Ukraine plans to convert several million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency seized from an alleged international cybercrime group into government war bonds, the first time the country has used confiscated digital assets to support its wartime economy, according to state authorities. Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), which manages property seized in criminal proceedings, said...Read More

AI’s hacking skills are big news at the moment, but finding vulnerabilities in code may be the least of our worries. A new study suggests AI models can discover potentially damaging loopholes in the rules and regulations underpinning society. Modern AI systems are powerful optimizers. Give them a goal, and they’ll pursue it relentlessly, quickly...Read More

Sometimes it starts with something as simple as dragging a link into your browser. Three seconds later, a cybercriminal has the tokens they need to hijack your Microsoft 365 account. You didn’t do anything that security awareness training teaches you to avoid. You just followed instructions that looked normal. That is what modern cybercrime looks...Read More

Bishops across the UK and other Catholic leaders say they want more information before endorsing a proposal to ban social media for youth under 16. Catholic bishops across the United Kingdom say they need to see more legislative detail before supporting government proposals to ban social media for youth under 16.  On June 15, Secretary...Read More

Introduction This year saw the emergence of The Gentlemen, a prominent example of a group operating under the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Although our initial assessment suggested the group first appeared in mid-2025, it actually started ramping up its activities at the beginning of 2026. According to public reports, in the first half of 2026, this...Read More

Wanting to focus on a career is one of the key reasons women choose not to have children, the CSJ report states. It cites a survey of more than 1,500 18-35-year-old women living in the UK, commissioned by the New Social Covenant Unit in 2023, which found that of those women who don’t want to...Read More

Cyber fraudsters are increasingly using social media platforms to recruit mule bank accounts by offering commissions. Hyderabad police have arrested over 200 account holders in five months and intensified surveillance and legal action against those involved in cyber fraud networks. Published Date – 29 June 2026, 06:56 PM Hyderabad: Cyber fraudsters are...Read More

Network Rail is fighting off millions of cyber attacks every month, according to new research, as experts warn of a rising tide of threats facing public services. Freedom of information (FoI) requests show the organization blocked over 7.1 million malicious emails between December 2025 and March this year. Of the 7,129,314 email attacks blocked by...Read More

Data breach costs continue to surge in the U.S., reaching an all-time high of $10.22 million in 2025 per incident, up 9% year over year. Additionally, AI is compressing the window between a vulnerability being discovered and exploited from months to mere hours. As cyberattacks grow in speed and sophistication, Accenture and ServiceNow are equipping...Read More

The White House has stepped in to keep Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai out of the hot seat. Instead of the two most recognizable faces in tech, the heads of Instagram and YouTube will take the chairs at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child safety practices, tentatively set for July 28. Five...Read More