The United States is feeding Pentagon propaganda to internet users in Latin American countries using a new AI-laden content mill, an investigation by The Intercept has found. La Tilde quietly began development early this year and appears to still be a work in progress, pitching itself as a modern media brand for Latin American audiences…
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AI, APAC, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
Anthropic expanding access to Project Glasswing
Anthropic is broadening access to its Project Glasswing program, adding approximately 150 organizations in 15 countries, the company announced Tuesday, as its restricted Claude Mythos Preview model has already surfaced more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity software vulnerabilities since the program launched in early April. The expansion follows an initial cohort of roughly 50 partners…
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Interpol’s ‘Operation Ramz’ Pioneers Cross-Region Collabs in Middle East
While the numbers are modest, the crackdown on cybercrime involved 13 countries in the MENA region, the largest law enforcement collaboration to date.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware
Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa
Interpol coordinated an expansive investigation with 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa to disrupt and take down cybercrime operations, including phishing services and tools, malware and scams. The law enforcement effort netted 201 arrests, led to the seizure of 53 servers and disrupted multiple cybercrime services, Interpol said Monday. Operation Ramz, which…
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Interpol Launches Sweeping Cybercrime Crackdown in MENA Region
Over 200 people were arrested in an anti-cybercrime operation that spanned 13 countries across the Middle East and North Africa
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users
Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used fake “code of conduct” emails sent through legitimate platforms to trick recipients into visiting bogus…
AI, Compliance, Europe, Global Security News, privacy
GDPR works, but only where someone enforces it
A new measurement study of web tracking across ten countries offers a reality check for anyone working on privacy compliance. Researchers crawled the same set of globally popular websites from virtual machines located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and California. The results show that European privacy law does…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Officials seize 53 DDoS-for-hire domains in ongoing crackdown
Authorities from 21 countries took down 53 domains and arrested four people allegedly involved in distributed denial-of-service operations used by more than 75,000 cybercriminals, Europol said Thursday. The globally coordinated effort dubbed “Operation PowerOFF” disrupted booter services and seized and dismantled infrastructure, including servers and databases, that supported the DDoS-for-hire services, officials said. Law enforcement…
Global Security News, malware
JanelaRAT Malware Targets Latin American Banks with 14,739 Attacks in Brazil in 2025
Banks and financial institutions in Latin American countries like Brazil and Mexico have continued to be the target of a malware family called JanelaRAT. A modified version of BX RAT, JanelaRAT is known to steal financial and cryptocurrency data associated with specific financial entities, as well as track mouse inputs, log keystrokes, take screenshots, and…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Russia
Wartime Usage of Compromised IP Cameras Highlight Their Danger
The list of countries exploiting internet-connected cameras to give them eye’s inside their adversaries’ borders continues to expand, with Russia, Iran, Israel, Ukraine, and the United States all using the tactic. What should companies look out for?
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Attackers Hide Infostealer in Copyright Infringement Notices
A phishing campaign targeting healthcare, government, hospitality, and education sectors in various countries uses several evasion techniques to avoid detection.
Global Security News, malware, Network Security
INTERPOL Operation Synergia III Shuts Down 45,000 Malicious IPs, 94 Arrested
INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia III led to 94 arrests and the takedown of 45,000 malicious IPs in 72 countries targeting phishing, malware, and fraud networks.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
Authorities takedown global proxy network SocksEscort
Authorities from multiple countries dismantled SocksEscort, a residential proxy network cybercriminals used to commit large-scale fraud, claiming access to about 369,000 IP addresses since 2020, the Justice Department said Thursday. Europol, which aided the investigation alongside various law enforcement agencies, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs and the Shadowserver Foundation, said the malicious proxy service compromised routers…
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Iran-linked hackers target IP cameras across Israel and Gulf states for military intelligence
Researchers observed Iran-linked actors targeting IP cameras across Israel and Gulf countries, likely to support military intelligence and battle damage assessment. According to the Check Point Cyber Security Report 2026, cyber operations are increasingly used to support military activity and battle damage assessment (BDA). During the Israel-Iran tensions, researchers from Check Point Software Technologies observed…
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Authorities from 14 countries shut down major cybercrime forum LeakBase
Authorities from 14 countries shut down LeakBase, seized its domains and arrested multiple people allegedly involved in the cybercrime marketplace for stolen data and hacking tools, the Justice Department said Wednesday. LeakBase had more than 142,000 members, ranking it among the world’s largest forums for cybercriminals. The site, which was available on the open web,…
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Europol goes after The Com’s ransomware and extortion networks
Law enforcement agencies across 28 countries have spent the past year building cases against a loosely organized collective known as The Com, a decentralized network of mostly teenagers and young adults linked to high-profile ransomware attacks, financial extortion, and the coercion of vulnerable children. Europol announced the first operational results of Project Compass, reporting 30…
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Google Disrupts ‘Prolific’ and ‘Elusive’ China-Linked Global Hacking Campaign
UNC2814 hit 53 victims in 42 countries with novel backdoor in decade long cyber espionage operation
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US orders diplomats to push back on data sovereignty
The US government has ordered its diplomats to actively oppose other countries’ attempts to introduce so-called data sovereignty laws that restrict how and where foreign technology companies can store and handle citizens’ data, according to Reuters. In an internal memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the US describes such rules as a threat to…
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The Hong Kong Investor Putting American Money Into China’s AI Push
Neil Shen has long bridged both countries, from working at Sequoia after Yale to his own firm
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
Red Card 2.0: INTERPOL busts scam networks across Africa, seizes millions
INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0 led to 651 arrests across 16 African countries and recovered over $4.3 million from online scams. INTERPOL’s Operation Red Card 2.0, a joint effort involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, resulted in 651 arrests linked to online scam networks. The operation was carried out under the African Joint…
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651 arrested, $4.3 million recovered in African cybercrime sweep
Operation Red Card 2.0, supported by INTERPOL and involving law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, led to 651 arrests and the recovery of more than $4.3 million from online scams. In Nigeria police took down a fraud ring that used phishing, identity theft and social engineering to scam victims (Source: Interpol) Running from 8…
Global Security News, Risk Management
Munich Security Conference: Cyber Threats Lead G7 Risk Index, Disinformation Ranks Third
G7 countries ranked cyber-attacks as the top risk, while BICS members placed cyber threats only as the eighth most pressing risk
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How the EU’s trade ‘bazooka’ could hit the US tech sector
When the Trump Administration threatened tariffs last month against countries looking to block any plan to annex Greenland, European leaders debated responding with the region’s trade “bazooka” – a retaliation mechanism that could target US tech firms selling into the European Union. The anti-coercion instrument, introduced in 2023 and so far unused, is designed to deter…
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Sanctioned Bulletproof Host Linked to Hijacking of Old Home Routers
Compromised home routers in 30+ countries had DNS traffic redirected, sending users to malicious sites while normal browsing appeared unaffected.