Authorities in Europe arrested 29 alleged cybercriminals and took down more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs that pirated major sporting events, films and TV programming, Europol said Wednesday. The continent-wide collaboration, led by Bulgaria and the European Union’s police agency, allowed authorities to dismantle nine organized crime groups supporting the illicit streaming networks, officials said.…
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Law enforcement arrests 29 in crackdown on illegal streaming operations
The operation successfully led to the removal of more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs distributing copyrighted sports, film, and television content.
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Beyond the Zero-Day: See Your Network Like an Attacker | Webinar with HD Moore
Assume the breach. Zero-days keep shipping, AI is writing exploits faster than anyone patches, and “patch everything in time” stopped working years ago. Stop betting the org on winning that race. You don’t control which bug lands. You control what it can reach once it does. That is a question about the shape of your…
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Anthropic grants Mythos access to 150 more organizations, plans wider release
Project Glasswing partners discovered more than 10,000 vulnerabilities in its first month.
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Four questions to answer if a security product will survive in the AI-first world
AI is changing the world faster than anyone could have predicted. This isn’t because it is taking over jobs (this would be too simplistic), but because it is slowly taking over a growing number of tasks that used to be done by humans. Security is not in any way immune to these changes, and I…
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Infosecurity Europe: Bayer Reinvents Security Awareness Training to Counter AI Threats
Bayer’s security awareness training now focuses on psychological approaches rather than technical methods for detecting social engineering
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Security at Cisco Live: Going Shields Up for the Agentic Era
In the post-Mythos era, AI makes exploits faster than ever. Cisco builds security right into your network and infrastructure, helping your organization stay resilient even when threats move faster than human response.
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Dashlane Discloses Brute-Force Attack, Encrypted Vaults of Fewer Than 20 Users Downloaded
Password manager Dashlane has disclosed that “fewer than” 20 users on the personal subscription plan had their encrypted vaults downloaded following a brute-force attack launched by an unknown party. On May 31, 2026, the company said an “external” threat actor launched a brute-force attack against certain Dashlane user accounts with the aim of breaking two-factor…
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Red Hat npm packages compromised to steal developer credentials
More than 30 npm packages under Red Hat’s ‘@redhat-cloud-services’ namespace were compromised in a supply-chain attack that distributed a new variant of the Shai-Hulud credential-stealing malware, dubbed “Miasma.” […]
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Race Against Time: Why Faster Vulnerability Alerts Matter
Attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities faster than many organizations can identify and patch them. SecAlerts explains why faster vulnerability alerts can help reduce exposure and improve response times. […]
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145 AI laws passed in 2025 and privacy teams aren’t catching a break
145 AI-related laws were enacted by state legislatures in 2025, and more than 1,000 additional bills were introduced or revised, according to DataGrail’s Privacy and AI Trends Report 2026. Average cost of manual data subject request management (Source: DataGrail) Shadow AI risks Of the 2,400 popular business software providers that advertised AI capabilities, 63.6% did…
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Man sent to prison for selling data of 7 millions elderly Americans
A North Carolina man was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for selling the personal information of over 7 million elderly Americans to Jamaican scammers. […]
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The Deliverability Problem: How New Platforms Are Solving Inbox Placement
Email still reaches more people than any other digital channel. Getting it to actually land in the inbox…
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HPE Heads to Discover with Wider Networking, Cloud Portfolio
HPE is heading into its annual Discover conference with a broader portfolio than in recent years and a clear push to become a go-to enterprise provider for networking and private cloud operations. The focus will inevitably be on artificial intelligence and the new ways HPE can meet customer demand across the entire networking stack. Its…
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Attackers Move Past Typosquatting to Realistic Package Impersonation
Most malicious open source packages now mimic real code rather than rely on typosquatting
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Sextortionist sentenced to 33 years for targeting 145 children
A Canadian man was sentenced to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty to targeting more than 145 children across the United States, some as young as 6 years old, in an eight-year-long sextortion scheme. […]
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Google Employee Charged With Insider Trading on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors allege a software engineer made more than $1 million using nonpublic information to bet on who would be the most-searched people of 2025.
