NSO Ordered to Pay Record $167 Million to WhatsApp in Landmark Spyware Verdict
Jury delivers the costliest blow yet to the spyware trade A federal jury in Oakland, California, has ordered Israel-based NSO
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Author: HackAcademy
Criminal AI Goes Retail: How “Xanthorox” and Copy-Cat Bots Are Turning Anyone into a Cybercrook
From Dark-Web Whispers to YouTube Demos The name Xanthorox sounds like something dreamed up in a comic-book dystopia, yet the
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Pro-Russian Hacktivists Launch DDoS Blitz on UK Councils and Agencies—but Impact Remains Limited
Three-Day Campaign Targeted Local Government Sites A Kremlin-aligned hacktivist collective calling itself NoName057(16) has claimed responsibility for a wave of
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Play Ransomware Crooks Weaponise New Windows Zero-Day, Hitting Targets from the US to Saudi Arabia
A rising tide of zero-day ransomware Ransomware’s long-predicted decline isn’t materialising. Verizon’s freshly minted 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report shows
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The Dawn of AI-Powered Deception: How Large Language Models Are Supercharging Social Engineering
A New Era of Cyber-Trickery For decades, defending computer systems has felt like an endless game of cat and mouse.
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When Your Co-Worker Is an Algorithm: The Urgent Push to Rein In ‘Rogue’ AI Agents
The cybersecurity industry is facing a new identity crisis—literally. Autonomous AI “agents” are being hired for everything from customer support
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CrowdStrike to Lay Off 500 Employees as Part of Cost-Efficiency Plan
Cyber-security giant CrowdStrike will shed roughly 500 roles — about five percent of its global headcount — in a restructuring
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PayPal Phishing Scams Surge 600 %: “Action Required Within 48 Hours” Emails Target Millions
PayPal users worldwide are being urged to ignore—and report—any message claiming their account will be suspended unless they “update details
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AI First, People Always: How Employers Can Harness Artificial Intelligence Without Deepening Inequality
A Wave You Can’t Out-Swim Artificial intelligence has swept through boardrooms with the same force that the internet did a
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‘Scattered Spider’ Creeps Back: Las Vegas Hackers Suspected in Wave of U.K. Retail Cyberattacks
A hacking collective blamed for paralyzing half the Las Vegas Strip in 2023 appears to have resurfaced—this time targeting some
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