A federal jury convicted Linwei Ding, a former Google software engineer, on multiple counts of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. He stole thousands of pages of confidential AI chip and system designs to benefit companies in China.
Comcast has agreed to a massive $117.5 million settlement over a data breach from late 2023. The hack exploited the widespread “CitrixBleed” vulnerability and impacted over 31 million customers. This is a major moment for telecom security and consumer privacy lawsuits.
Open source software is the foundation of everything digital, but being free makes organizations treat it as worthless. New data shows staggering download growth paired with rampant malware and neglected vulnerabilities, creating a massive supply chain crisis.
Security researchers discovered two malicious AI extensions in the official VSCode Marketplace. The tools, with over 1.5 million installs, secretly exfiltrated entire files and user data to servers in China. Microsoft is investigating, but the extensions were still available for download.
Cloud security startup Upwind has landed a massive $250 million Series B round, catapulting it to a $1.5 billion valuation. The funding follows a major push into channel partnerships, adding over 100 new partners in the past year. CEO Amiram Shachar calls it the “first unicorn in modern cloud securi
A major trial is starting in Los Angeles that could change social media forever. A 19-year-old plaintiff says addictive design caused her depression, and this is just the first of many similar cases expected in 2026.
Nike is investigating a massive data breach where hackers claim to have stolen over 1.4 terabytes of internal files. The data includes product designs, material specs, and future plans, but not customer info. The leak could lead to advanced counterfeits and give rivals a peek at Nike’s roadmap.
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works is integrating its MDCX command system with XTEND’s XOS for small drones. This lets a single operator control a massive carrier drone and the tiny attack drones it launches. It’s a major step toward practical, large-scale drone swarms for military use.
Donald Trump posted screenshots of private messages from NATO’s Mark Rutte and France’s Emmanuel Macron on Truth Social this week. The leaks expose the ultimate weak link in secure comms: the people hitting ‘share’.
Iran is experiencing a near-total internet blackout, with connectivity flatlining at just 1% of ordinary levels. The government-directed outage is seen as an attempt to stifle communication during massive anti-government protests.
