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Hybrid Middle East Conflict Triggers Surge in Global Cyber Activity
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (438+ words) A sharp escalation in the Middle East has entered a hybrid phase blending military strikes with large-scale cyber operations, creating spillover risks for organizations in the region and globally. The developments follow joint Israeli-US strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, which…...
Chrome Unveils Plan For Quantum-Safe HTTPS Certificates
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (438+ words) Google's Chrome team has launched a new initiative to protect HTTPS connections from the future threat of quantum computers. The effort focuses on redesigning how digital certificates work so they can withstand quantum-powered attacks without slowing down the web. The…...
Ransomware Payments Decline 8% as Attacks Surge 50%
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (427+ words) Ransomware actors are extorting bigger payments from a smaller number of victims, as the number of those victims surges but overall revenues fall, according to Chainalysis. The blockchain analytics firm revealed in its analysis of cryptocurrency payments to threat actors…...
UK Vulnerability Monitoring Service Cuts Unresolved Security Flaws by
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (442+ words) The UK government has claimed it has reduced its backlog of critical vulnerabilities by 75% and reduced cyber-attack fix times by 87%. Serious security weaknesses in public sector websites are fixed six times faster, cutting the average time from nearly two months…...
AI Security and Governance Virtual Summit
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (361+ words) As AI becomes deeply embedded in enterprise strategy, security leaders are being challenged to protect systems that are more autonomous and interconnected than ever before. The Infosecurity AI Security and Governance Virtual Summit brings together industry-leading experts to help you…...
Exploitable Vulnerabilities Present in 87% of Organizations
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (468+ words) Eighty-seven percent of organizations have at least one exploitable software vulnerability in production, affecting 40% of all services, a new report from DataDog has revealed. The observability and security specialist revealed the findings in its State of DevSecOps Report, which is…...
UK’s Data Watchdog Gets a Makeover to Match Growing Demands
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (761+ words) A forthcoming update to the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is about to introduce major changes in the governance of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The national data protection regulator will move from a single-leader model " under the status…...
Google Disrupts ‘Prolific’ and ‘Elusive’ China-Linked Hacking Campaign
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (468+ words) A prolific hacking and cyber-espionage campaign which targeted organizations around the world for almost a decade has been disrupted by Google and its international partners. In a blog post, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) detailed the malicious activity by UNC2814, a…...
Global Cyber Agencies Urge Immediate Patching of Cisco SD-WAN Zero Day
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (464+ words) Government security agencies in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have urged Cisco customers to take immediate action to patch a critical zero-day bug in their SD-WAN kit that has been exploited since 2023. CVE-2026-20127 is an authentication bypass…...
ICO’s £14m Reddit Fine Highlights Age Check Privacy Concerns
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (622+ words) The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a multimillion-pound fine to Reddit for GDPR non-compliance, but experts have warned that its rules pose a risk to user security and privacy. The UK's data protection regulator said on February 24 that…...