Experts Say White House Export Ban Risks Adoption Boost for China’s AI Alternatives Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 16, 2026 Image: Shutterstock Cybersecurity experts are urging White House officials to lift export controls imposed on artificial intelligence firm Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos large language models. See Also: AI Impersonation Is the...Read More
Dakar, June 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malian authorities to release two prominent journalists imprisoned last week for criticizing the country’s embattled military government over its press freedom record and losses to insurgents. “Malian authorities must stop their frenzied arrests of journalists, drop the charges against Abdrahamane Keïta and Chahana Takiou, and...Read More
World Cup 2026 Bug Exposed World Cup Camera Feeds, Stream Keys Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • June 16, 2026 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG A white-hat hacker discovered a fixed authorization flaw in a FIFA World Cup 2026 platform that allowed users to access a World Cup camera feed and other resources. See Also: AI Impersonation Is...Read More
Late last month, I began to consider withdrawing some money from my savings account to buy gold. It’s the first time I’ve ever thought about panic-buying. For all of the firewalls and two-factor-authentication codes, the safety of the internet is starting to falter. Hackers are gaining the upper hand over organizations around the world—hospitals, energy...Read More
A Ukrainian national who coded first-stage malware for the Conti ransomware operation — one of the most destructive criminal enterprises in recent history — pleaded guilty on June 10 in federal court in Tennessee, delivering a new accountability signal in the same week the FBI formally launched Operation Riptide, its sweeping 60-day cybercrime campaign. Oleksii...Read More
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple ClickFix campaigns that deliver three malware loaders called BabaDeda Loader, Lorem Ipsum Loader, and Potemkin, per independent reports from Morphisec, BlueVoyant, and Huntress, respectively. Attacks involving BabaDeda Loader, observed in April 2026, have targeted education and financial organizations. “Earlier BabaDeda activity was known for concealing malicious payloads inside legitimate looking...Read More
The Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) has announced the FCRF Hackathon 2026, positioned as India’s largest scenario-based cybercrime investigation hackathon. The online competition is open to participants from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, including cybersecurity professionals, digital forensics practitioners, investigators, researchers, working professionals, and cybercrime enthusiasts. Registrations for the hackathon will remain open until July...Read More
California Water Service (Cal Water) has responded following the claims that Handala (a cyber threat group linked to Iran) has compromised the organization and gained the ability to disturb water supply flow. In a statement to Security magazine, a Cal Water spokesperson provided the following update: “We are continuing to investigate the cybersecurity incident allegations...Read More
iDAKTO has acquired France-based cybersecurity and digital identity infrastructure firm Stelau as it gears up to challenge the leading global providers of digital identity, EUDI Wallets and critical digital infrastructure. Stelau brings expertise in digital identity and assessing trust infrastructure to iDAKTO, according to the company announcement. iDAKTO also plans to integrate Stelau’s capabilities in...Read More
Cybercrime is becoming more sophisticated than ever The digital world has transformed how people communicate, work, shop, bank, and access information. While these technological advances have created unprecedented convenience, they have also created new opportunities for cybercriminals, News.az reports. Online scams, phishing attacks, and identity theft have become some of the fastest-growing forms of crime...Read More
