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Hackers unknown

Ransomware attack cripples Autovista’s vehicle data systems across Europe

16. April, 2026 - 16:36

Market data specialist Autovista is battling a major ransomware attack that has knocked out critical IT systems across Europe and Australia, causing widespread disruption to vehicle valuations and identification services.

Ai assistant

EU threatens Meta with interim measures over WhatsApp AI lock-In

15. April, 2026 - 16:44

The European Commission is continuing to put pressure on WhatsApp’s parent company Meta. The background is that Meta, according to the Brussels authority, gives only its own AI assistant access to the WhatsApp messaging service, which preliminary findings suggest violates competition law.

Tax returns and ID cards

Fiverr data leak: Private documents exposed on Google

15. April, 2026 - 11:15

A misconfigured Cloudinary instance is leaking private user documents from the freelance platform, which are being indexed by Google. The researcher who discovered the issue has been waiting for a response from the company for over 40 days.

Data breach

Basic-Fit hacked: Around one million members affected

15. April, 2026 - 09:44

Hackers gained unauthorized access to the systems of Europe’s largest gym chain Basic-Fit and made off with personal data including names, addresses, and bank details.

Leadership by algorithm

Zuckerberg is training an AI clone of himself to attend meetings in his place

14. April, 2026 - 14:18

Meta is building an AI avatar of its CEO based on his voice, appearance and public statements. Whether it will actually work remains to be seen, as the technical and ethical hurdles are considerable.

All the updates

Kernel 7.0: Linux gets a new major version number

14. April, 2026 - 09:31

After 6.19 releases the version count had run its course. The new kernel brings more mature Rust integration, modern security signatures, and targeted improvements across filesystems, networking, and virtualization.

Fight Fraud Framework

MITRE aims to unify fraud detection with new open framework

13. April, 2026 - 16:31

The organization behind ATT&CK has released a companion framework specifically for financial fraud, introducing two new attack phases that the original framework never covered.

Energy sector hit

Iran-linked hackers target critical US infrastructure, CISA warns

08. April, 2026 - 10:53

The United States has repeatedly accused hacker groups with ties to Iran of carrying out cyberattacks. Most recently, even FBI Director Kash Patel was targeted. Now, a new incident has emerged.

Reborn as a state-owned tech champion

France takes over legacy brand Bull from Atos

31. March, 2026 - 20:18

Bull now belongs to the French state. By acquiring the company from the struggling Atos group, France is securing a piece of digital independence.

Vulnerability

ChatGPT sandbox bypassed via DNS tunneling

31. March, 2026 - 12:52

Security researchers at Check Point Research discovered a vulnerability in ChatGPT’s analysis environment. Data exfiltration was possible through a channel that OpenAI apparently overlooked.