A major database containing the work details of British police officers and criminal justice professionals has been compromised, it has emerged. The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is managed by the West Yorkshire Police and contains information on officers from… Read More "UK’s Police National Legal Database Reveals Data Breach"
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First made famous by Bear Bryant in the 1970s, “defense wins championships” has since become a popular sports adage that’s at times overused. But when it comes to the sprawling attack surface of modern athletic events, like the tri-hosted 2026… Read More "Top 25 Cyberattacks in Sports: Does Defense Win Championships?"
They stuffed a real-life ray gun into a 747 to shoot down ballistic missiles and stuck a laser on top of a Humvee to zap roadside bombs. For more than 50 years, the United States military and its researchers have… Read More "Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal"
Many companies are showcasing their cybersecurity products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. To help cut through the clutter, the SecurityWeek team is publishing a digest summarizing vendor announcements at… Read More "Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 2)"
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an active, multi-wave campaign that employs social engineering lures themed around Adobe and Zoom software updates, business document reviews, and system maintenance utilities to stealthily deploy Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) programs like ConnectWise… Read More "Fake Adobe and Zoom Updates Install ScreenConnect for Persistent Remote Access"
“For CISOs, materiality should be determined by tracing three things,” said Grover. “First, which agents consume untrusted content such as pull requests, issues, emails, support tickets, or external documents? Second, can the output of those agents directly or indirectly trigger… Read More "Google ADK flaws reveal what happens when AI agents trust the wrong message"
Reusing passwords may feel like a harmless shortcut – until a single breach opens the door to multiple accounts 08 Jan 2026 • , 4 min. read Reusing the same password across multiple accounts may be convenient, but it sets… Read More "Credential stuffing: What it is and how to protect yourself"
A WhatsApp scam has been spreading through hijacked accounts by asking recipients to vote for a friend in an online contest, then tricking them into authorizing an attacker’s device on their own account. In new research published by Malwarebytes on… Read More "WhatsApp Scam Hijacks Accounts via Linked Devices Feature"
Confidential and sensitive data moves across the dark web every second of every day, and that stolen data has become a reliable fuel source for breaches. In 2025, reports from Cybernews revealed that researchers had uncovered roughly 16 billion exposed credentials and… Read More "Best Dark Web Monitoring Tools, Software, and Services in 2026"
Runtime security company Oligo Security today announced raising $60 million in a new funding round that brings the total to $140 million. Ballistic Ventures, Canon Capital, Greenfield Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Red Dot Capital, TLV Partners, and angel investors participated… Read More "Oligo Raises $60 Million for Runtime Security"
