Watch out – that Google Tasks email could be a scam, and land you in hot water at work

Hackers found a new legitimate tool to abuse, and this time it’s Google Tasks.

Ransomware payments drop to record low, even as attacks surge

Fewer businesses are paying, but ransomware groups are growing in number.

CISA replaces acting director after a bumbling year on the job

The U.S. cybersecurity agency’s acting director Madhu Gottumukkala will be replaced, after a year of cuts, layoffs, and staff reassignments, and allegations of security lapses and claims he struggled to lead the agency.

A worrying Wi-Fi vulnerability can bypass home and office network encryption – here’s how to stay safe

Wi-Fi Client Isolation is not the security measure we thought it was, so be on youir guard.

‘We cannot in good conscience accede to their request’: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei draws a line in the sand in standoff with US government

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has made clear the boundaries of the Pentagon’s use for Claude, and the ball is now in Pete Hegseth’s court.

Trend Micro warns of worrying security flaw allowing full Windows takeover, so patch now

Two critical-severity flaws in Apex One, with Trend Micro advising users to apply the patch now.

iPhone and iPad approved by NATO for up to “restricted” level of classified data – ‘a level of government certification no other consumer mobile device has met’

iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 and later become the first consumer devices approved to handle NATO Restricted data.

Data Broker Breaches Fueled Nearly $21 Billion in Identity-Theft Losses

A report copublished by WIRED sparked a probe into opt-out pages hidden by data brokers. Now congressional Democrats say breaches tied to the industry have cost people tens of billions of dollars.

ManoMano data breach: massive DIY chain incident impacts 38 million customers – here’s what we know

French ecommerce site suffers third-party breach, losing data on millions of customers.