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France Becomes Latest EU Nation to Move Away from US Technology

Geo-Specific, Governance & Risk Management Europe Pursues Domestic and Open-Source Digital Solutions David Meyer • January 27, 2026 Image: Hubert.b/Shutterstock In a significant shift, France has opted to replace U.S. videoconferencing services with a domestically developed alternative known as Visio. This decision marks a crucial step in the broader European…

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149 Million Gmail and Facebook Passwords Compromised: Is Yours Among Them?

A significant security breach has resulted in the theft of over 100 million passwords from a compromised database, raising major concerns for online security across numerous platforms. The exposed database, which contained 149 million usernames and passwords, has been removed following concerns raised by a cybersecurity researcher to the hosting…

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Fortinet’s FortiNAC Vulnerability Poses Risk of Code Execution Attacks on Networks

Fortinet has issued critical updates to mitigate a severe security vulnerability in its FortiNAC network access control solution that poses a significant risk of arbitrary code execution. This flaw, identified as CVE-2023-33299, has been assigned a severity score of 9.6 on the CVSS scale, categorizing it as highly critical. The…

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FBI Warns of Two New Malware Threats Tied to Hidden Cobra Hackers

New Malware Alert: North Korean Hacking Group’s Tools Discovered The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the FBI, has issued a joint technical alert regarding two recently identified pieces of malware deployed by the North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Hidden Cobra, also…

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Claroty Secures $150M to Pioneer AI in Infrastructure Security

Governance & Risk Management, Operational Technology (OT) Claroty CEO Yaniv Vardi Discusses IPO Strategy and Acquisition Growth Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 26, 2026 Yaniv Vardi, CEO, Claroty (Image: Claroty) Claroty, a leader in cyber-physical systems security, has secured $150 million to enhance its understanding of vulnerabilities in industrial physical…

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How an Unprecedented Data Leak Is Fueling a New Wave of Cyberattacks

A monumental discovery in the realm of cybersecurity has emerged, with researchers identifying a vast data leak dubbed the “Mother of all Breaches” (MOAB). This unprecedented database, totaling 12 terabytes, encompasses an astounding 26 billion records, constituting perhaps the largest publicly disclosed collection of stolen credentials to date. This immense…

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