Veeam says critical security flaws may be exposing backup servers to RCE attacks

Veeam patches three critical-severity flaws and two high-severity issues.

Major SocksEscort proxy network powered by Linux malware taken down by FBI and other police forces

The 15-year-old malicious network was finally taken down, servers and domains were seized.

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam

The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker.

Google paid over $17 million to bug hunters in 2025

Google paid out $17.1 million in bug bounties in 2025, the biggest year for payouts ever.

Telus Digital confirms breach – hackers allegedly stole ‘almost 1 petabyte of data’

ShinyHunters take the blame, saying they grabbed GCP credentials in the Salesloft Drift fiasco.

Starbucks reveals venti data breach, hundreds of employees possibly affected

Starbucks HR and workplace platform attacked, and sensitive data pulled.

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s Warrantless Wiretap Access

A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.

Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers

An international law enforcement operation shut down a service called SocksEscort, which allegedly helped cybercriminals all over the world launch ransomware and DDoS attacks, as well as distribute child sexual abuse material.