CyberSecure Specialist

Kids Online As children turn to AI chatbots for answers, advice, and companionship, questions emerge about their safety, privacy, and emotional development Phil Muncaster 23 Jan 2026  •  , 4 min. read AI chatbots have become a big part of all of our lives since they burst onto the scene more than three years ago. ChatGPT, for example, says it has around 700 million weekly active users, many of whom are “young people.” A UK…

ESET Research The attack involved data-wiping malware that ESET researchers have now analyzed and named DynoWiper ESET Research 23 Jan 2026  •  , 1 min. read In late 2025, Poland’s energy system faced what has been described as the “largest cyberattack” targeting the country in years. ESET Research has now found that the attack was the work of the notorious Russia-aligned APT group Sandworm. “Based on our analysis of the malware and associated TTPs, we attribute the…

Here’s how the most common scams targeting Apple Pay users work and what you can do to stay one step ahead Phil Muncaster 22 Jan 2026  •  , 6 min. read Apple Pay is clearly a hit with consumers. According to estimates, it had hundreds of millions of global users and processed trillions of payments in 2025 alone. But where there is money to be made, scammers will not be far behind. Apple is well…

Digital Security Once again, data shows an uncomfortable truth: the habit of choosing eminently hackable passwords is alive and well Christian Ali Bravo 20 Jan 2026  •  , 3 min. read ‘123456’ continues to reign supreme as the most commonly-used password among people across the world, according to two reports, from NordPass and Comparitech, respectively. A full 25 percent of the top 1,000 most-used passwords are made up of nothing but numerals. In addition, ‘123456’…