The world woke up on April 1, 2026 to a geopolitical escalation unlike anything the global technology industry has ever faced. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — the IRGC — issued a chilling ultimatum: eighteen of the world’s most powerful technology companies have been declared “legitimate military targets,” with attacks set to begin at 8 p.m. Tehran time today.
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says. In Singapore, for example, users have also been told by police to be wary of any unusual requests they receive on messaging apps.
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L) returns to the stage after a pre-recorded interview during the Microsoft Build conference opening keynote in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images
Johnson Controls is a multinational conglomerate that develops and manufactures industrial control systems, security equipment, HVAC systems, and fire safety equipment for buildings. The company employs over 100,000 people through its corporate operations and subsidiaries across 150 countries, reporting sales of $27.4 billion in 2024.
Members of the DevGen.AI team included Thomas Mathew, Saket Garud, Vamsi Nallamouthu, Vivek Agrawal, Kumar Vadaparty and Kallol DuttaguptaMorgan Stanley. During a Morgan Stanley hackathon at the end of 2023, two teams were trying to solve a problem that has plagued developers for years: how to rewrite legacy code into modern programming languages.
SentinelOne has shared more details on an attempted supply chain attack by Chinese hackers through an IT services and logistics firm that manages hardware logistics for the cybersecurity firm. SentinelOne is an American endpoint protection (EDR/XDR) solutions provider that protects critical infrastructure in the country and numerous large enterprises.
Although you would be right to be concerned about the number of compromised credentials that have been published to the dark web, some 19 billion passwords alone, there’s more to worry about than just the stolen password problem. Billions of leaked browser tracking cookies are available on the dark web. Getty
Microsoft confirms 10/10 Azure vulnerability. It’s not often that a truly critical security vulnerability emerges that hits the maximum Common Vulnerability Scoring System severity rating of 10. This is one of those times. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
The incident should serve as a critical wake-up call. The stakes are simply too high to treat AI security as an afterthought — especially when the Dark Web stands ready to capitalize on every vulnerability. The recent DeepSeek security breach has once again highlighted the significant vulnerabilities in artificial intelligence (AI) systems and raises alarming questions about where the exposed data may have ended up. Source: Brain light via Alamy Stock Photo
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed 46 new security flaws in products from three solar power system vendors, Sungrow, Growatt, and SMA, that could be exploited by a bad actor to seize control of devices or execute code remotely, posing severe risks to electrical grids. The vulnerabilities have been collectively codenamed SUN:DOWN by Forescout Vedere Labs.
