Attack vectors concentrated on identity Identity-based vectors, including malicious email, phishing, compromised credentials, and brute force attacks, initiated 85% of attacks across education, above the 79% overall survey rate. Malicious email was the single most common technical root cause in both lower education (31%) and higher education (29%). However, the identity theme runs deeper than...Read More
Bring an AI agent to a hacking competition and you would expect to find it propping up the teams who were struggling. In the 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark, agents showed up in 17 of the Top 25 finishers. The people who least needed help were the ones who brought it. The people who might...Read More
NEC and partners launch domestic cybersecurity service for supply chains NEC and three Japanese technology companies have developed a cybersecurity service designed to protect organisations across the supply chain, combining domestically developed security technologies with managed monitoring and incident response. NEC, NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation, Digital Arts and FFRI Security said that the...Read More
The Delhi government directed the Delhi Police to establish a nodal agency, “Delhi Cyber Coordination Centre” (D4C), to prevent cybercrime, tackle ransomware, provide digital forensic support and carry out cyber intelligence work in Delhi. This will be the third revamp of the Delhi Police’s cybercrime setup. Under Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu’s directions, an order...Read More
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Independent investigators brought in to examine the hack of Hugging Face say about 700 AI agents spun up by the company OpenAI participated in breach. The number, which has not previously been reported, was disclosed in a report published on Wednesday by METR and Redwood Research, two organizations brought in...Read More
SKT forms security AI consortium with major Korean cybersecurity companies SK Telecom (SKT) has formed a 14-member consortium with AI developer Upstage, nine major Korean cybersecurity companies, two universities and the Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA) to develop a cybersecurity-focused AI foundation model under a South Korean government initiative led by the ministry of...Read More
Germany is experiencing a critical surge in AI-driven travel fraud, with cybercriminals now utilizing artificial intelligence to manipulate booking systems and drain loyalty accounts at an industrial scale. The Evolution of AI-Powered Travel Scams in Germany The travel sector in Germany, centered around the high-volume hub of Berlin, has become a primary target for sophisticated...Read More
Two West Australian men have been charged following a joint investigation between the AFP and Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), working in parallel with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), into a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that allegedly created malicious open-source software to rob thousands of global businesses. The AFP charged the men yesterday (26 August,...Read More
(CNN) — U.S. officials on Wednesday in Washington said they uncovered a major alleged Chinese cyberespionage campaign that they say compromised or attacked numerous federal agencies, including NASA, the Federal Reserve, the departments of Justice and Energy, and the U.S. Senate. Officials said hackers tied to China’s military and intelligence services allegedly used a Chinese...Read More
The U.S. government has seized three internet domains used by a China-linked hacking group to operate tools that targeted U.S. critical infrastructure and government networks, including NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Energy Department and the U.S. Senate, according to the Justice Department. The Justice Department and FBI announced the court-authorized seizures Wednesday in the Southern...Read More
