Build security into the business, not around it The most effective cybersecurity programs are not created in isolation. They are built through partnership with the teams responsible for driving the business forward. For CSOs, that means getting involved earlier, before technology decisions are finalized, before new platforms are deployed, and before security becomes a last-minute...Read More
With billions of users around the world, Meta will defend itself against allegations of harming children in a new trial in the United States this week which experts are describing as social media’s big tobacco moment. After a coalition of states sued Meta in 2023 for allegedly designing addictive features for kids in its apps,...Read More
Kathmandu, Aug 14: A total of 20,526 complaints related to cybercrime have been registered at the police office from mid-July 2025 (Nepali Fiscal Year 2082/83) to mid-July 2026 (2083/84). In the reporting period, 161 cases of cybercrime were filed, and 155 people were arrested. Among the registered complaints, 7,123 were related to misuse of Facebook/Messenger,...Read More
The disparity is allowing cybercriminals to automate scams, impersonate corporate executives, create synthetic identities and attack financial institutions faster than many African security agencies can respond, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.
The report draws on information from 36 African countries, alongside cyberthreat data provided by Mastercard, Fortinet, TrendAI, the Shadowserver...Read More
Cl0p hackers claim data theft from Shell, Philips, GE A hacking group has claimed it stole large volumes of internal data from close to 50 companies worldwide in a single coordinated campaign, using one software vulnerability to hit dozens of unrelated targets at once. The group, known as Cl0p, listed Philips, Shell, Fiserv and GE...Read More
Cl0p hackers claim data theft from Shell, Philips, GE A hacking group has claimed it stole large volumes of internal data from close to 50 companies worldwide in a single coordinated campaign, using one software vulnerability to hit dozens of unrelated targets at once. The group, known as Cl0p, listed Philips, Shell, Fiserv and GE...Read More
The Russia-linked ransomware group Cl0p has claimed a fresh wave of cyberattacks, naming Shell and Philips among its victims and, by some counts, dragging close to 50 companies into the mess. It is a familiar sort of headline, and one that reads more than a little like a rerun of the Oracle-linked breaches that have unsettled corporate...Read More
Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, said in a post on X on Thursday that Silver Lake’s potential acquisition of Workday would likely create a support for software stocks. Niles said he believes AI-native companies like Anthropic and OpenAI would further pressure an already-stressed software industry, including point-solution software companies and IT service vendors....Read More
Meta Platforms squared off against a coalition of 29 state attorneys general in a California federal courtroom on Wednesday, with jury selection kicking off in a case accusing the company of deliberately making Facebook and Instagram addictive to minors and unlawfully harvesting their data, according to Reuters. The trial in Oakland is expected to last...Read More
AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat intelligence organisation tracked more than 22-million illicit discussions involving criminal AI toolkits, 7,4-million infected hosts yielding 1,7-billion stolen credentials, more than 21 600...Read More
