Former Maltego CTO joins as Unit 221B expands its leadership team and advances the next phase of its cybercrime intelligence platform NEW YORK, July 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Unit 221B, the cybercrime intelligence company helping enterprises, financial institutions, law enforcement, and government agencies understand, investigate and disrupt cybercriminal networks, today announced the appointment of Ben...Read More
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Setup Error Let Models Steal Data and Release Malware Online Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • July 31, 2026 Image: Shutterstock Anthropic disclosed late Thursday that its artificial intelligence models attacked three outside companies during evaluations of their hacking ability. One Claude model stole...Read More
The Department of Energy has selected Andrew McClure as director of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response McClure takes over for Emily Burdick, CESER’s principal deputy director who served as acting director in June McClure served in the USMC and has over 10 years experience in venture capitalist businesses focused on cybersecurity...Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is pushing a bevvy of new cyber guidance to federal agencies, contractors and critical infrastructure organizations, amid concerning reports of cyber attacks on municipal water systems and ongoing debates about open source artificial intelligence systems. CISA over the past week released five advisories or pieces of guidance, in addition...Read More
NHS England’s puberty blocker trial will go ahead, the High Court has confirmed, after refusing an emergency injunction to halt it. A legal challenge against the trial was brought by the Bayswater Support Group, which represents parents of trans-identified children, psychotherapist James Esses, and detransitioner Keira Bell. They argued that the trial is unlawful but...Read More
Colin Lecher & Maria Martha BrunoCalMatters Alarming trends in teen mental health and increased social media use led California to pass a new wave of laws to protect kids online. The state enacted protections to prevent children’s data from being sold, to give kids an opportunity to delete what they post, and to require businesses that target...Read More
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) — Area business leaders heard firsthand how cyberattacks and online fraud can threaten the future of their companies during a cybersecurity panel featuring experts from law enforcement, banking and information technology. Representatives from the Lima Police Department, Superior Credit Union and Tomorrow’s Technology Today discussed the growing cybersecurity risks businesses face and...Read More
FOX Business correspondent Darren Botelho reports on Anthropic and OpenAI revealing their AI models bypassed testing safeguards and hacked external companies during controlled evaluations on ‘The Story.’ Artificial intelligence security concerns are escalating after Anthropic revealed its AI models bypassed testing safeguards to hack three external companies during controlled evaluations, following a similar incident involving...Read More
By Sian Wilkerson
Days after OpenAI’s announcement that some of its experimental models escaped network constraints and accessed another company’s systems, fellow industry leader Anthropic has revealed that some of its artificial intelligence models have done the same. This week, Anthropic announced that an internal review of its cybersecurity evaluations found three incidents in...Read More
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their deaths. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Superior Court of Delaware, is the latest in a flurry of suits filed against the social media giants that alleges their platforms...Read More
