The notorious Everest ransomware group claims to have breached Nissan Motor Corporation (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), the Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer. The group published its claims on its dark web leak site on January 10, 2026, sharing six screenshots allegedly taken from the stolen data. They also revealed a directory structure showing ZIP archives, text files, Excel sheets, and

When visitors land on your website, they’re usually looking for answers. What if you could give them a tool that provides instant, personalized results? That’s exactly what interactive calculators do, and they’re easier to build than you might think. For example, simple loan calculators have become the highest-traffic pages on many financial websites, generating more leads than any other content

This is not the same as not working very hard. In fact, they’re very different. We’ve been indoctrinated to avoid trying hard (too risky and emotionally fraught) and to resign ourselves to working hard (held up as a virtue). People who work in productivity-focused jobs where they follow the manual work very hard. If you buy a Subway franchise, you’re buying years of hard work–the more hours you p

Anthropic has become the latest Artificial intelligence (AI) company to announce a new suite of features that allows users of its Claude platform to better understand their health information. Under an initiative called Claude for Healthcare, the company said U.S. subscribers of Claude Pro and Max plans can opt to give Claude secure access to their lab results and health records by connecting to

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on two service providers that supply online criminal networks with the necessary tools and infrastructure to fuel the pig butchering-as-a-service (PBaaS) economy. At least since 2016, Chinese-speaking criminal groups have erected industrial-scale scam centers across Southeast Asia, creating special economic zones that are devoted to fraudulent investment

In a world of automation, AI and outsourcing, what exactly do we do for a living? Perhaps we make decisions. And what’s in short supply? A willingness to take responsibility. If you choose to sign up to make and take, there have never been more tools or more leverage available to you.

A massive data breach has compromised the personal information of approximately 17.5 million Instagram users, with sensitive details now circulating on dark web forums. The leak, first highlighted by cybersecurity researchers at Malwarebytes and verified through dark web listings, exposes a treasure trove of contact information that leaves millions vulnerable to identity theft and targeted phishi

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Staff Working on China, Intel, Military Oversight Targeted in Espionage Operation Chris Riotta ( @chrisriotta ) • January 9, 2026 U.S. officials are investigating a suspected Chinese cyber espionage operation compromising email systems used by congressional staff working on House national security committees. See Also: OnDemand

Left alone, a cup of coffee will gradually cool until it reaches room temperature. Stable systems regress to the mean. Things level out on their way to average, which maintains the stability of the system. The same pressures are put on any individual in our culture. Sooner or later, unless you push back, you’ll end up at room temperature. (As I write this, the built-in grammar tool has made sugge

Here’s a useful writing breakthrough that has made a difference for me… Set up an account at ElevenLabs . Create a custom voice by uploading some recordings of yourself speaking. It’s not perfect, but it’s eerily close. Now, when writing an essay, a book or even a report for work, upload the text and have the site convert it to your voice. Download it to your phone and listen to the audiobook you

Iran shut down the internet as protests spread nationwide. Dozens were killed in a violent crackdown amid soaring inflation and a collapsing currency. Iran has shut down the internet nationwide as protests spread across multiple cities. Security forces responded with a violent crackdown that reportedly killed dozens. Demonstrations continued despite the blackout, with shops closing in Tehran’s m

A few months ago, I needed to add WhatsApp chat to my WordPress site. It sounded simple at first, but once I started looking, things got messy quickly. There were dozens of plugins that looked similar, vague feature lists, and very little clarity about which ones actually worked well in real situations. That’s a problem, because the wrong setup can slow down responses, frustrate visitors, or crea

Of course it’s not going to work the first time. You’ll need to fix errors in the code. Adjust errors in measurement. Deal with changing conditions. Perhaps there are systems effects no one could have predicted. If we begin a project with the high school mindset of getting a good grade (and avoiding the red check), then not only won’t we be eager to find bugs, we’re less likely to invest in proje

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released an advisory warning of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors leveraging malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting entities in the country. “As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks, academic institutions, and both U.S. and foreign government entities with embedded malicious Quick Response (QR)

The digital landscape is more crowded than it’s ever been. Honestly, it feels a bit like trying to be heard in a packed stadium. Every single day, thousands of articles, blog posts, and landing pages are published with the hope of catching the eye of a potential customer. For a business owner or a marketing manager, the pressure to stand out is immense. You know you’ve got to be visible on search

We recently handled a case where a customer reported strange SEO behavior on their website. Regular visitors saw a normal site. No popups. No redirects. No visible spam. However, when they checked their site on Google, the search results were flooded with eBay-type-looking websites and “Situs Toto” gambling spam. This is a professional-grade SEO cloaking attack. The malware turns the application

A 25-year-old Bigfork man, Jeremiah Daniel Starr, was sentenced yesterday to 46 months in federal prison for a cyberstalking campaign that lasted nearly three years. The case is particularly chilling because the victim, identified as Jane Doe, believed Starr was her best friend, while he was secretly the person sending her threatening and frightening messages. According to the Department of Justi

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that uses WhatsApp as a distribution vector for a Windows banking trojan called Astaroth in attacks targeting Brazil. The campaign has been codenamed Boto Cor-de-Rosa by Acronis Threat Research Unit. “The malware retrieves the victim’s WhatsApp contact list and automatically sends malicious messages to each contact to further

A recent investigation by the research firm Zscaler ThreatLabz has found a clever new trap targeting people in the cryptocurrency space. In November 2025, researchers found three malicious software packages hiding in NPM , a massive public library that developers use every day to build apps. These files weren’t just glitches; they were designed to deliver a specific virus that researchers have na

