Last month, cybercrime researcher Paul Raffile found himself in a muddy Lagos shantytown, watching a witch doctor chop the head off a live goose, then pouring its blood over a photograph of an American porn star. Inside the cardboard-and-steel shack, littered with potions and talismans, a large machete lay on the floor and a mysterious...Read More
Last month, cybercrime researcher Paul Raffile found himself in a muddy Lagos shantytown, watching a witch doctor chop the head off a live goose, then pouring its blood over a photograph of an American porn star. Inside the cardboard-and-steel shack, littered with potions and talismans, a large machete lay on the floor and a mysterious...Read More
‘We Are Crossing a Threshold’ Warns Critical Infrastructure Security Expert Shaun Waterman • August 20, 2026 Image: Agung Priyo/Shutterstock An artificial intelligence-assisted cyberattack campaign is targeting widely used online operational technology devices made by Siemens, the U.S. cyber defense agency warned Wednesday – the first time it’s called out an AI-assisted cyber campaign...Read More
British economy hotel firm Travelodge Group CEO Jo Boydell has left the company. Boydell, a 13-year veteran at the privately held company, resigned her position as of Aug. 17, but Travelodge confirmed the news as part of its half-year 2026 earnings report published Thursday. Boydell joined Travelodge as chief financial officer in 2013 and was...Read More
The National Police Service (NPS) cannot withdraw the security of any judge without prior consultations with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), the High Court has ruled. This was declared on Thursday, August 20, during the determination of a case challenging the withdrawal of the security detail of Justice Lawrence Mugambi in 2024. The court ruled...Read More
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced a Chinese national to 20 years in prison for leading a hacking scheme that targeted BTS member Jungkook and South Korean business executives, and stole more than 38 billion won ($27.2 million), according Yonhap News. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the man, identified by his surname Chun,...Read More
A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced a Chinese national to 20 years in prison for leading a hacking scheme that targeted BTS member Jungkook and South Korean business executives, and stole more than 38 billion won ($27.2 million), according Yonhap News. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the man, identified by his surname Chun,...Read More
Hoxhunt Launches Free 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Toolkit with Caitlin “Cyber Girl” Sarian “Cybersecurity is a team sport” campaign-in-a-box gives awareness leaders four weeks of ready-to-use content built for today’s threats MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hoxhunt, the human risk management platform, today launched its free 2026 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Toolkit, a ready-to-run campaign...Read More
Kaspersky’s purpose-built OT security and unified IT/OT approach demonstrates strong customer value, product innovation, and operational resilience across critical industrial environments. SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Kaspersky has received the 2026 Asia-Pacific OT Security Customer Value Leadership Recognition and the 2026 Asia-Pacific Converged IT and OT Security...Read More
