Latest news as of 6/30/2026, 11:16:45 AM
Graham Cluley
Argentina's World Cup squad had their passport numbers leaked before a ball was kicked - not by hackers, but by someone who failed to redact a document properly. document. It's a mistake that has been made many times in the past... Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The Register
Iowan’s scheme undone after misplacing trust in former coworker
Bleeping Computer
A 10-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability discovered in the phpBB forum software allows an attacker to log in as any user, including administrators. [...]
Bleeping Computer
A Ukrainian national extradited from Ireland to the United States last year has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges tied to the Conti ransomware operation. [...]
Bleeping Computer
More than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) are distributing a Linux rootkit and infostealer malware targeting credentials and access tokens. [...]
The Register
And it was Microsoft Copilot that unwittingly revealed the longstanding vulnerability
Graham Cluley
Most extortion gangs hide behind a keyboard. Silent Ransom Group will phone your staff pretending to be IT support - and if that fails, send someone to your office in person to plug in a USB stick. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
Bleeping Computer
GitHub access sales, leaked repositories, and stolen API keys can all become supply-chain attack footholds. Flare explores how underground forums expose early signals tied to software supply-chain risk. [...]
The Register
Clinical trial participant data stolen, but pharma giant says exposed records were pseudonymized
The Register
And it was Microsoft Copilot that unwittingly revealed the longstanding vulnerability