The Buzz ■ UK cybersecurity officials confirmed over 100 nations now deploy commercial phone-hacking spyware, per TechCrunch ■ British businesses and critical infrastructure are ‘underestimating the threat’ from surveillance tools originally marketed for counterterrorism ■ The warning highlights how spyware from vendors like NSO Group and Paragon has evolved from targeted law enforcement to widespread...Read More

So-called ‘Scientology Runs’ are apparently being attempted by American teenagers known as ‘raiders’, with mass social media clout being the endgame. The Church of Scientology, founded by American author L. Ron Hubbard in 1954, describes itself as ‘religion in its highest meaning’, alleging its goal is to help bring its followers ‘to total freedom and...Read More

Scammers in the cryptocurrency sector are coming up with new methods every day. This time, they tried to exploit the tension in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Reuters, scammers are targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz and demanding transit fees in fake Bitcoin (BTC) and $USDT. Scammers posing as Iranian officials are demanding...Read More

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed a $300 million blanket purchase agreement with AI company Palantir Technologies to update the government agency’s digital infrastructure and address the goals of the National Farm Security Action Plan. Palantir will build upon USDA’s existing capabilities and offer software and will “secure American farmland, enhance supply chain resilience,...Read More

Japanese industrial giant Panasonic has created a new form of QR code it says will only work on designated devices and environments. The company revealed the tech yesterday in an announcement of a tweak to its “Site Management Service” access control system that allows and tracks entries to, and exits from, buildings. Panasonic last year...Read More

OpenAI has reportedly begun briefing state and federal government officials on its cybersecurity product’s capabilities. The AI startup held an event in Washington D.C. Tuesday (April 21) where it demonstrated its new GPT-5.4-Cyber model, Axios reported. The report, citing a source familiar with the matter, said attendees included officials from throughout the government and from various national...Read More

UK NCSC chief warns of ‘hacktivist attacks at scale’ Attacks could rival recent ransomware attacks against UK organizations Defences could be bolstered by AI tools such as Claude Mythos If a conflict were to unfold between the UK and a foreign state, there could be “hacktivist attacks at scale”, rivalling some of the most prolific...Read More

Roblox has reached settlements with multiple U.S. states over claims that the popular platform failed to protect children. Alabama announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to a $12.2 million settlement with the gaming giant over lapses in child safety standards. That money will go toward funding school resource officers across the state. “Alabama stepped...Read More

Danny Danon warns about rising antisemitism amid Iran strikes, terror attacks on US soil Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., addresses rising antisemitism and Iran’s aggression. Danon highlights global condemnation of Iran, including a UN Security Council resolution, and criticizes Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi for denying responsibility. He discusses Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah...Read More

Google Cloud Next Google has overhauled its enterprise AI strategy in the wake of the agentic push across the biz landscape, rebranding and expanding its Vertex AI developer platform into what it now calls the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. It comes as the challenge facing businesses has shifted from building individual AI agents to managing...Read More