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Vimeo Breach Tied to Anodot Exposes 119,000 Emails as ShinyHunters Dumps Data

A compromised analytics link shows how a vendor can expose a larger platform.

Instructure Confirms Canvas Data Breach Claimed by ShinyHunters

OpenAI Launches Advanced Account Security With Passwordless Sign-In and YubiKey Option

Apple Maps Ads Near Launch as iOS 26.5 Beta 2 Adds In-App Notice

XChat Hits App Store With April 17 Launch for Encrypted, Ad-Free Messaging

Meta Halts Work With Mercor After Breach Tied to LiteLLM Supply-Chain Attack

OpenAI to Test Contextual Ads in ChatGPT for Free and Go Users in the U.S.

Google Brings Gemini 3 to Gmail, Rolling Out AI Writing and Inbox Tools in the U.S.

ShinyHunters Extorts Pornhub With Alleged Trove of Premium User Analytics

ShinyHunters Extorts Pornhub With Claimed 94 GB of User Activity Data as SoundCloud Confirms Separate Breach

BSI Audit Flags Weaknesses in Popular Password Managers, Recommends Continued Use

WhatsApp Contact-Discovery Flaw Let Researchers Map 3.5 Billion Accounts

Meta Will Retire Facebook’s External Like and Comment Plugins on February 10, 2026

Windows 10 Support Ends as Microsoft Grants One-Year Free Extension in Europe With Account Login

Apple Nears Prompt AI Acqui-Hire to Boost Apple Intelligence and HomeKit

WhatsApp Tests Username Reservations in Android Beta to Reduce Phone-Number Exposure

Meta to Analyze AI Chats on WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook for Ads Starting Dec. 16

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pulse Preview for Pro Users With Personalized Morning Cards

Proton Begins Rolling Out Rebuilt Mobile Mail Apps With Offline Mode and Faster Performance

Lovense Deploys Patch for Account Takeover While Email Leak Fix Faces 14-Month Rollout