Thales expands Google Cloud collaboration on agentic AI security Thales has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to provide additional security and governance capabilities for enterprises deploying agentic AI workflows on Google Cloud. The companies said the integration of Thales AI Security Fabric with Google Cloud Gemini Enterprise is designed to provide visibility and policy...Read More

A study of 33 financial cybercrime victims in five Indian cities has found that many were highly educated, digitally literate and financially knowledgeable, challenging assumptions that online fraud victims are careless or financially unsophisticated. Researchers at IIT Madras and collaborators have found that scammers often caught victims at moments of personal or professional stress and...Read More

According to organizers, Kazakhstan has solved more than 3,500 internet fraud cases since the beginning of 2026. The country’s Anti-Fraud Center has also helped prevent financial losses and block suspicious transactions worth over 1 billion tenge, while telecommunications operators have blocked 163.2 million fraudulent phone connections. This year’s conference is centered on the theme of...Read More

Google is limiting Gemini 4 Argon while it tests cyber safeguards. Gemini 4 Argon replaces Gemini 3.5 Pro and rivals OpenAI and Anthropic models.   Google has introduced Gemini 4 Argon, its latest frontier AI model, but is initially restricting access to a group of cybersecurity organisations while it continues testing safeguards ahead of a...Read More

In brief Google unveiled Gemini 4 Argon on Wednesday, scoring 77.9% on DeepSWE v1.1 and leading 12 of 18 benchmarks in its own comparison table. It posted a 0.7% attack success rate on Gray Swan’s prompt injection test, ahead of Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Fable 5.1, which both scored 1.0%. Argon goes first to...Read More

FILE – A child plays with his father’s phone outside a school in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File) BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top official proposed on Wednesday banning children under 13 across the 27-nation bloc from using social media sites and imposing limits for older teens on accessing the...Read More

A report from an organization called Transluce says Library and Archives Canada was subject to “a series of apparently failed rudimentary hacking attempts” by AI agents on two dates this year, May 28, and June 9. Transluce calls itself a “nonprofit research lab dedicated to public oversight” of AI systems. Its report calls this a...Read More

For representative purposes | Photo Credit: Getty Images As India undergoes a rapid digital transformation, cybercrime has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing public safety challenges. From online financial fraud and identity theft to investment scams and phishing attacks, millions of Indians now encounter crimes that often leave lasting financial and psychological consequences. In...Read More

A Western Australian school is responding to a recent cyber security incident and monitoring the darkweb for the publication of data after a ransomware operator claimed responsibility for the attack. You’re out of free articles for this month “St James’ Anglican School recently identified a cyber security incident involving unauthorised access to its computer...Read More

The UK’s latest cyber security labour market report finds growing skills gaps alongside changes in workforce supply, diversity, and the use of AI. The UK government has published the Cybersecurity skills in the UK labour market 2026 report, finding that 57% of UK businesses reported a basic technical skills gap, up from 49% in the...Read More