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Feeding Frenzy: ‘Megalodon’ Malware Infects Thousands of GitHub Repos
In just six hours, the campaign quietly pushed thousands of malicious commits to more than 5,500 GitHub repositories, stealing credentials, developer secrets, and more.
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Claude Mythos AI Identified 10,000+ Software Vulnerabilities in One Month
Anthropic says its Claude Mythos AI identified more than 10,000 software vulnerabilities in one month, including critical flaws in open-source code.
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Anthropic: Mythos finds more than 10,000 software flaws in first month
Anthropic said its month-old Project Glasswing initiative has uncovered more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity software vulnerabilities across systemically important code, a finding the company says has shifted the central problem in cybersecurity from discovering flaws to verifying and patching them. The findings, drawn from partner reports and independent evaluations, mark one of the first…
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Anthropic: Claude Mythos identified 10,000+ software flaws
Anthropic and its Project Glasswing partners have identified more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities in critical software systems, the company announced in an update on the project’s progress. Mythos identifies thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities In April 2026, Anthropic introduced Claude Mythos Preview, a new large language model that can autonomously find zero-day vulnerabilities and…
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Claude Mythos AI Finds 10,000 High-Severity Flaws in Widely Used Software
Anthropic on Friday disclosed that Project Glasswing has helped uncover more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities across some of the most “systemically” important software across the world since the cybersecurity initiative went live last month. Project Glasswing is an effort led by the artificial intelligence (AI) company, as part of which a small set…
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Automating identity lifecycle and security with AWS Directory Service APIs
Managing identities and access across complex environments has become more critical than ever. AWS Directory Service for Managed Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, has added new capabilities to manage users and groups. Now, you can perform create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations on users and groups directly through AWS…
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FBI: $388 million lost in crypto ATM scams in 2026
Americans lost more than $388 million to crypto kiosk scams in 2025, with the FBI warning that criminals are increasingly directing victims to transfer funds through these machines. Cryptocurrency kiosks, popularly known as Bitcoin ATMs, are physical automated teller machines that allow users to buy cryptocurrencies with cash or card, and some also let users…
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Virtuozzo CEO: AI Infrastructure Is a Channel Opportunity
Virtuozzo is positioning its new AI infrastructure platform as more than a product launch: CEO Kurt Daniel sees it as a channel opportunity for service providers facing rising hardware costs, GPU demand, and pressure to modernize cloud offerings. The company recently introduced its Virtuozzo Infrastructure System, an integrated platform combining compute, storage, networking, orchestration, automation,…
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New Shai-Hulud malware wave compromises 600 npm packages
Threat actors earlier today published more than 600 malicious packages to the Node Package Manager (npm) index as part of a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign. […]
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INTERPOL ‘Operation Ramz’ seizes 53 malware, phishing servers
More than 200 individuals were arrested for cybercrime activities during INTERPOL’s Operation Ramz, which focused on the Middle East and North Africa. […]
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Jury Sides With OpenAI, Finds Musk Brought Claim After Statute of Limitations
The verdict concludes a trial that lasted more than three weeks, clearing the way for OpenAI to IPO.
