Zack Whittaker

Zack Whittaker

Zack is the author of ~this week in security~.
24
Aug
'25

this week in security — august 24 2025 edition

UK to drop Apple backdoor demand, Scattered Spider hacker jailed, Workday hit by Salesforce breach, feds seize massive DDoS-for-hire botnet, and more.
10 min read
22
Aug
'25

Why I moved to Ghost

After seven years on Mailchimp, ~this week in security~ is now hosted on Ghost.
3 min read
Why I moved to Ghost
17
Aug
'25

this week in security — august 17 2025 edition

Russia blamed for US Courts and Norway dam hacks, NetScaler attacks hit critical infrastructure, Def Con research, and more.
7 min read
10
Aug
'25

this week in security — august 10 2025 edition

Black Hat and Def Con 2025, Google and Cisco disclose Salesforce data breaches, U.S. Courts' PACER hacked (again), and more.
9 min read
03
Aug
'25

this week in security — august 3 2025 edition

Senate approves Trump's first cyber official, NSA's top lawyer ousted, ShinyHunters behind Salesforce data grabs, and more.
8 min read
27
Jul
'25

this week in security — july 27 2025 edition

Hundreds of SharePoint servers hacked, US woman jailed for running North Korean laptop farm, Allianz Life hacked, UK age checks bypassed, and more.
9 min read
20
Jul
'25

this week in security — july 20 2025 edition

UK reveals 2022 Afghan data breach, Trump's $1b offensive cyber budget, American trains have hackable brakes, SharePoint zero-day, and more.
8 min read
13
Jul
'25

this week in security — july 13 2025 edition

CitixBleed 2 under attack, 'Hafnium' hacker arrested, Jack Dorsey's not-so-'secure' messaging app, Gemini accessing other Android apps, and more.
10 min read
06
Jul
'25

this week in security — july 6 2025 edition

US busts North Korean IT workers operation, Ingram Micro hit by ransomware, Catwatchful spyware exposed, Qantas breach, and more.
9 min read
29
Jun
'25

this week in security — june 29 2025 edition

Scattered Spider hacking airlines, US charges prolific hacker, Iran cyber retaliation, CitrixBleed 2, and more.
9 min read
22
Jun
'25

this week in security — june 22 2025 edition

Iran hit with bombs and cyberattacks, Scattered Spider targeting the insurance industry, SMS 2FA codes exposed, and more.
9 min read
15
Jun
'25

this week in security — june 15 2025 edition

UNFI cyberattack sparks food shortages, Paragon spyware hacked journalists, Google phone number bug, and more.
8 min read