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GitHub confirmed that a single employee installing a malicious VS Code extension led to the theft of ~3,800 internal repositories. Here's what happened, who's behind it, and the practical steps every developer and small business should take to protect their code and tools.
A single GitHub employee installed a trojanized VS Code extension — and attackers walked away with roughly 3,800 internal repositories. Here's what happened, who's behind it, and how to vet your own extensions before the same thing happens to you.
Two critical web platform threats are converging this week. Drupal is pushing an emergency core security update on May 20, and NGINX is already being actively exploited. If you run either platform, here's exactly what to do right now.
A critical heap buffer overflow flaw in NGINX (CVE-2026-42945) is already being actively exploited just days after disclosure. Here's what it is, why it matters for your business website, and the steps you need to take right now.
CVE-2026-42897 is a zero-day actively targeting on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers through Outlook Web Access. No patch exists yet — but mitigations do. Here's your step-by-step emergency guide.
A maximum-severity authentication bypass flaw in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller is being actively exploited in the wild. CISA has added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a federal patch deadline of May 17, 2026. Here's what it means for your business and what to do right now.
For the first time ever, Google's threat researchers caught criminals using AI to build a working cyberattack — a zero-day exploit designed to bypass two-factor authentication at massive scale. Here's what happened, why it matters, and what small businesses and everyday users can do right now.
ShinyHunters breached Instructure's Canvas platform — and kept coming back. Here's what was stolen, which schools were hit, and exactly what parents and students should do right now to protect themselves.
ShinyHunters claims to have stolen 275 million records from Canvas, the learning platform used by 41% of North American higher-ed institutions. Here's what happened, why it matters to local families, and exactly what to do now.
ShinyHunters hacked Canvas just before finals, exposing data from 275 million students across nearly 9,000 schools. Here's exactly what was stolen, what it means for your family, and six steps to protect yourself right now.
ShinyHunters breached Canvas's Instructure platform — exposing data from up to 275 million students — then defaced school login pages during finals week. Here's the full timeline, what was stolen, and six steps to protect yourself now.
ShinyHunters defaced Canvas login pages at thousands of schools, forced universities to reschedule final exams, and threatened to leak data on 275 million students. Here's what parents and students need to do right now to protect themselves.
