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WhatsApp is rolling out stronger account-security options, letting users replace their six-digit PIN with a full password containing letters, numbers and symbols, and allowing multiple passkeys across Android and iOS devices. The Meta-owned app is also giving users more context on unknown callers, such as whether a number originates from another country.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art disclosed that hackers accessed its network for four days before detection on July 11, 2025, compromising sensitive data belonging to customers and employees. Exposed information includes Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, partial financial and payment card details, and health-related records such as diagnoses and treatment history. The museum only completed its investigation and began notifying affected individuals in late February 2026, more than a year after the intrusion was found.
WhatsApp is strengthening its two-step verification by letting users set a full password—supporting letters, numbers and special characters—instead of the previous six-digit PIN. The company is also improving caller ID on Android, showing more context about unknown callers such as their country and any shared groups. Both features are rolling out gradually, with the password option available on Android and iOS, while enhanced caller ID is Android-only for now.
Cybersecurity spending is approaching $240 billion globally even as data breach costs hit record levels, creating a widening gap between large enterprises and smaller firms. Small businesses increasingly cannot afford adequate defenses, leaving them exposed to attacks despite their role in larger supply chains.
CompuLock has released a $70 clamp-on adapter that attaches to the edge of a MacBook, allowing users to secure it with a traditional cable lock, since modern MacBooks no longer include built-in security slots. The adapter is now available for the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and the newly added MacBook Neo.
Emails obtained through public records requests show that state's attorneys in roughly one-sixth of Illinois counties shared personal details about immigrants facing local charges with federal immigration agents. One case involved Marion County prosecutor John Christeson sending a Homeland Security Investigations agent the birth date, address and court schedule of Rolando Perez Samayoa, a man facing a DUI charge, who was arrested by federal agents weeks later along with his teenage son.
Federal contractors are moving forward with border wall and road construction across private ranchland in West Texas, threatening thousands of years' worth of Native American artifacts and rock art. While public pressure halted a planned steel bollard wall inside Big Bend National Park, DHS and Customs and Border Protection still intend to build barriers and roads through mountains and canyons on private land nearby. Ranchers like Jeff Fort, whose property hosts ongoing excavations led by archaeologist Bryon Schroeder, worry the construction will split their land and destroy sites that haven't even been fully studied yet.
CISA has issued an emergency directive requiring federal agencies to fix a Zimbra vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-73570, within just three days. The flaw is severe enough that exploitation could give an attacker complete control over a victim's email and communications.
The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would permanently establish a $103,265 fee on certain new H-1B visas, replacing the temporary fee Trump imposed last year that is set to expire in September. Previously such visas cost between $2,000 and $5,000, and the new fee would not apply to renewals or to foreign students already in the U.S. transitioning to H-1B status. The proposal comes even as courts are still weighing legal challenges, including a June ruling that found the original fee illegal.
A syslog server is a software tool or appliance that collects log messages—covering logins, reboots, firewall denials, hardware failures and more—from routers, switches, servers and other devices across a network. It receives these messages via UDP, TCP or encrypted TLS transport, then stores them in a searchable format organized by source, timestamp, severity and event type.
Blink's battery-powered outdoor security camera, which the company says can run for up to two years on a single charge, is currently being sold at a discounted price. The deal was highlighted by ZDNET as part of its ongoing coverage of notable tech discounts and product recommendations.
Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams meeting protection policy letting admins automatically block all identified external bots from joining meetings, without requiring organizer approval. This expands on a June update that flagged bots in the lobby but still let organizers admit them manually. The feature is off by default, deploying via targeted release through August with general availability expected by late September.