Security
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EU says TikTok faces large fine over “addictive design”
The European Commission said today that TikTok is facing a fine because its addictive features, including infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems, are breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). According to preliminary findings, TikTok has failed to adequately assess how these features could harm users’ physical and mental well-being, including minors and […]
Man pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts
An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former university track coach who was later convicted of sextortion. 26-year-old defendant Kyle Svara admitted in federal court in Boston to phishing access […]
Flickr discloses potential data breach exposing users’ names, emails
Flickr Photo-sharing platform is notifying users of a potential data breach after a vulnerability at a third-party email service provider exposed their real names, email addresses, IP addresses, and account activity. Founded in 2004, Flickr is one of the world’s largest photography communities and sharing sites, hosting over 28 billion photos and videos. The company […]
CISA orders federal agencies to replace end-of-life edge devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new binding operational directive requiring federal agencies to identify and remove network edge devices that no longer receive security updates from manufacturers. It also warned that end-of-life edge devices (including routers, firewalls, and network switches) leave federal systems vulnerable to newly discovered exploits and expose […]
Spain’s Ministry of Science shuts down systems after breach claims
Spain’s Ministry of Science (Ministerio de Ciencia) announced a partial shutdown of its IT systems, affecting several citizen- and company-facing services. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades is the Spanish government body responsible for science policy, research, innovation, and higher education. Among others, it maintains administrative systems used by researchers, universities, and students that handle high-value, […]
Ransomware gang uses ISPsystem VMs for stealthy payload delivery
Ransomware operators are hosting and delivering malicious payloads at scale by abusing virtual machines (VMs) provisioned by ISPsystem, a legitimate virtual infrastructure management provider. Researchers at cybersecurity company Sophos observed the tactic while investigating recent ‘WantToCry’ ransomware incidents. They found the attackers used Windows VMs with identical hostnames, suggesting default templates generated by ISPsystem’s VMmanager. Diving deeper, […]
Italian university La Sapienza goes offline after cyberattack
Rome’s “La Sapienza” university has been targeted by a cyberattack that impacted its IT systems and caused widespread operational disruptions at the educational institute. The university first disclosed the incident in a social media post earlier this week, saying that its IT infrastructure “has been the target of a cyberattack.” “As a precautionary measure, and […]
Data breach at fintech firm Betterment exposes 1.4 million accounts
Hackers stole email addresses and other personal information from 1.4 million accounts after breaching the systems of automated investment platform Betterment in January. Betterment provides a mix of automated investment tools and financial advisory services and is considered a pioneer in the U.S. “robo-advisory” sector. In total, the fintech firm manages $65 billion in assets for more […]
Romanian oil pipeline operator Conpet discloses cyberattack
Conpet, Romania’s national oil pipeline operator, has disclosed that a cyberattack disrupted its business systems and took down the company’s website on Tuesday. Conpet operates nearly 4,000 kilometers of pipeline network, supplying domestic and imported crude oil and derivatives, including gasoline and liquid ethane, to refineries nationwide. In a Wednesday press release, the company said the […]
Newsletter platform Substack notifies users of data breach
Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025. Although the incident occurred four months ago, CEO Chris Best told affected users that Substack only discovered the breach this week. However, while the attackers stole some users’ data, Best added that they […]