Evanston Township High School will reopen Wednesday following a ransomware attack that closed its campus for two days, ETHS District 202 announced on its website Monday evening. The district cannot yet determine whether personal data was accessed during the attack. In an email to students and families Sunday evening, Superintendent Marcus Campbell indicated the district...Read More

Ransomware and cyber extortion incidents have evolved from largely technical events into acute governance crises. While the initial breach often sits with IT and security teams, the most consequential decisions – those carrying legal, regulatory, and reputational risk – sit squarely at board level. In that moment, cyber governance becomes the critical pressure point. Recent...Read More

Humanity Protocol’s H token crashed more than 80% on Tuesday after attackers stole the private keys behind the project and drained more than $30 million, the latest in a year of crypto thefts that go after keys rather than code. About 17 wallets tied to the project were emptied, with losses topping $32 million and...Read More

Just 22 percent of chief technology officers say students at their institution receive adequate cybersecurity training, according to Inside Higher Ed’s 2026 Survey of Campus Chief Technology/Information Officers. By comparison, 68 percent say faculty and staff receive adequate training. Another 70 percent say their institution’s leadership prioritizes cybersecurity investments. Students constituting a gap in their institutions’ cybersecurity ecosystems...Read More

Review: Pragmata There’s been a noticeable trend in storytelling across different media within the last few years – an increase in plotlines and stories that confront the very human experience of feeling distrustful towards AI. Pragmata takes a complicated position: the story is about a rogue AI that has overtaken a mining outpost on the...Read More

Agreement supports rising demand for cybersecurity and AI expertise across the GCC as regional organizations modernize critical infrastructure and digital operations RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arcova (formerly the MorganFranklin Cyber team), a leading U.S.-based cybersecurity and AI firm, today announced it has expanded its presence in the Middle East by signing its first contract in Saudi...Read More

The Brief Evanston Township High School closed through Tuesday after a ransomware attack disrupted district systems, internet service and computer infrastructure. School officials are working with the FBI and outside cybersecurity experts to investigate the incident and restore operations. The school plans to reopen Wednesday, with summer school classes, sports camps and other on-campus activities...Read More

Humanity (H) traded at $0.005 on on-chain exchanges, down 99.26%% from a day earlier, after a hacking incident. At the same time, Binance perpetual futures were trading at about $0.075, or roughly 15 times the on-chain price. On major centralized exchanges including Bybit and Kraken, Humanity traded at up to 40 times higher than its...Read More

The Federal Communications Commission will consider a package of changes later this month aimed at bolstering cybersecurity protections for the nation’s emergency alert systems and modernizing how alerts reach the public. For counties, the proposal affects some of the most important tools available during emergencies. Local emergency managers rely on the Emergency Alert System (EAS)...Read More

Ransomware activity in Q1 2026 held at its second-highest level on record while internal AI adoption is emerging as a cyberrisk for companies, according to Travelers. The first quarter of 2026 produced 2,405 ransomware victims posted to leak sites, a 2% decline from Q4 2025’s all-time high but a 7% increase over the same period...Read More