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Insurance Giant Aflac Discloses Data Breach Impacting Millions

Aflac Japan has notified regulators that policy details and personal and banking information have been compromised

Infosecurity Magazine 1 Jul 2026

Microsoft Accelerates Quantum-Safe Push with New Timeline

Microsoft has brought forward its timelines for transitioning to post-quantum cryptography (PQC)

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Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Are Back with New Security Guardrails

The new classifier in Fable 5 blocks the jailbreak technique that prompted the US export controls “in over 99% of…

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Brazilian Banking Trojan Ousaban Targets Spain and Portugal

FortiGuard says the Brazilian banking trojan Ousaban is targeting Spain and Portugal via phishing

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Fileless Malware Abuses Google Blogspot to Deploy Infostealer in Memory

Securonix said the Veil#Drop campaign abuses Google Blogspot to deliver PureLog Stealer in memory

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Why is crucial tech vulnerable to the heat?

Energy grids and train services are among the vital services that are vulnerable to very hot weather.

BBC Technology

Wonka Netflix show faces backlash for AI-generated Gene Wilder voice

The actor, who died in 2016, appears in the Netflix show with the consent of his estate.

BBC Technology

PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028

The firm said future games would still be sold in shops, but they would come with a digital code only.

BBC Technology

UK Healthcare Sector Records Tenfold Increase in Cyber-Attacks

SonicWall records 264,000 events in first five months of 2026 as UK hospitals come under siege

Infosecurity Magazine

Hackers Leverage Blockchain to Hit Japan's Hotels Through Booking.com Phishing

A wave of phishing emails sent to Booking.com partner accommodations in Japan in May led to blockchain-hosted malware

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