As detailed in HackRead, Aubrey Cottle, a hacker linked to Anonymous, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for his role in a 2021 website defacement attack against the Republican Party of Texas. The sentencing took place on Friday in a Newmarket courtroom, with Justice Joseph Di Luca presiding.The attack, which occurred on September...Read More
Apple speeds up software updates amid AI-driven cybersecurity threats Apple has announced to begin releasing software updates earlier in an effort to respond more quickly to cybersecurity threats fueled by advances in artificial intelligence. The iPhone company said the move is intended to shorten the time between identifying security vulnerabilities and delivering fixes to users....Read More
Questions over Oranga Tamariki response to Gloriavale Morning Report Oranga Tamariki took months to respond to an Education Review Office letter raising “serious and immediate concerns” about children at Gloriavale after it was sent to a former staff member whose inbox was no longer monitored. The then-acting Education Review Office (ERO) chief executive Ruth Shinoda...Read More
During a recent Food Institute webinar, experts from RSM US LLP and HUB International Northeast outlined the cybersecurity risks facing food companies and the steps leaders can take to improve resilience against ransomware, business email compromise, and AI-driven attacks. Food companies face a growing cybersecurity challenge as ransomware attacks, AI-powered phishing scams, and increasingly connected...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. Chelsey Whittingham remembers her daughter as a loving, driven, funny 13-year-old, who enjoyed gymnastics and brought joy and light to the...Read More
In 2025, cyber-enabled crime in the United States crossed a line no year had touched before: $20.9 billion in reported losses, logged across more than a million complaints. But that record total isn’t the real story. The bigger change is how the money disappears — criminals have largely stopped “hacking in” and started simply logging...Read More
Iraq and Syria have agreed to establish a joint committee covering energy, agriculture, water, transport and border crossings as part of a push to deepen bilateral co-operation and economic integration. The agreement was announced on Monday after Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein’s first official visit to Damascus since the fall of the Assad regime, which...Read More
Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of a Russian state cyber group that has compromised thousands of Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to investigative reporters and US government employees. The operation has been active since at least March, when the FBI published...Read More
Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) has completed its acquisition of managed security service provider VigilAigent from Tego Cyber. The deal adds approximately $3.5 million in annual recurring revenue from multi-year contracts, more than 80 reseller partners, and about 1,000 customers, expanding Intrusion’s commercial reach. VigilAigent’s Agentic AI engine, The Oracle, is being integrated...Read More
Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies have issued a joint warning about the rising cyber risks associated with artificial intelligence, targeting government and corporate leaders across Australia, the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand. The agencies highlighted how quickly AI is reshaping both offensive and defensive cyber operations. Intelligence officials warned that attackers are already using AI...Read More
