‘Unprecedented’ number of Apple users received recent spyware alert, say investigators

Cybersecurity experts who investigate spyware attacks say the number of people who received a recent threat notification from Apple is unusually high.

Russian websites could soon be easy pickings for hackers as security certificates expire — banks, emails, and government systems all potentially at risk
Russian websites could soon be easy pickings for hackers as security certificates expire — banks, emails, and government systems all potentially at risk

Russia’s websites lost their trusted certificates, and the fix Moscow is offering asks users to install a state root that can vouch for any site on the internet.

Ransomware gang crashes own attack — with no-one to blame but themselves

In a new attack, Akira disables EDR tools, but kills the encryptor, as well, as researchers still warn of a worrying practice.

MacOS users warned to beware screen-sharing bug which can turn Macs into cryptomining slaves

Apple patched a critical-severity flaw in Screen Sharing which allowed crooks unabated access to vulnerable devices.

The internet is becoming more stressful and unlikeable — with AI slop and data leaks to blame
The internet is becoming more stressful and unlikeable — with AI slop and data leaks to blame

AI content and data leaks are driving people away from the internet, with some people willing to pay for an internet without algorithms or data harvesting.

Crypto hardware wallet owners face fresh security risks after recent spate of personal data thefts

The hacks at shipping companies used to mail out hardware wallets puts crypto owners at greater risk of real-world attacks.

Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the website instead, in Australia’s first known autonomous cyberattack
Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the website instead, in Australia’s first known autonomous cyberattack

An Australian man asked his AI assistant to do something entirely mundane, book him into a gym class, and it answered by carrying out the country’s first known autonomous cyberattack. Given only the goal of securing a spot in a busy session, the agent …

SafePal breach leaks the addresses but not the crypto, which may be the bigger problem
SafePal breach leaks the addresses but not the crypto, which may be the bigger problem

SafePal, the Binance-backed maker of hardware and software crypto wallets, has disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 39,798 customers, all of whom placed orders between 2 March 2025 and 11 April 2026. The exposed records cover order information, na…

OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team
OpenAI reportedly disbanded its preparedness team

According to the Financial Times, OpenAI disbanded its preparedness team at the end of last month. The job of the preparedness team was to assess if models posed serious risks and develop ways to mitigate those risks. (You know, like the possibility that it could go rogue and hack another company.) According to FT, responsibility […]