Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Events , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Momentum Cyber CEO Eric McAlpine on the Funding Velocity of AI-Native Startups Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • March 24, 2026 Eric McAlpine, founder and CEO, Momentum Cyber Investors have recently poured more capital into fewer cybersecurity startups as artificial intelligence continues...Read More
Leaked iOS spyware has some cybersecurity professionals raising urgent alarms about potential mass iPhone compromises, a development that pairs ominously with the recent discovery of two sophisticated iOS exploit kits. At the same time, some other experts say Apple’s defensive features for iPhones remain elite. But several factors have created unprecedented circumstances: the public accessibility...Read More
FOSTER CITY, CA — The Foster City City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday night, declaring that the town is in the midst of an emergency following a ransomware attack last week. Officials said they took most of their computer systems offline last week after detecting suspicious activity on their network. “We are engaging with...Read More
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Russian citizen was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for hacking into companies, including ones here in Indiana. Aleksei Volkov, 26, got 81 months in prison for assisting cybercrime groups. A news release issued Monday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana and the...Read More
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Summary: A new United Nations treaty establishes an international framework for investigating and prosecuting online crimes, such as ransomware attacks and financial fraud, which often involve multiple countries. While it explicitly defines cybercrime and spells out what law enforcement and companies are responsible for in such cases, concerns related...Read More
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent and control the dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) content under the IT Rules, 2021. A spokesperson for Digital Technologies and Governance, Himachal Pradesh, said on Tuesday that the NCII content included any material that exposed the private parts...Read More
Artificial intelligence is speeding up timelines for cyber attacks, a new report has found, creating what the authors call a widening “cybersecurity speed gap” between bad actors and defense efforts. The report from Booz Allen Hamilton, published this month, shows that cyber criminals are now moving from initial access to broader system compromise in less...Read More
The Buzz ■ Two juries are simultaneously deliberating cases against Meta focused on child safety and platform addiction ■ New Mexico case accuses Meta of facilitating child predators on its platforms, which the company denies ■ Los Angeles jury weighing whether Meta and Google should be liable for creating addictive products that harmed a young...Read More
If you’re still on an old version of iOS, update now: An attack that can remotely infect iPhones has leaked online, making it easy for any hacker to adopt and abuse it. Disclosed last week, the “DarkSword” attack has been raising alarm bells because it can be hosted on a website to secretly install malware...Read More
Aleksei Volkov, a 26-year-old Russian man, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in a Southern Indiana federal court for his role in ransomware attacks. He must pay over $9.1 million in restitution to victims. Volkov admitted to hacking computer networks with unnamed co-conspirators, stealing data, deploying ransomware, receiving cryptocurrency payments, and splitting the proceeds....Read More
