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Basics of Cybersecurity (2026): A Premium Beginner Explainer (That Actually Teaches You)

A complete beginner explainer: how cyberattacks really happen, CIA triad, the 6-step attack chain, Z...

Anthropic debunks viral "Claude banned and reported" screenshot as a fakeAI

Anthropic debunks viral "Claude banned and reported" screenshot as a fake

A viral screenshot on X claims Anthropic's Claude permanently bans accounts and shares details with ...

Critical jsPDF Vulnerability Lets Attackers Steal Server Files via Generated PDFsSecurity

Critical jsPDF Vulnerability Lets Attackers Steal Server Files via Generated PDFs

A critical path traversal flaw in the popular jsPDF library allows attackers to read arbitrary files...

What Is Ransomware and How to Protect Against ItExplainer

What Is Ransomware and How to Protect Against It

Ransomware has evolved from a billion-dollar criminal enterprise that can cripple organizations in m...

GoBruteforcer Botnet Targets Crypto and Blockchain Projects in New Attack WaveSecurity

GoBruteforcer Botnet Targets Crypto and Blockchain Projects in New Attack Wave

Security researchers have uncovered an evolved version of the GoBruteforcer botnet actively targetin...

What Is SD-WAN and How It WorksExplainer

What Is SD-WAN and How It Works

SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) is a modern networking technology that uses software to ...

What Is ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access)Explainer

What Is ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access)

VPNs assume everyone inside is trustworthy. That assumption is why breaches spread. ZTNA flips the m...

What Is Quantum Computing and How It WorksExplainer

What Is Quantum Computing and How It Works

Quantum computers aren't faster classical computers - they're fundamentally different machines that ...

What Is Single Sign-On (SSO) and How It WorksExplainer

What Is Single Sign-On (SSO) and How It Works

One login, everywhere access. SSO eliminates password fatigue and strengthens security by centralizi...

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What Is SAML vs OAuth vs OIDC: The Differences Explained

Three protocols, endless confusion. SAML proves who you are to enterprise apps. OAuth lets apps acce...

New Veeam Vulnerabilities Expose Backup Servers to RCE AttacksSecurity

New Veeam Vulnerabilities Expose Backup Servers to RCE Attacks

Veeam releases critical security update addressing four vulnerabilities including CVE-2025-59470 (CV...

ownCloud Warns of Massive Credential Theft: Enable MFA ImmediatelySecurity

ownCloud Warns of Massive Credential Theft: Enable MFA Immediately

ownCloud has issued an urgent security advisory following a Hudson Rock report revealing that dozens...

What Is EDR vs XDR vs MDR: The Differences ExplainedExplainer

What Is EDR vs XDR vs MDR: The Differences Explained

EDR, XDR, and MDR represent different approaches to threat detection and response. Understanding whe...

Kimwolf Botnet Weaponizes Residential Proxies to Infiltrate Your Home NetworkSecurity

Kimwolf Botnet Weaponizes Residential Proxies to Infiltrate Your Home Network

A massive new botnet is rewriting the rules of network security. Kimwolf exploits a vulnerability in...

Two US Cybersecurity Professionals Plead Guilty to BlackCat Ransomware Attacks: The Insider Threat That Shook the IndustrySecurity

Two US Cybersecurity Professionals Plead Guilty to BlackCat Ransomware Attacks: The Insider Threat That Shook the Industry

In a shocking case that highlights the growing insider threat, two cybersecurity professionals from ...

Ransomware Without Encryption: The Invisible Threat Reshaping Cybersecurity in 2026Security

Ransomware Without Encryption: The Invisible Threat Reshaping Cybersecurity in 2026

No encryption. No ransom note. No obvious signs of compromise. Modern ransomware groups are stealing...

Lynx Ransomware Group Claims Attack on French City of DunkirkSecurity

Lynx Ransomware Group Claims Attack on French City of Dunkirk

The City of Dunkirk - historic home of the famous WWII evacuation and legendary privateer Jean Bart ...

Copilot Prompt Injection: Security Vulnerability or Inherent AI Limitation?Security

Copilot Prompt Injection: Security Vulnerability or Inherent AI Limitation?

