Luxury fashion group Kering – owner of the prestigious Gucci, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen brands, amongst others – has confirmed that hackers stole customer data from its systems in June 2025.
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Former WhatsApp Security Chief Says Meta Fired Him After Raising Security Concerns
Former WhatsApp Head of Security Attaullah Baig filed a lawsuit against Meta and a number of top executives in the company, accusing them of retaliating after he raised alarms about severe cybersecurity failures.
Second-Hand Phones for Kids: How to Choose and Secure a Pre-Owned Device
Buying a second-hand smartphone for your child can seem like a great idea. It’s cheaper, better for the environment, and often a good first step into the world of personal devices. But before you hand it over, it’s important to know what risks might come with it — and how to make sure it’s safe.
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Bitdefender Achieves Unparalleled Testing Results in VBSpam Benchmark
Bitdefender’s GravityZone email threat protection technology has been at the forefront of the industry for over a decade, and new independent test results validate this once again. We’re the only provider to have appeared in every VBSpam test to date, now at 80 rounds at the time of publication. In the past five years, our solution has amassed more number one positions than any other provider.
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My Child Is Chatting with ChatGPT. Should I Be Worried?
You noticed your child chatting with ChatGPT, and now you’re wondering what that really means. Is it safe? Should kids even be using it? Could they be exposed to something inappropriate—or is it just another tool like Google or YouTube?
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Fifteen Ransomware Groups Announce Sudden Retirement
Several notorious ransomware crews say they are disbanding, though experts doubt the silence will last.
Hackers claim mission accomplished
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Gearbox Says that Borderlands 4 Doesn’t Use Spyware
Borderlands 4 developer studio Gearbox has again unequivocally denied that “Take-Two does not use spyware in its games.”
The developers released a similar statement earlier this year after changes to Borderlands 3’s EULA sparked some controversy in the community. The accusations were the same: that the game has been basically turned into spyware.
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Teen Hackers Responsible for Most UK School Cybersecurity Incidents, ICO Warns
Teenagers are now responsible for a surge in cyber incidents across schools in the United Kingdom, according to a report from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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What’s New in GravityZone September 2025 (v 6.66)
Bitdefender recently introduced new functionality in Bitdefender GravityZone, a comprehensive cybersecurity platform that provides prevention, protection, detection, and response capabilities for organizations of all sizes. These new features, consistent with our multi-layered security strategy, are intended to ease the workload of security analysts, administrators, and users.
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British rail passengers urged to stay on guard after hack signals failure
Passengers of the UK’s state-owned London North Eastern Railway (LNER) have been warned to be vigilant after cybercriminals accessed traveller’s contact details and some information about past journeys.
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