Liechtenstein Rules Out Paying Hackers’ Ransom After Data Breach August 17, 2026 By Isabel Demetz Two weeks after an unprecedented hacking attack shook the tiny Alpine principality of Liechtenstein and its outsize financial center, officials...
UK Steps Up Scrutiny of Defense Supply Chain After China Scare August 17, 2026 By Ellen Milligan The UK Ministry of Defense is stepping-up scrutiny of its supply chain after discovering some of its naval drones transmitted...
Hacking Group Claims Mass Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE, Fiserv, Others August 14, 2026 A prolific hacking group known for exploiting software vulnerabilities to attack multiple targets simultaneously claimed it had stolen large volumes...
A Chinese Spyware Tool Operates in 13 Countries, Cybersecurity Firm Says August 6, 2026 By Lorelei Smillie A Chinese-built digital spyware tool has evolved into a more all-encompassing surveillance technology that’s in use in more than 13...
AI Now Fuels Over Half of Africa’s Cybercrime, Study Finds August 5, 2026 By Ruth Olurounbi Artificial intelligence is fueling more than half of cybercrime in Africa, enabling criminals to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks as...
South Korea Fines Telecoms Firm KT Corp. $37.4 Million for Personal Data Leak: Panel August 3, 2026 South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has fined telecoms company KT Corp. 54 billion won ($37.43 million) for a leak...
Australia’s Origin Energy Says About 900,000 Customers’ Data Accessed in Breach July 28, 2026 By Keira Wright About 900,000 current and former Origin Energy Ltd. customers had their data accessed in a security breach, the latest in...
US and Allies Say Russian Hackers Stole Emails Without Social Engineering July 24, 2026 By Raphael Satter The United States and more than a dozen allied nations said on Thursday that Russian hackers stole emails from users...
Hacker Breaches South Korean Database of Nearly All Diplomats July 23, 2026 By Mark Anderson South Korea has been hit by a “significant” data leak that could affect all of its diplomats following a breach...
Chicken Back on Menu as Cyber-Hit Nichirei Restores Operations in Japan July 22, 2026 By Eru Ishikawa Tokyo-based food producer and distributor Nichirei Corp. says it will fully resume operations this week after a cyber attack disrupted...