However, the two largest incidents were not simple smart-contract exploits of the type AI could engineer. In one, a North Korea-linked group drained about $285 million from Drift Protocol after a six-month social-engineering campaign that won it admin access. For the other, the attacker exploited a single-verifier flaw that allowed roughly $292 million to be...Read More
Research that caused the Commerce Department to impose strict limits on the use of Anthropic’s new AI models wasn’t geared toward offensive purposes, according to a cybersecurity CEO who saw the findings. Late Friday, the department used national security export controls to bar the company from distributing Fable 5 and Mythos 5. The directive applies to...Read More
Summary On June 11, 2026, the ransomware group TheGentlemen claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Tokabei Japan, a renowned Kyoto-based company specializing in handcrafted textiles. The attackers have indicated that sensitive data will be leaked if negotiations are not initiated. Incident Report Field Details Target Tokabei Japan Domain N/A Country Japan Attacking Group TheGentlemen Date...Read More
A 36-year-old Russian citizen, identified as Denis Obrezko, has been charged in the U.S. with participating in a cyberespionage operation linked to Kremlin interests through the cybercriminal group known as ‘Void Blizzard’. The case, being processed in a federal court in Boston, is part of a broader investigation into digital intrusion campaigns targeting Western organizations....Read More
Summary On June 11, 2026, the ransomware group Anubis announced a successful cyberattack againstFÉTIS Group & SECOM Engineering, a key player in the French engineering sector. The group declared access to a trove of sensitive information, including financial records and project details, emphasizing the threat of a potential data leak. Incident Report Field Details Target...Read More
The year the iPhone 3G came out, the one with the GPS chip installed and working Google Maps, Todd Humphreys spent a lot of time on the floor of his Bay Area apartment, surrounded by a jumble of wires and his three-year-old son Ramon. Humphreys had just moved with his family across the country to...Read More
CARY — Members of the Johnston Community College Cybersecurity Competition Team competed Tuesday, June 2, in the MetLife Summer Cyber Invitational live fire exercise at the MetLife Global Technology Campus. The competition featured a simulated cyberattack in which teams were required to identify, analyze, contain and restore operations. It marked the first competitive appearance for...Read More
FILE – For illustration purposes only. [File photo: AIM]Mozambique’s President, Daniel Chapo, has promulgated the Cybersecurity Law and the Cybercrime Law, aimed at safeguarding citizens, the State and data protection, with penalties for offences reaching up to 160 minimum wages. In a statement, the Presidency said the Mozambican head of state promulgated the Cybersecurity Law,...Read More
WANA (Jun 13) – Messaging platform Telegram has suspended the account of the hacking group “Handala.” In recent years, the group has claimed responsibility for a series of cyber operations targeting entities associated with the United States and the Israeli regime. The cyber group Handala has become a well-known name...Read More
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 was supposed to be a carefully controlled way to give the public access to Mythos-level AI capability. Instead, its launch has quickly turned into a debate about whether frontier AI safety guardrails are becoming too restrictive, too opaque, and too disruptive for legitimate researchers. The controversy began after Anthropic released Claude...Read More
