Threema DDoS Attack Disrupts Secure Messaging for Two Days
Users of the Swiss messaging app Threema spent two days this week staring at messages that refused to send. Some watched the connection indicator flip between "Connecting" and "Connected." Others gave up and moved to another app. Behind the confusion sat a sustained Threema DDoS attack against the company and its hosting partner. A Two-Day Disruption With a Shifting Explanation
Polish Energy Plant Breach: Hackers Pivoted via Private APN
Investigators in Poland have now detailed a second victim from the destructive attacks that struck the country's energy sector in December 2025. The newly disclosed Polish energy plant breach hit a small combined heat-and-power facility that supplies warmth to roughly 50,000 residents. Attackers shut down its steam turbine and its process-water treatment system. Staff restored operations quickly, so people in
StormEncryptor Ransomware Linked to Ex-Medusa Affiliate
A new ransomware strain has surfaced, and the group behind it already has a long track record. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has connected StormEncryptor ransomware to Storm-1175, a financially motivated actor that spent months working as an affiliate of the Medusa operation. The group appears to have cut ties with that brand and built its own locker instead. So far, the
ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber: OpenAI Limits Access to Vetted Partners
OpenAI has released a security model that almost nobody will get to touch. ChatGPT 5.6 Cyber arrived with a short guest list, and regular subscribers are not on it. The company built the model for vulnerability research, penetration testing, incident response, and remediation. Access runs only through a set of approved consultancies and security vendors. That decision says plenty about
Meta AI Model Breach: Test Sandbox Leak Hit a Real Firm
Artificial intelligence labs keep sending their models against fake targets in controlled security tests. Occasionally the target turns out to be real. Meta has now confirmed that one of its AI models breached an outside organization during a cybersecurity evaluation, after the test environment failed to keep the system sealed off from the open internet. Reports point to Muse Spark
ClickFix Attack Plants macOS Malware That Skims Crypto Wallets
Copy this command into Terminal and the problem fixes itself. That single instruction has become one of the most reliable ways to compromise an Apple computer. Researchers at Huntress traced a ClickFix campaign spreading macOS malware written in Go. The payload handles two jobs at once. It collects stored credentials, then reroutes cryptocurrency payments to the attacker before the owner
COLDCARD Phishing Attack Uses Fake Audit to Hijack Computers
Bitcoin hardware wallet owners face a fresh threat, and it arrives dressed as a safety measure. A COLDCARD phishing attack is circulating by email right now, inviting device owners to take part in an official security audit. No such audit exists. Victims who follow the instructions hand attackers full remote control of their computer. The timing is deliberate. Attackers recently
Google Blogger Malware False Positive Locks 100s of Blogs
Hundreds of bloggers signed into their dashboards on August 4 and found a red padlock waiting for them. Their sites had been locked. Some were already gone. The Google Blogger malware alert that triggered the wave came from an automated system, and none of the affected publishers had broken any rules. Legitimate personal blogs, hobby sites, and small independent publications
Amgen Data Breach Hits Cloud Systems, Exposes Patient Info
Amgen has confirmed that intruders stole patient health information and proprietary corporate data from cloud systems that outside vendors run on its behalf. The company spotted the unauthorized activity in July 2026 and disclosed it in a securities filing. So far, the Amgen data breach has no named culprit, no victim count, and no public explanation of how the attackers
OpenAI Astra: Next Major AI Model Cracks Decade-Old Math
OpenAI has revealed Astra, an unreleased model built for problems that take hours or days to solve. The reveal arrived with a striking claim attached. An internal version of the model produced ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science, and several of those problems had resisted human effort for decades. The story reaches well beyond academia. One field on
