Cybersecurity
Latest news, analysis, and updates in cybersecurity.

$60M Seed Bets Oak Identity Management Can Tame AI Agents
Oak emerged from stealth with $60M to build an AI-native identity layer for enterprises dealing with human and AI-agent access.

Entire Codebases Left Dev Machines via Grok Build Tool
Grok Build reportedly uploaded full repositories to Google Cloud, exposing a trust gap at the heart of AI coding tools.

US Slaps $10M Bounty on Russian Bulletproof Hosting Trio
The US named three Russians behind alleged bulletproof hosting shops and put up $10M, aiming to make Media Land too toxic to use.

Windows 11 Secure Boot Update Hits a Firmware Wall
Microsoft paused the Windows 11 Secure Boot update on some PCs after certificate refresh failures exposed firmware support gaps.

Exit Gap Haunts Apple OpenAI Lawsuit Over Data Access
Apple says a former employee got back into its network after joining OpenAI. Offboarding just became a live security fight.

Customer Records Stolen in Lidl Data Breach Across Europe
Lidl says attackers stole online shop customer data via an outside IT provider, but passwords and payment details were spared.

Ransomware Groups Slip the Net With Serial Rebrands
Ransomware crews are rebranding faster as attacks rise, forcing defenders to track operators, not names.

GhostExodus Forces Cybersecurity to Trust a Rule-Breaker
GhostExodus says accountability, not notoriety, now drives him. His past asks whether cybersecurity can trust reformed rule-breakers.

Europe Turns Up Heat on Putin as Ukraine Talks Hit Paris
Macron is staging Paris Ukraine talks with Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz as Europe looks to turn Kyiv's momentum into pressure on Putin.

China, India-Linked Hackers Raid Balochistan Police
China and India-linked hackers separately breached Balochistan Police, turning local law enforcement data into a regional intelligence prize.

70-Month Sentence Exposes Ransomware Negotiator Betrayal
A negotiator got 70 months for helping BlackCat squeeze victims, showing how insider access can turn ransomware response against clients.

Judgment Beats Tools in Tarah Wheeler CISO Playbook
Tarah Wheeler’s CISO playbook reframes security as behavior, evidence and risk judgment, not just technical control.