The Canvas breach tied to the ShinyHunters group interrupted teaching at thousands of schools, but the U.S. Homeland Security Committee’s May 21 demand for Instructure testimony signals a deeper issue: this incident is as much about governance, contracting, and data protection across education technology as it is about a temporary outage. Classroom disruption and what […]
LinkedIn runs hidden JavaScript that checks for thousands of Chrome extensions inside users’ browsers, links those findings to identifiable LinkedIn profiles, and shares the results with third parties — a practice uncovered by Fairlinked e.V. in early 2026 that now sits at the intersection of GDPR Article 9 and the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). […]
Ajax Amsterdam’s early-2026 breach exposed a systemic flaw in its ticketing app: a shared digital key allowed mass unauthorized access to personal data and, crucially, to operational controls — reassigning more than 42,000 season tickets and flipping over 538 active stadium bans were all possible, not just isolated data reads. Who this matters for now: […]
Varonis Systems has launched Varonis Atlas, an end-to-end AI security platform that combines continuous AI asset discovery, runtime protection, threat detection, and governance with the company’s data-sensitivity context. The product is pitched as more than a discovery or monitoring tool: Atlas aims to close blind spots from shadow AI through to live model interactions and […]
The Pentagon has recently integrated advanced artificial intelligence into its intelligence operations, marking a significant transformation in government surveillance methods. This change is critical now because it alters how surveillance is conducted, potentially bypassing established legal protections. The timing reflects a broader push to enhance national security capabilities amid evolving technological landscapes. This new approach […]
