Cybersecurity researchers say they have documented what could be the first ransomware attack carried out almost entirely by an autonomous AI agent, marking a significant shift in how cyberattacks could be conducted in the future. According to cloud security firm Sysdig, they have uncovered a ransomware operation dubbed JadePuffer that appears to have relied on...Read More
How to keep children safe on social media has become a hot-button issue – and new research suggesting many online safety tools for kids may have “critical” flaws will only add fuel to that fire. Researchers tested 86 safety features across four social media platforms — Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube — and found about...Read More
Bhopal: A 19-year-old son of a cloth merchant was kidnapped at gunpoint from Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district after three youths allegedly mistook him for a millionaire based on his social media posts showing expensive smartphones and a luxury lifestyle.The kidnappers demanded Rs 10 lakh as ransom, but police rescued the teenager within hours. The three...Read More
Russia’s most notorious state-backed hacking group has compromised email accounts belonging to UK government and Foreign Office officials, marking the latest chapter in an escalating cyber conflict between Moscow and Western democracies. The breach, attributed to APT28, better known as Fancy Bear, relies on a deceptively simple technique: hijacking the internet’s phone book to redirect...Read More
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County government is responding to a cybersecurity incident that has affected parts of its network, although critical services remain available. Most public-facing offices will be closed Monday, July 6, as a result of the incident. However critical life safety services such as 911 dispatch, the Pennington County jail and...Read More
The bill also aims to make AI chatbots safer by establishing a digital regulator to set safety standards. By AFP, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 10 Jun 202610 Jun 2026 The Canadian government has introduced a new digital safety bill that would ban social media for children under 16, with exemptions for platforms...Read More
Countries across Asia and the South Pacific have registered a marked increase in cybercrime, and cybercrime made up 30% of all crime in over half of the countries in the region, according to a new report by INTERPOL, the global policing agency. The 32-page “INTERPOL Asia and South Pacific Cyber Threat Assessment Report 2025-2026” released...Read More
A new TRM Labs report says North Korea-linked hackers stole $643 million in the first half of the year, accounting for about two-thirds of global cryptocurrency losses. A projection of cyber code on a hooded man is pictured in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.REUTERS/YONHAP North Korea-linked hacking groups were responsible for about...Read More
Cyber in Space has announced an exclusive strategic partnership with post-quantum cryptography firm ExeQuantum, aimed at providing cyber resilience and quantum-readiness services to organisations across the global aerospace and space sector. The companies said the collaboration will combine Cyber in Space’s space system cybersecurity, regulatory compliance and operational assurance work with ExeQuantum’s cryptographic discovery, inventory...Read More
