As AI tools proliferate and become deeply ingrained in software development around the world, new research from the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike shows how attackers are actively targeting the AI toolchain to steal access credentials, gain deeper access to a target environment, exfiltrate sensitive data, and even destroy target files and systems—all while finding new ways...Read More
Dive Brief: Many ransomware victims remain vulnerable to follow-up cyberattacks, even after they complete their incident response processes, highlighting gaps in mitigation activities that increase their odds of becoming repeat targets, the security firm Black Kite said on Tuesday in its annual ransomware report. The report described how victims fail to patch critical vulnerabilities and...Read More
Australia’s Education Ministers have endorsed the next phase of national early childhood education and care (ECEC) reform, agreeing to explore the establishment of an Early Education and Care Commission while progressing further measures to strengthen child safety, workforce quality and regulatory oversight. Meeting in Parramatta on 15 July, Ministers considered a broad education agenda, but...Read More
South Sudanese cybercrime act takes effect ahead of December elections South Sudan has begun operationalising the Cybercrime and Computer Misuse Act, 2026. The presidency said the act will strengthen digital governance, enhance national security, protect citizens from cyber-enabled crimes and foster a safe, secure and responsible online environment as the country prepares for the December 2026...Read More
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) — Georgetown County investigators have taken several community leaders into custody following charges filed against them after a convicted sex offender was found working at a church-run school on Pawleys Island. Georgetown County investigators served a search warrant over the weekend at Pawleys Island Community Church and Pawleys Island Christian Academy....Read More
Ravie LakshmananJul 21, 2026Vulnerability / Network Security Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched high-severity Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS vulnerability as an entry point to deploy Qilin (aka Agenda) ransomware on victim environments. Arctic Wolf Labs said it investigated multiple intrusions in June 2026 that began with the exploitation of CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score: 7.8),...Read More
Editorials A breach affecting about 10,000 officials has raised fears of a broader failure in government cyberdefenses and possible national security risks. It was confirmed on July 21 that the online training system of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy had been hacked for about 10 months, exposing as many as 10,000 pieces of personal information...Read More
A federal audit has found gaps in how the U.S. government oversees aviation cybersecurity, including unclear responsibilities at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and incomplete implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) cybersecurity strategy. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report July 16 after reviewing the FAA and TSA’s roles in protecting aviation systems....Read More
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has called on civil society organisations and technology policy think tanks to a closed-door roundtable to discuss online child safety, age-gating and platform regulation at the ministry’s office in New Delhi on July 27. The exercise is intended to gather evidence before any policy decisions are taken....Read More
NEW DELHI: Jamtara in Jharkhand and Mewat in Haryana, which have emerged as hubs of cyber fraud, are among the seven locations in the country where the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has set up joint cybercrime coordination teams (JCCTs) for inter-state synergy in tracking and investigation of cyber crimes.Sharing this information on Tuesday...Read More
