A criminal AI service called MessiahGPT is being marketed on BreachForums as an uncensored platform for creating ransomware, phishing kits, stealers, crypters, rootkits, and social-engineering content. Trellix researchers describe it as part of a growing underground market that turns offensive AI capabilities into a cheap subscription service. MessiahGPT is advertised as a model built without...Read More

Everyone has heard the horrible stories, whether it be from a family member, a friend, or a neighbor: “I (or someone I know) got scammed for tens of thousands of dollars when people contacted me pretending to be X Y Z.” And in the modern age of the internet, scams are affecting nearly everyone of...Read More

Adolescent outcasts, identity and violence take center stage in Oasis (Oase), the much-anticipated debut feature of German writer-director Jannis Lenz, which will world premiere on Sept. 6 in the Horizons section of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. This one will be very different from that other Oasis movie at Venice, Oasis: Don’t Look Back...Read More

Cybersecurity Center’s National Exercise 2026 Kicks off Amman, Aug. 17 (Petra) — National Cyber Security Center (NCSCJO)opened its National Cyber Exercise 2026 on Monday, bringing togetherroughly 40 national entities, universities and regulatory bodies totest the country’s readiness against advanced cyberattacks. The three-day exercise, running through Aug. 19, simulatessophisticated attack scenarios to gauge institutions’ ability todetect,...Read More

A prolific hacking group known for exploiting software vulnerabilities to attack multiple targets simultaneously claimed it had stolen large volumes of data from nearly 50 companies worldwide, including Philips, Shell, Fiserv, and GE, according to a posting on the group’s website. Philips said it had been targeted by Cl0p while Shell said it was aware...Read More

DUBLIN – A car crash that claimed the lives of five teenagers in Ireland early on Aug 16 has raised police concerns about the role social media plays in dangerous driving incidents in the country. The teenage boys were driving in a car on the wrong side of a motorway outside Dublin when they collided...Read More

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French President Emmanuel Macron has been the global leader in promoting a ban on social media for kids, consistently welcoming countries that propose such measures with a “thanks for joining the movement” tweet. That includes Canada, which received its congratulatory tweet after a ban was included in Bill C-34. As I argued last month, however,...Read More

Tech giants General Electric (GE) and Philips have also confirmed they’re investigating claims that the Clop ransomware gang breached their systems and stole data. While a GE spokesperson said the company is aware of the claim and is “working to assess the potential issue,” a Philips spokesperson confirmed its systems were breached but said the...Read More

Technology standards across Europe are evolving to prepare manufacturers for the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) that takes full effect in December 2027. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), one of the three official standards organizations recognized by the EU, launched an approval process for 17 key cybersecurity standards European vendors will have to meet...Read More