Millions of Co-op members are being urged to remain vigilant following a significant cyberattack that led to a temporary shutdown of the retailer’s IT infrastructure. The company confirmed that the breach resulted in unauthorized access to sensitive customer data,…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
Threat Analysts Reveal How “Evil AI” is Changing Hacking Dynamics
A new wave of AI tools developed with no ethical restrictions is allowing hackers to detect and exploit software vulnerabilities faster than ever before. As these “evil AI” platforms advance quickly, cybersecurity experts fear that traditional defences will fail…
Cobb County Suffers Alleged Data Breach by Russian Hackers
The recent cyber attacks against local governments have been concerning, with Cobb County in Georgia being targeted in March 2025 by a sophisticated ransomware attack. In an attempt to gain an edge over their competitors, the cybercriminals known as…
New AI System Lets Self-Driving Cars Share Road Experiences Like a Social Network
A new type of artificial intelligence (AI) has been designed to help self-driving cars share useful road data with each other, even if they aren’t connected to the internet. This could make future roads safer and help driverless vehicles…
Multiplatform Malware Campaign Uses PDF Invoices to Deploy Java-Based RAT
A new wave of cyberattacks is sweeping across digital infrastructures globally, leveraging weaponised PDF invoices to infiltrate systems with a sophisticated Java-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT). Security researchers from Fortinet have identified a multi-stage, evasive malware campaign targeting Windows,…
Your Home Address Might be Available Online — Here’s How to Remove It
In today’s hyper-connected world, your address isn’t just a piece of contact info; it’s a data point that companies can sell and exploit. Whenever you move or update your address, that information often gets picked up and distributed by…
EU Fines TikTok $600 Million for Data Transfers to China
Regulators said that the EU has fined TikTok 530 million euros (around $600 million). Chinese tech giant ByteDance owns TikTok, which has been found guilty of illegally sending the private data of EU users to China and lack of compliance…
M&S Hackers Conned IT Help Desk Workers Into Accessing Firm Systems
Hackers who attacked Marks & Spencer and the Co-op duped IT professionals into giving them access to their companies’ networks, according to a report. The “social engineering” attack on the Co-op allowed fraudsters to reset an employee’s password before…
Co-op Hack Triggers Widespread Scam Risk for Consumers
Several cyberattacks on major British retailers including Marks & Spencer, the Co-op Group, and others have been attributed to social engineering, the practice of deceiving internal support teams by impersonating legitimate employees to deceive internal support teams. It has…
Magento Extension Supply Chain Attack Backdoors Hundreds of E-Commerce Sites
A coordinated supply chain attack has compromised between 500 and 1,000 Magento-based e-commerce websites through 21 backdoored extensions, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Sansec. The breach affected sites globally, including the one being operated by a multinational…