Key Points Cisco reportedly in talks to buy Israeli AI security firm Astrix for up to $350 million Astrix raised $85 million total including $45 million Series B in December 2024 Startup’s platform secures AI agents and automated software from cyberattacks American network technology giant Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire Astrix Security, an...Read More
30 An injection of over $12 million in federal funding is set to transform the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s fledgling nanotechnology and cybersecurity programs. U.S. Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) helped spur the $12.75 worth of federal aid through his role on the Senate Appropriations Committee and was on hand Thursday as the new...Read More
Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove) and Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, a Democratic candidate for U.S. House in California’s 6th Congressional District in the 2026 election, have agreed to amend Assembly Bill 2727, opening the door for serial sex offenders and child predators — including those sentenced to multiple life terms — to qualify...Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s national cybercrime helpline 1930 recorded a massive surge in 2025, logging nearly 3.24 crore calls, almost one every second, highlighting a sharp rise in online fraud and scams, officials said. Officials, however, also revealed that more than 9.42 lakh SIM cards were blocked during the year, as cybercriminals increasingly relied on fraudulent...Read More
A single hacker recently managed to compromise nine different Mexican government agencies by exploiting two popular AI platforms. This finding comes from the research firm Gambit Security, revealing that Claude Code, an AI-powered coding assistant, and OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 were used in the attack between December 2025 and February 2026. Researchers noted in a detailed report that...Read More
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The next AI milestone – agents that can research, decide, and act without supervision – is also your next major security risk. AI is moving from “help me write” to “go do the work.” That shift breaks most enterprise security assumptions. It is no longer an employee logging into a SaaS application or querying a...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › As tensions over autonomous technologies escalate, the emergence of AI-powered, multi-step cyberattacks has become a growing concern for financial regulators and industry leaders.Washington Today Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an emergency meeting with the CEOs of major U.S. banks to address...Read More
NORRISTOWN — A disgraced former Pennsylvania State Police trooper admitted to multiple crimes, including possessing child sexual abuse material and lewd images and videos he created using artificial intelligence on his work computer at the state police barracks in Skippack Township. Stephen M. Kamnik, 39, of Havertown, Delaware County, showed no visible emotion in a...Read More
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