Google Chrome Update Disrupts Infostealer
Google adds Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to Chrome 146, using hardware keys to block infostealer use of stolen session cookies on Windows.
2026 Data Breaches Year-to-Date (460 indexed)
Censys finds 5,219 devices exposed
Censys researchers found 5,219 exposed Rockwell PLCs online, mostly in the U.S., urging defenders to secure or disconnect them. On April 7, 2026, U.S. agencies, including FBI, CISA, and NSA, warned of Iran-linked APTs ex
Brockton Hospital still dealing
Yesterday, Bryan Lambert reported: Health care providers at Brockton Hospital are preparing to work off paper, not computers, for the next two weeks as the health care hub deals with an ongoing cybersecurity incident. T
ShinyHunters Claims Rockstar Games Snowflake
ShinyHunters claims access to Rockstar Games Snowflake data via Anodot breach, threatening a data leak on April 14 if ransom demands are not met.
In Other News: Cyberattack
Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Jones Day hacked, Internet Bug Bounty program paused due to AI, new Mac stealer malware. The post In Other News: Cyberattack Stings Stryker, Windows Zero-
Nearly 4,000 US industrial
The attack surface targeted by Iranian-linked hackers in cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure networks includes thousands of Internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Au
Why most zero-trust architectures fail
Zero trust has become one of the most widely adopted security models in enterprise environments. Organizations invest heavily in identity systems, access policies, and modern security tooling. On paper, these environment
Ransomware attack on ChipSoft knocks
Dutch healthcare IT firm ChipSoft suffered a ransomware attack, forcing services and its HiX platform offline, impacting hospitals and patients. ChipSoft, a major Dutch provider of EHR systems, was hit by a ransomware at
industrial control devices vulnerable to
A research firm tallied the internet-exposed devices Iran is targeting and recommended mitigations for any infrastructure operator using them.
EngageLab SDK flaw opens door
A flaw in EngageLab SDK exposed up to 50M Android users, including 30M crypto wallets, letting apps bypass security and access private data. Microsoft researchers found a critical flaw in EngageSDK that lets apps bypass
Google adds end-to-end Gmail encryption
Google has made a big step forward by extending end-to-end encryption to Android and iOS devices for Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) users, says an expert. “All in all, this is a welcome update, especially in light
UK says it
A Russian attack submarine and vessels from the country’s Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research (GUGI) were involved in what the UK Ministry of Defence called “nefarious activity over critical undersea infrastructure els
Hacker Unknown now known, named
German police have pinned a name to one of the world’s most notorious hackers. Danii Shchukin operated under the names of UNKN or Unknown and GandCrab and was, according to German police, the leader of one of the largest
CPUID
Hackers gained access to an API for the CPUID project and changed the download links on the official website to serve malicious executables for the popular CPU-Z and HWMonitor tools. [...]
Silent Ransom Group
Jones Day wasn’t the only big law firm to recently fall prey to threat actors variously known as Silent Ransom Group, Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, or UNC3753. DataBreaches will refer to them as the Silent Ransom Group
Hungarian government email passwords
When voters in the forthcoming Hungarian election assess the current government, its record on internet security will not be one of its proudest achievements. An analysis by open source investigation organization Bell
EngageLab SDK Flaw Exposed 50M
Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in a widely used third-party Android software development kit (SDK) called EngageLab SDK that could have put millions of cryptocurrency walle
Trump’s Personnel Agency Is
I posted the following article this morning over on PogoWasRight.org, but I have had so many people sending me links to stories about this news that I guess I should have posted it here, too, as a future data breach. by
Capita under investigation after workers
Rob White reports: A major pensions administrator is under investigation after admitting its second data breach in three years, the Government has confirmed. Capita, which runs the Civil Service Pension Scheme, confirmed
86% of businesses refused
Two firms recently told DataBreaches that about 30% or more of their clients pay ransom after a cyberattack. But you may get a different impression from other findings. The Actuary reports: Initial ransom demands by cybe
A hacker has allegedly
Isaac Yee reports: A hacker has allegedly stolen a massive trove of sensitive data – including highly classified defense documents and missile schematics – from a state-run Chinese supercomputer in what could potentially
Weak at the seams
Before I ever held a security title, I was a software engineer implementing vertically integrated automation systems for industrial manufacturing, warehouse-scale conveyor networks, robotic material handling, physical in
Lotte Card given notice
Yonhap News reports: Lotte Card has been notified by the financial watchdog that it is liable for around 5 billion won ($3.38 million) in financial penalties and a business suspension of over four months over a massive d
Apple Intelligence AI Guardrails
RSAC researchers hacked Apple Intelligence using the Neural Exect method and Unicode manipulation. The post Apple Intelligence AI Guardrails Bypassed in New Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.