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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.

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...
Step Finance Shuts Down After Suffering $40M Hack

Step Finance Shuts Down After Suffering $40M Hack

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Step Finance, a portfolio management dashboard on the Solana network, announced it is shutting down its operations following a significant security breach that drained...
Indonesia Upholds Data Transfer Rules for US Firms

Indonesia Upholds Data Transfer Rules for US Firms

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Indonesia is holding firm on its data governance regulations, signaling to U.S. technology firms that compliance with cross-border data transfer and localization requirements is...
Crypto Fraud Leader Gets 20 Years for $73M Scam

Crypto Fraud Leader Gets 20 Years for $73M Scam

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Daren Li, a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, received a 20-year federal prison sentence in the U.S. in early 2026...

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