Critical infrastructure giant Itron says it was hacked
The American technology giant provides water and energy monitoring and utility meters to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses.
Another spyware maker caught distributing fake Android snooping apps
Researchers have found a new case where government authorities used a fake Android app to plant spyware on a target’s phone. The company that allegedly developed the spyware was not previously known to sell this…
Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out
Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year of chaotic temporary leadership.
Vercel says some of its customers’ data was stolen prior to its recent hack
The app and website hosting company has found evidence of a second compromise of customer accounts after expanding its initial investigation following a breach in early April.
Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say
The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims across the world.
France confirms data breach at government agency that manages citizens’ IDs
The French government agency that issues and manages national IDs, passports, and other documents announced that hackers stole the personal information of an unspecified number of citizens.
UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones
The U.K.’s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other cyberthreats, with more governments having access to the powerful surveillance technology than ever.
Unauthorized group has gained access to Anthropic’s exclusive cyber tool Mythos, report claims
Anthropic told TechCrunch it is investigating the claims, but maintains that there is no evidence that its systems have been impacted.
Ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to helping ransomware gang
A former employee of a cybersecurity firm pleaded guilty to aiding ransomware criminals to maximize their profits, with the goal of taking a cut of the ransom.
North Korea hackers blamed for $290M crypto theft
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.