Palo Alto Networks had a volatile 2025, with shares held back by CEO Nikesh Arora’s dealmaking. But its $25B CyberArk and $3.35B Chronosphere buys position it for a stronger 2026 as customers consolidate security tools.
Cryptocurrency scams using Bitcoin ATMs are exploding. The FBI says losses hit $333.5 million in just the first 11 months of 2025, a massive increase from $250 million the year before. Authorities are now suing ATM operators and pushing for new regulations as scammers increasingly target older victi
The VPN industry is heading into a critical 2026. According to TechRadar, it will be defined by a three-pronged challenge: navigating potential government restrictions, rolling out post-quantum encryption, and improving extra security features. It’s a year of high-stakes evolution, not revolution.
Two American cybersecurity professionals have pleaded guilty to conspiring with the notorious ALPHV Blackcat ransomware gang. They used their expertise to help encrypt company networks for extortion, facing a maximum of 20 years in prison.
Hackers have leaked a database of 2.3 million Wired subscribers. The group, Lovely, claims to have stolen 40 million more records from other Condé Nast publications after the company allegedly ignored warnings about security flaws.
Telecom networks are no longer just about dropped calls. They’ve become a primary battleground for cyberattacks with real-world consequences, from disrupted payments to espionage. A new threat report details how attackers are embedding themselves deep inside these critical systems.
A coordinated hacking campaign targeted major UK retailers over the past year. The attacks, linked to the Scattered Spider group, resulted in staggering financial losses and led to the arrest of several suspects, including teenagers.
South Korean prosecutors have charged former Samsung employees with leaking billion-dollar 10nm DRAM technology to China’s CXMT. The leaks, involving hundreds of process steps, helped China produce its first mass-market DRAM in 2023. The estimated damage runs into trillions of won.
Google has filed a lawsuit against data scraping company Serpapi. The suit alleges the firm used hundreds of millions of fake queries to bypass protections and harvest copyrighted search results.
A critical vulnerability in the UEFI firmware of motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock allowed cheating software to bypass even Riot’s powerful Vanguard anti-cheat. The flaw was in Pre-Boot DMA Protection, leaving a window open during system startup. All four manufacturers have now relea
