August 2026
Two wars and a World Cup lead to epic DDoS attacks on publishers
Ukraine, Iran, and football inspire geopolitically motivated DDoS attacks, while 1 Tbps traffic jams up 519 percent
Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster
Face-swap software blinked for 'barely a second,' giving Spanish cops the break they needed
Mozilla revokes Firefox signing key after unencrypted copy lands in GitHub
Audit logs found no unexpected visitors, but release verification still needs an update
Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G
Researchers find standards-compliant functionality can be abused to hijack modems, downgrade connections, and even execute code
North Korean spies are running local LLMs to cause AI mischief
Kimsuky's phishing attacks get an AI boost
Gym rat asks AI agent to book him a class, it hacks a waitlist API to bump him up the list
What wouldst thou ask of the monkey's paw?
Attackers pick Levi’s pockets in social engineering attack
Crims talked their way onto three employee PCs before trousering corporate data
Wetherspoons bars smart glasses from filming customers
Pub chain says turn off the cameras, reminds punters not to blare sound from phone vids either
Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China
No, no nasties to see here, guv...
Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops