A former infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey-based industrial company has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after launching a ransomware-style attack that locked thousands of devices on his former employer’s network.

Japanese publishing giant Nikkei has disclosed two recent security incidents in which attackers compromised employee email accounts and used them to send phishing messages.

TikTok is expanding its e-commerce features with a new AI-powered shopping assistant and an in-app checkout option that lets users purchase products directly from brands.

Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow authenticated attackers to escalate their privileges under certain conditions.

OpenAI is beginning to add invisible, machine-readable watermarks to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex, starting with users in the European Union.

Dell is urging customers to update its System Update (DSU) software after disclosing a critical vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on vulnerable systems.

WhatsApp is rolling out Restricted Chat to beta testers, allowing users to keep selected conversations off linked devices while blocking exports, media saves and Meta AI.

A threat actor known as “Marx” claims to have access to millions of records allegedly linked to major companies, including Airbnb, Uber, PayPal, Booking.com, and Google.

Denmark is investigating a major CPR data breach after unauthorized individuals accessed names, addresses and CPR numbers belonging to about 8.8 million people.

A new open-source tool called RemoveMacAI can disable Apple Intelligence, delete its local AI models and reclaim 12GB or more of storage on compatible Macs running macOS 27.

OpenAI is expanding advertising in ChatGPT, with one of its first new formats bringing visual ads to the image-generation experience.

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Google has temporarily paused its open source software bug bounty program after seeing a significant increase in automated vulnerability submissions, most of which were found to be invalid.

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters cyber extortion group has allegedly been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with U.S. authorities, according to Reuters, which cited three people familiar with the matter.

A former OpenAI safety employee who recently resigned has criticized the company’s approach to AI safety, warning that its fast-paced development culture could increase the risk of serious failures.

OpenAI says an AI agent accessed a New South Wales government system and viewed non-public fire statistics during an incident believed to have occurred in June.

Jack Dorsey on Saturday said his messaging app Bitchat has been removed from Apple’s India App Store following a takedown order from India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Protecting payments requires several connected measures, including a secure gateway, PCI DSS compliance, careful data handling, and routine transaction monitoring.

A new WordPress backdoor uses files, databases, shared memory and multiple plugin copies to survive cleanup and regain control of infected sites.

OpenAI has introduced Dots, a new type of AI assistant designed to work in the background across connected apps and services.

ChatGPT's AI runs on remote servers, but your browser still uses RAM. Here's why ChatGPT can consume memory on your computer.

European law enforcement has seized the infrastructure of the KillSec ransomware group following an international investigation into around 1,000 suspected cyberattacks worldwide.

Microsoft has started enabling Windows settings backup by default on eligible enterprise devices running Windows 11 26H2.

Researchers published the first public proof-of-concept for Apple's CVE-2026-86950, a CoreGraphics flaw triggered by a malicious PDF.

Bitget says attackers exploited a zero-day in third-party security products to steal $387 million in cryptocurrency from its wallets.

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Remote access software company TeamViewer has warned customers to immediately update its client and host software after disclosing five high-severity vulnerabilities affecting TeamViewer Full Client and Host on Windows, Linux and macOS.

AI coding agents exposed more than 13,000 internal screenshots from over 300 organizations through public GitHub repositories, Glow reports.

Hackers are abusing ChatGPT Custom GPTs and fake Google Sites pages to spread malware through ClickFix-style attacks, Huntress reports.

WhatsApp is adding new parental controls that let parents manage teen group access, Status visibility, profile settings and Meta AI content.

Instagram is adding an AI assistant to Edits that analyzes creator metrics, audience interests and trends to provide personalized video insights.

Meta has denied a journalist’s claim that its Muse AI agent accessed private Mac messages without permission, saying multiple permissions are required before Muse can read Messages content.

Reddit will shut down RSS feeds on November 13, with the company citing large-scale scraping and automated abuse. The move comes alongside planned changes to its public API and Old Reddit.

The U.S. government is reportedly notifying millions of current and former military service members and staff that their personal information was stolen during a months-long breach involving Pentagon personnel records.

Google parent company Alphabet has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a new AI model designed to handle tasks including coding, research, writing, and engineering.

Grokipedia v0.3 brings a redesigned homepage, new logo, improved live edits page and visual updates to article pages.

Apple is reportedly preparing to unveil its first smart home hub on October 13, alongside a new HomePod mini and upgraded Apple TV, with the new Siri AI at the center.

TikTok has accepted a £12.7 million UK fine over children’s data, ending its appeal and allowing the ICO to continue its investigation into the platform.

Virginia man Malachi Morgan Thomas has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after exploiting 41 girls through Snapchat and possessing CSAM.

TP-Link has opened international preorders for its Archer 8 Ultra Wi-Fi 8 router, with prices starting around $907 in Germany.

GoFundMe removed a $745,000 cancer fundraiser for an 81-year-old Texas man after finding factual misrepresentations about the campaign organizer.

A Proton study found that popular free Google Play games contain multiple trackers and share user data with entities in China, Russia, Israel and Five Eyes countries.

Kiteworks discovered and fixed a previously unknown critical security vulnerability during an emergency shutdown prompted by intelligence about a potential cyberattack.

ChatGPT has reached 1.2 billion weekly users, according to OpenAI, up from 1 billion weekly users in July 2026.

A 37-year-old Vietnamese national has been charged in the United States for allegedly laundering cryptocurrency linked to a large-scale “pig butchering” scam that defrauded at least one victim of approximately $16 million.

Samsung Electronics and five other Samsung affiliates are investing a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure company established by global investment firm KKR.

Meta is expanding Muse with new AI skills and connectors that help small businesses manage tasks across tools like Canva, Shopify, Slack, Dropbox, and more.

Apple has been ordered to pay more than $5.7 billion after losing a patent dispute involving the haptic technology used in devices such as the iPhone and Apple Watch.

Dutch authorities have arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in an investigation into ShinyHunters. The suspect has been identified as Pepijn van der Stap, who was previously arrested in a data theft and extortion case.

OpenAI has apologized after an experimental AI agent accessed Australian government systems without authorization, pledging funding to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and establish a local task force in response to the incident.