Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo-Specific Privacy Advocates Raised Objections of Bystander Data Being Swept Up in Police Net David Meyer • June 25, 2026     Image: Shutterstock The European Commission has proposed significant reforms for Europol intended to strengthen the law enforcement cooperation agency’s ability to fight crime, including digital extortion...Read More

Market research provider Klue, which was hacked earlier this month in a breach that allowed cybercriminals to steal reams of data belonging to several of its customers, said that it is communicating with the hackers. The company also said it believes the group is deleting the stolen data, TechCrunch has learned.  “We continue to communicate...Read More

At ISC.AI 2026, China’s 360 Security Technology unveiled “Yitian Tulong,” two AI models for vulnerability discovery and automated defense Founder Zhou Hongyi described Tulongfeng as the “Chinese Mythos,” claiming it found 3,432 flaws, with 105 confirmed by the government Zhou acknowledged a 20–30% capability gap vs. US models, but stressed building a professional attack‑and‑defense team...Read More

A previously undocumented Windows backdoor is silently running inside corporate networks across the insurance, education, IT, and professional services sectors — and your endpoint security software is almost certainly blind to it. Broadcom’s Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team disclosed the malware on June 24, 2026, naming it Mistic and linking it to KongTuke,...Read More

Europol has seized $47 million in cryptocurrency linked to major malware operations, fighting cybercrime and protecting investors. Law enforcement has recently accomplished a major victory against cybercrime, having seized around $47 million in cryptocurrency associated with significant malware operations. This crackdown, coordinated by Europol and involving six countries, focused on the malware types SocGholish, Amadey,...Read More

Inside Mistic, the New Stealth Backdoor in Ransomware Intrusions Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2026 Mistic is a stealthy backdoor used by KongTuke-linked actors to keep long-term access in ransomware-targeted networks. Mistic is the kind of backdoor that tells you the operator wants time, not noise. Symantec security researchers say it has shown up in financially...Read More

Iranian-aligned hackers are using AI to step up cyberattacks on space infrastructure during the Iran war, experts warned this week. The technology is boosting the scale and sophistication of their operations and making them harder to track. Escalating Attacks on Satellites Norm Laudermilch, chief information security officer at spatial intelligence company Vantor, said security alerts...Read More

Blackberry (TSX:BB) shares jumped nearly 21% on Thursday in New York and Toronto after the Canadian technology company posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 results that beat analyst expectations, driven by double-digit growth across its QNX automotive software and Secure Communications divisions. Revenue for the quarter came in at $152.9 million, up 26% year over year and...Read More

The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) says the Nigeria Police Force has rolled out fresh strategies to tackling cybercrime, kidnapping and other emerging security threats across the country. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Simeon Akpanudom, in charge of FCID Annex Lagos, stated this on Thursday while briefing journalists at the FCID headquarters in Lagos....Read More

Intellexa spyware was used to infect phones and extract personal data (Picture: Getty/Metro) British officials held talks with a spyware company whose software was used to target journalists and was later sanctioned by the US, Metro can reveal. Officials met salesmen from Intellexa, whose surveillance application Predator was used to spy on at least 87...Read More