Notepad++ update server hijacked in targeted attacks — outfit claims Chinese state-sponsored hackers may be to blame

The Notepad++ project yesterday disclosed that its update server was covertly hijacked in a targeted supply chain attack that began in June 2025,

$26M funding round backs Veremark’s international expansion and service rollout

London-based Veremark has raised $26 million inSeries B funding, led by Gresham House Ventures, with participation fromexisting investors Samaipata, ACF Investors, and Stage 2 Capital, alongside amult…

enclaive closes €4.1M round focused on multi-cloud confidential computing

enclaive, a German cybersecurity company specialising inconfidential computing, has raised €4.1 million in seed funding, with the roundco-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and s…

Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months

The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.

Chrome may soon use Gemini antiscam protection to flag scams, but it won’t watch every site you visit

Google is testing Gemini antiscam protection in Chrome, a server-side scam check that activates only when a page already looks risky. It’s off by default and requires Enhanced Safe Browsing.
The post Chrome may soon use Gemini antiscam protection to fl…

The Cybersecurity Consequences Of The Latest Government Shutdown

What the latest government shutdown means for cybersecurity leaders, boards and organizations operating amid funding lapses, compliance pressure and growing cyber risk.

Malicious OpenClaw ‘skill’ targets crypto users on ClawHub — 14 malicious skills were uploaded to ClawHub last month

Security researchers are warning that the growing ecosystem around ‘OpenClaw,’ the self-hosted AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot, has already become a target for malware distribution.

Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’

A document published by the Justice Department quotes an FBI informant in 2017 that alleged Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker.”

The FBI Is Using Facial Recognition To Identify ICE Protestors In Social Media Videos

The FBI has charged multiple people with crimes like vandalism after determining their identities using the controversial technology, according to court records.

Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says

The Polish government accused a Russian government hacking group of hacking into energy facilities taking advantage of default usernames and passwords.