The "hi, mum" WhatsApp scam: how it works and how to avoid it
Photo, name and even the way of writing, all copied. Here are the two scams behind "hi mum, I've changed my number" and …
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Edward Snowden: the NSA leak that redefined privacy
Thirteen years ago, Edward Snowden exposed the NSA's mass surveillance. Here's what he revealed, the fallout abroad, and …
Morris Worm: the 1988 worm that nearly took down the internet
On 2 November 1988, a worm released by a Cornell student brought down 6,000 computers and almost stopped the entire …
Clipper malware steals crypto via USB and uses Tor as C2
Microsoft warns of a campaign active since February 2026 that combines a USB worm, clipboard hijacking and Tor-based C2 …
Passkeys: how truly passwordless authentication works
Credentials are the number one breach vector — 22% of cases. Passkeys fix that: the private key never leaves your …
iFood data breach: 1.2 million Brazilian IDs exposed
iFood confirmed a breach dating to December 2025: names, national ID numbers and addresses of 1.2 million customers …
The GIF turns 39: from CompuServe to today's memes
On 15 June 1987, Steve Wilhite released the GIF on CompuServe. On the same date, 35 years later, Internet Explorer was …
UNIVAC I at 75: the computer that called an election and was silenced
On 14 June 1951, the UNIVAC I was delivered to the US Census Bureau. Seventy-five years on: the story of the first …
ShinyHunters exploits Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day, 100+ victims
ShinyHunters exploited CVE-2026-35273, a CVSS 9.8 zero-day in Oracle PeopleSoft, to breach 100+ organisations before a …
Aflac: breach exposes the data of 22.7 million people
The US insurer confirms that a June 2025 attack exposed the health data and SSNs of 22.7 million people. It took a year …