A bunch of researchers let AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic loose in a testing environment, and the results were a little spooky. The United Kingdom’s AI Security Institute released a report (via Engadget) detailing some incidents in which the models actually acted outside their testing parameters and hacked into external organizations in late July....Read More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is beginning to recover from crippling cuts to its personnel and overall resources, but is still facing challenges responding to real-life events impacting the American people.  Acting Director Nick Andersen said CISA is in the process of hiring after enduring major job losses in 2025 and is working to...Read More

The Jefferson County Quorum Court is considering a new policy that would prohibit county employees and contractors from using county-owned equipment or resources to engage in unlawful cyber-harassment or cyberbullying. The proposed ordinance, sponsored by Justice of the Peace Alfred Carroll, is titled the Jefferson County Unlawful Cyber-Harassment and Resource Protection Act. Under the proposal,...Read More

Artificial intelligence was used in 55% of reported cybercrimes in Africa, according to an Interpol report. The International Criminal Police Organization’s Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, which was published Monday, said AI was enabling cyberattacks to be carried out faster, on a larger scale and in ways that were harder to detect. Based on data...Read More

Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and intensified pressure for greater oversight of frontier systems. According to a report from the UK’s AI Security...Read More

Photo: VCG A US congressional report that accuses Chinese telecommunications companies of being linked to potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in US telecom networks once again exposes Washington’s propensity to politicize technology and cybersecurity issues, Chinese experts said on Wednesday, noting that the claims lack factual basis and violate basic understanding of how global communications operate. Citing...Read More

Microsoft says device isolation can stop ransomware attacks in just 128 seconds. getty With the business media and many so-called cybersecurity thought leaders focusing on AI-powered breaches these days, you might be forgiven for thinking the ransomware threat is a thing of the past. You would be very wrong indeed, however, as newly published reports...Read More

The NCPCR’s POCSO e-Box, launched in 2017 to help children report offences under the POCSO Act, remains little known despite its role in tackling cyberbullying, stalking, image morphing, and child sexual abuse material. Published Date – 5 August 2026, 07:59 PM Hyderabad: Despite being launched nearly a decade ago, the National...Read More

Hyderabad: Cyber criminals are stealing more than Rs 1 crore every day from Hyderabad residents, with total losses crossing Rs 400 crore in the past year, far exceeding the Rs 30 crore lost to thefts and robberies. Speaking at a Cyber Jagrookta Diwas awareness programme organised by the Hyderabad City Cyber Crime Wing at Visvesvaraya...Read More

Ransomware can turn one careless click into a business-wide emergency. An incident at QNET shows how quickly that risk can grow when attackers use trusted Windows tools to launch a second stage of an intrusion. The attack began after a user opened a malicious file, likely delivered through email or a browser download. It launched...Read More