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Dell Unveils Portfolio Advancements to Simplify AI Adoption
During Dell Technologies World 2026, Dell unveiled more than 60 portfolio advancements to simplify AI adoption and modernize the data center. Dell AI innovations to scale new capabilities in data and agent adoption To help address the gap between AI ambition and AI outcomes, Dell has introduced new agentic AI capabilities, AI-ready data, next-generation infrastructure,…
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Inside the REMUS Infostealer: Session Theft, MaaS, and Rapid Evolution
Stolen browser sessions and authentication tokens are becoming more valuable than stolen passwords. Flare explains how the REMUS infostealer evolved around session theft and operational scalability. […]
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How Fintech APIs Are Modernizing Business Cash Flow Management
Business cash flow is often harder to manage than revenue. A company can have strong sales and still…
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AI cyber capability is speeding past earlier projections
AI cyber capability is improving faster than expected, with newer models surpassing earlier projections, according to the UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI). AISI measures AI cyber capability using “time horizon benchmarks”, which estimate how long AI systems can complete cybersecurity tasks autonomously compared to human experts. “In February 2026, we estimated that frontier models’…
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Checkbox Assessments Aren’t Fit to Measure to Risk
Security governance needs to be more than an annual compliance exercise. New companies are emerging to address risk-management gaps in current audit tools.
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Over 1 Million Baby Monitors and Security Cameras Exposed Through Meari Flaws
More than one million internet-connected baby monitors and security cameras were reportedly exposed through multiple vulnerabilities tied to Meari Technology. The flaws potentially allowed attackers to access sensitive images, device data, and real-time household activity from around the world. “What makes this story especially frustrating is that it highlights one of the hardest problems in…
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The hidden smart fridge risks that emerge years after purchase
Household refrigerators are built to last more than a decade. The software, cloud services, and mobile apps that control them are not. A new analysis from Erik Buchmann at Leipzig University maps what happens when those two timelines collide, and the findings reach further than the kitchen. The study examines three current models on the…
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SAS Execs: AI Adoption is a Human and Organizational Challenge
AI adoption is more than a technical transformation, and organizations have been underestimating the human side of AI implementation, including employee fears, organizational culture, communication breakdowns, and trust. The human angle of AI adoption for organizations was a major talking point during SAS Innovate 2026. At the conference, Channel Insider sat down with both Kristi…
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The missing cybersecurity leader in small business
The average cyberattack costs for a small- or medium-size business is more than $250,000. The salary for a chief information security officer (CISO) is about the same, pulling in between $250,000 and $400,000, according to the annual 2026 CISO Report from Sophos and Cybersecurity Ventures. Small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) know they cannot afford the…
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Why More Analysts Won’t Solve Your SOC’s Alert Problem
Attackers move faster than overwhelmed SOC teams can realistically investigate alerts. Prophet Security breaks down how AI can help analysts investigate alerts faster and focus on real threats. […]
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Another Universal Linux Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) Vulnerability: Dirty Frag, (Fri, May 8th)
Less than two weeks after the public disclosure of the Copy Fail vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431), another local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been revealed. Referred to as “Dirty Frag,” this vulnerability was discovered and reported by Hyunwoo Kim (@v4bel) [1]. In this diary, I will provide a brief background on Dirty Frag,…
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How AI-accelerated threat discovery is reshaping network security
As vulnerabilities are discovered faster than ever, organizations must rethink how they reduce exposure and contain risk at the network edge. Categories: Products & Services Tags: network, AI, Mythos
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IBM CEO Says AI Triggers Need for New Operating Models
Arvind Krishna says the key to unlocking returns on AI is less about technology alone than a wholesale shift in the way companies approach their workflows.
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⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & More
This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches. While most teams were still triaging last month’s alerts, attackers had already turned control panels into kill switches, kernels into open doors, and open-source pipelines into silent delivery systems. The game has shifted from breach to occupation. They’re living inside SaaS sessions, pushing code with trusted…
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Silver Fox Springs Tax-Themed Attacks on Orgs in India, Russia
More than 1,600 socially engineered messages from the China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group target various sectors to deliver the previously undocumented ABCDoor backdoor, ValleyRAT, and other malware.
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New Bluekit phishing service includes an AI assistant, 40 templates
A new phishing kit named Bluekit offers more than 40 templates targeting popular services and includes basic AI features for generating campaign drafts. […]
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Romanian leader of online swatting ring gets 4 years in prison
A Romanian national who led an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, multiple journalists, and four religious institutions was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison. […]
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Popular WordPress redirect plugin hid dormant backdoor for years
The Quick Page/Post Redirect plugin, installed on more than 70,000 WordPress sites, had a backdoor added five years ago that allows injecting arbitrary code into users’ sites. […]
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AI Finds 38 Security Flaws in Electronic Health Record Platform
Flaws in OpenEMR’s platform — used by more than 100,000 healthcare providers — enabled database compromise, remote code execution, and data theft.
