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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Apps, Cloud Security, Global Security News
Known vulnerabilities behind most application security incidents
Eight in ten organizations took an application security hit during the past year tied to a vulnerability their team had already cataloged, according to a survey of 902 IT and security professionals conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance. The pattern points to a structural condition across the industry, where the window between identifying a flaw…
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security, Russia
European authorities take down prolific cybercrime VPN service
European authorities took down a prominent virtual private network service and arrested the alleged administrator behind an operation that cybercriminals used to steal data, commit fraud and ransomware attacks, Europol said Thursday. First VPN, which was promoted on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums, gained popularity for providing services that allowed users to hide their infrastructure and identities.…
AI, Global Security News
Elon Musk’s Romantic Partner Testifies About Her Role on OpenAI’s Board
Shivon Zilis took the stand in court for questioning on whether she “funneled” information to Musk while sitting on the board of OpenAI.
AI, Global Security News, privacy, Risk Management
A college student is suing a dating app that allegedly used her TikTok videos to target men in her dormitory
A 19-year-old woman is suing the makers of a dating app, alleging they took a video she posted online, repurposed it without her consent into an advertisement for the app, then used geofencing to target that ad to people in her area. According to the lawsuit filed Apr. 28 in Tennessee and an interview with…
AI, APAC, Apps, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Risk Management, Russia
Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list
Missile and drone attacks that took out cloud data centers in the Middle East underscored a critical vulnerability in the modern economy: reliance on digital infrastructure that sustains competitive advantage and operational continuity for corporations, nations, and militaries. The outages and downstream disruption were a preview of a new form of strategic and operational risk.…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Kuse Web App Abused to Host Phishing Document
Bad actors took advantage of the legitimate name and services of Kuse, a popular AI-based app designed for workplaces. The attackers exploited the users’ trust in Kuse to carry out a phishing attack.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
The most dangerous AI problem isn’t risk, it’s resistance – so SAS VP Reggie Townsend wants to make governance irresistible
SAS VP of AI ethics, governance, and social impact Reggie Townsend took to the stage at SAS Innovate 2026 today, but he didn’t start by speaking about technology. He started with culture. He put to the audience why governance exists, despite that many today see it as friction. That’s a problem he determined himself to…
AI, Global Security News
Introducing Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, powering the next wave of agents
In the early days of generative AI, building safe and reliable business tools took massive engineering effort and a high tolerance for trial and error. We helped solve that with Vertex AI, our trusted AI development platform. But today, we’re managing a different level of complexity, with agents interacting across multiple systems — and often without…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, privacy
Tim Cook’s legacy: a successful CEO who stumbled over AI
Apple’s Tim Cook was viewed as a worthy successor to Steve Jobs when he took over as CEO in August 2011, two months before Jobs’ death. Apple products became successful (and profitable) in many ways due to his success as COO, where he whipped company operations and supply chains into shape. Cook expanded the company’s…
Global Security News
Strengthening authentication with passkeys: A CISO playbook
Our passkey rollout took three tries. Here’s a playbook to make your implementation smoother. Categories: Security Operations Tags: CISO, playbook, toolkit, passkeys
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…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Bitcoin Depot hack leads to $3.6M Bitcoin theft via stolen credentials
Hackers breached Bitcoin Depot, stole credentials, and took about 50 BTC worth $3.6M from its wallets after a March 23 intrusion. Hackers breached the largest US Bitcoin ATM operator, Bitcoin Depot, on March 23, stole login credentials, and drained about 50.9 BTC worth $3.6M from company wallets. Bitcoin Depot told the SEC that a hacker…
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Drift loses $280 million as hackers seize Security Council powers
The Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million after a threat actor took control of its Security Council administrative powers in a planned, sophisticated operation. […]
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Risk Management
Oracle Shifts AI Strategy to Database-Centric Approach
At its latest stop on the Oracle AI World Tour in London, Oracle took a slightly different stance on AI. Instead of leaning into the model race like so many others, the company is making a case for putting the database at the center of how agentic AI actually works in practice. Oracle targets agentic…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Dutch Ministry of Finance takes treasury systems offline amid cyber incident investigation
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took treasury banking portal offline after a cyberattack; core tax systems were not affected. The Dutch Ministry of Finance took parts of its infrastructure offline, including the treasury banking portal, after detecting a cyberattack two weeks earlier. The Dutch Ministry of Finance disclosed a cyberattack detected on March 19 after…
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Dutch Finance Ministry takes treasury banking portal offline after breach
The Dutch Ministry of Finance took some of its systems offline, including the digital portal for treasury banking, while investigating a cyberattack detected two weeks ago. […]
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
RSAC 2026: AI Leads Security Shift Across Vendors & MSPs
At this year’s RSA Conference 2026, cybersecurity companies across the board took the opportunity to announce new partnerships and capabilities. Unsurprisingly, AI was a central theme across vendors. Whether focused on AI-powered defense, addressing shadow AI, or embedding AI into security operations, the technology is now more than ever a cornerstone of how cybersecurity companies…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
RSAC 2026 wrap-up – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
This year, AI agents took the center stage – as a defensive capability, but more pressingly as a risk many organizations haven’t caught up with
Global Security News
Popular Iranian App BadeSaba was Hacked to Send “Help Is on the Way” Alerts
Hackers took over Iran’s BadeSaba Calendar prayer app, sending “Help Is on the Way” alerts and messages urging soldiers to lay down weapons.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Venture
As Cybersecurity Firms Chase AI, VC Market Skyrockets
Investments in cybersecurity startups took off in 2025, as venture capital firms focused not just on AI-native tech, but talent as well.
Global Security News
The Fortune 500 CEO Who Puts a Premium on Pain and Suffering
Sasan Goodarzi took Intuit from a tax software platform into a full-services provider. The key? An employee base that knows how to handle tough times.