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Researchers allege that WhatsApp's local storage on macOS and iOS may raise privacy concerns, though experts dispute the broader claim. The post WhatsApp Local Storage Claim Raises Apple Privacy Questions appeared first on TechRepublic. - Read more

Ciaran Martin says Reform UK leader’s allegation over Guardian report on £5m gift ‘entirely unsubstantiated’Nigel Farage’s claim that a Russian hack was behind a Guardian report on the £5m gift he received from a crypto billionaire has been described as “without any merit” by a former head of the National Cyber Security Centre.Ciaran Martin, founding chief executive of the...

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 25th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES 7-Eleven, the global convenience store chain, confirmed a breach after an unauthorized access to systems used for franchisee documents. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and said it stole more than 600,000 Salesforce records containing personal and corporate information, with affected individuals...

The Kali365 phishing-as-a-service platform lowers the barrier of entry for cybercriminals, said the FBI - Read more

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The cybersecurity landscape in 2026 is defined by unprecedented sophistication. Threat actors are leveraging generative AI, highly evasive polymorphic code, and zero-day exploits to bypass traditional perimeter defenses. For modern Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and incident response teams, signature-based detection is no longer sufficient. To truly understand and neutralize an unknown threat, security professionals must observe its behavior...

In April 2026, 7-Eleven was the victim of a "pay or leak" extortion campaign by ShinyHunters, with the data later published that month. The incident exposed 185k unique email addresses, along with names, physical addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers. A small number of records also contained additional exposed data fields. The company later advised the breach was...

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Chromium — the open-source browser that underpins Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera, among others — contains an unpatched vulnerability that attackers can exploit to execute JavaScript code persistently across browser restarts. As a result, the flaw can be used to hijack users’ browsers for distributed denial-of-service attacks, run crypto miners, and more. The vulnerability...

A hacker group known as INJ3CTOR3 has been running an active campaign against FreePBX systems, deploying a newly discovered PHP webshell called JOMANGY that uses six separate persistence layers to stay embedded on compromised servers. The campaign targets internet-exposed VoIP phone systems and routes calls through them at the victims’ expense, a scheme known as toll fraud. With...