Professor Ciaran Martin, the former head of the GCHQ agency, said in a post on LinkedIn: “Senior figures in public life should not make unsubstantiated claims about foreign (especially Russian) state hacking against them just when something inconvenient comes out, as in this Mail On Sunday splash yesterday where Mr Farage claims the source of...Read More

Application Security Engineer IG Group | India | Hybrid – View job details As an Application Security Engineer, you will assess the security of web, mobile, and cloud applications through penetration testing, secure code reviews, threat modeling, and architecture reviews. Responsibilities also include integrating security into CI/CD pipelines, managing vulnerability remediation, supporting purple team activities,...Read More

Ofcom’s report highlighted changes made by Snap, Roblox and Meta which focused on reducing grooming risks. Ofcom said Snap, which owns Snapchat, had agreed to block adult strangers from contacting children by default in the UK, stop encouraging children to add people they do not know, and introduce “highly effective” age checks this summer. A...Read More

National Police Agency to Strengthen Cyber Threat Response Capabilities The police are launching training exercises to respond to the rise in sophisticated phishing attacks, specifically targeting “hacked emails.” On May 26, the National Police Agency announced that it will conduct the “2026 Hacking Email Response Training” for all employees at every police station nationwide, from...Read More

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) has been attributed to a ransomware attack in what has been described as a “false flag” operation. The attack, observed by Rapid7 in early 2026, has been found to leverage social engineering techniques via Microsoft Teams to initiate the infection...Read More

Tenable Holdings announced the Tenable Open Partner Exchange Network (OPEN), the next evolution of its technology partner ecosystem, designed to help organizations unify security data, accelerate AI-driven workflows, and operationalize exposure management across their existing technology stack. As AI accelerates the speed and scale of cyber threats, security teams are struggling with fragmented...Read More

Manitoba physicians support the idea of a social media ban on children and youth, warning that excessive screen time poses significant risks to their health and well-being, a new report by Doctors Manitoba says. The eight-page report released this month explores physicians’ perspectives on restrictions to social media and artificial intelligence, as well as related...Read More

Kenya has recorded a notable decline in general crime rates over the past year, but authorities are raising concerns about a sharp surge in cybercrime incidents that pose new challenges to law enforcement and the country’s digital economy. The latest security statistics reveal a shifting landscape in criminal activity across the nation. While traditional forms...Read More

A Melbourne-based branded merchandise supplier has been listed as a hacking victim by the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. Branded Products was listed by the hackers on 24 May in a leak post that is light on details, containing only a link to the company’s details on the ZoomInfo corporate website. You’re out of free articles for...Read More

A Reform UK source reportedly told the Mail on Sunday that forensic analysis of Mr Farage’s phone by “counter-espionage experts” indicated that “hostile state actors, almost certainly linked to Moscow, had used ‘spear phishing’ tactics to compromise his phone, email and bank accounts”. Mr Farage told the newspaper: “These actions by Russia are deeply concerning...Read More