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Cybersecurity breaches, data protection incidents, and regulatory responses across financial institutions, healthcare providers, and tech platforms. Coverage includes biometric attack surges on iOS/Android, ransomware groups claiming major data exfiltrations, M&A activity in data protection software, settlement payouts from data misuse litigation, and government investigations into privacy violations affecting millions of user records globally.

Microsoft Fixes 77 Security Flaws in March Update

Microsoft Fixes 77 Security Flaws in March Update

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Microsoft released fixes for 77 security vulnerabilities on March 2026 Patch Tuesday, including a high-severity SQL Server flaw affecting versions back to 2016. Two...
FBI Investigates Breach of Its Wiretapping Network

FBI Investigates Breach of Its Wiretapping Network

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The FBI is reportedly investigating a significant cybersecurity breach of a computer network used for its wiretapping and surveillance operations. The incident, which involves...
Thailand Pushes for Digital Data Sovereignty Law

Thailand Pushes for Digital Data Sovereignty Law

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The government of Thailand is advancing a legislative framework aimed at establishing digital data sovereignty, which would mandate that certain types of data be...
Google Finds Coruna iOS Exploit Kit Fueling Fin Crime

Google Finds Coruna iOS Exploit Kit Fueling Fin Crime

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A sophisticated iOS exploit kit has transitioned from targeted surveillance operations to state-sponsored espionage and is now being used by financially motivated cybercriminals, according...
AI Bot 'hackerbot-claw' Exploits GitHub Actions

AI Bot ‘hackerbot-claw’ Exploits GitHub Actions

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An autonomous AI agent named hackerbot-claw ran a week-long automated attack campaign between February 21-28, 2026, systematically scanning public repositories for exploitable GitHub Actions...
Open Source Repos Face Crisis From 10T Downloads

Open Source Repos Face Crisis From 10T Downloads

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Major open-source registries are facing an operational crisis under the strain of 10 trillion component downloads last year, a volume that rivals the scale...
QuickLens Chrome Extension Steals Crypto via ClickFix

QuickLens Chrome Extension Steals Crypto via ClickFix

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Security researchers have identified a malicious Google Chrome extension named QuickLens that steals cryptocurrency credentials and other sensitive data through a sophisticated attack method....
GNOME Redirects GitLab Traffic to GitHub to Cut Costs

GNOME Redirects GitLab Traffic to GitHub to Cut Costs

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Developers cloning repositories from GNOME's official GitLab are now being automatically redirected to GitHub. The GNOME infrastructure team confirmed the redirect is routing Git...
IBM Launches Tech Reskilling Program in South Africa

IBM Launches Tech Reskilling Program in South Africa

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IBM has partnered with the Womandla Foundation and the International Association of Volunteer Effort (IAVE) to launch a new phase of the Reskilling Revolution...
African Startups Battle $4B Cybercrime Wave Locally

African Startups Battle $4B Cybercrime Wave Locally

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As Africa's digital economy expands rapidly through fintech and mobile money, cybercrime is escalating in parallel, costing the continent over $4 billion annually. In...

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