Australian police have arrested two people in Perth accused of being members of TeamPCP, a prolific hacking group blamed for high-profile hacks against big tech…
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US seizes domains of Chinese botnet used to target NASA, Justice Department, and the Senate |
10:01 AM PDT · August 26, 2026 The FBI has seized a series of domains that were used by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and…
Medical device maker Boston Scientific says a cyberattack is causing a 'global disruption' to its operations |
11:23 AM PDT · August 26, 2026 A cyberattack on U.S. medical device maker Boston Scientific is causing an ongoing “global disruption” to its operations,…
T-Mobile 'chopped a cable' to expel Chinese hackers from its network |
In Brief Posted: 10:26 AM PDT · August 19, 2026 New reporting from Bloomberg revealed how cybersecurity staff at U.S. phone provider T-Mobile identified and…
After Microsoft threatened legal action, a security researcher publishes a new Windows zero-day bug |
A security researcher has published details of a new vulnerability in the latest versions of Windows that allows hackers to gain system-wide access to the…
Uber Freight reportedly investigating after hacking group claims data breach |
10:15 AM PDT · August 12, 2026 A hacking and extortion gang has taken credit for a cyberattack and data breach at Uber Freight, the…
Security researchers scanned the Polish web and found courts, hospitals, and airports at risk of hacks |
2:00 PM PDT · August 7, 2026 Two Polish security researchers wanted to find out how vulnerable their country’s internet was to potential cyberattacks and…
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search |
The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting an American for allegedly providing U.S. border authorities with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone, according…
If you pay a hacker's ransom, chances are that they'll come back for more |
8:29 AM PDT · July 22, 2026 Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals…
Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in 'widespread' attack |
Security researchers at Kaspersky say they have identified a malicious backdoor planted in the popular and long-running Windows disc imaging software, Daemon Tools. The Russian…