Automotive AI startup IQ.Lvbs claims that between October 7 and 14, 2026 it faced repeated attempts to steal its NovaSpark driving model, access users' devices and private driving files, and exploit its sign-in system. The company says the first requests came from an IP address assigned to Comma.ai Inc., a rival whose camera hardware Nova…
The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has reprimanded the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and issued an enforcement notice. Between March 2023 and September 2024, officers registered about 500 free accounts on the retail crime platform Auror without formal procurement, a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) or data-sharing …
Citizen Lab reported the first publicly confirmed zero-click mercenary spyware attack delivered through targeted online ads, a technique it calls "AdFection". The Israel-based adtech firm Discover-Tech allegedly acts as a front and middleman between the advertising ecosystem and spyware vendors. Citizen Lab traced attacks on at least 45 A…
A vehicle belonging to school photography firm Pret-a-Portrait was broken into overnight on 6-7 October, and a camera bag containing SD memory cards was stolen. The cards may hold photographs taken at Priory School in Lewes, UK, plus images of QR code cards showing pupils' names and class names. The same equipment was used for three furth…
The UK Information Commission's Office (ICO) issued reprimands, not fines, to Ogi Networks Limited (ONL) and the Local Government Data Unit – Wales (Data Cymru) after a ransomware attack on 1 November 2024. The intruder used a forgotten test account, Test2, created in January 2012 with the password "Password1", to enter Data Cymru's netwo…
In a PWNED column, SolarWinds CISO Justin Henkel, a former US Air Force IT security specialist, recounts that in the early 2000s pilots and mission planners moved mission data between unclassified and classified systems using CDs and later USB thumb drives. Personnel often bought the drives from local vendors, for example in Kabul, rather…
The UK government has disclosed that the April 2025 breach of the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) was larger than first reported. Around 250,000 stolen records predate 2007, with the oldest dating to 1978. The LAA had initially said the stolen data covered applications, claims and payments from 2007 onward. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) also found…
ConnectWise disclosed on October 16 that on October 15 it detected unauthorized access to application identities in its Cloud Backup (formerly SkyKick) environment. It suspended Cloud Backup, plus the integrated SaaS Security and Cloud Management services, as a precaution. As of 16:00 UTC on October 18 the services were still down, so end…
Multiple ransomware groups, including Qilin and INC, are exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals and gateways. Unit 42 has been investigating intrusions since early June across many sectors, including finance, healthcare and manufacturing. The flaw was patched on May 13 and ini…