JOSEPH GABRIEL LAGONSIN News Editor BlackFog’s Q2 ransomware report shows a 40% year-on-year rise in undisclosed attacks, with 2,027 incidents identified during the quarter. The report recorded 306 publicly disclosed ransomware attacks, up 16% from the previous quarter, and noted that publicly reported incidents represented only a small share of overall activity. The findings were...Read More
BitGo Chief Executive Mike Belshe deposited 100 BTC, worth roughly $6.3 million at Monday’s price of about $63,400 per coin, into a public BitGo custody address on August 1 and dared Anthropic’s Claude models to move it. Anyone who succeeds keeps the coins. Either @AnthropicAI is terrible at building sandboxes… or excellent at marketing. (or...Read More
The license marks a strategic milestone for Salam, reaffirming the company”s full alignment with the Kingdom’s cybersecurity regulations and its continued commitment to strengthening Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity ecosystem in step with national priorities. Etihad Salam Telecom Company (Salam) , a leading provider of telecommunications services and digital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, announced that it received, on...Read More
SYDNEY – More than eight in 10 Australian teenagers are still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms have failed to implement effective age checks, the country’s internet regulator has found. In a study published on July 31, eSafety also found...Read More
SINGAPORE – An influx of blurry selfies of children has flooded social media, with even government organisations in Singapore not immune to the cuteness. Babies have invaded the Instagram accounts of at least three government organisations over the weekend with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and gov.sg...Read More
AI may be helping hackers phish better, write malware, and steal your money with ease. Can cybersecurity keep up? da-kuk/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption da-kuk/Getty Images Hacking has been on the rise around the world. In 2025, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 1 million complaints of cybercrime, a record high in...Read More
Ravie LakshmananJul 30, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News A lot of security still comes down to trusting the wrong screen. This week, that screen might be a login page, an install guide, a recruiter call, or a familiar service behaving slightly wrong. Behind it: reused credentials, exposed systems, quiet loaders, abused trust, and exploit paths...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) price edges lower on Monday, sliding toward $63,000 as bearish momentum resurfaces. The broader crypto market sentiment is mixed, with around 1,300 BTC stolen in the Coldcard wallet hack and the US President Donald Trump canceling strikes on Iran. Top-performing altcoins, Algorand (ALGO) and Ethena (ENA), sustain gains over the last 24 hours...Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U.S. and international agencies July 29 released joint guidance outlining minimum elements for a “software bill of materials” for organizations to better understand and improve their cybersecurity efforts. The guidance updates and replaces minimum elements suggested by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in 2021. An SBOM...Read More
For one week, cybersecurity experts from around the world are gathering in Las Vegas for the Black Hat conference to learn, educate, and discuss technology that is increasingly part of daily life — and the threats that come with it. Bill Keeler of Semperis warned that the nation’s digital infrastructure can be “very fragile,” raising...Read More
