Aurora ransomware operators have been observed using Cursor Agent, powered by Claude Sonnet, to support hands-on intrusion activity across ten victim organizations, while deploying a purpose-built Linux encryptor designed to disrupt VMware ESXi environments. The findings show how ransomware affiliates are integrating agentic AI into established post-compromise workflows rather than relying on it as a...Read More
Norcross officials are investigating a ransomware attack targeting some of the city’s computer systems earlier in August. Over the weekend, the city of Norcross announced that it had identified a ransomware incident that happened on Aug. 1 and that it is working to restore all of its systems. “As soon as the incident was detected,...Read More
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters at a press conference after opening arguments took place in the Meta trial over a lawsuit brought by US states about social media addiction at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026. GODOFREDO A. VASQUEZ Sign up...Read More
Louisiana has been included as part of an historic $12.19 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. The announcement follows recent lawsuits filed by Attorney General Murrill against popular children’s platforms Roblox and TikTok for deceptively advertising themselves as safe for kids. The Meta settlement is the largest state consumer protection settlement in...Read More
On August 22, Ucluelet RCMP received notification from Federal Policing – Pacific Region (Drugs and Organized Crime), in collaboration with the FBI, of a BOLO (Be on the lookout) alert for a sailing vessel associated to Donald Steven Lang. Lang, 62, is wanted by the FBI for Lewd Conduct with a Minor (three counts) and...Read More
Chris Hansen has not seen “Primetime,” the A24 film in which Robert Pattinson plays him, and he probably won’t anytime soon. He walked out of an Aug. 20 screening arranged for him at the studio’s Manhattan offices after refusing to sign a nondisclosure agreement, which he believed would prevent him from raising any legal objection...Read More
McKesson said its business and distribution centers remain operational in the wake of a cyberattack it disclosed Friday that resulted in data theft and temporary service interruptions. Attackers gained access to some of the health care vendor’s third-party applications and stole data associated with a subset of customers in the company’s oncology, multispecialty and medical-surgical...Read More
Deputy Premier of British Columbia Niki Sharma speak to media prior to the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards By The Canadian Press Aug 31, 2026 | 1:11 PM VICTORIA — British Columbia’s attorney general is calling on social media giant Meta to implement the same protections...Read More
(The Center Square) – Federal law enforcement has seized core infrastructure reportedly used by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber platform to target high-profile U.S. government entities and critical infrastructure in a campaign dating back to 2018. Authorities said the hacking targets varied from NASA to the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI...Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott, left, shakes hands with National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross during Monday’s announcement and roundtable discussion on Project Watershed 250 at UTSA’s San Pedro Building in downtown San Antonio. Andrew J. Whitaker/San Antonio Express-News Retired Navy Vice Adm. TJ White, chief of the Texas Cyber Command, speaks during Monday’s announcement and roundtable discussion on...Read More
