iPhone security has been in the news this month as Apple patches known exploits. As promised, the company has alerted customers using iPhones on older software to update this week. Meanwhile, Apple states on-the-record that its Lockdown Mode has proven effective against hack attempts so far. iPhones in Lockdown Mode have never been hacked In...Read More
A hacking group backed by the Iranian government dubbed “Handala” said on Friday that it has breached the personal email account of FBI director Kash Patel. In a post on its website, Handala included several pictures of a visibly younger Patel, as well as a link to a cache of files that appear to come...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI has intensified its effort across the U.S. to take down the online child-exploitation group, “764” network, with two recent examples highlighted by FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. In a post shared on X on Wednesday, Bongino revealed how the dangerous network has infiltrated online spaces...Read More
The cybersecurity sector, long considered a bastion of growth in the technology market, faced a brutal reckoning on Friday, March 27, 2026. Industry leaders CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PANW) saw their valuations crater by more than 5% as a “perfect storm” of disruptive AI technology leaks and aggressive...Read More
Payments totalling R3-million are under investigation after motivations – or requests – for the cash from police officers suggested they were involved in protecting President Cyril Ramaphosa. However, it turns out they may not have been involved in his security. The matter was referred to the police’s anti-corruption investigating unit. Responding to Daily Maverick questions...Read More
The website used by the Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked hacker group which has claimed credit for the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, is shown on a screen in Washington DC, US, March 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Raphael Satter Iran–linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet, the hackers and the bureau said...Read More
The dark web has a sinister and foreboding name for a reason. This is a place where all manner of illegal and underhand activity takes place, as well as somewhere internet users can free themselves from government censorship and draconian surveillance. Getting on the dark web isn’t particularly difficult, but it’s not somewhere you should...Read More
An FBI spokesperson told Fox News the bureau is aware of “malicious actors” targeting FBI Director Patel’s personal email information and has taken “all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks.” The FBI noted the information in question is “historical in nature” and does not involve government information. The Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked hacking group,...Read More
Codenotary has launched AgentX, an autonomous platform for managing and securing Linux infrastructure and code. The company said the system uses coordinated AI agents across cloud and on-premises environments. The product is aimed at organisations running large server fleets, where infrastructure teams are under pressure to handle more systems with limited staff. Codenotary said AgentX...Read More
The group behind an alleged hack of FBI Director Kash Patel‘s personal email identified itself as the Handala Hack Team, which U.S. authorities have tied to Iran. The group’s name comes from Handala, a prominent national symbol and personification of the Palestinian people born from a 1969 political cartoon. Handala in a statement posted on...Read More
