It suspended all access to Mythos and Fable after an order from the US government.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The US government has given Anthropic permission to redeploy Mythos 5 to “a set of US organizations that operate and defend critical infrastructure,” the company has announced on X. While Anthropic didn’t say how...Read More
A new backdoor dubbed Mistic has been observed in financially motivated attacks targeting organizations in the insurance, education, IT, and professional services sectors. The malware is believed to be linked to KongTuke/Woodgnat, an initial access broker active since at least 2024 that specializes in compromising corporate networks and selling that access to ransomware groups, including...Read More
Canberra says tech platforms are still letting too many children bypass its under-16 social media ban. Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026 Australia says it will double fines on social media companies that fail to keep children off their platforms, accusing Big Tech of dodging the spirit of its under-16 ban. The government said...Read More
Enterprises that have turned to AI in order to boost their security defenses may have to reconsider their approach. Malware containing code that commands LLM-assisted products to abort their analysis or refuse to implement it is already circulating, according to a post from security company SentinelLabs. SentinelLabs thinks it knows who’s responsible for the malware,...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly two years after a massive ransomware attack hit the City of Columbus, the director of the Department of Technology is retiring. NBC4 Investigates uncovered that thousands of people were impacted by the city’s data breach after the mayor initially said the data had no value. Sam Orth led the department...Read More
In recent years, anime has evolved from a niche Japanese art form into a global entertainment powerhouse at the heart of popular culture. Fuelled by video streaming platforms and internet culture, these Japanese animated productions are now among the world’s most popular television genres, particularly among Gen Z audiences. In Kenya, fandoms built around blockbuster...Read More
Recent headlines around AI-driven vulnerability discovery have focused heavily on open-source software. That makes sense given the visibility of public codebases and the growing attention around AI systems identifying flaws in widely used open-source projects. But the cybersecurity industry is overlooking a much larger and potentially more disruptive shift. Proprietary software is unlikely to remain...Read More
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Once heralded as a revolutionary device in education, some schools in Northern Virginia are taking steps to limit the time kids spend on tablets and smartphones. On Thursday night, the Fairfax County School Board unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging the harm extensive time on tablets or smart phones can do, and...Read More
The Punjab Police’s State Cyber Crime Division has intensified its crackdown on cybercriminals by freezing thousands of bank accounts linked to online frauds and facilitating the return of defrauded money to victims. Over the past year, the police froze 63,749 accounts linked to fraudulent transactions worth about Rs 540.34 crore. Since 2024, nearly Rs 64...Read More
On May 1, the University of Michigan School of Nursing published a study analyzing survey responses from over 800,000 adolescents, which found the amount of past-year creatine consumption increased by 90% among males and 168% among females from 2019 to 2024. The study also found perceived risk and availability of steroids — a category creatine...Read More
