The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has warned of a sharp rise in financial fraud via fake Android applications that pose as pornography apps. In its advisory dated 26 August 2026, the unit lists applications such as Night Play, Reloop,...Read More
A new poll found 70.7 percent support restricting teenagers’ social media use, though most teens oppose the idea. Middle school students are seen using their smartphone devices in Seoul on Nov. 4, 2024.YONHAP Seven in 10 Koreans said they support the introduction of policies restricting social media use by teenagers, a poll showed Tuesday, amid...Read More
Summary On August 28, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Rhysida launched a cyberattack against Valley Health Team (vht.org), a healthcare provider in the USA. Sensitive data including patient records and financial information was compromised, with the attackers demanding negotiations to prevent data leakage. Incident Report Field Details Target Valley Health Team Domain vht.org Country USA...Read More
A few weeks ago, the Anthropic AI model hacked into the systems of three real companies during a routine cybersecurity test. The company later admitted the incident as an accident. That Claude wasn’t trying to break free or go rogue. It was a testing mistake by the company that gave the AI access to the...Read More
Sep 1, 2026 Royal Wagenborg has chosen De Boer Marine to modernize connectivity, IT, and cybersecurity across its fleet of about 160 general cargo vessels. The multi-year initiative, as reported by Container News, covers both owned and managed ships and aims to enhance ship-to-shore communications, onboard digital systems, and crew internet access. De Boer Marine...Read More
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Security researchers at Sysdig have identified JADEPUFFER as the first ransomware campaign carried out entirely by an autonomous AI agent, with no human operator directing individual steps. After exploiting a vulnerability in Langflow, an open-source framework for building LLM applications, the agent independently harvested credentials, moved laterally across...Read More
With hoax bomb threats in the Capital increasing over the past two years, the new Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (D4C) will have dedicated cells to investigate bomb hoaxes and technology-enabled crimes against women and children, according to a government notification. The move comes amid a series of bomb threats targeting government offices, schools and...Read More
Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX’s AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian chemical company and at least six other firms earlier this year, according to data reviewed by Reuters and reports issued Aug. 27 by cybersecurity companies Gambit Security and CloudSek. The cybercriminals’ AI-boosted hacking spree is the latest example of how...Read More
Background Cardiff University supports more than 15,000 users across its student body, academics, professional services and research community. Its international campus also has extensive collaboration with external third parties and must accommodate bring your own device (BYOD) requirements. The university was facing a cyberattack every ten seconds on average, with phishing and social engineering among...Read More
