Speech by SITI at Opening Ceremony of AI x Cybersecurity Challenge Final Round Following is the speech by the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, at the Opening Ceremony of AI x Cybersecurity Challenge Final Round today (August 23): (Director-general of the general office of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s...Read More

© Shutterstock A 14-count superseding indictment charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company, was unsealed on Tuesday. It describes continued efforts by the Mabna Institute to target American and international institutions. The defendants were charged with 14 different crimes and face prison sentences ranging from two years to 20 years. Nine defendants...Read More

Ravie LakshmananAug 21, 2026Malware / Automotive Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that’s specifically designed to infect Android-based vehicle head unit firmware developed by DoFun. Kaspersky, which discovered the threat in June 2026, said the end goal of the malware is to serve a multi-stage downloader to enable ad fraud and creation...Read More

Ariana Grande attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Ariana Grande is about to confront the hackers who allegedly stole her music and videos. In a Wednesday order obtained by ABC News, Judge Mark H. Epstein...Read More

The AI rally has gone through several iterations, and the latest is the hardware-to-software rotation. AI’s threat to major software providers was likely always overblown, but it’s never been more apparent in the cybersecurity space. Cybersecurity stocks have soared lately as AI agents pose a growing cyber threat, and many companies now treat cybersecurity spending...Read More

WASHINGTON — To take full advantage of AI, the Army needs a comprehensive simulation of its networks, what’s called a digital twin, where it can train and test both the algorithms and the humans working with them, the two-star chief of the service’s Network Command (NETCOM) said today. Such a detailed digital model, constantly updated...Read More

SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy updates, industry reports, and other noteworthy events to help readers maintain a well-rounded awareness of...Read More

The Gurugram police have arrested two men for allegedly murdering their associate by slitting his throat following a dispute over suspicion that he had hacked a mobile phone. The police received information about the murder in East Rajiv Nagar on August 13. A team reached the spot and found the body of Sujeet Kumar Khanwar,...Read More

August 20,2026 Millions of Americans’ life savings at risk due to a lack of basic online account holder features by leading brokerages Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren today called for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to strengthen consumer protections and prevent Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (ACATS) brokerage fraud....Read More

The Rust Project has deleted malicious versions of three widely used Rust crates from crates.io after a compromised maintainer account published releases that added a typosquatted dependency whose build script downloaded and executed a remote payload during compilation. The affected releases are arrayref 0.3.10, internment 0.8.7, and append-only-vec 0.1.9, all published from the same owner...Read More