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UK Legal Aid Agency Hack Scope Widens After Forensic Review
The UK’s Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has discovered that records dating back to 1978 were compromised in an April 2025 data breach.…
CenterPoint Energy Data Breach Impacts 1 Million Texans
CenterPoint Energy has notified Texan authorities that the personal information of over 1 million individuals was compromised in a data breach. The…
Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested at his own conference
GRAHAM CLULEY Well, it could be unfashionable trousers. PAUL DUCKLIN Yeah, I suppose. GRAHAM CLULEY There is the potential for some sort…
GTA 6 leaker threatens to release full playable version of game ahead of official launch
The hacker behind a high-profile string of leaks involving the upcoming release of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 videogame has threatened…
$10 million bounty offered for Chinese Hafnium hacker accused of Microsoft Exchange Server mega-attack
The US State Department is offering up to US $10 million for information about the whereabouts of Zhang Yu, a 44-year-old Chinese…
N0n ransomware: what you need to know
N0n is a newly-emerged cyber extortion gang. The group was first spotted in the middle of September 2026, and within days it…
Pentagon personnel database breach exposes personal data of millions
The US Department of Defense has confirmed a breach at one of its main repositories of personnel information, the Defense Manpower Data…