AI search visibility refers to how a brand appears in AI-generated results from tools like ChatGPT and AI-augmented search engines such as Gemini or Perplexity. Unlike traditional SEO, which tracks ranking positions and blue links, AI visibility measures how often your brand is mentioned, how your owned content is cited, and how those mentions are framed in model responses. As more users rely on

Chainguard, the trusted source for open source, has a unique view into how modern organizations actually consume open source software and where they run into risk and operational burdens. Across a growing customer base and an extensive catalog of over 1800 container image projects, 148,000 versions, 290,000 images, and 100,000 language libraries, and almost half a billion builds, they can see

Short-form video gets a lot of views, but does it actually grow your business? Are you tired of producing vanilla content that fails to build a real community? In this article, you’ll discover strategic tips from two seasoned experts to help you grow your audience and drive business results with short-form video on YouTube and […] The post appeared first on Social Media Examiner .

Those are harsh words. They imply agency, responsibility and failure. The response might be, “I did everything I was supposed to do.” Or perhaps, “What should I have done? I followed all the instructions.” Agency and freedom go together. We have more choices than we want to admit. When Ahab decided to become a whaling captain, everything that happened after that was related to his initial choice.

Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI on Wednesday announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a dedicated space that allows users to have conversations with the chatbot about their health. To that end, the sandboxed experience offers users the optional ability to securely connect medical records and wellness apps, including Apple Health, Function, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, AllTrails,

We recently investigated a case involving a WordPress website where a customer reported persistent fake pop-up notifications appearing on their site. The warnings were urging them to update their browser (Chrome or Firefox), even though their software was already fully up-to-date. What made this case particularly unique was the targeting. The fake alerts were not visible to regular visitors on th

File-sharing platform ownCloud warned users today to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to block attackers using compromised credentials from stealing their data. ownCloud has over 200 million users worldwide, including hundreds of enterprise and public-sector organizations such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the European Commission, German tech company ZF Group, insuran

A cybercrime gang known as Black Cat has been attributed to a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that employs fraudulent sites advertising popular software to trick users into downloading a backdoor capable of stealing sensitive data. According to a report published by the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China (CNCERT/CC) and

Here’s a tough pill to swallow: The way buyers discover brands has undergone a fundamental change. Thus, answer engine optimization tools have emerged as essential technology for marketers navigating the new era of search , where AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews deliver direct answers instead of links. AEO tools bridge this visibility gap by tracking how AI systems m

A US internet service provider (ISP) is scrambling to investigate a recent security breach in which threat actors claim to have obtained information on over one million customers and disrupted their connectivity. Brightspeed offers high-speed fiber internet, digital voice and business services across 20 US states. On January 4, a hacking group known as Crimson Collective posted to Telegram that i

Gulshan Management Services, Inc., a Texas-based company that operates over 150 gas stations and convenience stores under the Handi Plus and Handi Stop brands all over the United States, has confirmed a large-scale data breach that exposed personal information tied to more than 377,000 people. The incident came to light through a filing with the Maine Attorney General, a required step when reside

If you’re collecting event registrations, payments, or course sign-ups in WordPress, it makes sense to give people something they can download right away. That might be a ticket, a receipt, or a certificate they can save or print right away after submitting your form. The problem is that WordPress forms don’t generate PDFs by default. Many site owners end up exporting entries, pasting data into d

Security teams are still catching malware. The problem is what they’re not catching. More attacks today don’t arrive as files. They don’t drop binaries. They don’t trigger classic alerts. Instead, they run quietly through tools that already exist inside the environment — scripts, remote access, browsers, and developer workflows. That shift is creating a blind spot. Join us for a deep-dive

Non-human employees are becoming the future of cybersecurity, and enterprises need to prepare accordingly. As organizations scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud automation, there is exponential growth in Non-Human Identities (NHIs), including bots, AI agents, service accounts and automation scripts. In fact, 51% of respondents in ConductorOne’s 2025 Future of Identity Security Report

The National Security Bureau in Taiwan says that China’s attacks on the country’s energy sector increased tenfold in 2025 compared to the previous year. A report from the agency highlights that attackers targeted critical infrastructure in nine key sectors, and the total number of cyber incidents linked to China grew by 6%. The emergency rescue and hospitals sectors saw an increase in cyberattack

Threat actors engaging in phishing attacks are exploiting routing scenarios and misconfigured spoof protections to impersonate organizations’ domains and distribute emails that appear as if they have been sent internally. “Threat actors have leveraged this vector to deliver a wide variety of phishing messages related to various phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms such as Tycoon 2FA,” the

Even though yeast is far more reliable than it used to be, many bakers still proof it before investing the time and materials to bake a loaf of bread. The extra few minutes waiting for it to bloom is cheap insurance to avoid a failed loaf a day later. If you need to be sure there are no pits in your chopped dates, it makes sense to avoid mechanically de-pitted fruit. Every single date has exactly

Emerging trends in answer engine optimization are reshaping how brands earn visibility, trust, and demand in AI-powered search. Answer engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini now deliver fully synthesized answers directly to users, compressing the traditional customer journey. According to HubSpot’s Consumer Trends Report , 72% of consumers plan to use AI-powered search

A massive global network of infected gadgets, Aisuru DDoS Botnet ‘s Android variant dubbed Kimwolf, has grown to over 2 million devices since last August, reveals the latest research from the anti-fraud intelligence company Synthient. Reportedly, hackers are hunting for