ISRAELI FIRM’S REPORT Taiwan’s statement came a day after the Israeli cybersecurity company Dream said in a blog post that it had uncovered an AI-driven hacking campaign that stole credentials and other data from an unnamed government in Asia. Dream said a team of AI agents worked together to extract scores of passwords from unidentified...Read More
Social media platforms will face a bevy of new restrictions in New Jersey that limit their use of children’s data, restrict algorithmic content recommendations to minors, and block notifications during school hours, among a range of others. The new restrictions, which are set to take effect in September 2027, flow from legislation Gov. Mikie Sherrill...Read More
COLOMBO, Aug 14 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan police have arrested 1,093 foreign nationals in 27 operations linked to cybercrime and financial fraud so far this year as authorities intensify efforts to dismantle organised online scam networks, police spokesperson F.U. Wootler said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. Speaking at a media briefing, Wootler said cybercrime had become...Read More
Pilibhit: A 68-year-old businessman — Rakesh Chandra Mittal — of Bisalpur tehsil hqs in Pilibhit district was allegedly defrauded of over Rs 16 lakh in a cyber scam involving his two bank accounts on Aug 15, a bank holiday.In a written complaint filed with Bisalpur Kotwali police station and Rahul Pandey, the CO of Bisalpur...Read More
African organisations averaged 3 237 cyber attacks per week in July, against a global average of 2,336, while ransomware victims surged 87% and GenAI data exposure became an everyday enterprise risk Johannesburg, SA – August 13, 2026 – Check Point Research, the threat intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., today released its Global Threat Intelligence...Read More
A sprawling Azure data exfiltration campaign is unfolding across the dark web, with a threat actor systematically selling off internal employee directories stolen from some of the world’s largest corporations. The seller, operating under the alias “TheHatman,” claims to have pulled these records directly from victim organizations’ Azure and Entra tenants using compromised credentials, and...Read More
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Two US senators have proposed a new Water Cyber Shield Act to provide the EPA with additional funding and tools to conduct cybersecurity assessments on critical water infrastructure. The act would provide $300 million annually to allow for...Read More
A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth’s late last month, state officials said. Ellen Schmidt/AP hide caption toggle caption Ellen Schmidt/AP On a recent Monday morning in Braham, Minn., a local water operator made an unsettling...Read More
Criminals are breaking into people’s personal accounts to steal explicit and intimate images and sell them online, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned. Hackers are breaking into social media and personal accounts to steal explicit pictures, which the agency refers to non-consensual intimate images, or NCII. They will then sell the images on...Read More
OTTAWA — In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16. The exact ways in which social media platforms would verify age haven’t yet been worked out. Culture Minister Marc Miller said there will be “a back and forth with platforms as to...Read More
