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Lawmakers take pick to ICE’s warrantless location tracking purchases 2026-03-03 at 22:10 By Jessica Lyons After DHS’s $2.3M PenLink contract gets ‘shady’ label A group of 70 US lawmakers has called on Homeland Security’s inspector general to investigate whether its agencies – including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – illegally purchased Americans’ location data […]

Apple jacks up MacBook pricing with M5 Pro, Max debut 2026-03-03 at 22:10 By Tobias Mann No one can hide from the RAMapocalypse, not even Tim Apple RAM shortages and faster chips have a big impact on Apple’s next-gen laptops. On Tuesday, the iGiant unveiled its M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and M5 Airs

1M Impacted by University of Hawaii Cancer Center Breach 2026-03-03 at 22:10 By The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division revealed it experienced a data breach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cyberwarriors elevated to big leagues in US war with Iran 2026-03-03 at 20:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo No more hiding in the server closet: Cyber ops mentioned alongside kinetic warfare as critical to conflict In what may be the most public acknowledgment of its cyber operations capabilities to date, the Pentagon has admitted that cyber soldiers

Fake Tech Support Spam Deploys Customized Havoc C2 Across Organizations 2026-03-03 at 20:31 By Threat hunters have called attention to a new campaign as part of which bad actors masqueraded as fake IT support to deliver the Havoc command-and-control (C2) framework as a precursor to data exfiltration or ransomware attack. The intrusions, identified by Huntress

BunsenLabs Carbon keeps the CrunchBang flame alive with Debian 13 2026-03-03 at 19:47 By Liam Proven Release lays the groundwork for going Wayland, if that’s your sort of thing BunsenLabs Linux is a lightweight, Debian-based distro forked from CrunchBang, and seven months after Debian 13 “Trixie” arrived, the project has released its latest version, dubbed

Western governments seek to lock down 6G before it even exists 2026-03-03 at 19:47 By Carly Page Telecoms coalition wants to avoid another 5G-style vendor scramble with early security guardrails A group of Western governments has launched a fresh bid to shape 6G before it’s even standardized, unveiling a set of security and resilience principles

Turns out most cybercriminals are old enough to know better 2026-03-03 at 19:47 By Carly Page Law enforcement data shows profit-driven cybercrime is dominated by 35- to 44-year-olds, not script kiddies Contrary to what some believe, cybercrime is not a kids’ game. Middle-aged adults, not teenagers, now make up the biggest chunk of people getting

Building a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow 2026-03-03 at 19:46 By Every CISO knows the uncomfortable truth about their Security Operations Center: the people most responsible for catching threats in real time are the people with the least experience. Tier 1 analysts sit at the front line of detection, and yet

Open-Source CyberStrikeAI Deployed in AI-Driven FortiGate Attacks Across 55 Countries 2026-03-03 at 19:46 By The threat actor behind the recently disclosed artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted campaign targeting Fortinet FortiGate appliances leveraged an open-source, AI-native security testing platform called CyberStrikeAI to execute the attacks. The new findings come from Team Cymru, which detected its use following an

Accenture down to buy Downdetector as part of $1.2 billion deal 2026-03-03 at 18:59 By O’Ryan Johnson The deal includes all Ookla assets including Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetrics Accenture is going to get a closer look into how web traffic is moving…or not moving. The company has announced plans to buy Downdetector parent company Ookla

CIOs say AI adoption is moving faster than they can manage 2026-03-03 at 16:38 By Dan Robinson Risk management? Continuity plan if our provider disappears? We’ve heard of these things AI adoption is moving too rapidly say senior tech leaders, as the pressure to deploy clashes with risk management and compliance concerns.… This article is

New Research: 45% Cybersecurity Leaders Work a “Sixth Day” 2026-03-03 at 16:38 By Nearly half of cybersecurity leaders are working 11 or more extra hours per week.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AWS backs Open VSX as Rust survey shows VS Code decline 2026-03-03 at 16:16 By Tim Anderson AI-first editors and agent-driven tooling intensify competition in the IDE market The Open VSX registry, used for installing extensions in editors compatible with Visual Studio Code (VS Code), will run on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure in Europe

Until last month, attackers could’ve stolen info from Perplexity Comet users just by sending a calendar invite 2026-03-03 at 16:16 By Thomas Claburn AI browsing agent left local files open for the taking If you wanted to steal local files from someone using Perplexity’s Comet browser, until last month you could just schedule the theft

Bank of England says it can run £431M settlement system without Accenture 2026-03-03 at 15:36 By Lindsay Clark Deputy governor tells MPs central bank now has in-house skills and IP to maintain revamped RTGS As the last Accenture employee clocked off from supporting the Bank of England’s £431 million Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system, the

Bootleg Windows, Office scheme crashes, triggers 22-month lockup for Florida woman 2026-03-03 at 15:07 By Connor Jones Heidi Richards paid more than $5M for certificate of authenticity labels in five years A Florida woman will spend nearly two years behind bars after being found guilty of fraudulently acquiring Microsoft certificate of authenticity (COA) labels and

Microsoft reportedly eyes E7 tier to make AI agents pay their way – like the humans they’ll replace 2026-03-03 at 15:07 By Richard Speed Redmond wants a monthly cut from every digital worker on your payroll. Agents don’t need dental, they will need a SKU Microsoft is reportedly planning to license AI agents like employees

Dr. Bryan Stoker — Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2026 2026-03-03 at 15:07 By Dr. Bryan Stoker discusses his more than 40-year career with NSA and the changing world of cybersecurity. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Mario Platt — Top Cybersecurity Leaders 2026 2026-03-03 at 15:07 By Mario Platt shares how his dedication to education and community have bolstered his career. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source