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Insider Data Breach Prompts US Treasury to Sever Ties with Booz Allen

Abeerah Hashim January 28, 2026
  • The U.S. Treasury has terminated all 31 active contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton due to the failure of the...
  • A former Booz Allen contractor leaked IRS tax return data for 406,000 individuals.
  • Treasury Secretaries from the U.S. said they would tighten controls over the security of Federal Contractor... Read More
Nike Investigates Possible Data Breach Following Dark Web Leak Claims
Nike Investigates Possible Data Breach Following Dark Web Leak Claims
user icon Abeerah Hashim clock icon January 27, 2026

A hacker group stated via their dark web page that they have leaked thousands upon…

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UK Government Pushes for Mass Scanning of Encrypted Messages
UK Government Pushes for Mass Scanning of Encrypted Messages
user icon Abeerah Hashim clock icon January 12, 2026

The government of the United Kingdom just disclosed something that privacy fanatics have…

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New Google Cloud Phishing Scam Uses Phone Calls and Fake Support Emails
New Google Cloud Phishing Scam Uses Phone Calls and Fake Support Emails
user icon Abeerah Hashim clock icon January 6, 2026

A X.com user, @ddd1ms with the name Dmitry Smilyanets, has raised an alarm on the…

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NordVPN Investigates Alleged Salesforce and Jira Data Leak Following Hacker Claims

Thuranira John Kobia Last Updated: January 5, 2026
NordVPN recently investigated the announcement of a bad actor by the alias ā€œ1011ā€ claiming to be responsible for a leak…
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Massive Dark Web Data Dump Exposes Russian Ticketing Giant Kassy.ru

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: December 30, 2025
Kassy.ru, a Russian e-ticketing platform, has become yet another victim of cybercrime within the entertainment industry. It sells tickets for…
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Fake GitHub Exploits Deliver WebRAT Malware to Security Researchers

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: December 24, 2025
Cybercriminals are now weaponizing GitHub itself. They’re creating fake repositories that promise working proof-of-concept code for high-profile security flaws. Instead,…
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Cybercriminals Launch Fake Netflix Alerts to Target Holiday Shoppers

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: December 23, 2025
The polished and professional-looking email is throwing shoppers off guard as they manage numerous subscription services and constantly changing billing…
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Hacker Sells Turkish University VPN Access on Dark Web

Abeerah Hashim Last Updated: December 22, 2025
The Turkish educational sector seems to be facing a dangerous, new cyber threat as hackers now target universities in the…
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Millions to Lose Free Dark Web Scans as Google Retires Key Privacy Tool

Danish Shah Last Updated: December 16, 2025
Google is shutting down one of their security features called the Dark Web Report. The tool will stop working by…
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