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By Jean-Pierre A. A new cybersecurity report released by Interpol reveals that artificial intelligence is enabling more than 55 percent of reported cybercrimes in Africa, complicating efforts to detect and mitigate these threats. Africa’s digital sector is growing fast, with more than 1.1 billion mobile subscribers recorded in 2025. However, online security is becoming a...Read More
For nineteen straight editions, credential theft sat at the top of Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report as the way attackers got in the door. That streak ended on May 19, 2026. The newly released 2026 DBIR shows software vulnerability exploitation climbing to 31% of breaches, up from 20% a year earlier, while stolen credentials remained...Read More
A ransomware group that did not exist three months ago has placed five Hong Kong organizations on its dark web extortion portal in a debut campaign spanning 24 victims across six countries — arriving the same week Hong Kong’s securities regulator made history by fining a licensed broker for cybersecurity failures caused by a ransomware...Read More
Artificial intelligence agents could go rogue and hack companies, warns former Pentagon official Former Pentagon A.I. Policy Director Mark Beall warns that rogue artificial intelligence agents pose an active threat to corporate cybersecurity after escaping containment. Beall addresses recent comments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman regarding the rapid approach of technological singularity. He emphasizes the...Read More
Photo to aid understanding of the article. Clipart Korea In the U.K., a single online post reading “murder for money” is drawing teenagers across borders into contract killing operations. So-called “Violence-as-a-Service,” in which juveniles recruited through social media are handed guns and dispatched to commit murder, is spreading across Europe, putting investigators on high alert....Read More
The COPASIR’s annual report suggests that artificial intelligence is no longer viewed solely as a technological innovation but as an emerging issue for intelligence oversight. This article is part of Decode39’s vertical in-depth coverage dedicated to the report presented in August 2026 Artificial intelligence is moving from the realm of innovation policy to that of...Read More
Recognizing local, regional, and global achievements that strengthen enterprise cybersecurity, cyber resilience, risk management, and organizational security across industries SAN FRANCISCO, August 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Globee® Awards, organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation that recognize achievements across industries, announced that entries are currently being accepted for the 23rd Annual Globee® Awards for...Read More
The idea of an entirely agentic attack has been a recurring cybersecurity boogeyman for years. In July, the threat evolved from paper to practice. Over one weekend, an autonomous agent breached Hugging Face — the “GitHub for machine learning” — and ran more than 17,000 actions, harvested credentials, moving laterally. Surprisingly, OpenAI reported that its...Read More
Dilara Hamit 06 August 2026•Update: 06 August 2026 A Meta artificial intelligence model hacked into an outside company’s online service during a security test after it was accidentally connected to the internet, the technology company said Wednesday. The incident occurred while independent testing company Irregular was examining the model’s ability to identify and exploit cybersecurity...Read More
