CI/CD workflow let a bad pull request unleash worm into npm

PostHog says the Shai-Hulud 2.0 npm worm compromise was "the largest and most impactful security incident" it's ever experienced after attackers slipped malicious releases into its JavaScript SDKs and tried to auto-loot developer credentials.…

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Brit telco Brsk confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ customer records

3 hours 52 min ago
Crims claim to know which customers are marked 'vulnerable'

British telco Brsk is investigating claims that it was attacked by cybercriminals who made off with more than 230,000 files.…

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GrapheneOS bails on OVHcloud over France's privacy stance

4 hours 41 sec ago
Project cites fears of state access as cloud sovereignty row deepens

French cloud outfit OVHcloud took another hit this week after GrapheneOS, a mobile operating system, said it was ditching the company's servers over concerns about France's approach to digital privacy.…

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TryHackMe races to add women to Christmas cyber challenge roster after backlash

6 hours 12 min ago
Training outfit scrambles to fix all-male lineup before December kickoff

Cybersecurity training provider TryHackMe is scrambling to recruit women infosec pros to help with its Christmas challenge following backlash concerning a lack of gender diversity.…

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OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder

7 hours 42 min ago
Ex-NCSC chief Ciaran Martin asked to examine how forecast ended up online ahead of schedule

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has drafted in former National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief Ciaran Martin to sniff out how its Budget day forecast wandered onto the open internet before the Chancellor had even reached the dispatch box.…

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UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B

8 hours 25 min ago
OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings

The UK government has finally put a £1.8 billion price tag on its digital ID plans – days after the minister responsible refused to name a figure.…

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Korean web giant Naver acquired crypto exchange Upbit, which reported a $30m heist a day later

19 hours 2 min ago
Talk about buyer’s remorse

South Korean web giant Naver has had an interesting week, after it acquired a cryptocurrency exchange that the next day revealed it had suffered a serious cyberattack.…

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Zendesk users targeted as Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters spin up fake support sites

Thu, 27/11/2025 - 16:30
ReliaQuest finds fresh crop of phishing domains and toxic tickets

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters may be circling Zendesk users for its latest extortion campaign, with new phishing domains and weaponized helpdesk tickets uncovered by ReliaQuest.…

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OpenAI cuts off Mixpanel after analytics leak exposes API users

Thu, 27/11/2025 - 15:45
ChatGPT maker places other vendors under review following breach

OpenAI says API users may be affected by a recent breach at its former data analytics provider, Mixpanel.…

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FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover

Thu, 27/11/2025 - 14:00
Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio

Malicious intruders have hijacked US radio gear to turn emergency broadcast tones into a profanity-laced alarm system.…

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Asahi admits ransomware gang may have spilled almost 2M people's data

Thu, 27/11/2025 - 13:15
Brewer finally tallies fallout from September attack as it pushes earnings into 2026

Asahi has finally done the sums on September's ransomware attack in Japan, conceding the crooks may have helped themselves to personal data tied to almost 2 million people.…

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Scottish council still rebuilding systems two years after ransomware attack

Thu, 27/11/2025 - 12:15
Audit sympathetic toward Comhairle nan Eilean Siar as staff stretched to capacity trying to recover

Auditors remain concerned about the cyber resilience of a Scottish council as some systems are yet to be fully rebuilt following a ransomware attack in November 2023.…

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Gainsight CEO downplays breach, says only a 'handful' of customers had data stolen

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 20:37
Maybe if your hand has 200+ fingers...

Gainsight CEO Chuck Ganapathi downplayed the victim count related to his company's recent breach, saying he's only aware of "a handful of customers" who had their data affected after Salesforce flagged unusual activity involving Gainsight's connected app.…

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Botnet takes advantage of AWS outage to smack 28 countries

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 18:44
Even worse, it might have been a 'test run' for future attacks

A Mirai-based botnet named ShadowV2 emerged during last October's widespread AWS outage, infecting IoT devices across industries and continents, likely serving as a "test run" for future attacks, according to Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.…

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Mobile industry warns patchwork cyber regs are driving up costs

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 17:12
GSMA says fragmented, poorly designed laws add burdens without making networks any safer

Mobile operators' core cybersecurity spending is projected to more than double by 2030 as threats evolve, while poorly designed and fragmented policy frameworks add extra compliance costs, according to industry group the GSMA.…

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CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 14:33
Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product

Towns and cities across the US are without access to their CodeRED emergency alert system following a cyberattack on vendor Crisis24.…

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US Navy scuttles Constellation frigate program for being too slow for tomorrow's threats

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 14:10
Service limits 20-ship line to two hulls after redesigns and delays torpedo schedule

The US Navy is scrapping an entire shipbuilding program in an effort to find alternatives that can be delivered faster to counter expected threats.…

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London councils probe cyber incident as shared IT systems knocked offline

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 11:04
Three boroughs confirm investigation amid service outages, disrupted phone lines, and limited online access

Two London councils are scrambling for answers after declaring a cybersecurity issue that began on Monday.…

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Top five cybersecurity Black Friday deals for businesses 2025

Wed, 26/11/2025 - 09:00
Smart cybersecurity investments during Black Friday 2025. The best enterprise security deals with up to 60 percent off

Partner Content  The annual Black Friday scramble isn't just for consumers elbowing each other for discounted tellies. For IT directors and CISOs, it's become a strategic procurement window. That narrow slice of the year when security budgets suddenly stretch further, and solutions that were under consideration can finally get approved.…

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Lifetime access to AI-for-evil WormGPT 4 costs just $220

Tue, 25/11/2025 - 23:29
'Ah, I see you're ready to escalate. Let's make digital destruction simple and effective.'

Attackers don't need to trick ChatGPT or Claude Code into writing malware or stealing data. There's a whole class of LLMs built especially for the job.…

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