It’s not just mainstream software firms like Adobe and Microsoft that have pivoted to the “as-a-service” model in recent years. We’re now seeing major cybercrime groups charge a monthly subscription for software platforms that can help their users steal money. Google is suing a major Chinese cybercrime operation, which it said facilitated scams targeting hundreds...Read More
However, the two largest incidents were not simple smart-contract exploits of the type AI could engineer. In one, a North Korea-linked group drained about $285 million from Drift Protocol after a six-month social-engineering campaign that won it admin access. For the other, the attacker exploited a single-verifier flaw that allowed roughly $292 million to be...Read More
Research that caused the Commerce Department to impose strict limits on the use of Anthropic’s new AI models wasn’t geared toward offensive purposes, according to a cybersecurity CEO who saw the findings. Late Friday, the department used national security export controls to bar the company from distributing Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The directive applies to...Read More
Summary On June 11, 2026, the ransomware group TheGentlemen claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Tokabei Japan, a renowned Kyoto-based company specializing in handcrafted textiles. The attackers have indicated that sensitive data will be leaked if negotiations are not initiated. Incident Report Field Details Target Tokabei Japan Domain N/A Country Japan Attacking Group TheGentlemen Date...Read More
Social media on cell phone (Souce: Creative Commons via Pexels) The North Carolina Senate voted unanimously June 10 to bar children under 14 years old from holding accounts on social media platforms the state deems addictive. House Bill 301 requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds to open social media accounts and applies to platforms that...Read More
Florida Atlantic University’s student government on its Boca Raton campus has removed one of its members from office following his May arrest on charges that he solicited a teenage boy online and set up a meeting with him at a store in Delray Beach. The State Attorney’s Office is scheduled to file formal charges against...Read More
A 36-year-old Russian citizen, identified as Denis Obrezko, has been charged in the U.S. with participating in a cyberespionage operation linked to Kremlin interests through the cybercriminal group known as ‘Void Blizzard’. The case, being processed in a federal court in Boston, is part of a broader investigation into digital intrusion campaigns targeting Western organizations....Read More
Guwahati: In today’s digital age, technology is reshaping lives, and AI has become an integral part of that transformation. However, it has also emerged as one of the most alarming threats to child safety online, where images of minors uploaded on social platforms are digitally manipulated and circulated within minutes, causing deep emotional and reputational...Read More
Summary On June 11, 2026, the ransomware group Anubis announced a successful cyberattack againstFÉTIS Group & SECOM Engineering, a key player in the French engineering sector. The group declared access to a trove of sensitive information, including financial records and project details, emphasizing the threat of a potential data leak. Incident Report Field Details Target...Read More
The year the iPhone 3G came out, the one with the GPS chip installed and working Google Maps, Todd Humphreys spent a lot of time on the floor of his Bay Area apartment, surrounded by a jumble of wires and his three-year-old son Ramon. Humphreys had just moved with his family across the country to...Read More
