4chan shrugs off UK regulator, refuses to pay £520,000 in fines over online safety violations

The U.K.’s media regulator Ofcom fined 4chan £450,000 under the Online Safety Act for failing to introduce age checks to stop children from accessing pornographic content on its platform. 4chan is an online forum notorious for its extreme right-wing co… Continue reading 4chan shrugs off UK regulator, refuses to pay £520,000 in fines over online safety violations

Secure endpoint management systems immediately, CISA urges

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that the cyberattack on Stryker Corporation serves as a signal to U.S. organizations that foreign cyber activity tied to Middle East conflicts may be spilling into their operations. A… Continue reading Secure endpoint management systems immediately, CISA urges

Samba 4.24.0 ships Kerberos hardening and a CVE fix for domain encryption defaults

Samba 4.24.0 arrived carrying a set of Kerberos security changes aimed at Active Directory deployments. The release fixes a vulnerability, extends audit coverage for sensitive AD attributes, and introduces configuration options to counter two related K… Continue reading Samba 4.24.0 ships Kerberos hardening and a CVE fix for domain encryption defaults

Elite members of North Korean society fake their way into Western paychecks

Increased federal activity, including indictments over the past year, has drawn attention to a pattern that has been unfolding inside corporate hiring pipelines. North Korean nationals are securing roles as remote IT contractors and full-time staff wit… Continue reading Elite members of North Korean society fake their way into Western paychecks

Apple starts issuing lightweight security updates between software releases

Apple is delivering small security updates, called Background Security Improvements, starting with iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1. Apple describes Background Security Improvements as lightweight security releases for components such as Safari, t… Continue reading Apple starts issuing lightweight security updates between software releases

Big tech companies step in to support the open source security ecosystem

Backed by new funding commitments from major technology players, open source security efforts are moving beyond threat identification toward practical solutions for defenders. The Linux Foundation announced $12.5 million in grant funding backed by Anth… Continue reading Big tech companies step in to support the open source security ecosystem

Cybercriminals scale up, government sector hit hardest

Government agencies faced the highest volume of cyberattack campaigns in 2025, according to new findings from HPE Threat Labs, which tracked 1,186 active campaigns over the course of the year. The data covers activity observed between January 1 and Dec… Continue reading Cybercriminals scale up, government sector hit hardest