Cyber-crime Custom malware routed communications through legitimate Microsoft services, making malicious activity look like routine corporate collaboration Cybercrims deploying DragonForce ransomware appear to have gained access to a major US services company’s network, then spent two months up to no good while disguising their command-and-control activities as legitimate Microsoft Teams traffic. Researchers at security firm...Read More

Nintendo has downplayed an employee data breach that a hacker group is threatening to release unless the company pays a $2 million ransom. At the weekend, a self-proclaimed “extortion as a service group” known as ShadowBytes threatened to leak private Nintendo employee data, which it claimed included lists of e-mails, names, bank statements, and private...Read More

President Donald Trump has signed a new National Security Presidential Memorandum aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of the federal government’s most sensitive military and intelligence networks. The June 12 memo, issued at a time of growing concern about cyber threats from China and other adversaries, re-constitutes the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) to oversee...Read More

A self-described “extortion as a service group” known as ShadowByt3$ (hereafter ShadowBytes) is threatening to leak “859.0MB” of Nintendo’s private employee data, which allegedly contains a list of employee emails, full names, bank statements, and private conversations, unless they’re provided with “a ransom payment of 2 million dollars.” The ransomware group published the threat on...Read More

Smart home devices and gadgets are now commonplace in many modern homes. Security cameras watch front doors, streaming boxes power TVs, and connected appliances constantly exchange data over the internet. Most people worry about companies collecting too much information, but a growing cybersecurity threat suggests consumers may have a much bigger problem to worry about....Read More

Image: Alex Olney / Nintendo Life Update [Tue 16th Jun 2026, 7:15pm]: Nintendo of America has responded to the claimed data breach, confirming a loss “limited to internal survey content comprising a small subset of our employees,” and stating that “most of the information dates back several years.” Here’s the full statement, as provided to...Read More

Cybersecurity company Ent has emerged from stealth with $100 million in seed funding. In announcing the financing Tuesday (June 16), Ent said its approach to cybersecurity is based on the belief that artificial intelligence (AI) “compresses the time between compromise and impact,” which means “prevention must once again become the primary objective of security.” The company says its platform...Read More

Coverage gaps emerge where policies diverge from actual risk Peter Foster, chairman of global FINEX cyber and cyber risk solutions at Willis, said differences in how policies are constructed leave some organisations exposed where they most need protection. “Cyber insurance cover varies widely, which is why organisations must understand what they have in place and...Read More

Global cyber-attack volumes moderated in May 2026, but ransomware incidents, GenAI-related data exposure risks, and travel-focused phishing campaigns expanded.   Global cyber attacks declined 7% month over month in May 2026, averaging 2,055 weekly attacks per organization, reports Check Point Research. However, ransomware incidents increased 48% year over year, while GenAI-driven data exposure and travel-sector...Read More

The cyber extortion collective known as “FulcrumSec” has claimed responsibility for a massive cyberattack against pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk. The hackers allege they have successfully exfiltrated more than a terabyte of highly sensitive data from the company’s internal servers after Novo Nordisk refused to comply with a staggering $25 million ransom demand. The Danish pharmaceutical...Read More