Forget stolen passwords — this is how hackers are actually breaking into US companies in 2026

AI-accelerated cyberattacks are exploiting software vulnerabilities faster, while organizations struggle with patching delays, mobile phishing, and shadow AI risks.
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‘Security of your network is essential to security of your robot’: Industrial robots targeted by malware, which could open them up to hacking — is this how the revolution begins?

A critical Universal Robots vulnerability allows attackers to remotely execute commands and potentially compromise industrial robots and factory networks.
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New ‘scareware’ attack hits 2.8 million victims, pretending to lock them out of your browser — here’s how you can stay safe

CypherLoc scareware spreads through phishing emails, locking browsers visually while scammers use fake alerts and support calls to steal information.
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‘This is a sales tactic’: Experts warn ransomware hackers will often lower their prices – with some giving discounts up to 96%

Ransomware actors use a whole range of different tactics to persuade victims to pay the demands.

GitHub hit with another major attack — Megalodon hits over 5,000 repos with malware-laden commits

A TeamPCP copycat was just spotted hitting thousands of GitHub repos with an infostealer.

Reclaiming Social Engineering for Good
Reclaiming Social Engineering for Good

“Social engineering” sounds like something out of a conspiracy thriller, charged with totalitarian control and fringe paranoia. More mundanely, it’s come to be associated with phishing and other scams, in which fraudsters manipulate people into disclo…