Anthropic has put its most advanced AI model on the table for the European Union, but getting a seat at that table is proving to be a slow, grinding negotiation. The company’s Mythos model, capable of autonomously discovering zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser, remains accessible to only about 40 vetted...Read More
Cyber-attacks can have a significant impact on the most critical services which society relies on, and it is vital cybersecurity teams are prepared to respond when it happens. In Spring 2025, UK retailers Co-op and Marks & Spencer were both hit by ransomware attacks, highlighting cyber incidents directly impact the general public, as well as...Read More
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has sparked a debate after comparing children’s use of social media to smoking. While speaking about online safety and the risks associated with social media for young people, Frederiksen said that she would rather have her kids smoking than using social media. While the Danish leader made the remark earlier...Read More
Cyber-crime Rapid7: Attackers exploit authentication bypass flaw in the wild, meaning more emergency patching for PAN-OS users Palo Alto customers are being been told to patch yet another internet-facing security flaw after researchers caught attackers bypassing GlobalProtect authentication and gaining unauthorized VPN access. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, affects PAN-OS deployments using GlobalProtect authentication override...Read More
Get Task & Purpose in your inbox Sign up for Task & Purpose Today to get the latest in military news each morning. Pro-Iran hackers gained access to the official Instagram account of John Bentivegna, the top enlisted guardian in Space Force, for several hours on Sunday evening. Bentivegna’s account for his role as Chief...Read More
CRIME POLICE CENTER FOR CYBER SECURITY Dirk Waem/Getty Images After a near-record year for European cybersecurity VC funding, investment has maintained pace in Q1, with the focus shifting to larger early-stage deals. In the first three months of the year, Europe attracted $1 billion in cybersecurity VC investment, according to our latest report on the...Read More
Parents and family members of children targeted in a recent online bullying incident say they felt “blocked at every avenue” when they sought help from government agencies and Meta. Several Instagram pages, which appear to have been created during the school holidays, singled out children and teenagers in South Australia’s Riverland. The account shared images...Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten online safety protections for young users. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The rules require social media platforms...Read More
Incidents of fraud have exploded, with older adults suffering the greatest financial impact from fraud last year, according to the FBI’s 2025 IC3 Annual Report. Americans age 60 and older reported losses of $7.7 billion — about a 60 percent increase from 2024. In comparison, those in their 30s and 40s reported $4.6 billion in...Read More
Dragos has acquired connected-device security company Phosphorus, expanding its reach across operational technology and connected devices in critical infrastructure. The deal brings Phosphorus’s technology for device discovery, firmware management, credential control, and remediation into Dragos’s cybersecurity platform. The combined offering is meant to address a gap in industrial environments, where security tools often cover industrial...Read More
