A bank ATM. Yonhap News Seven major financial companies reduced their information protection budgets this year from a year earlier, even as hacking attacks targeting the financial sector continue. Major commercial banks including Woori Bank and Shinhan Bank cut their security budgets by more than 10%. According to data submitted by financial authorities to Rep....Read More
Attempts to hack state-run banks and the Bank of Korea have surpassed 1 million so far this year. According to materials submitted by the Export-Import Bank of Korea, Korea Development Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), and the Bank of Korea to Rep. Kang Min-kuk of the National Assembly’s Planning and Finance Committee from the...Read More
Cybersecurity continues to evolve as a critical business issue that intersects technology, operations, risk management, and regulatory expectations. Join professionals from Forvis Mazars for the 2026 Cybersecurity Virtual Symposium, a complimentary, virtual event designed for leaders responsible for navigating today’s complex cybersecurity and risk landscape. This year’s symposium will feature timely discussions focused on current...Read More
Anthony Albanese says an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare and three other systems in June – and the company only notified Australia earlier this month. The prime minister has expressed his “extreme concern” over the incident, although he noted no personal information is believed to have been accessed in the breach. Here’s...Read More
The US Justice Department and the FBI announced the seizure of seven domain used targeting critical‑infrastructure networks in the US, Asia and Europe. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seizure of two hacking tools linked with Flax Typhoon, Microscan and FishHub, and of seven domain, on 8 October 2026, illustrates how governments are increasingly...Read More
A little more than a year after standing up its State Cybersecurity Office (SCSO), bringing 15 state agencies into a unified group, Arkansas is moving toward whole-of-state cybersecurity. The Arkansas Cybersecurity Act of 2025, which became law April 8, 2025, gave state CISO Gary Vance responsibility for cybersecurity across the executive branch and governor’s office....Read More
Cybersecurity is heading toward a fundamental transformation as artificial intelligence agents become increasingly capable of carrying out attacks and defending organizations with almost no human intervention, according to a senior Kaspersky researcher. “I think there will be a dramatic change. We will essentially see AI fighting AI, with almost no human involvement,” Sergey Lozhkin, head...Read More
