PHOTOS: Theodore Reyes Ever wondered who works behind the scenes to keep Singapore safe in the digital domain? Operating at the frontlines of our virtual borders is the Cyber Command of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Chua Kia Min, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Cybercrime Investigation Branch (CIB), shares what it...Read More
News1 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 1st that it has drawn up a budget of 3.0733 trillion won for next year, up 88.1 billion won, or 2.4%, from this year’s 3.6152 trillion won. The most notable change is a more than fourfold increase in cybersecurity spending to 15.5 billion won from 3.8...Read More
A year after hackers breached Vietnam’s National Credit Information Center (CIC), Hanoi is moving from damage control to a full regulatory and institutional overhaul. New reporting cited internationally, alongside Vietnamese state media, confirms that the city and the national government have locked in a new cybersecurity law, a mandatory spending floor for public agencies, and...Read More
Image credit: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives On Monday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) confirmed that a ransomware gang broke into one of its computer systems and published stolen files, including material from open criminal investigations. The Qilin ransomware group, a Russian-speaking operation, claimed the attack and posted roughly...Read More
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Department of State Services to apologise and withdraw the alleged cybercrime case against him. Sowore made the demand during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, accusing the DSS of subjecting him to a wrongful trial. He said the...Read More
Claude needed an email address. The artificial-intelligence model was participating in a cybersecurity evaluation. Its assignment was to break into a fictional company, retrieve hidden information called a “flag” and prove that it possessed the offensive capabilities being tested. Claude found what appeared to be a useful weakness. The fictional company’s instructions told employees to...Read More
RESTON, Va., Sept. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Regula , a global developer of identity verification solutions and forensic devices, has once again been named a winner in the Cybersecurity Blog category of the 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards . This is the second consecutive year the blog has been recognized by the awards, following its...Read More
The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has warned of a sharp rise in financial fraud via fake Android applications that pose as pornography apps. In its advisory dated 26 August 2026, the unit lists applications such as Night Play, Reloop,...Read More
Summary On August 28, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Rhysida launched a cyberattack against Valley Health Team (vht.org), a healthcare provider in the USA. Sensitive data including patient records and financial information was compromised, with the attackers demanding negotiations to prevent data leakage. Incident Report Field Details Target Valley Health Team Domain vht.org Country USA...Read More
A few weeks ago, the Anthropic AI model hacked into the systems of three real companies during a routine cybersecurity test. The company later admitted the incident as an accident. That Claude wasn’t trying to break free or go rogue. It was a testing mistake by the company that gave the AI access to the...Read More
