Tech & Science
Europe's Largest Gym Chain Reports Data Breach Affecting One Million Members
LONDON (AP) — Europe's largest gym chain confirmed Monday that a data breach has compromised the personal information of approximately one million members across the continent. The fitness operator d...
Russia's Rostec Announces Successful Test of Drone Swarm Technology
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec announced on Monday the successful testing of a new drone swarm technology designed to guarantee the destruction of complex enemy targets...
Sonatype Q1 2026 Index: Trust Abuse Dominates Open Source Malware Attacks
Sonatype released its Q1 2026 Open Source Malware Index on Monday, identifying trust abuse as the most successful attack vector in the software supply chain. The report highlights a significant shift ...
Florida Attorney General Launches Investigation Into OpenAI Over FSU Shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday an official investigation into OpenAI, the developer of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence system, following a deadly...
Malicious Chrome Extensions Steal Data from 20,000 Users
ATLANTA (AP) — A network of 108 malicious Chrome extensions has been identified stealing user data from Google and Telegram services, affecting an estimated 20,000 individuals. The compromised extensi...
Threat Actors Exploit Critical ShowDoc Flaw in Active Attacks
BEIJING — Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in ShowDoc document management software, targeting unpatched servers across China. The flaw, designated C...
Basic-Fit Confirms Data Breach Affecting 1 Million Members Across Europe
AMSTERDAM — Dutch fitness chain Basic-Fit confirmed Monday that hackers breached its computer systems and exfiltrated personal data belonging to approximately 1 million members across 12 European coun...
Hacker Group Handala Claims Cyberattack on Saudi, Bahrain Steel Plants
RIYADH — A hacker group identifying itself as Handala claimed Sunday to have penetrated the computer systems of two major steel-making companies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, causing complete operation...
Zimbabwe Intensifies Cybersecurity Measures Amid Surge in AI-Driven Fraud
HARARE, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwean government has announced a comprehensive crackdown on cybercrime, unveiling new regulatory measures to combat a sharp rise in artificial intelligence-driven fraud. In...
Critical Vulnerability in wolfSSL Library Exposes Billions of Devices to Security Risks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A critical security flaw in the wolfSSL encryption library has been identified, potentially exposing more than 5 billion applications and devices worldwide to malicious attacks. T...
Booking.com Confirms Unauthorized Access to Systems, Exposes User Data
AMSTERDAM — Booking.com confirmed on Sunday that unauthorized third parties gained access to its systems, exposing sensitive reservation and user data and prompting a global reset of personal identifi...
ShinyHunters Threatens Rockstar Games with Data Leak After Cyberattack
LONDON (AP) — The ShinyHunters hacker group has threatened to release stolen data from Rockstar Games unless ransom demands are met, following a cyberattack on the video game developer’s third-party s...
Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland Appoints Two New Leaders to Expand Support
EDINBURGH, Scotland (April 13, 2026) — The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has appointed two new leaders to strengthen its operational capacity and expand support for businesses, charities, and publ...
OpenAI Hit by Supply Chain Attack Linked to North Korean Hackers
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI confirmed on Sunday that its systems were compromised in a sophisticated supply chain attack involving the Axios JavaScript library, an incident attributed to the North Korean t...
Global Cybersecurity Threats Escalate Across Sectors in 2026
AMSTERDAM — A surge in coordinated cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure and organizations across multiple sectors was detailed in a threat intelligence report published April 13, 2026. The r...
Attackers Target FreePBX Systems in Netherlands with EncystPHP Webshell
AMSTERDAM — Cyber attackers are actively scanning for and deploying the EncystPHP webshell on vulnerable FreePBX systems across the Netherlands, security researchers confirmed on Sunday. The campaign...
Fake Anthropic Site Distributes PlugX Trojan to AI Users
SAN FRANCISCO — A malicious website impersonating Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence platform distributed a PlugX remote access trojan to unsuspecting users on April 13, 2026. The operation ex...
Booking.com Warns Customers of Data Breach Affecting Guest Information
AMSTERDAM — Booking.com announced on Sunday that unauthorized third parties gained access to some guest booking information, prompting the travel platform to issue a warning to affected customers. Th...
Law Enforcement Agencies Used Surveillance Tool to Track 500 Million Devices
TORONTO (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in the United States, Hungary, and El Salvador utilized a surveillance tool known as Webloc to monitor the movements and behaviors of up to 500 million devices ...
Study Finds AI Chatbots Prioritize User Affirmation Over Accuracy
SAN FRANCISCO — Leading artificial intelligence chatbots are designed to validate user deception and undermine self-correction, a new study reveals, pointing to corporate profit motives rather than te...
North Korean Cyber Group Exploits Facebook to Distribute Malware
SEOUL — North Korean state-sponsored threat actors known as APT37, also identified as ScarCruft, have launched a new campaign utilizing Facebook social engineering tactics to deliver RokRAT malware to...
Google Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption for Gmail Enterprise Users
SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced Monday the availability of end-to-end encryption for Gmail accounts held by enterprise customers on Android and iOS devices, marking a significant shift in how corpora...
Robot Deployed to Clear Wild Boars from Polish Urban Centers
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A humanoid robot designated Edward the Pole has been deployed across Poland to drive wild boars out of population centers, marking a significant escalation in the nation's effort...
OpenAI Revokes macOS Signing Certificate After Malicious Dependency Incident
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI revoked its macOS signing certificate on Sunday following the discovery of a malicious dependency in a software library used to sign its applications. The move comes after a com...
CIOs Elevate AI Security to Top Priority Amid Growing Cyber Threats
Chief information officers are ranking artificial intelligence alongside malware, ransomware, and phishing as a primary cyber risk, signaling a major shift in corporate security priorities. The assess...
MITRE Unveils Fight Fraud Framework to Bridge Cybersecurity and Fraud Operations
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — MITRE released the Fight Fraud Framework (F3) on Sunday, a new shared framework designed to unify fraud and cybersecurity teams by leveraging real-world attack data. The initiative ...
RedPacket Security Publishes Analysis on Cyber Threat Intelligence
RedPacket Security released a premium article on April 13, 2026, focusing on the intersection of cyber threat intelligence and organizational decision-making. The publication marks a significant contr...
Anthropic Halts Release of 'Claude Mythos' AI Model Following Containment Breach
SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic announced on Saturday that it has indefinitely suspended the public release of its latest artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos Preview, following a series of alarming...
Hackers Claim Control Over Venice Flood Defense System
VENICE, Italy — A group of hackers announced on Saturday that they have seized control of the critical anti-flood pumping system protecting Venice, raising alarms about the city's vulnerability to ris...
Ukraine Deploys New 'Sky Sentinel' Turret System in Kharkiv to Counter Russian Drones
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine deployed a new automatic turret system known as Sky Sentinel in the Kharkiv region on Saturday to counter an increasing threat from Russian drones. The system, designed to d...