Signal has warned users to look out for signs of scams, after Dutch intelligence said high-profile users of the secure messaging app were being targeted by hackers. Dutch cybersecurity agencies said on Monday a Russia-backed campaign had targeted individual users of Signal, as well as WhatsApp. They said this had seen hackers pose as support […]
A suspected wiper attack against medtech giant Stryker has led much of the security community to examine the role of Microsoft Intune. Stryker, a Portage, Mich.-based specialist in surgical equipment, was hacked last week in an attack that affected thousands of mobile devices and other systems. The company, in a regulatory filing, confirmed the attack […]
A cyberattack claimed by pro-Iran hackers has caused a “global network disruption” to a major US medical device maker, according to a company statement. Michigan-based Stryker “is experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyberattack,” the company said in a statement to CNN. “We have no indication of […]
The Iranian advanced persistent threat group known as Seedworm — also tracked as MuddyWater, Temp Zagros, and Static Kitten — has been found actively operating inside the networks of multiple U.S. organizations since early February 2026, raising serious alarms across the cybersecurity community. The group’s intensified activity follows the coordinated U.S. and Israeli military strikes […]
As the fighting in the Middle East roars on, cyber experts are increasingly warning of online attacks from Iran on U.S. businesses and infrastructure. “From a timing perspective, it’s now or never,” said Pavel Gurvich, founder and CEO of cybersecurity startup Tenzai. “In that sense, the danger is meaningfully higher.” Gurvich said Iran may have stored capabilities and is waiting for a high-risk moment to launch. […]
UK businesses with a presence in the Middle East have been urged to step up vigilance against cyber threats from Iran after US-Israeli attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said there was “almost certainly” a heightened risk of an indirect cyber threat for organisations that had offices, or supply chains, in the Middle East. The UK’s cybersecurity […]
A hacker exploited Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot over a month-long campaign starting in December 2025, using it to identify vulnerabilities, generate exploit code, and exfiltrate sensitive data from Mexican government agencies. Cybersecurity firm Gambit Security uncovered the breach, revealing how persistent prompting bypassed Claude’s safety guardrails. According to a Bloomberg report, the operation spanned from December 2025 […]
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Shares of cybersecurity companies including CrowdStrike (CRWD.O), opens new tab and Datadog (DDOG.O), opens new tab slumped on Monday, as investors weighed the potential impact of artificial intelligence startup Anthropic’s new security tool on the industry. Anthropic’s new feature, Claude Code Security, is designed to detect high-severity vulnerabilities in open-source software […]
Have you ever asked an AI for a password? When you do, it quickly generates one, telling you confidently that the output is strong. In reality, it’s anything but, according to research shared exclusively with Sky News by AI cybersecurity firm Irregular. The research, which has been verified by Sky News, found that all three […]
Apple released iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 on February 11, 2026, patching over 40 vulnerabilities, including a critical zero-day in the dyld component actively exploited in targeted attacks. The update addresses CVE-2026-20700, a memory-corruption flaw discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group, which enables arbitrary code execution for attackers with memory-write access. Dyld, Apple’s Dynamic Link […]