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A cyberattack on Manchester Airports Group exposed information belonging to about 8.7 million customers across three UK airports.
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The biggest data breaches of 2026 so far, ranked by impact, with details on exposed data, affected users, and what readers should do next.
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Microsoft now recommends installing Windows 11 quality updates within three days, citing AI-driven cyberattacks that can exploit new vulnerabilities faster than ever.
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Apple is releasing some iPhone security fixes earlier as AI raises concerns about faster cyberattacks and shorter patch windows.
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Five Eyes agencies warned that AI could speed cyberattacks within months, raising new risks around prompt injection, phishing, and enterprise AI tools.
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Xsolis confirmed a healthcare data breach affecting nearly 1.4 million people after a phishing attack exposed health and identity data.
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LastPass said customer contact and support data were exposed after attackers used stolen Klue OAuth tokens to access its Salesforce environment and CRM records.
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Prinz Eugen ransomware prioritizes recently modified files and leaves no ransom note on disk, creating new pressure on backup windows, endpoint alerts, and incident response playbooks.
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Check Point says VPN zero-day CVE-2026-50751 was exploited by a Qilin-linked actor, prompting emergency hotfixes and a CISA patch deadline.
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OpenAI says Mac users must update ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas apps by June 12 after an npm supply-chain attack exposed signing certificates.
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Foxconn confirmed a North American cyberattack after Nitrogen claimed it had stolen 11M files tied to major tech customer projects.
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ShinyHunters-linked attackers defaced Canvas portals, disrupting finals week access and exposing SaaS security risks for schools.
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Robinhood fixed an account-creation flaw that hackers abused to send convincing phishing emails from its own system to some users over the weekend.
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A hardcoded ClickUp API key exposed hundreds of corporate and government emails for over a year, raising new SaaS security concerns.
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The MCP flaw reveals a systemic AI security gap, exposing enterprise systems to supply chain attacks and forcing a shift toward data-layer governance.
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Four Android banking malware campaigns are targeting more than 800 apps by abusing overlays, Accessibility permissions, and sideloaded fake apps to steal PINs.
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Vercel confirms a security incident after a threat actor claims internal access and demands a $2M ransom, raising concerns about API keys, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud security.
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Hackers are abusing n8n workflows to deliver malware and evade detection, according to Cisco Talos, using trusted automation to bypass security defenses.
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Bluesky’s DDoS attack caused outages for a second day, disrupting feeds, notifications, and search across the platform.
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More than 30 WordPress plugins were shut down after a supply-chain backdoor compromised thousands of sites through the Essential Plugin portfolio.
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A critical Adobe Acrobat zero-day has been exploited for months via malicious PDFs to steal data and potentially take over systems, with no patch yet available.
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A massive breach exposed 337K LAPD-linked files, raising concerns over third-party risk, sensitive data exposure, and law enforcement cybersecurity gaps.
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Discover 10 practical ChatGPT prompts SOC analysts can use to speed up triage, analyze threats, improve documentation, and enhance incident response workflows.
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Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts and government agencies.
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Apple’s macOS 26.4 update adds a Terminal warning to help stop ClickFix-style attacks by flagging potentially harmful pasted commands.
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Hasbro is investigating a cyberattack that forced systems offline, warning recovery could take weeks as it works to contain the incident and assess the impact.
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Hackers are using WhatsApp messages to deliver malware to Windows PCs, exploiting user trust and attachments to trigger stealthy, multi-stage attacks.
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Iran-linked hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, leaking older messages in a retaliatory cyberattack with no classified data exposed.
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A global phishing campaign targeting Microsoft 365 bypasses security codes using a legitimate login feature, impacting hundreds of organizations.
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Hackers claim they stole 6.8 million Crunchyroll email addresses through a third-party vendor breach, exposing support ticket data and other user details.
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Researchers reveal how Microsoft Copilot can be manipulated by prompt injection attacks to generate convincing phishing messages inside trusted AI summaries.
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Industrial systems face rising cyber threats as OT security lags modernization. A new survey reveals widespread breaches and growing risks to critical infrastructure.
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A cyberattack disrupted global operations at medical device maker Stryker, knocking employees offline and raising concerns about destructive wiper attacks.
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As enterprise AI agent adoption accelerates, a new study exposes a governance gap that leaves most organizations unable to stop their own systems
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Attackers are using fake Claude Code install pages and malicious search ads to spread infostealer malware targeting Windows and macOS systems.
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A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.
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