Oh Kyu-sik, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s second cybercrime investigation unit, briefs the press on Aug. 28 at the agency’s headquarters in central Seoul on the arrest of the ringleader of an international hacking ring behind the illegal registration of budget phones. [YONHAP]   A hacking ring that used the personal information of...Read More

Anthropic’s announcement that its Claude artificial intelligence system has also been tested by hackers is a sign of the increased tension between innovation and security in artificial intelligence. The company knew that it intended to commit Claude to writing a phishing email, modifying malicious code, and bypassing safety controls. These illustrations prompt a response that...Read More

Nearly half (44 percent) of UK public sector IT leaders believe their cybersecurity tools aren’t fully up to the job of safeguarding sensitive data. A survey of 100 public sector IT decision-makers by SolarWinds contends that system complexity and budget limitations are two main issues contributing to the reported cybersecurity gaps. The study found that 58...Read More

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office confirmed on Tuesday that statewide network outages crippling agencies this week are the result of a cyberattack, and now, we’re learning Wednesday that some data has been compromised by malicious actors. In the initial phases of their investigation, state officials said there was “no evidence” that indicated...Read More

Anthropic, the company behind the Claude chatbot, has revealed how a cybercriminal with only basic coding skills used Claude to run a rewarding illegal operation, getting the chatbot to do everything from finding targets to writing ransom notes.  In a Threat Intelligence Report for August, Anthropic revealed multiple cases of Claude being misused, including a...Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The tragedy in Minneapolis now shines a light on school safety practices in the Triangle. At least two children are dead, and more than a dozen are injured after a shooter fired shots through the windows of a church at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. Local Catholic...Read More

The US Attorneys General has outlined what AI companies must do when it comes to online child safety. They made specific reference to reports surrounding Meta and its controversial policies for how AI chatbots interact with kids. The Attorneys General said technology companies “will be held accountable”. Earlier this month we covered a report regarding...Read More

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Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 10:37 IST India’s CBI and the US FBI dismantled a cybercrime syndicate that defrauded US nationals of nearly USD 40 million via tech-support scams. Image used for representation In a major breakthrough, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has successfully dismantled...Read More

Security researchers warn that as AI models become more powerful, the risk of misuse will grow unless companies and governments act quickly [File] | Photo Credit: AP Anthropic said on Wednesday it had detected and blocked hackers attempting to misuse its Claude AI system to write phishing emails, create malicious code and circumvent safety filters....Read More