July 13, 2026

Cybersecurity

Canvas Secures Data with Hacker's Agreement: A Cybersecurity Update

Canvas Secures Data with Hacker’s Agreement: A Cybersecurity Update

Instructure, owner of Canvas, has struck an agreement with hacking group ShinyHunters, ensuring the return and destruction of stolen data. The agreement promises non-extortion of customers and acknowledges the breach to Congress. Further details on the nature of the breach and response actions remain undisclosed.

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Silent Swap Crypto Clipper Uses Fake Google Notes Extension to Replace Wallet Addresses

Silent Swap Crypto Clipper Uses Fake Google Notes Extension to Replace Wallet Addresses

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an active browser extension campaign that is designed to steal cryptocurrency by stealthily replacing wallet addresses when unsuspecting users initiate a transaction. The cryptocurrency clipper activity has been codenamed Silent Swap by McAfee Labs. “The campaign is delivered through unsigned installers – observed in both .NET and Golang variants – that

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The Realities of AI Video Surveillance

The Realities of AI Video Surveillance

The Financial Times has a good article on how AI is changing the capabilities of video surveillance, with information from both Israel/Iran and Russia. I wrote about this sort of thing a few years ago, how AI enables mass spying in the way that computers and networks enabled mass surveillance. The interesting development in the…

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June 2026 Apple Updates, (Tue, Jun 30th)

June 2026 Apple Updates, (Tue, Jun 30th)

Apple released updates for iOS/iPadOS, macOS, and Safari on Monday. There have been no updates for other Apple operating systems (visionOS, watchOS, tvOS). Usually, Apple updates all products at the same time.

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FortiBleed Targeted FortiGate Firewalls in 110 Million-Credential Harvesting Operation

FortiBleed Targeted FortiGate Firewalls in 110 Million-Credential Harvesting Operation

A Russian-speaking initial access broker (IAB) driven by financial gain is assessed to be behind a large-scale credential-harvesting operation known as FortiBleed that has targeted over 430,000 FortiGate firewalls globally. The campaign, active since February 2026, involves collecting credential lists, searching for exposed services, brute-forcing accessible systems, and deploying bespoke

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