Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs...
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Texas Utility CenterPoint Energy Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims 7.49M Records Stolen
Texas Utility CenterPoint Energy Confirms Data Breach After Hacker Claims 7.49M Records Stolen Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2026 CenterPoint Energy...
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About Bruce SchneierI am a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. I've been writing about...
Here’s why Microsoft supports open-source Chinese AI
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5 efficiency-enhancing Chrome extensions worth trying on Android
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Google Patches Pixel Modem Flaw Amid Signs of Limited Targeted Exploitation
Ravie LakshmananSep 16, 2026Vulnerability / Mobile Security Google has disclosed that a high-severity security flaw in its Pixel Cellular Modem...
Threat Intelligence Alone Won’t Close the Exploitation Gap
The Hacker NewsSep 16, 2026Threat Intelligence / Security Validation A leaked credential shows up in a criminal marketplace, or a...
Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Ravie LakshmananSep 16, 2026Vulnerability / Linux Acronis has warned that a high-severity security flaw in its Backup plugin for cPanel...
Attackers Exploit WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Flaw to Plant PHP Web Shells
Ravie LakshmananSep 16, 2026Vulnerability / Web Security Threat actors are exploiting a critical security flaw in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture,...
Active Exploitation Attempts Target WSO2 API Manager JWT Bypass With Forged Admin Tokens
Ravie LakshmananSep 16, 2026Vulnerability / API Security A critical security flaw in WSO2 API Manager has come under active exploitation...
A lame duck? Yes, but Trump is still the focus as US heads to midterms
Donald Trump’s name won’t be on any more ballots, but his spirit will be.A lame duck president with relatively low...
Australians should be able to choose the algorithms they trust
Forgive me my pedantry, but if Australia is going to regulate social media algorithms, we should be precise about what...
The industry turned XDR and SIEM into categories. Sophos turned them into outcomes.
For years, the cybersecurity industry has blurred the lines between XDR and SIEM. As capabilities converged, organizations were left trying...
Messageboards are all they need
When Dwarkesh Patel published "The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations," describing how roughly 1,200 OpenAI agents communicated through shared...
How Australia can execute its denial strategy long before SSNs arrive
Australia’s declared strategy of denial needs to become effective long before the powerful new nuclear submarines become meaningfully effective in...