Cybersecurity remains the fastest-growing IT occupation in the UK, having seen its ranks expand by 194% since 2021, according to a new Socura report. The managed detection and response (MDR) specialist used Office of National Statistics (ONS) data to compile… Read More "Number of Cybersecurity Pros Surges 194% in Four Years"
The number of US data “compromises” in 2025 reached a record high of 3332, a 5% increase on the previous year, according to new figures from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit has been tracking these figures since 2005.… Read More "US Data Breaches Hit Record High but Victim Numbers Decline"
Ransomware gangs claimed a deluge of victims during the final quarter of 2025, despite a decline in the number of active ransomware groups, analysis by cybersecurity researchers at ReliaQuest has revealed. As detailed in the company’s Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in… Read More "Ransomware Victim Numbers Rise, Despite Drop in Active Extortion Group"
The notorious cybercriminal forum Russian Anonymous Marketplace (RAMP) has reportedly been taken down by the FBI. The news came on January 28, when several cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts noticed both RAMP clear and dark web sites were down and… Read More "FBI Takes Down RAMP Ransomware Forum"
The risk posed by insiders with authorized access to sensitive systems has prompted a renewed call to action from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The government entity has released a new infographic designed to help organizations prevent, detect… Read More "New CISA Guidance Targets Insider Threat Risks"
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security published new details about Mobile Fortify, the face recognition app that federal immigration agents use to identify people in the field, undocumented immigrants and US citizens alike. The details, including the company behind… Read More "Here’s the Company That Sold DHS ICE’s Notorious Face Recognition App"
The French employment agency, France Travail, has received a €5m ($6m) fine for security failures that led to the compromise of an estimated 43 million jobseekers. In a public statement on January 29, 2026, France’s data protection regulator, the Commission… Read More "France Fines National Employment Agency €5m Over 2024 Data Breach"
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, according to an inventory released Wednesday of all use cases the Department of Homeland Security… Read More "ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips"
The FBI has launched Operation Winter SHIELD outlining ten actions which organizations should implement to help protect themselves, society and the state against cyber-attacks and malicious intrusions. The Securing Homeland Infrastructure by Enhancing Layered Defense (SHIELD) cyber resilience campaign details… Read More "Operation Winter SHIELD: FBI Issues Cyber Call to Arms"
Earlier this month, Joseph Thacker’s neighbor mentioned to him that she’d preordered a couple of stuffed dinosaur toys for her children. She’d chosen the toys, called Bondus, because they offered an AI chat feature that lets children talk to the… Read More "An AI Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account"
