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The anatomy of a non-leak: How a public Orbán quote became a cybersecurity myth

A viral story claimed a 'leaked call' exposed a Hungarian leader's comments. The truth? It was a public interview. A case study in misinformation.

6 min readApr 9

FBI and Pentagon warn of Iranian hackers targeting U.S. operational technology

A joint federal advisory warns that Iranian hackers are targeting U.S. water and energy sectors by exploiting default passwords on operational technol

6 min readApr 9

Iran-linked hackers disrupt US critical infrastructure via PLC attacks

A federal warning highlights how an Iran-linked group exploited default passwords on industrial controllers to disrupt a US water utility, a stark rem

6 min readApr 9

Predatory Sparrow claims attack on Iranian oil refinery amid escalating cyber conflict

A deep-dive analysis of the cyberattack on Iran's Lavan oil refinery, claimed by the Predatory Sparrow hacking group, and its geopolitical implication

6 min readApr 9

TikTok dismantles covert influence networks targeting Hungarian elections

TikTok removed covert networks using fake accounts to amplify political attacks against both the government and opposition ahead of Hungary's election

6 min readApr 9

The remediation crisis: why HackerOne is rethinking bug bounties in the age of AI

AI tools are finding bugs faster than open source projects can fix them, creating a remediation crisis that is forcing bug bounty platforms like Hacke

7 min readApr 9

The Strait of Hormuz flashpoint: When military threats meet cyber warfare

A 2013 military threat from Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz serves as a critical case study for how modern geopolitical conflicts now blend cyber w

6 min readApr 8

State-aligned hackers target prominent Egyptian journalists in sophisticated phishing attack

A report by Access Now and Lookout details a sophisticated spearphishing campaign against two Egyptian journalists, likely linked to state-sponsored a

6 min readApr 8

Breach exposes sensitive LAPD files stored in city attorney system

A deep dive into the LockBit ransomware attack on the LA City Attorney's office, which exposed 7.7 TB of sensitive LAPD files and personal data.

6 min readApr 8

Hack-for-hire spyware campaign targets journalists in Middle East, North Africa

A joint investigation reveals the Bitter APT group, with suspected ties to India, is using ProSpy spyware to target journalists in the MENA region.

5 min readApr 8

US dismantles Russian GRU botnet used for global DNS hijacking

The FBI has dismantled a global botnet of compromised routers controlled by Russia's APT28, thwarting a DNS hijacking campaign aimed at espionage.

6 min readApr 8

Iranian threat actors disrupt US critical infrastructure via exposed PLCs

Attackers linked to Iran compromised Internet-facing industrial controllers using default passwords, causing operational disruption across US critical

6 min readApr 8