If you pay a hacker’s ransom, chances are that they’ll come back for more
Governments have long warned not to pay a hacker’s ransom demands, arguing that doing so only lets criminals profit from...
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Sophos joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
It seems hard to believe now, but it wasn’t that long ago that finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities took a...
New Cargo Theft Surge: From Lobster Heists To Bourbon Warehouse Scams
Illustration of a long shadow truck with a thiefgettyLast January, I told you about the great lobster heist where criminals...
Weekly Update 505
24 May 2026 Well, that didn't last long! Recording this on Saturday morning my time, I observed ShinyHunters having gone...
Is “Satoshi Nakamoto” Really Adam Back?
Is “Satoshi Nakamoto” Really Adam Back? The New York Times has a long article where the author lays out an...
In 2026, Businesses Should Be Breach Ready and Never Shut Down Their Core Business
“We do not know how long this situation may last. As a precaution, all of our IT systems have...
Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad
Image: Microsoft. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility knife. It opens instantly, asks for nothing, and simply displays text....
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes
Long before Taco Tuesday became part of the pop-culture vernacular, Tuesdays were synonymous with security — and for anyone in...
When MFA Fails Quietly: Inside the Rise of AiTM Phishing Attacks
Multi-factor authentication has long been treated as a security finish line. Once enabled, organizations assume that account takeover risks drop...
OpenAI’s GPT is getting better at mathematics
Math problems have long proven difficult for AI. Scientists have speculated that this could be because AI systems can’t recognize...