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Hackers arrested for hijacking and selling 610,000 Roblox accounts
The Ukrainian police have arrested three individuals who hacked more than 610,000 Roblox gaming accounts and sold them for a profit of $225,000. […]
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Dreame Launches More Than 20 Smart Home Products at DREAME NEXT Living Next Showcase, Highlighting Bionic Robotic Arm Platform Expansion
Dreame Technology, a global high-end technology company, today launched more than 20 smart home products and dozens of industry-first technologies at the Living Next segment of DREAME NEXT in San Francisco. The centerpiece of the showcase is the expansion of Dreame’s bionic robotic arm technology into air conditioners, range hoods, steam ovens, and dishwashers, demonstrating how a core capability continuously evolves and compounds across product categories. Dreame first introduced bionic robotic arm technology in 2023. The technology has since been continuously refined…
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Brazilian LofyGang Resurfaces After Three Years With Minecraft LofyStealer Campaign
A cybercrime group of Brazilian origin has resurfaced after more than three years to orchestrate a campaign that targets Minecraft players with a new stealer called LofyStealer (aka GrabBot). “The malware disguises itself as a Minecraft hack called ‘Slinky,’” Brazil-based cybersecurity company ZenoX said in a technical report. “It uses the official game icon to…
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Vercel attack fallout expands to more customers and third-party systems
Vercel said the fallout from an attack on its internal systems hit more customers than previously known, as ongoing analysis uncovered additional evidence of compromise. The company, which makes tools and hosts cloud infrastructure for developers, maintains a “small number” of accounts were impacted, but it has yet to share a number or range of…
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Ransomware, fraud, and lawsuits drive cyber insurance claims to new peaks
The 2026 InsurSec Report from At-Bay, covering more than 100,000 policy years of claims data, documents a 7% year-over-year rise in overall claim frequency and an all-time high average severity of $221,000. Ransomware severity reached $508,000, up 16% from the prior year, making it the costliest incident type by a wide margin. Remote access weaknesses…
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Employment Hero AI unlocks new employment model targeting $12.6 billion in duplicated employment admin holding Australia back
New modelling shows businesses are paying $12.6 billion more than they should in employment administration Complex, manual HR processes are driving duplication, costing up to a quarter of an employee’s salary and dragging down productivity Despite Australian businesses spending $160 billion annually on compliance, hundreds of thousands of workers remain underpaid and over half of…
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Over 1,300 SharePoint Servers Still Exposed to Actively Exploited Spoofing Flaw
More than 1,300 internet-exposed Microsoft SharePoint servers remain unpatched against a spoofing flaw previously exploited as a zero-day. “Improper input validation in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network,” said Microsoft in its advisory. SharePoint Servers Still Exposed The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-32201, affects SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, SharePoint…
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The machines are running, fighting, and herding pigs: 2026 is the year robots got real
Robots aren’t coming. They’re here. They’re running half-marathons faster than any human alive, performing kung fu on live television for 679 million viewers, chasing wild boars through the streets of Warsaw, and capturing fortified military positions without a single soldier setting foot on the battlefield.
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The Gentlemen ransomware now uses SystemBC for bot-powered attacks
A SystemBC proxy malware botnet of more than 1,570 hosts, believed to be corporate victims, has been discovered following an investigation into a Gentlemen ransomware attack carried out by a gang affiliate. […]
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‘Beyond Inheritance’ Review: Divisional Danger
Genetic mutations are more pervasive than previously thought, causing cancer and other ailments. Are there possible benefits as well?
