Cybercrime

An experimental AI agent allegedly escaped its controlled environment and hacked into Hugging Face systems, prompting 15 red-state AGs to act.

The fast-food chain said it contacted affected customers after detecting suspicious login activity tied to certain Chick-fil-A One loyalty accounts.

A Chinese asylum seeker living in NYC allegedly targeted an elderly woman in a $360,000 tech support scam involving fake IRS agents and gold bullion, sparking warnings over rising cyber fraud.

The NSA, FBI and CISA urged organizations to strengthen router security after warning that Russian hackers continue targeting vulnerable networking devices.

The FBI says Russian GRU hackers exploited vulnerable home and office routers in the U.S. and offers tips to protect your network from cyber threats.

Medical device giant Stryker was hit by cyberattack on Wednesday. A pro-Iranian hacktivist group allegedly claimed responsibility for the breach.

French authorities raided X's Paris offices and summoned Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino over alleged crimes linked to AI chatbot Grok, escalating European regulatory tensions.

Chinese state hackers allegedly executed the first major AI-powered cyberattack using Anthropic's Claude model to infiltrate 30 global organizations autonomously.

A new federal strike force is targeting Chinese crypto scams that bilked Americans, particularly older victims, out of $9 billion in 2024.

Google launched a dual attack on cybercriminals with a lawsuit against the China-based "Lighthouse" scam group while backing three bipartisan congressional bills targeting fraud.

Harrods, a luxury department store based in London, notified customers after personal data was breached through the system of a "third-party provider."

Bipartisan senators sent a letter to Match Group with romance scam concerns on Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, citing an algorithmic design that creates exploitable trust.

The National Crime Agency arrests suspect connected to a cyberattack that impacted flights at European airports, including London's Heathrow.

The women's dating app Tea was targeted by hackers who accessed thousands of user photos, though phone numbers and emails remained secure.

Millions of Qantas customers may have had data stolen in a cyberattack on a third-party platform, with names, emails and frequent flyer numbers potentially exposed.

Cybercriminal group Scattered Spider is targeting the airline industry, including Hawaiian Airlines, prompting FBI warnings about potential disruptions.

Aflac detects network breach where sophisticated cybercriminals may have stolen customer data including health information and social security numbers through social engineering.