The CEO of Co‑operative Group Limited, Shirine Khoury-Haq, admitted that 6.5 million members of its internal system had their data stolen during a recent cyberattack. She apologized during an interview with the BBC on Wednesday. According to the statements shared by the BBC, Khoury-Haq confirmed
Reddit introduced new photo ID age verification requirements for visitors to its UK site in order to filter “certain mature content” to users under the age of 18. The new measure came into effect on 14 July in compliance with the UK’s new Online Safety Act, which mandates “robust” age verification
Cybersecurity researchers were able to access the personal information of tens of millions of McDonald’s job applicants after gaining unauthorized entry to the “McHire” site. The AI hiring platform was using the default login credentials with the username “admin” and password “123456” for a staff
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory on July 10, warning about a vulnerability in the key train system that could allow hackers to send brake control commands remotely and cause significant disruption. The vulnerability was first reported in
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned North Korean cyber actor Song Kum Hyok, a member of the hacking group Andariel, for his leading role in a large information technology (IT) worker scheme. According to the official statement, Song
The Italian police have allegedly arrested Chinese citizen Xu Zewei, wanted by the FBI, at the Malpensa Airport in Milan on July 3, 2025. The Chinese hacker is accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccine information from the U.S. and working for Hafnium, a Chinese government-backed hacking group. The
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what’s believed to be the largest-ever data breach, consisting of up to 16 billion login credentials. The data consists of usernames, passwords, session cookies, and authentication tokens from almost every major website and online service, including
A California court has ordered Google to pay $314 million in damages regarding allegations that it misappropriated users’ cellular data to transfer background data for its services without their consent. According to the plaintiffs, these transfers would continue even when the phone is in a
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to vpnMentor an unencrypted and non-password-protected database that contained 245,949 records. The database, which presumably belonged to a tax credit consulting agency, held PII, driver’s licenses, military discharge forms,
The FBI is warning airlines and travelers that an international hacking group known as “Scattered Spider” has set their sights on the airline industry. Known for using sophisticated social engineering tactics, the cybercriminal gang will likely aim to exploit in-flight Wi-Fi and entertainment