Cybersecurity

[Flash] Global Cyber Attack Disrupts Canvas Platform at Thousands of Schools A hacking group has breached Canvas, the widely used educational software, disrupting online learning systems at thousands of universities and schools worldwide. The attack affected core functions including assignment submission, exams, and course management. Cybersecurity experts warn that the education sector is increasingly a prime target for cyber attacks. Source: BBC World

A large-scale international cyber attack simultaneously disrupted IT systems at universities and schools across the United States and Europe, affecting teaching and administration.

A large-scale cyber attack hit educational institutions across multiple US states, causing widespread disruption to university and school systems affecting hundreds of thousands of students and staff.

Canadian election authorities implanted ‘canary traps’ — unique false data records — in voter databases, successfully tracking and identifying unauthorized internal access to sensitive voter data.

Latest tests from the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) show that OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 performs on par with the much-hyped Mythos Preview in cybersecurity capability tests, suggesting AI cyber threats are not ‘a breakthrough specific to one model.’

DoD CTO Emil Michael says Anthropic remains a supply chain risk, but its advanced cyber-capable Mythos model is a separate national security issue, as the Pentagon announces agreements with seven AI companies for classified network deployment.

Ubuntu’s official website and multiple services have been offline for over a day due to a sustained DDoS attack, with Canonical describing it as a ‘sustained, cross-border attack.’

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) has been discovered in cPanel and WHM, with hackers actively exploiting it to take over servers, putting millions of websites worldwide at risk.

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) in cPanel and WHM is being actively exploited in the wild, putting millions of websites at risk of server takeover.

Sri Lanka’s government discloses another anomalous financial transaction, days after hackers stole $2.5M from the finance ministry, as the nation’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities continue to come under scrutiny.