IonQ Inc., a publicly traded supplier of quantum computers, today announced plans to acquire Elisity Inc. for $1.3 billion. The price tag includes $150 million in performance incentives that are contingent on Elisity meeting certain business milestones. The all-stock deal is set to close by year’s end. IonQ’s flagship product is a 256-qubit quantum computer called...Read More
When reported cyber incidents climb year after year, most governments brace for bad news. But for the Dominican Republic’s Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Centre (CNCS), Carlos Leonardo, this trend signals progress. “It is important to distinguish between the number of incidents reported and the actual level of risk,” says Leonardo, who also...Read More
Attackers took over Danfoss refrigeration controls overnight and pushed cases to 50C. The Danish supplier has sold into Canada for more than 70 years Hackers turned refrigerated cases at hundreds of French supermarkets into something closer to ovens overnight Sunday. They drove temperatures as high as 50C, spoiled fresh and frozen stock and, according to...Read More
Hundreds of supermarkets in France were the subject of a coordinated hack early Monday morning that turned up the heat on fridges and freezers, causing food to spoil and, in some cases, fires to break out. According to reports from AFP, three major grocery chains in the country — E. Leclerc, Intermarche and Cooperative U...Read More
A ransomware gang claimed Monday (Oct. 12) that it stole data from payment network MoneyGram and will publish the data if the company does not start negotiating, Cybernews reported Monday (Oct. 12), citing the gang’s claim posted on the dark net. MoneyGram has not confirmed an incident, and the attackers have not shared data samples, according to the report. MoneyGram did...Read More
Ghanaian authorities have rescued 119 Nigerians in an operation targeting cybercrime syndicates, with 105 of them repatriated to Nigeria. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons disclosed this in a statement on Monday, adding that the remaining 14 Nigerians were still undergoing processing by the Ghanaian authorities. According to the agency, the...Read More
More News • The Trump administration continues to use the Justice Department to go after perceived enemies. First, The New York Times reports (gift link): “The Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks—ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News—violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Trump,...Read More
Looking to read the full article? Scroll down and login or sign up today! Page Reload Scroll Position U.S. Seizes More Alleged China Hacking Domains Hackers Used Net Addresses to Attack Infrastructure, Filing Says The dashboard for the MicroScan application, an Integrity-developed app used to scan websites for vulnerabilities | CISA Oct 12, 2026 |...Read More
Canadians in the cybersecurity world say they were shocked to hear that a prominent ransomware negotiator had been arrested by the FBI over suspected connections to criminal hacking group ShinyHunters. FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday confirmed the arrest of a “suspected co-conspirator” in the recent ShinyHunters cyberattack on FBIjobs.gov which exposed a trove of...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Gov. Josh Stein has proclaimed October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in North Carolina, encouraging residents to protect themselves from digital scams and threats. According to a report from the FBI, North Carolina residents lost over $431 million to internet crimes in 2025, up from $324 million in 2024. The report says...Read More
