Check Point Research has released its first AI Security Report at RSA Conference 2025, revealing how cybercriminals are leveraging artificial intelligence for attacks. The report identifies four major AI-driven cyber threats: AI-enhanced impersonation, LLM data poisoning, AI-created malware, and weaponization of AI models. Key findings show that...Read More
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas (USAO/TXE) is committed to the protection of our children. Advances in technology over the past two decades have brought about new obstacles for parents, educators, and law enforcement. No longer are children safe in their own homes. No longer can teachers and parents let...Read More
Jason Citron, CEO of Discord in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images The New Jersey attorney general sued Discord on Thursday, alleging that the company misled consumers about child safety features on the gaming-centric social messaging app. The lawsuit, filed in the New Jersey Superior Court by Attorney...Read More
In a powerful stand for justice, a Montgomery County jury conveyed life in prison to Darrell Ray Vaughn for the sexual assault of a young woman. Vaughn, a convicted child predator who had previously served brief stints in prison following Harris County convictions for Sexual Assault of a Child and Failure to Comply with Sex...Read More
Check Point finds that threat actors are following the evolution of AI closely, and adapting models to their needs Cybercriminals are increasingly adapting large language models for criminal purposes, including writing malicious code, social engineering and fraud. They take commercially available models such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, and remove the safeguards designed to prevent...Read More
Investigators from Spain’s cybersecurity agency and the CNI intelligence service will seek information from the country’s grid operator, REE, and private energy companies as part of a probe into the causes of massive blackouts across Spain and Portugal, Reuters has reported. Two sources told Reuters that the investigation would happen in full collaboration with the...Read More
Dreamstime Kintetsu World Express (KWE) has been hit by a ransomware cyber-attack which has hobbled its systems for the best part of a week. The Japanese airfreight forwarder announced an IT outage last week which it said was affecting some customers, but yesterday KWE confirmed: “The cause of the failure is unauthorised access to our...Read More
