California Water Service station in Livermore. Photo by Jeremy Walsh. An Iranian-hacking group claimed it infiltrated California Water Service’s systems, obtaining customer data and boasting that it had the ability to turn off water service in response to U.S. forces allegedly attacking a reservoir in Iran.  Cal Water said it had no evidence of any...Read More

In Australia, women are only 17 percent of the cybersecurity workforce. This long-standing imbalance is a major thorn in the side of the industry and has created a critical gap in digital protection. With AI-driven threats on the rise, diversity in the workplace isn’t just a nice to have; it’s an absolute necessity. There are two sides...Read More

Experts have warned that Sri Lanka is emerging as a hub for transnational cybercrime, after a crackdown in south-east Asia pushed Chinese-run criminal networks to relocate their vast scam operations. Sri Lankan police spokesperson Fredrick Wootler said the country was witnessing an “alarming increase of cybercrimes” perpetrated by people entering the country as tourists, and...Read More

California Water Service’s billing systems for customers in Bakersfield, Visalia and Chico were not breached through a cyber attack by an Iranian-linked group, according to the corporate spokesperson. “Our investigation remains ongoing, but our preliminary findings continue to indicate that there are no known operational disruptions to our water and wastewater systems, including the billing...Read More

TULSA, Okla. – OU-Tulsa is launching a new cybersecurity clinic after receiving a $1 million grant from Google that will be distributed over the next six years. The clinic will give students the opportunity to work on real cybersecurity challenges while providing free risk assessments to small manufacturers, tribal businesses, and nonprofit organizations across the...Read More

NetApp, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, and Cisco announced an expansion of their collaboration to help customers strengthen defense-in-depth strategies for customers.  Combining Intelligent Data Infrastructure with advanced analytics and observability capabilities, NetApp and Splunk have delivered deep, real-time visibility into storage and infrastructure health.  Together, they are...Read More

Elder Abuse Awareness Day sheds light on the growing issue of online scams targeting older Americans, with billions of dollars stolen annually and most victims not reporting the crimes. Last year, more than half of cybercrime victims were over the age of 60, according to experts. Gary Warner, a cybercrime researcher, said advancements in artificial...Read More

Published June 16, 2026 7:10am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Two people died while one sustained serious injuries in separate hacking incidents in Leyte and Cebu. The incident in Leyte involved a 45-year-old man who was hacked to death by his 62-year-old...Read More

Shadow AI has become the third most common non-malicious insider action detected in enterprise environments, a fourfold increase from the previous year, according to Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report — and a new survey published this week found that two-thirds of office professionals have used AI tools at work despite believing their use was...Read More

Organizations are entering a new era of cybersecurity. The workforce is no longer limited to employees operating from managed devices. Today’s digital workplace includes contractors, third-party partners, cloud applications, virtual desktops, and increasingly, AI agents capable of interacting with business systems on behalf of users. At the same time, attackers are leveraging generative AI to...Read More