Social media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care legislation passes, and the tech companies don’t muck around on compliance. But that’s a big if. For years people have complained about...Read More
Muhammed Yasin Güngör 09 September 2026•Update: 09 September 2026 The US announced a coordinated operation Wednesday to dismantle Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language criminal organization accused of processing more than $24 billion in illegal transactions. The Treasury Department characterized Xinbi Guarantee as a platform used by cybercriminals to operate a large online marketplace for fraud and...Read More
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers is asking the Commerce Department to sanction a trio of Indian firms involved in mercenary hacking activities against U.S. citizens and companies. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., alongside Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., asked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik on Wednesday to impose penalties on Sunkissed Organic Farms...Read More
North Korea’s Lazarus umbrella operates as six distinct cyber clusters, according to a new analysis of the country’s offensive cyber capabilities. Sekoia and Kudelski Security stated that the organization reflects a broader effort by North Korea to distribute cyber operations across units focused on espionage, financial activity, and sanctions evasion, based on information published by...Read More
Anthropic has a new blog post that shows yet another way its AI model, Claude, misbehaved in ways that the company didn’t anticipate. And to help condense its nearly 16,000-word report, the company created a cute little robot figurine to help visualize Claude’s so-called “recklessness.” In the blog post published Wednesday, Anthropic recounted four incidents...Read More
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN announced on September 8, 2026, that its Board of Directors has elected Kevin R. Mandia as a new director. Mandia, a prominent figure in the cybersecurity industry, will also serve on the company’s Audit Committee and Security Committee, according to a recent SEC Form 8-K filing. Mandia brings a wealth of experience...Read More
LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Detroit office is reminding parents to stay aware of what happens behind their child’s screen as Michigan kids return to the classroom. “Any time that someone has a phone, they have a drug dealer right at their fingertip,” said Joseph Dixon, special agent in charge of...Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS 12) — A South Florida man at the center of a $245 million cryptocurrency theft scheme pleaded guilty after prosecutors said the operation fueled a life of luxury. Malone Lam, 22, a Singapore citizen and Miami resident, pleaded guilty Wednesday in a U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to one count of...Read More
A group of Iranian hackers claimed responsibility for a widespread AT&T outage that left hundreds of Texans without service Monday, but AT&T says it has no evidence to support that claim. APT IRAN, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated CyberAv3nger, wrote on Telegram Tuesday that it attacked telecommunications and an unknown water utility in Texas,...Read More
A bipartisan trio of lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department to sanction three India-based mercenary hack-for-hire groups that have reportedly stolen data from thousands of American citizens and companies. Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., sought in a letter to Secretary Howard Lutnick Wednesday...Read More
