Cloudflare’s Quick Outage Shows How Much The Internet Relies On It
A roughly half-hour outage at Cloudflare disrupted major sites like LinkedIn, Shopify, and Fortnite. The company says a firewall change was to blame, and a fix was quickly deployed.
Category: Cybersecurity
AI Agents Can Now Hack Smart Contracts for Profit, Anthropic Warns
New research from Anthropic reveals that advanced AI models like Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5 can successfully hack smart contracts for significant profit. The company created a benchmark showing exploit revenue from stolen simulated funds has been doubling every 1.3 months. This signals a new era of a
Corsica Buys AccountabilIT for Microsoft Security and West Coast Reach
Corsica Technologies has acquired fellow MSP AccountabilIT in a move to bolster its Microsoft security capabilities and expand its geographic footprint to the West Coast. The deal brings Corsica into the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and grows its employee count to over 300. CEO
The Cybersecurity Skills Crisis Just Got More Complicated
The cybersecurity workforce gap is changing. A new survey of 16,000 pros finds that finding people with the right skills is now a bigger problem than just finding more people. And these shortages are directly leading to security incidents.
Microsoft Quietly Fixed an 8-Year-Old Windows Flaw Exploited Daily
Microsoft has finally patched a critical Windows shortcut vulnerability that was actively exploited for nearly eight years by at least 11 state-sponsored hacking groups. The flaw allowed attackers to hide malicious commands, leading to espionage campaigns against European diplomats as recently as la
Harvard Grads Raise $20M for a Crypto Perps Play on Real-World Stuff
A new decentralized exchange called Ostium has raised a $20 million Series A to let users trade perpetual futures on real-world assets. The founders, a former ballet dancer and a science Olympiad medalist, are targeting the offshore brokerage market.
Banks Are Losing the Fraud War, and It’s Costing Them Everything
Fraud losses are rising, especially at big banks, as attacks get more sophisticated. The fallout isn’t just financial—it’s eroding customer loyalty and reputation at a staggering rate.
EU’s “Chat Control” Deal Is a Privacy Mess in Disguise
The EU Council has agreed on a controversial “Chat Control” bill that mandates “voluntary” scanning of private messages. While framed as a compromise, privacy advocates and several member states are sounding the alarm, calling it a disaster for digital rights.
UK’s New Cyber Tool Blocked a Billion Scam Site Visits
A UK government cyber defense service has blocked almost one billion attempts to access scam websites in less than a year. The results were announced by Security Minister Dan Jarvis at a summit in London.
ShadyPanda malware hid in your browser for years
A sophisticated malware operation called ShadyPanda infected millions by hiding in 145 trusted browser extensions. These apps, some with 3 million installs, turned into spyware after years of seeming harmless. The attack shows how deeply malicious actors can exploit browser trust.