Editorial analysis: Parity between specialized vulnerability-finding models raises immediate operational and governance questions for security teams, vendors, and policymakers because the same class of models can accelerate both automated patching and automated exploit development. Defenders must assume more capable, locally runnable models will be available to a wider set of actors, and procurement choices will...Read More
Black Kite has published a report on ransomware and third-party cyber risk in Europe. The study found that ransomware incidents in the region rose 55.1% year on year in the first four months of 2026. The report examines publicly disclosed incidents across 31 European countries between January 2025 and April 2026. Attacks averaged 171 incidents...Read More
In a major relief to victims of cyber fraud, the City Police Commissionerate has returned over ₹6.02 crore to 310 victims through the ‘Cybercrime Refund Mela 3.0.’ The refund cheques were distributed by Home Minister V Anitha during the mela held in Visakhapatnam. Addressing the gathering, Ms. Anitha said that cybercrimes had increased significantly after...Read More
“Most blockchain infrastructure was originally built for a single-user, single-key model, one private key controls everything, and if that key is lost or stolen, all the assets are gone instantly. This goes against the basic security principles that traditional finance has relied on for decades: more than one person approving, separation of duties, and several...Read More
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said some credit ratings agencies are pausing data feeds after its systems were compromised in connection with a zero-day vulnerability earlier this month at Oracle PeopleSoft. NAIC confirmed the threat actors posted exfiltrated data on a leak site. The information includes financial and ratings information linked to insurer...Read More
Law enforcement agencies continue to advise organizations against paying ransoms demanded by cyber-criminals following ransomware attacks. Their position is based on the belief that paying attackers not only encourages further criminal activity but also offers no guarantee that encrypted files will be restored or that stolen data will not be leaked or sold. However, cybersecurity...Read More
Miami has a cybercrime problem unlike any other city in the U.S. Wealth flows through it from around the world. Tourists arrive by the millions. And bad actors have taken notice. To fight back, FIU’s College of Engineering & Computing has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Bureau, pairing...Read More
Attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2026-46817) in the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) financial application, according to threat intelligence company Defused. This security flaw was found in the File Transmission component of EBS’s Oracle Payments product and enables unauthenticated malicious actors with HTTP network access to take over vulnerable systems through low-complexity...Read More
OpenAI is limiting the release of its powerful new GPT-5.6 AI models at the request of the Trump administration. “We are starting with a limited preview for a small group of trusted partners whose participation has been shared with the government, before releasing more broadly,” OpenAI said in a blog post on Friday. After OpenAI...Read More
Ukraine plans to convert several million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency seized from an alleged international cybercrime group into government war bonds, the first time the country has used confiscated digital assets to support its wartime economy, according to state authorities. Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA), which manages property seized in criminal proceedings, said...Read More