The security industry is grappling with a fundamental question as AI assistants proliferate across e...

ClickFix Malware Uses Fake Windows Update Screens to Infect PCsSecurity

ClickFix Malware Uses Fake Windows Update Screens to Infect PCs

New variants of ClickFix social engineering attacks are evolving to use fake Windows Update and BSOD...

Ledger Customers Affected by Third-Party Global-e Data BreachSecurity

Ledger Customers Affected by Third-Party Global-e Data Breach

Ledger has confirmed that some customers’ personal information was exposed following a data breach a...

VS Code Extensions Supply Chain Risk: Developer IDE AttacksSecurity

VS Code Extensions Supply Chain Risk: Developer IDE Attacks

Security researchers have uncovered widespread risks in Visual Studio Code extensions, where leaked ...

NordVPN Denies Data Breach Claims; Attackers Used Dummy DataSecurity

NordVPN Denies Data Breach Claims; Attackers Used Dummy Data

NordVPN has rejected recent breach claims involving its internal Salesforce development systems, sta...

Critical n8n RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2025-68613) Endangers Workflow AutomationSecurity

Critical n8n RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2025-68613) Endangers Workflow Automation

A critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-68613, CVSS 9.9) in the n8n workflow automa...

Adecco Data Leak Exposes Confidential Records, Affects Global UsersSecurity

Adecco Data Leak Exposes Confidential Records, Affects Global Users

A recent data breach at global HR services leader Adecco has exposed confidential personal and emplo...

Cybercriminals Increasingly Recruit Insiders to Breach Corporate DefensesSecurity

Cybercriminals Increasingly Recruit Insiders to Breach Corporate Defenses

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to insider recruitment, offering employees financial incenti...

5 Security Mistakes That Expose SMBs to CyberattacksExplainer

5 Security Mistakes That Expose SMBs to Cyberattacks

SMBs are prime targets for cybercriminals, yet most breaches exploit basic security flaws. Discover ...

Streaming Platform Halts Live Streams After Content Injection AttackSecurity

Streaming Platform Halts Live Streams After Content Injection Attack

A prominent live-streaming platform abruptly stopped all live broadcasts following a cyberattack tha...

ShinyHunters Claims Resecurity Breach; Firm Says It Was a HoneypotSecurity

ShinyHunters Claims Resecurity Breach; Firm Says It Was a Honeypot

The ShinyHunters hacking collective claimed it breached cybersecurity firm Resecurity and stole inte...

Fortinet Firewalls Exposed to Active 2FA Bypass ExploitsSecurity

Fortinet Firewalls Exposed to Active 2FA Bypass Exploits

Security researchers warn that more than 10,000 Fortinet firewalls are exposed online and remain vul...

GlassWorm Malware Targets macOS via Trojanized Crypto WalletsSecurity

GlassWorm Malware Targets macOS via Trojanized Crypto Wallets

A new macOS-focused malware campaign dubbed GlassWorm is spreading through trojanized cryptocurrency...

RondoDox Botnet Exploits React2Shell to Breach Next.jsSecurity

RondoDox Botnet Exploits React2Shell to Breach Next.js

Security researchers have identified an active campaign where the RondoDox botnet exploits the React...

ESA cyberattack: 200 GB of data claimed stolenSecurity

ESA cyberattack: 200 GB of data claimed stolen

Excerpt: A threat actor claims to have stolen approximately 200 GB of data from the European Space A...

ErrTraffic fuels ClickFix scams with fake browser errorsSecurity

ErrTraffic fuels ClickFix scams with fake browser errors

A new service dubbed ErrTraffic is being promoted as a turnkey way to run “ClickFix” social-engineer...

Silent Whisper Tool Exposes WhatsApp and Signal ActivitySecurity

Silent Whisper Tool Exposes WhatsApp and Signal Activity

A research proof-of-concept called Silent Whisper demonstrates how WhatsApp and Signal users can be ...

CISA orders agencies to patch MongoDB MongoBleed flawSecurity

CISA orders agencies to patch MongoDB MongoBleed flaw

U.S. CISA has added the MongoDB “MongoBleed” vulnerability (CVE-2025-14847) to its Known Exploited V...

