Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has investigated what it believes is Europe’s first ransomware incident involving a human operator and suspected AI-driven command retries. In research shared with Hackread.com ahead of its publication, the cybersecurity firm detailed how a 3AM (ThreeAM) ransomware affiliate breached a UK school estate with 47 systems across separate Active Directory domains and...Read More
HELENA, Mont. — As AI continues to be a big topic nationwide, Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s lawsuit claiming OpenAI is dangerous to children is still in the early phases.Knudsen filed the case in Lewis and Clark County, and it is now moving through state court.“They haven’t even responded yet. They’ve got 90 days to...Read More
OAKLAND — The plea deal was written, signed, and only needed to be approved by a judge. It contained two key provisions: Andrew Ruiz wouldn’t serve prison time for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, and he wouldn’t register as a sex offender either. But within a week of Ruiz signing the agreement that required him...Read More
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its annual “Annual Review 2026” on November 3, warning that AI-enabled ransomware attacks are “highly likely” to target UK critical infrastructure within the next two years. While the underlying attack methods will not change dramatically, AI is expected to accelerate every stage—from reconnaissance and vulnerability discovery to...Read More
Cybercrime gangs operating from Southeast Asia are shifting bases to Africa and other parts of Asia, including Madagascar, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, as Indian agencies intensify coordinated action against cross-border fraud networks, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre CEO Rajesh Kumar said at a workshop in Hyderabad.Kumar was speaking at the fourth Joint Cyber Crime Coordination...Read More
LONDON (AP) — Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have sent officials around the continent scrambling to figure out the cold, hard facts.Supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over, resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost...Read More
Hackers, widely believed to be from North Korea, duped a Binance engineer into downloading malicious software that allowed them to pull off a $6.3 billion cyber heist of the crypto exchange. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption i Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Europe The massive $6.3 billion cyber heist suffered by crypto exchange Binance...Read More
Italian cybersecurity startup CyberKord has raised €2.7 mn in pre-seed funding to develop an AI-powered platform that automates IT operations, investigates security incidents and resolves technical issues with reduced human intervention. The funding round was led by venture capital firm 360 Capital, with participation from Plus Partners, Addendum Capital and Vento. CyberKord raised €2.7 mn...Read More
California has just wrapped up its 2026 legislative session with another wave of laws mandating how children interact with social media and artificial intelligence (AI) companion chatbots. Compared with previous years, the state took a more prescriptive approach, heavily regulating online service design before enough information was available to determine whether the lighter rules passed...Read More
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Robert Wayne Thomas, 54, 710 King St. — bicycle lamps and reflectors; resisting an officer by flight; resisting an officer; prohibited acts, drug paraphernalia; obstruction of justice; drug possession. Bond: $18,100. Channin Paul Sells, 26, 2928 Jerry Lee Ave. — battery of a dating partner-strangulation; simple...Read More
