EdTech Faces a Cybersecurity Crisis: Data Breaches Surge Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026 EdTech firms face rising cyberattacks as ShinyHunters and FulcrumSec target schools, exposing sensitive data and disrupting services. Resecurity (USA) warns the education technology (EdTech) sector has become a prime target for cybercriminals, as attacks against educational institutions and related platforms continue to...Read More

New cyber threat intelligence from Resecurity detailed that the Anubis ransomware group targeted the Adriatic Port Authority in a cyberattack that disrupted maritime logistics and exposed the growing risks facing critical transportation infrastructure. Hackers allegedly gained initial access through a spear-phishing email, then moved laterally across the network by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities and escalating privileges....Read More

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Michigan man has been sentenced to five years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen says Andrew Shenkosky, 30, was involved in purchasing nearly 2,500 stolen login credentials from a dark web marketplace and using them for...Read More

Florida has filed a new lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the social media platform allowed underage users to access its services and misrepresented the risks children face on the app despite a state law aimed at protecting minors online. Florida Alleges TikTok Violated Child Social Media Law Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that the...Read More

Photo by Pixabay via Pexels A teacher who banned smartphones in his own home says the U.K.’s new social media ban for under-16s is a “brave and bold step.” × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kA...Read More

The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has obtained an urgent preservation of property order emanating from a sophisticated online banking scam involving some R21.55 million. The money was allegedly fraudulently diverted from the bank account of a Middelburg-based company, Jormid, by a scammer earlier this year. “On 21 May 2026, Jormid’s financial...Read More

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is facing a significant cybersecurity challenge after a cyber extortion group claimed it had stolen more than one terabyte of sensitive corporate data and attempted to extract $25 million from the company. The hacking group, known as FulcrumSec, stated that it spent more than two months inside Novo Nordisk’s network,...Read More

Ent, an intent-aware workspace security company, has emerged from stealth with $100m in seed financing, aiming to shift the cybersecurity industry’s focus from reaction to prevention in an era of AI-accelerated attacks. The round was led by Decibel, with participation from Sequoia, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Craft Ventures, Shield Capital, Felicis, and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Ent’s platform...Read More

Young people in the European Union view the impact of social media on their mental health far more positively than their parents do, according to a survey commissioned by the European Commission published on Wednesday. Nearly half of respondents aged 13 to 18, or 48%, said social media had a positive effect on their mental...Read More

In early June 2026, Cisco and NetApp expanded their long-running FlexPod and Splunk collaborations to offer validated AI infrastructure solutions and a new SOAR playbook that ties NetApp ONTAP storage directly into automated ransomware response workflows. This combination of AI-ready converged infrastructure and storage-level cyber defense could make NetApp’s platforms more central to customers’ data,...Read More