Unknown PaperCut NG/MF vulnerability is under active attack
A yet unspecified vulnerability affecting print management solutions PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF is being exploited by attackers, PaperCut Software warned to...
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New GPUThor Rowhammer Defeats ECC on NVIDIA RTX A6000 to Gain Host Root Access
Academic researchers have disclosed a Rowhammer attack impacting NVIDIA workstation GPUs with GDDR6 memory that defeats error correction codes (ECC), the mit...
Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) ...
Russia-Linked Operators Used ChatGPT to Run a Secretive Online Influence Campaign
OpenAI has disrupted a covert influence operation that used ChatGPT to promote a purported Israeli think tank, spread Russia-favorable narratives, and manufa...
Linux Turns 35 as Open-Source Kernel Powers Global Critical Infrastructure
Linux has now reached 35 years old, serving as a reminder of the modern world’s reliance on an open-source kernel. On August 25, 1991, a 21-year-old student ...
UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that's targeting Windows and Linux web servers globa...
Brazil's data authority orders halt to facial recognition in Paraná schools
The ANPD cited a failure by the Paraná State Department of Education to demonstrate an adequate legal basis for processing sensitive biometric data, nor suff...
Cyberattack forces UT San Antonio to delay start of fall semester
The University of Texas at San Antonio pushed back the start of its fall semester by three days after a cyberattack targeted its academic network over the we...
University of Texas forced to take systems offline in San Antonio after cyberattack
The University of Texas at San Antonio, which serves 40,000 students across six campuses, said its IT team identified threat activity on its academic campus ...
Why data quality dictates security operations success
As AI takes on more security operations center (SOC) workflows to automate threat triage, indicator extraction, and incident report generation, security oper...
Cyber extortionists steal data from UK Department for Education
Cybercriminals are attempting to extort Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) after compromising what the hackers said was more than 600,000 pieces of dat...
Should You Use AI for a Task? Here’s a Simple Way to Decide
This essay originally appeared in The Guardian. I teach public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Munk School at the University of Toronto.
University of Pennsylvania breach highlights SSO security risks
As detailed in Bleeping Computer, the University of Pennsylvania experienced a significant data breach in 2025 due to a compromised single sign-on (SSO) acco...
Houston City College Data Breach Impacts 832,000 Students and Alumni
Houston City College has been linked to a significant data breach that has affected approximately 832,000 students and alums. This breach occurred in June 20...
WhatsApp brings end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls to the web
WhatsApp has launched support for voice and video calls on the web, allowing users to make and receive calls directly from their browser without installing t...
VERITAS project could change the way scientists secure AI
The AI models, datasets, and automated systems researchers depend on can be compromised in ways conventional cybersecurity tools aren’t designed to detect. A...
Ransomware Attacks Targeting Universities on the Rise
Comparitech’s analysis of incidents in the first half of 2026 finds that the emergence of The Gentlemen ransomware has resulted in surge in attacks against h...
South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs data breach impacts thousands
Hackers gained access to South Korea's National Diplomatic Academy's online education system for 10 months, stealing personal information of current and form...
Months-long breach exposes South Korean diplomats’ personal data
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has disclosed that attackers breached the Korea National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system, compromising personal d...
South Korea discloses data breach impacting diplomats worldwide
South Korea disclosed that hackers breached the National Diplomatic Academy's online education system for ten months and stole personal information belonging...