Ransomware Groups Claimed 2,000 Attacks in Just Three Months

Ransomware attacks surged 52% in 2025, with supply chain breaches nearly doubling as groups like Qilin drive record monthly ...
Engadget

WhatsApp introduces an advanced security mode to protect against hackers

Meta's WhatsApp just introduced something called Strict Account Settings, a tool "that further protects your account from highly sophisticated cyber attacks." This is a one-click button in the ...
The Conversation

Ransomware: what it is and why it’s your problem

Thembekile Olivia Mayayise does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...
TechRepublic

Hackers Disable Windows Security With New Malware Attack

Unlike traditional attacks that rely on exploits, this succeeds through social engineering combined with abuse of Windows' own security architecture. Image generated by Google Gemini A sophisticated ...
PC Magazine

Using Windows 10? Do This Now to Lower Your Risk of Being Hacked

Now that Windows 10 is no longer supported, it's become a more attractive target for hackers. That doesn't mean you need to upgrade right away—here's how to stay protected. When the IBM PC was new, I ...
Nature

Cancer might protect against Alzheimer’s — this protein helps explain why

For decades, researchers have noted that cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are rarely found in the same person, fuelling speculation that one condition might offer some degree of protection from the ...
The New York Times

Court Removes Restrictions on ICE’s Use of Pepper Spray, for Now

The Eighth Circuit granted the Trump administration’s request to block, for the moment, a lower court’s injunction limiting how federal agents interact with protesters in Minnesota. By Mitch Smith A ...