Update 9/21/26: Added updates about Clop being added to ShinyHunters data leak site and responding to the extortion gang. The ShinyHunters extortion gang breached the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware operation’s data leak site, defacing the Tor site and allegedly stealing server data and the private keys for its onion service. The attack began Friday night...Read More
A borrower sued Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group this week, days after the ransomware group BrainCipher claimed to have stolen the Ann Arbor-based lender’s customer data. The case, reported first by Mortgage Professional and National Mortgage News, lands at the center of a pattern that has repeated across the mortgage industry all year: a ransomware...Read More
사진 확대 (RaonSecure) RaonSecure Co. has unveiled five security solutions designed to protect agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems, covering identity management, data protection, and threat response as AI increasingly performs tasks autonomously. RaonSecure introduced the solutions at its 2026 Security IQ Up (SQUP) event in Seoul on Wednesday, under the theme “Make Agentic AI Fun...Read More
South Korea’s government is overhauling its system to move beyond holding only working-level staff accountable for hacking and information leak incidents at public institutions, extending disciplinary measures to managers including non-political agency heads. The plan also includes allowances and promotion credits for security personnel to prevent the role from becoming an undesirable assignment. The Ministry...Read More
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
