A cybersecurity researcher who once rolled his eyes at AI doomsday talk, then started issuing warnings, is now the guy that Trump’s White House is flying in to calm its nerves. The Wall Street Journal traces how Anthropic’s Nicholas Carlini—long known in the field as a “professional skeptic” of AI risk—tested the company’s powerful...Read More
California Water Service said it is investigating claims by an Iran-linked threat group of a cyberattack against the water utility. The Iran-nexus group tracked as Handala claimed an attack against the water utility and cautioned that it deliberately avoided any attempt to disrupt the facility’s water distribution, according to Check Point Research. Cal Water, the...Read More
Google, FBI partnering on lawsuit against major criminal scam syndicate in China Google endorsing Harder’s Stop SCAMS Act to create all-of-government response to organized cybercrime By Kevin Winslow, Communications Director, Office of Congressman Josh Harder WASHINGTON – On Monday, June 15, 2026, Rep. Josh Harder (D, CA-09) announced that his anti-scam advocacy led to a major coordinated...Read More
Knowing absolutely nothing about you other than the fact that you’re currently reading Hackaday, I can predict with a high degree of certainty that we’re both fond of at least a few of the same movies. That’s not to say they’re necessarily our favorite works of art. Indeed, in some cases they may even be...Read More
Spartanburg Community College (SCC) has announced that Kenneth Gardner, Ph.D., Cybersecurity and Networking Instructor, has been selected to participate in the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) Cybersecurity Faculty Externship Program during Summer 2026. As part of this competitive professional development opportunity, Gardner will complete an 80-hour externship with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Cyber Intelligence...Read More
Mackay Sugar, Australia’s second-largest raw sugar producer, disclosed a cyberattack on June 10, 2026, that disrupted operations across its Queensland milling facilities during the height of the annual crushing season, forcing growers and harvesters to halt deliveries and leaving cut cane with nowhere to go. The company, which operates three sugar mills in the Mackay...Read More
Representational Image (ETV Bharat) Singapore: Cyber-scams such as phishing have emerged as the most widespread and financially damaging, with 33 per cent of countries reporting over 10,000 cases, according to an INTERPOL report released on Wednesday. Releasing its Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report on Wednesday, INTERPOL revealed a dramatic increase in cybercrime across...Read More
Symantec confirms DragonForce ransomware operators used Microsoft Teams TURN relays for covert C2 traffic Custom Go‑based RAT “Backdoor.Turn” masked malicious activity as normal Teams communications First in‑the‑wild use of “Ghost Calls” technique; campaign shows highly sophisticated tradecraft with Scattered Spider links Experts have warned cybercriminals are using Microsoft Teams relays as command-and-control (C2) infrastructure, blending...Read More
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines man was sentenced to 21 months in prison for hacking into his former employer’s computer systems and disrupting school operations for more than a year. Ezekiel Dean Potter, 34, was fired from his job in the IT department at Saydel Community School District in April 2023. Before he...Read More
17 Jun Nir Zuk: Backstory of a Cybersecurity Legend Posted at 09:20h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jun. 17, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video “I started my cybersecurity ‘career’ as one of the earlier virus developers in the world,” Nir Zuk, co-founder...Read More
