Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Separate Database Flaw Could Have Exposed Sensitive Model Data Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • September 2, 2026 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Attackers stole an API key from Metr in March and used it for three weeks to consume about $600,000 worth of model credits, one...Read More
China’s Private-Sector Botnets Are Worth Disrupting This week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it disrupted two Chinese cyberespionage systems. The government has blocked several Chinese botnets in recent years, but Beijing won’t be giving up anytime soon. The botnets are simply too useful. The disrupted systems were known as QScan and QTRouter. An FBI...Read More
Summary On September 3, 2026, the ransomware group Vexy Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against McDonald’s Ecuador (mcdonalds.com.ec), a leading fast-food franchise in Ecuador. The attackers have threatened to release sensitive information unless the company’s representatives engage in negotiations. Incident Report Field Details Target McDonald’s Ecuador Domain mcdonalds.com.ec Country Ecuador Attacking Group Vexy Ransomware...Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Saskatchewan people who responded to a provincial government mail-in survey overwhelmingly said they want limits on exposure to social media for...Read More
Those who’ve fought on Capitol Hill to rein in social media platforms see last week’s settlement between Meta and state attorneys general not as a final destination, but as a roadmap to what’s possible. Privacy and First Amendment advocates are worried they’re right. The settlement comes as the House and Senate have taken divergent paths...Read More
LAS VEGAS, Sept 1 : A two-decade-old Russian hacking operation dubbed “Sality” is being dismantled, U.S. law enforcement officials and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike announced on Tuesday. U.S. officials said they had seized the web domains hackers used to take over computers to send spam, carry out distributed denial-of-service operations or steal cryptocurrency, while CrowdStrike said it had cut...Read More
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has granted a presidential pardon to convict Abdul Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi, state news agency WAM reported on Friday. The executive clemency follows an August 27 ruling by the Cybercrime Circuit of the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal, which sentenced the...Read More
(NewsNation) — The Pentagon is looking for new weapons in the fight against cyberterrorism. New reports suggest the Department of Defense is considering private contractors for its offensive cyber operations, potentially putting them on the front lines of America’s digital battlefield. Some are calling it the dawn of a new era. The next battlefield may...Read More
Chinese Hackers Use AI Agents in Multi-Country Cyber Campaign Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2026 Hunt.io uncovered a Chinese-speaking campaign using AI agents to automate cyberattacks against Asian government, education and industrial targets. Threat intelligence firm Hunt.io just documented a second, separate China-linked campaign wiring commercial AI models directly into live cyberespionage operations, this time hitting...Read More
The speakers of the press conference. Fri, Sep 4th 2026 07:00 am By Madeline Dorobiala Niagara University launched its School of Cybersecurity on Aug. 25. This new program was released within the Holzschuh College of Business and is designed to broaden students’ understanding of how emerging technologies affect business strategy, operations, and making ethical decisions....Read More
