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Source-attributed reporting and analysis on cybersecurity, vulnerabilities, identity and digital defence.

100 articles · Original source dates

Threats & incidents24 Oct 2026

Capcom Data Breach Exposes 11.7 Million Email Addresses

Japanese gaming company Capcom has disclosed a data breach discovered on October 19 involving its CAPCOM ID service, which provides access to online services and games. As of October 22, attackers stole…

Security Affairs · 2 min read
Threats & incidents22 Oct 2026

Hacker Conversations: Corey Thuen and the Evil Bit

Corey Thuen is a hacker with a hacker mindset that is focused on the right way to do wrong things to get the right result. Corey Thuen is the founder and CEO of Gravwell , a firm with a slight difference: it…

SecurityWeek · 10 min read
Threats & incidents20 Oct 2026

Nikkei data breach affected over 1.8 million records

Japanese media company Nikkei has disclosed a data breach affecting more than 1.8 million records. The company, known for its financial news publications, including The Nikkei and the Financial Times, said…

Security Affairs · 2 min read
Industry & analysis20 Oct 2026

The Key to AI Software Security Isn’t Speed, It’s Maturity

Agentic artificial intelligence software development has all the traits of a summer blockbuster, with the prospects of Godzilla-sized productivity gains thrilling business leaders and security implications…

SecurityWeek · 5 min read
Threats & incidents20 Oct 2026

AfD Email Breach Exposes 421,000 Messages in Anonymous Online Archive

Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) confirmed on October 19 that its hosting provider was hacked in September and that mailboxes were copied. By the time the confirmation reached Bild, a website called…

Security Affairs · 4 min read
Industry & analysis19 Oct 2026

Anthropic Acquires Confidential AI Startup Opaque Systems

Anthropic has acquired Opaque Systems, a company that developed technology for using sensitive data in AI systems while keeping it protected by the underlying hardware. Opaque announced the deal last week,…

SecurityWeek · 1 min read
Threats & incidents17 Oct 2026

North Korean IT Workers Used Stolen US Identities to Earn $3 Million

The Justice Department (DoJ) announced coordinated enforcement actions this week targeting North Korea’s long-running scheme to place fake IT workers inside American companies. Two US nationals were arrested,…

Security Affairs · 5 min read
Threats & incidents16 Oct 2026

Burger King Japan Data Breach Impacted 11 Million Customers

Burger King Japan has disclosed a data breach that exposed the personal information of approximately 11.18 million official app members. Burger King Japan, the company operating the fast-food chain in the…

Security Affairs · 3 min read