Summary On September 7, 2026, the ransomware group MetaEncryptor publicly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against EllisDon Corporation (ellisdon.com), a leading Canadian construction and infrastructure services company. The group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated. Incident Report Recommended Security Actions Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting both enterprise and mid-sized organizations across...Read More
Summary On September 8, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Rhysida publicly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targetingSAD’S Interim (sads-interim.eu), a prominent employment agency in France.The group has leaked sensitive employee and client data, pressuring the organization for negotiations. Incident Report Recommended Security Actions Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting both enterprise and mid-sized organizations across all...Read More
LOS ANGELES – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept 10 new tech company restrictions barring children under 16 from exposure to behaviourally addictive features on social media platforms and banning toys containing AI companion chatbots. The two measures were among 13 Bills Newsom enacted as a package designed to safeguard young people...Read More
Published On : 2026-09-11 Ransomware In Focus CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team would like to highlight ransomware trends and insights gathered while monitoring various forums. This includes multiple industries, geographies, and technologies that could be relevant to your organization. Type: RansomwareTarget Technologies: Windows OS Introduction:CYFIRMA Research and Advisory Team has found UMBRA Group Ransomware while...Read More
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A University of Houston faculty member and graduate student has been suspended after being confronted on campus by a child predator fighting group. UH confirmed the suspension Thursday afternoon after Eyewitness News inquired about a Kick livestream showing him confessing to buying child porn and messaging minors in a conversation with...Read More
TechCrunch reports that Bill Swearingen has spent the past year running largely the same test, over and over again. The goal was to produce a computer-generated pattern that could block the surveillance cameras lining America’s streets from detecting it. Some 31 million tests later, Swearingen says he can now produce patterns on demand that, when applied to clothing...Read More
As AI models infiltrate real third-party systems and researchers begin openly discussing the possibility of AI self-awareness, the problem of AI control is emerging as a national security agenda item that extends well beyond a purely technical challenge. Anthropic disclosed on the 10th the fourth case of its AI model hacking a real external system....Read More
The unrelenting burdens CISOs face are well understood and have spurred greater interest in the deputy CISO role. In some situations, the appointment of a deputy CISO is seen as a way to share the management workload and to stabilize security in organizations that — especially to those inside them — never seem properly...Read More
Updated August 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM EDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a...Read More
