Agentic AI , Black Hat , Events Google’s Hultquist on Autonomous Attacks and Behavioral Defense Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • August 6, 2026 John Hultquist, chief analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group Artificial intelligence is giving cybercriminals the speed, scale and autonomy to run operations with less human oversight, said John Hultquist, chief analyst at...Read More
Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. In recent weeks OpenAI and Anthropic also have described instances of AI models going beyond humans’ instructions to access the web and find...Read More
Ransom-seeking hackers who use phone calls to compromise their victims targeted dozens of prominent US financial institutions and other businesses over the past month, according to Google and internet intelligence data reviewed by Reuters. The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and financial companies including...Read More
Award-Winning Cybersecurity Innovation Equips Unmanned Aircraft to Detect Attacks, Respond Safely and Keep Operating When Ground Communications Fail At altitude, a compromised drone cannot pull over, reboot or wait for help. If an attacker corrupts its sensors, spoofs its navigation signals or severs its connection to the ground, the aircraft must determine — in...Read More
Agentic AI , Black Hat , Events Google’s Hultquist on Autonomous Attacks and Behavioral Defense Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • August 6, 2026 John Hultquist, chief analyst, Google Threat Intelligence Group Artificial intelligence is giving cybercriminals the speed, scale and autonomy to run operations with less human oversight, said John Hultquist, chief analyst at...Read More
A US federal court has sentenced Maksim Silnikau, the creator and administrator of Ransom Cartel, to 16 years in prison for a ransomware campaign that hit at least 18 companies worldwide between 2021 and 2023. Key takeaways Silnikau, 40, received 16 years for federal conspiracy, wire-fraud and identity-theft offenses Ransom Cartel attacked at least 18...Read More
BRAINERD — People’s Security Company, a subsidiary of Crow Wing Power, announced its monitored security customer accounts are transitioning to Heartland Security, a cooperatively owned security provider based in Melrose, Minnesota. The move ensures customers across the region continue to receive the same trusted, local protection they have relied on for years, now backed by...Read More
DETROIT — “You see how this looks, right?” That’s Robert Pattinson as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen in “Primetime,” the new thriller based on the former hit TV show where Hansen and his crew would seek to catch adults who were trying to meet teens online. After a teaser for the movie was...Read More
Online scams, including phishing, emerged as the most prevalent form of cybercrime reported across Africa in 2025, accounting for 17 per cent of all incidents. A breakdown of reported cases reveals a diverse array of digital threats impacting the continent. Following online scams, both interpersonal online harassment and financial crimes tied for the second-largest share,...Read More
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (PTI) Telangana was ranked first in the country in several cybercrime initiatives, in a nationwide review meeting held by the PMO on Thursday, a senior official said. The ‘PRAGATI’ review meeting was conducted to assess the implementation and performance of various states in cybercrime as well as performance and utilisation of the...Read More
