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Leaks, data breaches, and ransom notes: The worst hacks of 2026 so far

From the massive DOGE data breach and the compromise of critical infrastructure to the hack of federal surveillance systems, here are the most damaging security incidents and data breaches of 2026 so…

  • Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) orchestrated data breaches and federal agency dismantling
  • Social Security Administration lost potentially most sensitive U.S. data, sparking scrutiny
  • Klue data breach exposed cloud service keys to nearly 200 companies, leading to ransom payments

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Swift 6.4 Released

  • Swift 6.4 released with asynchronous calls in defer blocks
  • Subprocess library reaches version 1.0 for cross-platform subprocess interaction
  • JavaScriptKit performance improved 40x when bridging to WebAssembly

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Apple’s iOS 27 has a hidden Easter egg. Here’s how to see it

Apple released iOS 27 to the public yesterday. Its headline feature is the new Siri AI chatbot, which brings a completely revamped agentic companion to the iPhone. But little do most people know, Apple also hid another type of companion in iOS 27—the dogcow. Yes, it’s part-dog, part-cow, and is steeped in Apple lore.

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