Senior cybersecurity journalist at @CyberNews ✦ Cyber, AI & the human side of technology ✦ Making sense of cyber threats in a digital world
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A popular vibe-coding platform is disappearing after back-to-back breaches.
Zeabur announced it's shutting down for good after hackers compromised 321,000 accounts and 3.2M records.
The six-person company says users have until December 31.
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France puts Big Tech on notice as violent protests grip the country and calls for new riots spread online.
From Pink Panther to looted luxury goods for sale – French officials are pushing Meta, TikTok, and others to monitor user posts.
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That viral footage of the Pink Panther during the French riot is fake.
Fact checkers from BBC Verify have confirmed that the circulating images of a protester in a full character costume running from authorities in Paris are completely fabricated.
Forensic analysis utilizing artificial intelligence detection software indicates that these hyperrealistic pictures were produced by AI image generators.
The fact that this synthetic media went so incredibly viral highlights how difficult it is for people to spot AI and just how rapidly it can fuel the spread of misinformation during times of public unrest.
Did you believe it was real? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Source: BBC News
Flock Safety's CEO says privacy is overrated, insists its gunshot detection feature only listens for gunshots, and says he'd fire any police department caught breaking the law.
But it appears none of those things are quite true.
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Shaq is taking on a new opponent: cybercriminals. 🏀
I spoke with the NBA legend and @NordVPN ambassador in Times Square – where he challenged fans to sink a $5,000 free throw – about scams, cybersecurity, and why he refuses to call himself a celebrity.
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Iran’s cyber chief claims it successfully knocked Starlink offline during January’s anti-regime protests – and says it has "more tools" to disrupt Elon Musk’s satellite network.
Tehran also says Starlink is now a "legitimate military target."
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ShinyHunters is back with two new victims: O’Reilly Auto Parts and Dexcom.
Back with an upgraded leak site, the hackers tell me their dark web disappearance had nothing to do with the FBI – just that no one in cybersec noticed their maintenance warning.
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FBI says "alleged leader" of ShinyHunters arrested – and even suspected of ordering two murders abroad.
But did a rival faction frame the 24-year-old using an old Pokémon "Umbreon" alias?
"Frankly, we are laughing," ShinyHunters tells Cybernews.
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NEW: ShinyHunters tells Cybernews it never intended to publish stolen FBI data and that we are all "conspiracy theorists."
The hacker group says the week-long FBI hack saga was simply a “marketing campaign” to protect its business.
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ShinyHunters is wasting no time after its FBI hack.
Google says the hackers are already recycling an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day – targeting 100+ organizations, bypassing firewalls, and installing backdoors.
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A devoted young Steelers fan thought she was talking to NFL rookie Eli Heidenreich.
Instead, scammers built a fake friendship – then duped her out of $2,000 with a phony Steelers "all-access pass."
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The ShinyHunters' FBI countdown continues.
The hackers tell me they've released "a new and final statement" – claiming the group "got what we wanted" but that it's time to go back to business.
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3rd tanker hack: crew claims "attackers gained temporary control" of ship systems
This comes as the FBI investigates two confirmed cyberattacks on fuel ships headed for Texas last week – both with possible ties to Iran.
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ShinyHunters tells Cybernews it breached multiple FBI systems using a newly discovered Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day – exposing "almost all FBI agents."
The FBI tells us it is investigating.
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A third fuel tanker is hit in a suspected cyberattack – after the US confirms attacks on two Texas-bound tankers and is now tracking 20 ships worldwide.
Meanwhile, Anthropic says Iran-linked hackers used Claude to probe shipboard systems.
Connected?
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A "traumatized" grandma is arrested at gunpoint while babysitting four kids – all because an AI facial recognition tool falsely matched her as the suspect.
Now after six months in jail – she's suing the Fargo Police Department for $10 million.
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Two Texas-bound oil tankers were hit by hackers last month – and the @FBI has now confirmed both attacks as US officials investigate possible ties to Iran.
All the latest is in my report:
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Police using Flock cameras to stalk romantic partners has become such an issue –
US lawmakers came up with the "NO FLOCK" bill to try to stop it.
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Harley-Davidson tells Cybernews it is aware Cl0p is claiming to have published 270GB of the company's internal data.
NEW: Our researchers found possible links to Cl0p’s latest Windchill campaign and at least a decade of Oracle EPM Workspace logs.
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EXCLUSIVE: Qilin has made good on its 72-hour ransom threat against the ATF.
Cybernews reviewed the leaked files – uncovering criminal investigation records, phone dumps, Cellebrite forensic data, and details tied to ATF field operations.
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This follows my original reporting on the ATF cyberattack initially claimed by the Qilin ransomware group last week:
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