Artificial intelligence has removed the skill advantage that once set state-sponsored hackers apart from lone criminals, according to a threat report Anthropic published Thursday that documents misuse of its Claude models across seven areas of harm. The report, which details activity observed between December 2025 and August 2026, covers cyber operations, influence operations, surveillance, scams...Read More

CASPER, Wyo. — Hilltop Bank has reopened select offices for limited transactions and launched dedicated phone lines, as officials continue working through a multi-day service outage caused by a cybersecurity breach. That was the word from the bank in a Thursday morning social media post stating that limited transactions can now be processed at the main...Read More

Brazil’s recent enforcement actions reflect a global push towards statutory child safety rules, with more than 40 countries now advancing similar legislation. Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority’s approach demonstrates the urgent need for platform transparency and accountability. Comparing these regulatory models across jurisdictions offers essential lessons for policymakers seeking practical, harmonised standards to protect minors...Read More

In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a set of bills intended to protect children online. Keeping up with your California representatives felt impossible before. Now you can watch them like a hawk: Sign up for My Legislator, your weekly, personalized report that tracks what your state representatives say and do. California teens will be barred...Read More

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a package of bills to create sweeping internet regulations aimed at protecting kids. Jessica Christian/S.F. Chronicle Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a package of bills to create sweeping internet regulations aimed at protecting kids, including measures that will ban social media platforms from letting children under 16...Read More

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall vulnerability, which it flagged as actively exploited in December. This flaw is tracked as CVE-2025-14733 and stems from an out-of-bounds write allowing unauthenticated threat actors to execute malicious code remotely in low-complexity attacks. This...Read More

Cyberattacks against healthcare organizations are becoming more frequent, increasing pressure on state governments to improve coordination and response planning, according to a University of Maryland cybersecurity policy expert. The warning followed a cyber incident at Luminis Health in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, that disrupted some medical appointments and services. Benjamin Yelin, public policy and external...Read More

153 million US driving licences have been leaked on a Russian cybercrime platform Among those apaprently discovered in the stolen data is US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth The FBI is now investigating the leak, which has been traced to an identity verification company A data leak of 153 million US drivers licenses is said...Read More

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If coding was one of AI’s first big blockbuster apps, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts cybersecurity will be the next. Speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference on Thursday, Huang said that companies will increasingly use AI to find software vulnerabilities and defend against cyberattacks. Huang’s prediction comes as AI safety has become a hot debate...Read More