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Booking.com
Booking.com data breach: Customer reservation data exposed

“Unauthorized third parties may have been able to access certain booking information associated with your reservation,” email alerts sent out by Booking.com over …

danger
Hackers hijacked CPUID downloads, served STX RAT to victims

If you tried to download software from CPUID’s website late last week, you might have downloaded malware instead. “Investigations are still ongoing, but it appears …

door
Software supply chain hacks trigger wave of intrusions, data theft

After linking the Axios npm supply chain attack to North Korean hackers, Google researchers warned that “hundreds of thousands of stolen secrets could potentially be …

Apple
DarkSword exploit forces Apple to loosen its patching policy

Apple has extended security updates to a wider range of devices still running iOS 18, aiming to protect users from the DarkSword exploit kit. This is not the first time Apple …

Apple iOS
DarkSword: Researchers uncover another iOS exploit kit

A powerful iPhone hacking toolkit dubbed “DarkSword” has been used since November 2025 to compromise devices by exploiting zero-day iOS vulnerabilities, Google …

Salesforce
ShinyHunters claims new campaign targeting Salesforce Experience Cloud sites

Salesforce customers have, once again, been targeted by the ShinyHunters group – or, at least, it’s what the group claims. Attackers modified and abused benign …

cyber threat
Teenagers charged over public bike service breach that exposed 4.62 million records

Two South Korean teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyberattack that compromised the personal data of 4.62 million users of Seoul’s public bike service, …

npm
Self-spreading npm malware targets developers in new supply chain attack

Security researchers have uncovered another supply chain attack targeting developers: 19 typosquatting npm packages published on npmjs.com that steal credentials, infect …

authentication
ShinyHunters flip the script on MFA in new data theft attacks

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is supposed to defend against phishing attacks, but threat actors operating under the ShinyHunters banner are using it as a pretext in …

France Travail
France Travail fined €5 million for failing to protect job seeker data

France data protection authority CNIL has fined public employment agency France Travail €5 million for failing to ensure the security of personal data of job seekers. …

Salesforce
Gainsight breach: Salesforce details attack window, issues investigation guidance

The number of Salesforce customers affected by the recent compromise of Gainsight-published applications is yet to be publicly confirmed, but Salesforce released indicators of …

brain
New “HashJack” attack can hijack AI browsers and assistants

Security researchers at Cato Networks have uncovered a new indirect prompt injection technique that can force popular AI browsers and assistants to deliver phishing links or …

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