Data Breach Roundup (June 26 - July 2, 2026)
ShinyHunters continue to run amock in the latest cascading data breach.
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First Documented Ransomware Attack Ran Exclusively by Agentic AI Discovered
The Sysdig Threat Research Team has discovered what they believe to be the first ever ransomware attack carried out fully end-to-end by agentic AI.
Brave Adds Containers to Separate Your Browsing
Brave has released a new containers feature to allow you to isolate your browsing between different identities.
Google Wants to Scan Your Hand for its reCAPTCHA
Google's reCAPTCHA service will start asking for camera permission to scan your hand in different positions to determine if you're human.
Multiple Vulnerabilities Found in Apple AirDrop and Android Quick Share
Researchers have discovered six vulnerabilities across Apple's AirDrop and Android's Quick Share file sharing protocols, some of which are zero-clicks.
Fake GTA 6 Crypto Scams Drain Wallets and Install Malware
Fake GTA 6 "early access" sites promise access to the game if you pay hundreds in cryptocurrency, but offer only malware instead.
Framingham, MA Flock Contract Cancelled After Public Backlash
Framingham, MA has cancelled its contract for Flock Safety cameras after months of extensive public backlash due to privacy concerns.
Data Breach Roundup (June 19-25)
This week bad luck (or poor planning) struck LastPass, Polymarket, Meta, and an "AI-powered healthcare company."
DOJ Stopped From Requiring Apple and Google to Hand Over the Data of 100,000 People
A court has determined that the US DOJ cannot force Apple and Google to hand over the information of around 100,000 users of the EZ Lynk app.
Meta's Keystroke-Logging Employee AI Training Program on Pause After Internal Data Leak
According to Business Insider, n internal program at Meta to train AI on employees' data is on pause after an internal leak exposing keystrokes, private conversations, and transcriptions.
Kansas City Pushes for Facial Recognition on Public Buses
Kansas City, Missouri is gearing up to equip public buses with facial recognition cameras designed to detect if a rider is on a list of banned or missing people.
Connectivity Standards Alliance Releases Matter 1.6 and Product Security 1.1 Specifications
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), creators of the Matter, Zigbee, and Aliro standards for IoT devices, released their new Matter 1.6 and Product Security 1.1 specifications for securing smart homes.
Data Breach Roundup (June 12 - 18, 2026)
Novo Nordisk, the Knicks, Peter Thiel, and many more are among this week's numerous big names who were breached.
Unpatchable Exploit Found Apple's A12 and A13 Chips
Researchers at Paradigm Shift discovered a new unwatchable vulnerability, dubbed "usbliter8," in Apple's A12, S4/S5, and A13 chips.
Linux Removes Support for Legacy AppleTalk Protocol in Response to AI Patches
A surge of AI-generated patches in the Linux kernel has resulted in the removal of support for older protocols, the latest of which being AppleTalk.
Android 17 Launched, What New Privacy/Security Features Does it Bring?
Android 17 has now officially launched, bringing with it a slew of new privacy and security upgrades like the new Contact Picker and post-quantum app signing.
WhatsApp Claims it Thwarted an NSO Spyware Campaign
WhatsApp claims they detected and stopped an NSO spyware campaign against its users.
Around 1,500 AUR Packages Compromised with "Rootkit-Like" Malware
Researchers at Sonatype uncovered a massive supply chain attack against the Arch User Repository (AUR) to harvest credentials and exfiltrate user data by hijacking around 1,500 packages.
Data Breach Roundup (June 5 - 11, 2026)
This was a busy week with breaches from several universities, the French government, Flock, and more.
Microsoft Patches Some Vulnerabilities from Nightmare Eclipse, Others Left Unpatched
Microsoft has patched some vulnerabilities from anonymous security researcher going by the pseudonym Nightmare Eclipse, who published yet another vulnerability the same day.
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