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Webinar: From phishing to fallout — Why MSPs must rethink both security and recovery
Cyberattacks are evolving faster than many MSP and corporate defenses can keep up, with phishing driving much of today’s cybercrime. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how to combine security and recovery strategies to reduce risk and maintain business continuity. […]
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Chip Maker TSMC Is More Bullish Than Ever on AI, Despite Iran War
The Taiwan company expects revenue to grow by more than 30% and played down the risk of war-related disruptions to the supply chain.
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Automotive Ransomware Attacks Double in a Year
Halcyon says ransomware now accounts for more than two-fifths of cyber-attacks targeting carmakers
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WordPress plugin suite hacked to push malware to thousands of sites
More than 30 WordPress plugins in the EssentialPlugin package have been compromised with malicious code that allows unauthorized access to websites running them. […]
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Webinar: The IT Leader’s Guide to AI Governance
Generative AI is moving from experimentation to everyday enterprise use, often faster than governance models were designed to support. As adoption accelerates, organizations are navigating the evolving landscape with new questions around security, data privacy, compliance, and control, all while being asked to enable innovation at speed. This 30 to 35-minute conversation offers practical perspectives…
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OpenAI expands its cyber defense program with GPT-5.4-Cyber for vetted researchers
Defending critical software has long depended on the ability to find and fix vulnerabilities faster than attackers can exploit them. OpenAI is expanding a program designed to give professional defenders prioritized access to AI tools built for that purpose. The company is scaling its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program to thousands of verified individual…
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Splunk says the time is now for Australian enterprises as AI agents reshape security
The rise of AI-driven “digital workers” is happening faster than any previous technology shift, said Splunk SVP and GM of security John Morgan. Businesses need to stop thinking of AI as a future capability, and start treating it as an active part of their workforce today.
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Privilege Elevation Dominates Massive Microsoft Patch Update
Elevation-of-privilege bugs accounted for more than half of the 165 vulnerabilities patched, with two zero-days in that mix.
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Over 100 Chrome extensions in Web Store target users accounts and data
More than 100 malicious extensions in the official Chrome Web Store are attempting to steal Google OAuth2 Bearer tokens, deploy backdoors, and carry out ad fraud. […]
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Black Basta’s playbook lives on as former affiliates launch fast-scale intrusion campaign
A small group of former Black Basta affiliates have targeted more than 100 employees across dozens of organizations to intrude network systems for potential data theft, ransomware deployment and extortion, according to ReliaQuest. The social engineering campaign, which involves mass email bombing and Microsoft Teams help desk impersonation, surged last month and dates back to…
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AI adoption is outpacing the safeguards around it
AI is becoming part of professional and private life, reaching mainstream adoption faster than the personal computer or the internet. These systems are tested in reasoning, safety, and real-world tasks, but the reliability of those measurements remains uncertain. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence outlines the broader environment around this…
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77% of global enterprises shift AI strategies from efficiency to growth
GUEST RESEARCH: Nearly half of business leaders expect more than 15% revenue uplift from AI within 10 years Agentic AI is emerging as a priority with 35% of organisations calling it a top focus
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$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown
More than $12 million has been frozen, and over 20,000 victims have been identified in an international law enforcement operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment scammers. Authorities also uncovered more than $45 million in suspected cryptocurrency fraud losses worldwide. One UK victim identified during the operation is thought to have lost more than £52,000 to the…
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Survey: Governance Gaps Threaten MSP AI Revenue Opportunity
For managed service providers, AI represents a $276 billion opportunity. The problem? More than half of them can’t get their customers ready for it. That’s the headline finding from new research published this week by AvePoint and analyst firm Omdia, which surveyed 333 MSPs across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific on what’s actually blocking AI…
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How AI Is Reshaping Cybersecurity Careers — Not Replacing Them
