Romanian Hacker Gets Nearly 5 Years in US Prison Over Network Intrusion Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2026 Romanian hacker Catalin Dragomir (45) got 4 years and 8 months in prison for selling access to an Oregon state network. Romanian hacker Catalin Dragomir (45) will spend 4 years and 8 months in a US prison after...Read More
A reliable ransomware response in the first hour of an attack often decides whether your company recovers or shuts down. The early steps include isolating infected systems, alerting leadership, and contacting law enforcement before any ransom talks begin. These moves limit the spread, protect clean data, and preserve evidence investigators will need later. Ransomware threat...Read More
CORRECTION (May 27, 3:51 pm ET): Corrects headline and story throughout to say Manuel Aráoz is a former CTO and co-founder of OpenZeppelin who departed in 2019. An earlier version of the article incorrectly identified Aráoz as the company’s CEO. Former OpenZeppelin CTO and co-founder Manuel Aráoz said he now considers “all” of decentralized finance...Read More
JVP announced a strong first quarter for 2026, highlighted by four major portfolio company exits spanning cybersecurity and vertical AI. The international venture capital firm said the transactions demonstrate its long-term investment strategy and continued ability to scale category-leading companies across Israel, the U.S., and Europe. The quarter was led by JVP’s exit from DealHub,...Read More
Duolingo is one of the most popular language-learning apps in the world. As of Q1 2026, it had 137.8 million monthly active users. Its short lessons, streaks, and gamified progress tools are designed to keep users engaged and returning regularly. But despite its popularity and engaging design, it’s still an app that collects data, runs...Read More
Duolingo is one of the most popular language-learning apps in the world. As of Q1 2026, it had 137.8 million monthly active users. Its short lessons, streaks, and gamified progress tools are designed to keep users engaged and returning regularly. But despite its popularity and engaging design, it’s still an app that collects data, runs...Read More
It was one of the most popular news segments on national TV in the early 2000s, and many viewers tuned in. Now, “To Catch a Predator” has inspired a movie. A24 released the trailer Wednesday. The movie’s official title is “Primetime.” The film stars “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” alum Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the...Read More
Dutch financial crime investigators seized more than 800 servers and arrested two Netherlands-based men on May 18, 2026, dismantling the hosting infrastructure that kept Russia’s most-documented shared cyberattack network running for more than a year after European Union sanctions had already tried and failed to shut it down. The Dutch Tax Intelligence and Investigation Service...Read More
The Labour chair has given Nigel Farage 24 hours to report to security services the claim that his phone was hacked by Russia-linked actors or the party will do it for him. In a letter to the Reform UK leader, Anna Turley said it was “in the public and national interest” to ensure that a...Read More
How to Build Resilience and Protect Against Ransomware: 6 Best Practices If you’re looking for effective ways to guard against ransomware, take a cue from the world’s top cloud providers. For example, platforms such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are built to help resist these threats by combining strong layered security, automation, AI, resilience techniques,...Read More
