Canvas Breach Exposes 275M Accounts | AI Targets Water Systems | GM OnStar Settlement
A massive cybersecurity week. On this episode of Cybersecurity Today, David Shipley breaks down the reported breach of Instructure’s Canvas learning platform, where attacks linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group may have exposed data tied to up to 275 million user accounts across more than 9,000 educational institutions. The incident disrupted access, delayed exams, and […]
Meta allegedly made billions from scam advertising while online fraud explodes worldwide.
In this special edition of Cybersecurity Today, David Shipley speaks with scam-fighting expert Erin West about the global fraud crisis, the rise of AI-powered scams, and why traditional law enforcement may be falling behind. Cybersecurity Today would like to thank Material Security for supporting this podcast. Material security provides. faster, more complete detection and response […]
AI Gadgets Get Worse, US-China AI Talks, Taiwan Train Hack | Hashtag Trending
Is artificial intelligence starting to make consumer technology worse instead of better? In today’s Hashtag Trending with Jim Love: The United States and China may be opening talks on artificial intelligence safety, military risks, and AI guardrails — even as the technology race between the two countries accelerates. At the same time, a new trend […]
AI Goes Offshore: Thiel’s Ocean Data Centres, Shopify Cuts, Google AI Backlash
Peter Thiel is backing a radical new idea—floating AI data centres powered by ocean waves. It sounds like science fiction, but serious investors are on board, and it could change how the world powers artificial intelligence. In today’s episode of Hashtag Trending, we break down four major tech stories shaping the industry: Why Thiel and […]
QR Phishing Explodes, Ubuntu Under Attack, CISA Warns Critical Infrastructure Prepare for Isolation
QR-code phishing is no longer a niche attack. Microsoft says QR phishing attacks jumped from 7.6 million in January to 18.7 million in March 2026 — a 146% increase in just three months. In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, David Shipley explains why QR-based attacks are bypassing traditional corporate defences and why security teams need […]
Banks Try to Offload Massive AI Data Centre Risk | Microsoft Tries to Revive Edge
Banks are starting to pull back from one of the biggest bets in tech — the massive borrowing behind AI data centres. According to reporting from the Financial Times, lenders are now trying to offload billions in exposure as companies like Oracle and CoreWeave scale up infrastructure for artificial intelligence. The issue is simple but […]
AI Trends: Mood Analysis, Cloud Fragility, and Market Moves
GameStop is making a bold move — a $55 billion bid to buy eBay — but can a struggling retailer really take over a company four times its size? At the same time, a new report raises concerns about AI systems quietly analyzing employee mood, behaviour, and personality — often without clear policies or consent. […]
Microsoft Just Broke Trust — And It Might Be the Right Move
Most people never think about root certificates. But almost everything online depends on them. This week, Microsoft Defender made a move that sounds small on the surface — removing a root certificate from Windows computers. In reality, it’s the kind of action that can quietly ripple across systems, applications, and entire trust chains. Because when a […]
NVIDIA Just LOST China — Market Share Hits ZERO
Something important is breaking beneath the surface of the AI boom. NVIDIA — the company powering most of today’s AI — is rapidly losing access to China. Not because of competition, but because the rules have changed. Export restrictions, geopolitics, and control over compute are starting to redraw the map. And when one side loses […]
Connected Cars Are Rolling Spy Networks — And They Can Be Hacked
Connected cars are no longer just vehicles — they are rolling networks of sensors, cameras, microphones, and constant data transmission. In this Cybersecurity Today Weekend Edition, David Shipley is joined by former CSIS intelligence officer Neil Bisson and cybersecurity expert Federico Simonetti to break down what that really means. They explain how modern vehicles: Continuously […]