Here’s how the most common scams targeting Apple Pay users work and what you can do to stay one step ahead 22 Jan 2026 • , 6 min. read Apple Pay is clearly a hit with consumers. According to estimates,… Read More "Common Apple Pay scams, and how to stay safe"
A sophisticated fraud campaign exploiting Indonesia’s official Coretax tax platform has led to an estimated nationwide financial impact of $1.5m to $2m. According to findings released by Group-IB, the operation began in July 2025 and intensified in January 2026 during the… Read More "Industrial-Scale Fake Coretax Apps Drive $2m Fraud in Indonesia"
A critical-severity vulnerability in the File Uploads addon for the Ninja Forms WordPress plugin could allow threat actors to take over vulnerable deployments, cybersecurity firm Defiant warns. Defiant says the affected addon is used by roughly 50,000 websites, and the… Read More "Hackers Targeting Ninja Forms Vulnerability That Exposes WordPress Sites to Takeover"
Ravie LakshmananApr 08, 2026Cryptomining / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaosthat’scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet’s targeting infrastructure. “Chaos malware is increasingly targeting misconfigured cloud deployments, expanding beyond its traditional focus… Read More "New Chaos Variant Targets Misconfigured Cloud Deployments, Adds SOCKS Proxy"
We already have credible public signals that AI-assisted systems can help discover real-world vulnerabilities in widely used open source components. Google Project Zero and Google DeepMind disclosed that an AI agent called Big Sleep found an exploitable vulnerability in SQLite,… Read More "The zero-day timeline just collapsed. Here’s what security leaders do next"
As children turn to AI chatbots for answers, advice, and companionship, questions emerge about their safety, privacy, and emotional development 23 Jan 2026 • , 4 min. read AI chatbots have become a big part of all of our lives… Read More "Children and chatbots: What parents should know"
A newly observed variant of Remcos RAT has introduced real-time surveillance features and stronger evasion techniques, marking a shift in how the malware operates on compromised Windows systems. The updated strain no longer relies primarily on storing stolen data locally.… Read More "Remcos RAT Expands Real-Time Surveillance Capabilities"
The last time a government official from Lebanon sat down to think carefully about national digital infrastructure, nobody expected another war with Israel. That’s how it has always gone. “We were not ready for this,” says Kamal Shehadi, the Lebanese… Read More "‘We Were Not Ready for This’: Lebanon’s Emergency System Is Hanging by a Thread"
Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Massachusetts, has diverted ambulances after a cyberattack caused significant disruptions. Signature Healthcare runs Brockton Hospital, a 200-bed community hospital, and the Signature Medical Group, which employs more than 150 physicians across 15 locations. The healthcare organization… Read More "Massachusetts Hospital Diverts Ambulances as Cyberattack Causes Disruption "
Ravie LakshmananApr 08, 2026IoT Security / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the curtain on a stealthy botnet that’s designed for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Called Masjesu, the botnet has been advertised via Telegram as a DDoS-for-hire service since it first… Read More "Masjesu Botnet Emerges as DDoS-for-Hire Service Targeting Global IoT Devices"
