THE internet has brought unprecedented convenience and connectivity, but it has also created new avenues for harassment and abuse. According to UNICEF, around 30% of young people across 30 countries have experienced cyberbullying. It extends far beyond offensive comments to include targeted harassment, impersonation, the spread of false rumours and cyberstalking. Although these attacks occur online,...Read More
Allamkincstar.gov.hu A ransomware-style cyberattack has encrypted files across employee computers at Hungary’s National Paying Agency (Nemzeti Kifizető Ügynökség), the government body responsible for disbursing EU agricultural subsidies to Hungarian farmers, with technical experts at the agency tracing the attack to Russian servers. The attack, first reported by Hungarian independent outlet Telex on August 2, 2026,...Read More
cyber-crime ExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is the latest UK public sector outfit to admit that cybercriminals made off with its data, including the names and work email addresses of police officers, justice staff, government partners, and customers. The legal lookup service...Read More
cyber-crime ExfilSquad claims 135,000 contact records weeks after hitting the Department for Education The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is the latest UK public sector outfit to admit that cybercriminals made off with its data, including the names and work email addresses of police officers, justice staff, government partners, and customers. The legal lookup service...Read More
Ilayda Cakirtekin 03 August 2026•Update: 03 August 2026 Hackers gained unauthorized access to data on around 31,000 legal entities in Liechtenstein, the government announced Sunday. “The ‘Register of Beneficial Owners’ (VwbP) was the target of a cyberattack. Data copies of approximately 31,000 legal entities were illegally accessed. The government has convened a crisis team,” it...Read More
Horizon3 Raises $250M Series E at $2B+ Valuation to Lead the “AI vs. AI” Cybersecurity Era Horizon3, the AI-Native Proactive Security Company behind NodeZero®, the World’s Best AI Hacker™, today announced a $250 million Series E at a valuation of more than $2 billion, tripling its valuation from $650 million at Series D in just...Read More
Regulator data shows more than 80 percent of teens still use social platforms three months after the ban, raising doubts about enforcement and parental oversight. Australia defends the world’s precedent-setting ban on children under 16 using social networks, introduced by the government in December, despite fresh data highlighting the scale of the challenges this policy...Read More
Moscow’s mayor says a bomb blast that killed at least two people and injured 21 others at a restaurant was a “terrorist attack.” An unidentified woman attempted to enter a private event at the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square carrying what authorities believe was an improvised explosive device, state media reported. The bomb went...Read More
AI illustration of cybercrime Artificial Intelligence is now being used in more than half
of all reported cybercrimes across Africa, according to INTERPOL’s African
Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. The report said AI is enabling criminals to launch faster,
more sophisticated and harder-to-detect attacks. The report paints a worrying picture of the continent’s
evolving cyber threat...Read More
Hackers gained unauthorized access to data on around 31,000 legal entities in Liechtenstein, the government announced Sunday. “The ‘Register of Beneficial Owners’ (VwbP) was the target of a cyberattack. Data copies of approximately 31,000 legal entities were illegally accessed. The government has convened a crisis team,” it said in a written statement. The government said...Read More
