Iran-linked hacking group Handala has threatened the 2026 FIFA World Cup, claiming to have hacked FBI surveillance drones and warning participating teams to "tighten your World Cup security." The group, linked to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, also previously claimed to have hacked FBI Director Kash Patel's email.
A North Korea-linked hacking group, Kimsuky, is reportedly using AI to develop malware targeting South Korea's government electronic authentication system, posing a significant security threat.
Instructure has reached an agreement with the ShinyHunters hacking group to prevent the leak of 3.5 terabytes of stolen student data. While the company did not explicitly confirm a ransom payment, it claims the data has been returned and destroyed.
A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.
A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across North America.
A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities acrosst the US
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students attempting to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the attack: ShinyHunters has breached Instructure (again). Instead of contacting […]
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is now online again after it went down following a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Before systems were restored, students who attempted to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the […]
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students attempting to access the system on Thursday saw a message from the hacking group ShinyHunters, which claimed responsibility for the attack: ShinyHunters has breached Instructure (again). Instead of contacting […]
Following the $290 million Kelp DAO hack, Digital Asset CEO Yuval Rooz says Wall Street firms are increasingly worried about their fiduciary duty to prevent state-sponsored hackers—particularly North Korean groups—from infiltrating their systems. Canton Network's 'guardrail' design allows participants to limit user control, a feature Rooz argues is necessary for security, though crypto purists criticize it as centralization. Arbitrum's decision to freeze $71 million in exposed funds shows the tension between DeFi's permissionless ideals and practical safety needs.
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of the Chinese government has been extradited to the United States from Italy. Xu Zewei, who worked as a contractor for China's Ministry of State Security, is accused of targeting U.S. universities to steal COVID-19 research in 2020 and hacking Microsoft Exchange servers in 2021 as part of the Hafnium group. He faces over a decade in prison if convicted.
A Chinese national accused of conducting cyberattacks for China's Ministry of State Security has been extradited from Italy to the U.S. Xu Zewei faces charges for allegedly hacking U.S. universities to steal COVID-19 research and participating in the Hafnium Microsoft Exchange server attacks that affected over 12,700 U.S. entities.
CoinDesk reports that KelpDAO suffered a $290 million exploit on Saturday, making it 2026's biggest crypto hack. Two blockchain servers hosted by LayerZero were compromised during the heist.
