A threat actor is using an AI-built ransomware attack toolkit that automates Active Directory discovery and helps evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions. Tool and payload development was assisted by Cursor and Claude Opus agents in various stages, including initial coding, analysis, and revisioning. Additionally, some agents were tasked with checking security research posts...Read More

Article Summary A bill to protect children online and limit their access to addictive social media features passed both chambers on Monday and will soon head to the governor’s desk. The bill is an initiative from Gov. JB Pritzker, and he has indicated he’ll sign it. Pritzker first raised the idea in his February budget...Read More

Cybercriminals have been keeping busy. The 2025 Internet Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows a continued rise in internet crime complaints, with officials receiving more than 3,000 per day and the annual total surpassing 1 million for the first time. (And that figure is likely far below the actual total, since...Read More

The personal data of more than 17,300 clients of Australian estate agent MMJ Real Estate has potentially been exposed in a data breach. You’re out of free articles for this month The data listed by the hacker includes full names, emails, mobile phone numbers, addresses, details of business interests, and the property price ranges...Read More

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan research and educational institute focusing on the intersection of technological innovation and public policy. Recognized by its peers in the think tank community as the global center of excellence for science and technology policy, ITIF’s mission is to formulate and promote policy solutions...Read More

Nearly 90% of teens experienced some form of cyberbullying, accounting for 32% of the variation in trauma symptoms. What mattered most was the overall amount of cyberbullying: the more often a student was targeted, the more trauma symptoms they showed. As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing...Read More

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Delegates at the B.C. Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting have rejected a call for government age limits on social media...Read More

Summary On May 30, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Genesis claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on A Roettgers (arc-rci.com), a leading fuel distributor and gas station operator in the United States. The threat actors have announced their intent to release sensitive data unless the company initiates negotiations. Incident Report Field Details Target A Roettgers Domain...Read More

From War Games to The Matrix and Mr Robot, new James Cook University research reveals how film and gaming representations of the computer “hacker” are driven by our own insecurities around technology, cybercrime and surveillance. JCU Associate Professor of Information Technology Roberto Dillon published his new historical analysis in the journal New media and society,...Read More

There’s no denying the ongoing threat of cybersecurity attacks. The global average cost of a data breach in 2025 was $4.44 million, according to a report by IBM, and the threat grows with each passing year. Add to that the threat of hackers deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to gain access, and the stakes have never...Read More