According to the indictment, members of the Tehran-based Mabna Institute operated from 2013 and compromised about 8,000 accounts belonging to academics at 144 U.S. universities and another 178 universities around the world, including institutions in Israel. The hackers allegedly stole more than 31 terabytes of research, books, academic papers and intellectual property, and also breached...Read More

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Sumit Dhawan, CEO of Proofpoint, explains why the cybersecurity firm is continuing to expand its operations in India by setting up two Centres of Excellence. He also assesses sovereign efforts to ensure governments and critical sectors are protected. ——————————————————- Click Here For...Read More

By Ian Hall on 19/08/2026 | Updated on 19/08/2026 Cybersecurity: the G7 Cyber Expert Group’s 2026 cross-border coordination exercise simulated a large-scale cyber-attack across all G7 jurisdictions. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels The US Department of the Treasury is looking to “deepen practical cooperation” in cybersecurity across the G7 jurisdictions when it assumes the...Read More

In a bid to crack down on harmful activities, the model – which is designed with young people in mind – limits access to controversial topics such as self-harm and sexual content. AI companies have long been criticised for exposing young people and children to graphic and inappropriate content online.  In response to growing concern...Read More

Parents voice support State Assemblywoman Andrea Katz, D-Atlantic, a mother of three, was a prime sponsor of the legislation. She said social media companies use software that keeps kids scrolling but doesn’t keep them safe. “Nearly half of teenagers say they lose sleep every single night because they feel stuck on these platforms, sleep deprivation...Read More

50,000 Stripe Secrets Leaked in Public Code Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2026 Over 50,000 exposed Stripe API keys show how leaked secrets can enable fraud, data access and account abuse within hours. Ransomnews researchers have documented a large-scale leak of Stripe merchant API keys found exposed in public code repositories, GitHub Actions logs, and misconfigured...Read More

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have issued a joint advisory warning that Medusa ransomware operators continue to target critical infrastructure organizations through data theft, endpoint security evasion, and network-wide encryption operations. Tracked as AA25-071A, the #StopRansomware advisory says Medusa developers...Read More

Until now, ransomware attacks have primarily been associated with cybercriminals infiltrating the networks of public and private organizations, encrypting critical files, and demanding a ransom in exchange for restoring access to the affected data. In recent years, these attacks have become even more aggressive, with several criminal groups adopting double- and triple-extortion tactics to put...Read More

U.S. CISA adds Apple macOS, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter, and Microsoft IKE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2026 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple macOS, Microsoft SharePoint, Broadcom VMware vCenter, and Microsoft IKE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency...Read More

Published on 19/08/2026 – 10:40 GMT+2 The ChatGPT maker is deliberately holding back the pace of its most advanced research, including its single largest planned reinforcement-learning run, weeks after a system built from its own models slipped free during an internal security test and broke into the AI platform Hugging Face. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT CEO Sam...Read More