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Scott Ikeda
Senior Correspondent at CPO Magazine
Scott Ikeda is a technology futurist and writer for more than 15 years. He travels extensively throughout Asia and writes about the impact of technology on the communities he visits. Over the last 5 years, Scott has grown increasingly focused on the future landscape of big data, surveillance, cybersecurity and the right to privacy.


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Data Leak at Moltbook Exposes Millions of Authentication Tokens and Private Messages

February 5, 2026
Moltbook has been the talk of social media the past week, as its AI agent user base seemingly does everything from conspire against humanity to form new religions. But, relegated to the less sensational world of security news, a data leak has already exposed masses of API authentication tokens, private messages and email addresses.
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WhatsApp app on screen and lock showing WhatsApp chats end-to-end encryption
Data PrivacyNews

Lawsuit Claims WhatsApp Chats Do Not Really Have End-to-End Encryption, But NSO Group Connections Raise Doubts

February 5, 2026
A headline-grabbing international lawsuit has cast some doubt on the security of WhatsApp chats, with claims that parent company Meta is not providing true end-to-end encryption and retains the ability to access user conversations internally.
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Laptop with digital emails showing support systems abused for spam
Cyber SecurityNews

Hackers Abuse Convenience Feature of Zendesk Support Systems for Strange Spam Campaign

January 26, 2026
The big threat posed by this attack on Zendesk support systems is that the bogus message is seen as originating from the impersonated company's servers, giving it a leg up on penetrating automated spam and security filters.
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Medical data on tablet showing health records lawsuit
Data ProtectionNews

Health Records Giant Epic Systems Suing Over Alleged Sale of Medical Data to Attorneys

January 19, 2026
By and large, the companies that Epic is suing seemed to be seeking medical data to sell to attorneys looking to establish mass tort cases involving many patients suffering similar injuries or conditions. In total the companies accessed 300,000 medical records under these alleged false pretenses.
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Instagram logo on phone showing data breach fears from password reset
Cyber SecurityNews

Suspicious Wave of Instagram Password Reset Messages Raises Data Breach Concerns, But Meta Says All is Well

January 15, 2026
The official word from Meta, via its main Instagram account, is that an "issue" that allowed third parties to request password resets for "some people" was fixed on January 11 and that users could safely ignore the strange password reset messages. They also reassured users that there is no new data breach.
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Hacker working showing crypto hack
Cyber SecurityNews

$26 Million Stolen in Truebit Crypto Hack, Sending $TRU Token Value to Zero

January 14, 2026
An audit report reveals the Truebit crypto hack was caused by a relatively simple overflow vulnerability, one that allowed an attacker to abscond with the equivalent of $26 million from the Truebit Protocol.
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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge in London showing cyber action plan
Cyber SecurityNews

UK Cyber Action Plan Aims to Bolster Security Resilience of and Ease of Access to Public Services

January 13, 2026
Backed by funding of £210 million, the UK's new Government Cyber Action Plan aims to improve both cyber defenses for and ease of access to the nation's public services.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Internal Leaks Indicate ChatGPT Ads Could Arrive in 2026

December 9, 2025
An Android app leak indicates that plans for ChatGPT ads are at least in the works. The 1.2025.329 beta version's code lists references to over a dozen APIs that appear to explicitly be about serving ads.
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China flag on keyboard showing Chinese hackers malware campaign
Cyber SecurityNews

Multiple Government Agencies Warn of Long-Term, Potentially Large-Scale BRICKSTORM Malware Campaign by Chinese Hackers

December 8, 2025
A new warning documents an ongoing campaign by Chinese hackers making use of the sophisticated BRICKSTORM malware to target public sector organizations and IT companies for long-term espionage purposes. The average dwell time for these documented breaches is a little over a year.
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Indians looking at their mobile phones showing security app for smartphone makers
Cyber SecurityNews

Indian Government Reverses Course on Security App Mandate for Smartphone Makers After Public Uproar

December 8, 2025
The secret order, issued in late November, would have made India’s security app a mandatory inclusion on all new devices from smartphone makers within 90 days. Smartphone makers would have also been required to push it to older devices that are still supported via a security update.
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AI Coding Agents Habitually Leak Thousands of Private Developer Screenshots to Public Repositories

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