Most ransomware playbooks don't address machine credentials. Attackers know it.

The gap between ransomware threats and the defenses meant to stop them is getting worse, not better. Ivanti’s 2026 State of Cybersecurity Report found that the preparedness gap widened by an average [...]

ChatGPT Group Chats are here... but not for everyone (yet)

It was originally found in leaked code and publicized by AI influencers on X, but OpenAI has made it official: ChatGPT now offers Group Chats, allowing multiple users to join the same, single ChatGPT [...]

New UK law would ban ransomware payments by publicly funded orgs

The British government has announced plans to move forward with a law that would bar public organizations from paying off ransomware attackers. The proposed legislation would add schools, town council [...]

Top ransomware group BlackSuit has dark web extortion sites seized and shut down

Operation Checkmate successfully disrupted BlackSuit, but for how long? [...]

How to add someone to a Signal group chat

We hear Signal is in the news. As longtime fans of the app, and secure messaging more broadly, we feel like it's our duty at Engadget to ensure you know how to use the software properly.   < [...]

How to use Nintendo Switch virtual game cards

Nintendo has shaken up how it treats your digital game purchases. It's now calling those virtual game cards, and it hopes to make it easier for you to share your games across multiple Switch syst [...]

US government says BlackSuit and Royal ransomware gangs hit hundreds of major firms before shutdown

The criminals struck more than 450 confirmed victims and extorted more than $370 million. [...]

Forrester: Gen AI is a chaos agent, models are wrong 60% of the time

The shark from Jaws attacked without warning, showing how an apex predator exploits chaos to create lethal, devastating harm on its prey. Now, Forrester says, gen AI has become that predator in the ha [...]

Investigation finds Match Group failed to act on reports of sexual assault

A new investigation from The Markup claims the parent company of Tinder, Hinge, OKCupid and other dating apps turns a blind eye to allegedly abusive users on its platforms. The 18-month investigation [...]