The story so far: In May, a number of Instagram users were locked out of their accounts by hackers. Many of the affected users took to other social media platforms like Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) to post their complaints. Screen recordings later circulated online suggested that their Instagram accounts were hacked with the help...Read More

Chief executive officer at Palo Alto Networks Inc., Nikesh Arora attends the 9th edition of the VivaTech trade show at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles on June 11, 2025, in Paris. Chesnot | Getty Images Anthropic’s Mythos model offered a much-needed lifeline to cybersecurity firms in the age of artificial intelligence....Read More

MINSK, 5 June (BelTA) – Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov is taking part in the meeting of Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Zhaparov with the ministers of internal affairs and public security of the SCO member states, BelTA learned from the Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs. “During the meeting, the participants exchanged views on the...Read More

A Saskatoon man named Ryan Roach may be extradited to the United States (U.S.) to face hacking charges stemming from a 2017 cyberattack after a Saskatchewan King’s Bench judge committed him for extradition on May 7, 2026. U.S. authorities allege that Roach and an Ontario accomplice breached three educational networks, installed malware such as rootkits...Read More

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Teachers from across Georgia and South Carolina spent the week at the Georgia Cyber Center learning new ways to teach cybersecurity, computer science and information technology. The professional development workshop brought classroom educators together with industry partners to make sure what students learn matches what employers need. Organizers said the workshop...Read More

Head of EFCC Sports, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, Halilu Dauda Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has identified sports as a powerful tool for engaging young people and steering them away from internet fraud, criminal activities and other social vices.   Olukoyede made the assertion during a courtesy visit...Read More

In brief Anthropic has reportedly embedded roughly half a dozen engineers at the NSA to deploy its Mythos AI model for offensive cyber operations—potentially including attacks on networks in China and Iran. Anthropic also warned that AI is approaching recursive self-improvement and called for a coordinated global pause mechanism. Both landed as Anthropic files for...Read More

[co-author: Elyssa Eisenberg]* Insurance companies should treat recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI), privacy, and cybersecurity regulation as more than just policy signals. Regulators are moving toward examination-ready expectations for insurers’ use of AI and automated decision-making technology, while cybersecurity regulators are warning that frontier AI may materially increase the speed and scale of cyber...Read More

Cybercriminals behind large-scale illegal streaming operations are facing growing police pressure after a coordinated international investigation led to dozens of arrests across multiple countries. Authorities arrested 29 suspects in a major operation targeting criminal networks that profited from unauthorized streaming services, Europol announced. The investigation focused on organized groups that distributed copyrighted television channels, sports...Read More

by John Glidden | glid24@protonmail.com | June 5, 2026 VALLEJO – The city of Vallejo confirmed on Friday that “a malicious hacking incident” occurred this week when unauthorized individuals were able to send an email via the city’s email management platform, Constant Contact. The fraudulent email, titled “something awaits,” was sent at about 4 p.m. on...Read More