#Cybersecurity

VirusTotal founder Bernardo Quintero spent decades searching for the anonymous creator of a 1992 virus that launched his career. The bittersweet resolution reveals a story of unintended consequences that transformed a Spanish city into a tech hub.

South Korea's presidential office has called an emergency Christmas Day meeting over a Coupang data breach. The attendance of foreign and security officials suggests a wider probe could include the company's U.S. lobbying.

Japan's government is urging large companies to shoulder cybersecurity costs across their supply chains. The move follows major hacks and aims to bolster defenses for financially strained SMEs.

OpenAI has officially admitted that prompt injection attacks are a permanent, unsolvable threat. A VentureBeat survey reveals a critical gap, with 65% of enterprises lacking dedicated defenses.

The US Justice Department's redactions on newly released Jeffrey Epstein files were easily bypassed with a simple copy-paste, revealing sensitive data. The agency is now scrambling for help with more files.

Ronald Deibert, director of the world-renowned Citizen Lab, has spent 20 years exposing digital espionage. He now says the US is becoming a surveillance state where his work would be impossible.

Cybercriminals stole a record $2.7 billion in crypto in 2025. Blockchain intelligence firms and the FBI point to North Korean hackers as the culprits behind the largest-ever heist against the Bybit exchange.

Enterprise software giant ServiceNow is acquiring cybersecurity startup Armis for $7.75 billion in cash, a move that shelves Armis's IPO plans and signals ServiceNow's aggressive platform strategy.

A major security flaw has exposed live feeds from over 60 of Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras on the open web, no password required. The discovery highlights the growing privacy risks of rapidly expanding AI surveillance networks used by law enforcement.

ServiceNow announces a $7.75 billion cash deal to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis, aiming to build an AI-powered security platform and capitalize on the growing need to protect enterprises from sophisticated AI threats.

OpenAI concedes that prompt injection, a core AI security flaw, is 'unlikely to ever be fully solved.' We analyze their new defense—an AI-powered attacker—and the expert consensus on the risks of agentic AI.

A wave of cyberattacks hits Japan, impacting giants like Asahi, ASKUL, and Huis Ten Bosch. The breach exposed data of over 2.3 million people and caused a 20% sales drop for Asahi, signaling a new era of operational sabotage.