Parents: How To Help Your College Students Avoid Roommate Scams
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Breaking cybersecurity news, data breach disclosures, industry developments, policy updates, and incident reports from the global security community.
Breach notification filed for VRChat. But VRChat says it never happened
We explain what data was exposed, the potential risks, and the steps you should take now.
CISA directive orders agencies to prioritize vulnerability patching in a new way
A vulnerability that meets all four criteria would need to be fixed within three days, for instance. The post CISA directive orders agencies to prioritize vulne
New Book: Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 10, 2026 – Read the book Cybersecurity for Accounting and Business,
CISA is rethinking how it prioritizes risks and vulnerabilities for feds, private sector
Acting director Nick Andersen said a binding operational directive is en route for agencies, and that more specific discussions need to happen with critical inf
Meta’s face-recognition code raises new concerns about smart glasses
As smart glasses become more capable, concerns about face recognition, covert recording, and biometric surveillance are growing.
2026 CISO Compensation Data: Salaries, Bonuses, Equity
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 9, 2026 – Read the report The 2026 CISO Report from Cybers
WireBadger Malicious Cable Detector For Penetration Testers And Red Teams
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 8, 2026 – WireBadger production information USB technology was desig
The AI security race needs accountability, not overregulation
Partnership between policymakers and tech companies, not government oversight, offers the best path forward for responsible AI innovation. The post The AI secur
A week in security (June 1 – June 7)
A list of topics we covered in the week of June 1 to June 7 of 2026
Nightmare Eclipse incident shows the researcher-vendor fights may never fully go away
When a researcher went public with Microsoft vulnerabilities, it laid bare a conflict that has never really been solved. The post Nightmare Eclipse incident sho
Virginia Is For Cyber
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 5, 2026 – Listen to the podcast Virginia is home to the second large
Hill Dems hammer GOP for $250M CISA budget cut
A House Appropriations subcommittee is set to mark up fiscal 2027 DHS funding legislation Friday. The post Hill Dems hammer GOP for $250M CISA budget cut appear
Your AI agent could become your biggest insider threat
New research details how the increasing integration of AI agents into businesses is making it easier than ever for insiders - malicious or otherwise - to put se
Inside the race to adapt to an AI-powered security world
AI is breaking things faster than anyone can fix them. Security leaders across the industry are racing to figure out what comes next. The post Inside the race t
Scam Compound Trafficking Victim To Cybercrime Whistleblower: Mohammad Muzahir’s Story
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 4, 2026 – Listen to the podcast Popular radio host Kim Komando tells
Meta’s AI support bot happily handed Instagram accounts to hackers
Hackers convinced an AI support bot to hand over Instagram accounts by changing recovery email addresses.
European authorities crack down on illegal streaming networks
Officials said they dismantled nine organized crime groups and removed more than 27,000 URLs hosting live sports and other copyrighted media during a seven-mont
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin pinpoints optimal CISA staffing levels
He told lawmakers that he wants approximately 600 more people than it has now, which would still be well below personnel numbers prior to Trump’s second term. T
DOD wants to integrate cyber in all operations, and integrate security into AI
Top Pentagon cyber policy official Katherine Sutton said recent conflicts have emphasized the importance of cyber, and that the department can’t make old mistak
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