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming cybersecurity roles, but not in the way many expected. Rather than just eliminating jobs, AI is redefining how cybersecurity professionals work, shifting the focus from manual task execution to higher-level decision-making and analysis. The work of security professionals “becomes less about processing and more about applying strong judgment, logic,…
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$3.6 Million Crypto Heist Targets Bitcoin Depot
Attackers have stolen more than $3.6 million in Bitcoin from crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot after breaching its internal systems. The incident, disclosed in a recent regulatory filing, shows how quickly attackers can monetize access once inside corporate environments. The “unauthorized actor transferred approximately 50.903 Bitcoin from Company-controlled wallets, valued at approximately $3.665 million as…
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Bitcoin Depot Reports $3.6m Crypto Theft After System Breach
Bitcoin Depot has disclosed a cyber-attack that led to the theft of more than 50 Bitcoin, worth $3.66m, after hackers accessed its internal systems
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Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
Through LinkedIn’s more than one billion business users, the Microsoft unit has access to a vast array of personally-identifiable information, including data that could identify religious and political positions. What is less clear is what LinkedIn does with all of that data. A small European company that sells a browser extension to leverage different aspects…
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Questions raised about how LinkedIn uses the petabytes of data it collects
Through LinkedIn’s more than one billion business users, the Microsoft unit has access to a vast array of personally-identifiable information, including data that could identify religious and political positions. What is less clear is what LinkedIn does with all of that data. A small European company that sells a browser extension to leverage different aspects…
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Meta Announces New AI Model in Major Test of Company’s Ambitions
The disappointment of last model’s release more than a year ago led to an expensive overhaul of the company’s AI operations.
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EV insurance prices up 10% in 12 months, but Aussies could save with one simple move
More than 54%* of Australians are considering a switch to an electric or hybrid car amid rising fuel costs, but Compare the Market is urging motorists to avoid being stung with higher insurance premiums by taking time to shop around.
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Feds quash widespread Russia-backed espionage network spanning 18,000 devices
Russian state-sponsored attackers compromised more than 18,000 routers spread across more than 120 countries to gain deeper access to sensitive networks for a large-scale espionage campaign before it was recently neutralized, researchers and authorities said Tuesday. Forest Blizzard, also known as APT28 and Fancy Bear, exploited known vulnerabilities to steal credentials for thousands of TP-Link…
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The rise of proactive cyber: Why defense is no longer enough
For more than two decades, cybersecurity has been built on a reactive model: detect intrusions, patch vulnerabilities, respond to incidents, and repeat. That model is now under sustained pressure from a threat environment that is faster, more coordinated, and increasingly automated. Two recent developments illustrate how quickly that model is breaking down. Earlier this month,…
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Weekly Update 498
This week, more time than I’d have liked to spend went on talking about the trials of chasing invoices. This is off the back of a customer (who, for now, will remain unnamed), who had invoices stacking back more than 6 months overdue and despite payment terms of 30 days, paid on an avergae of…
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Armis State of Cyberwarfare Report: AI-Powered Cyber Attacks Accelerate Worldwide
Cyberwarfare has entered a new phase — and it’s moving faster than many organizations can defend against. The 2026 State of Cyberwarfare report from Armis warns that AI-driven attacks, geopolitical tensions, and expanding digital dependencies are converging to create a constant, high-pressure threat environment for enterprises worldwide. “Modern businesses find themselves in the crosshairs of…
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Researchers Observe Sub-One-Hour Ransomware Attacks
Halcyon says Akira is now capable of carrying out an entire ransomware attack in less than an hour
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‘NoVoice’ Android malware on Google Play infected 2.3 million devices
A new Android malware named NoVoice was found on Google Play, hidden in more than 50 apps that were downloaded at least 2.3 million times. […]
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Cybercriminals take aim at Hasbro, weeks of recovery ahead
Hasbro, an American toy maker with more than 5,000 employees, confirmed a cyberattack and proactively took certain systems offline. The intrusion was detected on March 28, and the company promptly activated its incident response protocols. The company said the investigation is ongoing with support from third-party cybersecurity professionals as it works to determine the scope…
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The Industry is Designing AI for Machines, Not for Humans. That is Not a Mistake.
