Google paid over $17 million to bug hunters in 2025

Google paid out $17.1 million in bug bounties in 2025, the biggest year for payouts ever.

Telus Digital confirms breach – hackers allegedly stole ‘almost 1 petabyte of data’

ShinyHunters take the blame, saying they grabbed GCP credentials in the Salesloft Drift fiasco.

Starbucks reveals venti data breach, hundreds of employees possibly affected

Starbucks HR and workplace platform attacked, and sensitive data pulled.

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.

Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers

An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material.

How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks

Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran’s use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.

Another worrying WordPress plugin security flaw could put 250,000 websites at risk

WordPress plugin Ally was carrying an SQL injection flaw that allowed data exfiltration.

Experts reveal ‘LeakyLooker’ flaws let hackers gain access to user information in Google Looker Studio, so be on your guard

Nine bugs were found in Google’s Looker Studio which could have allowed outside access.