Zoom Stealer extensions steal meeting data from 2.2MSecurity

Zoom Stealer extensions steal meeting data from 2.2M

Security researchers have uncovered a browser-extension campaign dubbed “Zoom Stealer” that collecte...

What Is Zero Trust Security and Why It MattersExplainer

What Is Zero Trust Security and Why It Matters

Zero Trust security has become a reference model for protecting modern IT environments. Built on the...

Trust Wallet Users Hit by $7M Crypto Theft Across 2,596 WalletsSecurity

Trust Wallet Users Hit by $7M Crypto Theft Across 2,596 Wallets

Trust Wallet has confirmed a large-scale crypto theft campaign that drained 2,596 wallets, stealing ...

Rainbow Six Siege servers shut down after 2B credit hackSecurity

Rainbow Six Siege servers shut down after 2B credit hack

Ubisoft shut down Rainbow Six Siege and its Marketplace after attackers gained unusual control over ...

MongoDB Confirms MongoBleed Vulnerability Under Active ExploitationSecurity

MongoDB Confirms MongoBleed Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation

Security researchers have disclosed MongoBleed, a critical MongoDB vulnerability that can expose sen...

ShinyHunters Extortion Threat: Premium Pornhub User Data at RiskSecurity

ShinyHunters Extortion Threat: Premium Pornhub User Data at Risk

The ShinyHunters cybercrime group claims to possess and threaten to publish stolen analytics data ti...

Microsoft Teams Enhances Security: Admins Can Block External Users via Microsoft DefenderSecurity

Microsoft Teams Enhances Security: Admins Can Block External Users via Microsoft Defender

Microsoft is rolling out a security-focused update that enables administrators to centrally block ex...

Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack: $7M Lost and What It Means for Crypto SecuritySecurity

Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Hack: $7M Lost and What It Means for Crypto Security

A supply-chain compromise of the Trust Wallet Chrome extension led to an estimated $7 million in cry...

Typosquatted Windows Activation Domain Used to Spread PowerShell MalwareSecurity

Typosquatted Windows Activation Domain Used to Spread PowerShell Malware

A typosquatted domain mimicking Microsoft’s official Windows activation script site has been used to...

Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group NoName Resurges, Disrupts French Websites Ahead of ChristmasSecurity

Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group NoName Resurges, Disrupts French Websites Ahead of Christmas

A resurgence of cyberattacks by the pro-Russian hacktivist collective NoName057(16) has disrupted mu...

macOS Malware MacSync Stealer Bypasses Gatekeeper, Evades Apple ProtectionSecurity

macOS Malware MacSync Stealer Bypasses Gatekeeper, Evades Apple Protection

A newly identified macOS malware variant known as MacSync Stealer is abusing Apple’s code-signing an...

Ongoing RCE Exploitation Targets Over 115,000 WatchGuard FirewallsSecurity

Ongoing RCE Exploitation Targets Over 115,000 WatchGuard Firewalls

Active exploitation of critical remote code execution vulnerabilities is targeting more than 115,000...

Pornhub Premium Data Breach: 200 Million User Records Exposed in Analytics Supply Chain IncidentSecurity

Pornhub Premium Data Breach: 200 Million User Records Exposed in Analytics Supply Chain Incident

A large-scale data exposure allegedly linked to a compromised third-party analytics provider has put...

French Sports Ministry Pass'Sport Data Breach Exposes 3.5 Million HouseholdsSecurity

French Sports Ministry Pass'Sport Data Breach Exposes 3.5 Million Households

A data breach affecting France’s Pass’Sport program has exposed personal information linked to appro...

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2025: Critical Zero-Days, Windows and Exchange in FocusUpdate

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – December 2025: Critical Zero-Days, Windows and Exchange in Focus

French Internet Censorship Spurs VPN Adoption, Raising Cybersecurity and Privacy ConcernsSecurity

French Internet Censorship Spurs VPN Adoption, Raising Cybersecurity and Privacy Concerns

As French authorities expand internet filtering to block adult content, many users turn to VPNs, res...