Accepting that AI is being designed for machines rather than humans forces a shift in responsibility. The burden moves away from making systems intuitively understandable and toward making them structurally accountable. The post The Industry is Designing AI for Machines, Not for Humans. That is Not a Mistake. appeared first on RTInsights.
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Crypto industry may be running out of time to prepare for quantum attacks
Google’s latest research suggests the cryptocurrency industry may have less time than expected to prepare for quantum computing. In a whitepaper, Google examines risks to elliptic curve cryptography, the system securing most blockchain networks. The researchers revisit earlier assumptions about how difficult it would be for a quantum computer to break these protections, concluding that…
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Australia’s BESS Scaling Challenge: Sungrow Introduces PowerTitan 3.0 at Sydney Summit
More Than Powering Today: Shaping Australia’s PV & ESS Future
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Why Unstructured Data Will Decide Whether AI Delivers Real Value in 2026
By treating unstructured data as a strategic asset rather than an operational byproduct, enterprises can resolve the tension between innovation and control. The post Why Unstructured Data Will Decide Whether AI Delivers Real Value in 2026 appeared first on RTInsights.
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Hacker charged with stealing $53 million from Uranium crypto exchange
U.S. prosecutors have charged a Maryland man with stealing more than $53 million after hacking the Uranium Finance crypto exchange twice and laundering the proceeds through a cryptocurrency mixer. […]
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ŌURA’s Sleep Data Confirms It: Aussies and Kiwis Are World-Class Sleepers With a Stress Problem
Australians and New Zealanders clock more sleep than anyone else on the planet. They’re also waking up earlier than almost every other country. And then spending their days absolutely drowning in stress with barely a break to recover.
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Revisiting ‘The Jetsons’: Where’s My Flying Car and Three-Hour Workday?
The 1960s version of the future is way more fun than our reality—but when it comes to innovations, we’re catching up.
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The State of Secrets Sprawl 2026: 9 Takeaways for CISOs
Secrets sprawl isn’t slowing down: in 2025, it accelerated faster than most security teams anticipated. GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 report analyzed billions of commits across public GitHub and uncovered 29 million new hardcoded secrets in 2025 alone, a 34% increase year over year and the largest single-year jump ever recorded. This year’s findings…
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File read flaw in Smart Slider plugin impacts 500K WordPress sites
A vulnerability in the Smart Slider 3 WordPress plugin, active on more than 800,000 websites, can be exploited to allow subscriber-level users access to arbitrary files on the server. […]
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Google Sets 2029 Deadline for Quantum-Safe Cryptography
The post-quantum future may be coming sooner than you think, as Google plans to have PQC migration in place by 2029.
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Bearlyfy Hits 70+ Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker Ransomware
A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat landscape in January 2025, with recent attacks leveraging a custom Windows ransomware strain codenamed GenieLocker. “Bearlyfy (also known as Labubu) operates as a dual-purpose group aimed at inflicting maximum damage upon…
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How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Devices at Airports
With Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed to more than a dozen airports across the U.S. and border device searches growing increasingly common, it’s more important than ever to consider your digital security before you travel. The risks are real. Customs and Border Protection agents have the authority to examine travelers’ devices. In June, for…
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How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists
A man has pleaded guilty to defrauding online music streaming platforms out of more than US $8 million, after creating hundreds of thousands of songs with AI, and then using bots to play them billions of times. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Training an AI agent to attack LLM applications like a real adversary
Most enterprise software development teams now ship AI-powered applications faster than traditional penetration testing can keep up with. A security team with 500 applications may test each one once a year, or less. In the time between tests, the underlying models, integrations, and behaviors can change, with no corresponding security review. Novee launched a product…
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GitHub ‘OpenClaw Deployer’ Repo Delivers Trojan Instead
An AI-assisted campaign is spreading more than 300 poisoned packages for diverse assets ranging from developer tools to game cheats.