Meet the team that investigates when journalists and activists get hacked with government spyware

For years, Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline has been aiding journalists and dissidents who have been targeted with government spyware. This is how they operate.

The US Must Stop Underestimating Drone Warfare

The future of conflict is cheap, rapidly manufactured, and tough to defend against.

Scammers hit Christmas cheer with fake wine and festive gift emails – here’s how to stay safe

Holiday-themed emails increasingly carry scams using loan forms, fake order confirmations, and credential harvesting to collect sensitive personal and financial information.

These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025

The very best reporting and investigative journalism from our friends at other publications.

AI-created ransomware and NFC attacks lead the surge in new cyberattacks – here’s how you can stay safe this holidays

AI is no longer being used just to craft convincing phishing emails – it’s being used to build ransomware.

These malicious Google Chrome extensions have stolen data from over 170 sites – find out if you’re affected

Two Chrome extensions were found eavesdropping on people’s browsing, stealing login credentials and payment card information.

Aflac reveals personal data of 22.6 million people stolen in cyberattack – here’s what we know

Six months after the breach, Aflac determines how many people are affected and starts reaching out.

Suspected DDoS attack takes France’s post office offline

Multiple post office sites and services are inaccessible as teams scramble to restore them.

The Age of the All-Access AI Agent Is Here

Big AI companies courted controversy by scraping wide swaths of the public internet. With the rise of AI agents, the next data grab is far more private.

Dangerous WebRAT malware now being spread by GitHub repositories

Security researchers find 15 malicious repositories, all deploying a dropper for the WebRAT backdoor.