Chainalysis counted over $30 million taken by force from crypto holders this year, with home invasions rising sharply and relatives targeted.

The FBI warns that OAuth consent phishing gives attackers persistent access to email and files without a password or a second factor.

A fintech disclosed passports and transaction histories after a fraudulent government request. What families should be asking their providers.

California's DROP platform sends one deletion request to every registered data broker. Useful, but not a complete answer to your PII footprint.

Florida confirmed a breach of its law enforcement driver and vehicle database. The identifiers exposed cannot be reissued the way a password can.

On August 26, Sen. Josh Hawley opened an inquiry into Flock Safety, writing to CEO Garrett Langley that the company "boasts more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states and more than 20 billion vehicle scans every month." Flock, which announced new guardrails in August 2026 including a seven-day default retention recommendation, has until September 8 to respond. Flock describes the system differently. Flock says its technology has supported investigations and helped locate mis

A technical review of a NERO R-ONE speed camera found an undocumented mechanism that could grant shell access via SMS from hardcoded Russian phone numbers. The authority also found disabled SecureBoot, an unauthenticated web-management portal, and exposed live video feeds. It assessed the device as a rebranded Russian CORDON PRO.M. The lesson: Verify and regularly re-confirm everything that is connected to your networks. Even something mundane as an inexpensive and convenient