As a cybersecurity practitioner, you eat, sleep and breathe security. So you are already all-too-familiar with the rate of attacks ramping up as agentic AI and sophisticated attackers do their best to wear you down. Take a beat. Take a breath. And get ready for some well-deserved good news: Symantec CBX knows the landscape and the...Read More
Logo of the ransomware group Rhysida. (Photo via X/@IntCyberDigest) August 31, 2026 10:36 AM GMT+03:00 A ransomware group calling itself Rhysida has demanded 30 bitcoin, roughly €2 million ($2.3 million), from Berlin’s government after breaching its IT network, threatening to release nearly six terabytes of stolen data if its demand is not met, German media...Read More
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — TPP Chair Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) won a defamation lawsuit Monday against Mirror Media over reports accusing him of organizing an army of internet trolls and selling sensitive information obtained through hackers. During an investigation into the hacking of Radio Taiwan International’s website, Mirror Media interviewed suspect and engineer Wu Cheng-hsun (吳政勳)...Read More
The Basque Government has extended until November the grant programs for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity for SMEs, with a total budget of 28 million euros. The Basque Government will keep open until November the grant programs for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity for SMEs. This year, the budget for these transformation programs for Euskadi‘s...Read More
Identity-based attack techniques, including malicious email, phishing, compromised credentials and brute force attacks, were used in 85% of ransomware attacks against education institutions, according to Sophos’s annual State of Ransomware in Education 2026 report. The rate exceeded the cross-sector average of 79%, the company said, underscoring how central identity compromise has become to ransomware incidents...Read More
Digital Content Editor, Eve Goode speaks exclusively with Tom Exelby, Head of Cyber Security at Red Helix about cybersecurity, AI and crisis management. You spent 15 years in the British Army, including bomb disposal and strategic planning with NATO operations. What lessons from that experience have been most valuable in your career in cybersecurity? The...Read More
The Department of State Services (DSS) has directed its counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), to seek an adjournment of the alleged cyber bullying suit against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the conduct of the 2027 presidential election. The move, according to a source familiar with the matter, is aimed at allowing...Read More
By Andy Montgomery, CEO of FMS Bank Running a small business has never been simple. Local business owners make decisions every day about serving customers, supporting employees, managing finances, and planning for what’s next. Today, those responsibilities also include protecting the business from cybersecurity threats that have become part of everyday operations. For many small and midsize...Read More
Ransomware attacks have evolved far beyond their traditional targets of private companies and small businesses. While organizations have long struggled with encrypted systems, operational disruption and financial losses, ransomware groups are increasingly turning their attention toward government institutions and public-sector infrastructure. The latest incident involving the Rhysida ransomware group highlights how quickly a cyberattack can...Read More
The growing public backlash against data centers in the United States could become an unexpected obstacle for the country’s cybersecurity ambitions. While concerns over electricity consumption, water usage, noise and environmental impact are legitimate, widespread opposition to new data-center projects could also slow the expansion of the digital infrastructure needed to support secure cloud computing,...Read More
