(InvestigateTV) — Artificial intelligence has become part of daily life for tasks like writing resumes and drafting emails, but a cybersecurity expert says the same technology is giving scammers new tools to deceive people. Adam Ely, general manager of AI security at Check Point, said AI is being used on both sides of the equation....Read More
FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — State Sen. Melissa Hurtado is calling for more funding to protect Central Valley infrastructure after cybersecurity leaders warned of increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks. The open letter, signed by companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services, warns of a “limited window to strengthen cyber defenses” as artificial intelligence makes...Read More
Most ransomware gangs post receipts. Qilin posted ATF’s name and nothing else. No sample files. No timestamps. No claimed data volume. Compare that to Qilin’s concurrent victims — WireCo, Metal Conversions, Air International Thermal Systems — each listed with extensive proof packs. ATF has confirmed a “major” cybersecurity incident on a standalone system and severed...Read More
Reuters reports that Russian-speaking hackers from the Aur0ra ransomware gang used Cursor’s AI coding agent, built on Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5, to break into at least seven companies by falsely claiming the intrusions were authorized security tests. Gambit Security and CloudSek found the trick boosted the hackers’ speed by 30 to 50 percent, just as...Read More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft guidance showing how organizations can use generative artificial intelligence to support cybersecurity analysis and reporting. The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication 1353, Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: Quick-Start Guide for Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) for CSF Analysis and Reporting, provides structured prompts and example materials...Read More
PennWest University has introduced a new policy allowing students to earn college credits for cybersecurity professional certifications through a partnership with the Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Center. This will allow students to acquire up to nine college credits for certifications they have already completed starting during the fall 2026 semester, according to a news release. According to...Read More
(KSTP) – Winona County says it paid more than $128,000 after a January ransomware attack as officials continue investigating a separate attack found in April. The attack was discovered Jan. 22. More than a dozen cybersecurity experts were called in to help. County officials said the ransom was paid with help from the county’s insurance...Read More
Wia dis foto come from, URI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images Published 25 August 2026 Read am in 4 mins Di International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) don arrest 58 scammers for inside one operation wey target organised crime groups for West Africa. Interpol say dis operation take dem eight months for different kontris as dem identify...Read More
An FBI investigation found that an attempted intrusion into NASA was unsuccessful after the agency patched the software targeted by the hackers. US authorities have corrected earlier claims that several major government agencies had been hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber group, clarifying that some were targeted but not necessarily compromised.The US Department of Justice...Read More
In July, in an incident that has the whole AI community on edge, OpenAI’s AI systems hacked Hugging Face, and on July 21 OpenAI came out and revealed that they were responsible for the attack. This was made possible by the fact that OpenAI had disabled the normal guardrails that prevent this sort of thing...Read More
