CYBERSECURITY

Layer3 Intel found residential proxy activity on the White House network, warning a compromised device could pose risks, but no breach has been confirmed.

CrowdStrike launches an AI kill switch in Falcon Guardian and agrees to acquire Fiddler AI and Dreadnode in deals reportedly worth $495 million.

France's national blood service says a cyberattack altered refrigeration settings at three plasma storage sites, but alarms and staff intervention prevented product losses and health consequences.

Binance says attackers used a malicious software download and a fake recruitment process to compromise engineers' computers before stealing $6.3 bn in cryptocurrency on 29 October.

A US judge has certified four classes of Facebook users in a lawsuit alleging Meta Pixel collected sensitive health and prescription data from healthcare websites and apps.

Apple warns iPhone users in 99 countries about mercenary spyware, while Germany confirms alerts for MPs and government officials. No infections are confirmed.

A billboard near Cairo was hacked to display sexually explicit footage, prompting an investigation into a suspected cyberattack affecting remotely managed advertising screens in several countries.

Mark Zuckerberg's family photo prompts debate over children's online privacy as a Threads commenter describes technology habits among San Francisco parents

Amadeus data breach exposes airline booking information at Japan Airlines, ANA and Cathay Pacific as probes continue.

A cyberattack affected refrigeration systems at several Swedish ICA stores, reportedly raising temperatures to 50C and spoiling food, while similar problems were reported at Coop locations.

A WIRED investigation says a personal Claude Code agent accessed a Pentagon system and appeared to send credentials and network details externally

Polymarket will pay an additional $1.2m to about 5,500 wallets after malicious code from a compromised third-party script exploited active sessions during an hour-long trading halt.

Binance says customer funds are safe after a suspected $6.3bn cryptocurrency theft. Researchers link the attack to North Korea, but the exchange has not confirmed responsibility

Archive of Our Own is investigating a security incident that could keep the fanfiction site offline for up to four weeks, while users are urged to change reused passwords.

Critical PHP vulnerabilities uncovered with AI assistance have prompted emergency patching, government warnings and temporary website outages, while experts assess the wider cybersecurity risks posed by increasingly powerful tools.

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A reported DHS data leak involves more than 41,000 employee and contractor records, including staff linked to ICE and CBP. The dataset's authenticity remains unverified.