Enterprises that have turned to AI in order to boost their security defenses may have to reconsider their approach. Malware containing code that commands LLM-assisted products to abort their analysis or refuse to implement it is already circulating, according to a post from security company SentinelLabs. SentinelLabs thinks it knows who’s responsible for the malware,...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Nearly two years after a massive ransomware attack hit the City of Columbus, the director of the Department of Technology is retiring. NBC4 Investigates uncovered that thousands of people were impacted by the city’s data breach after the mayor initially said the data had no value. Sam Orth led the department...Read More

In recent years, anime has evolved from a niche Japanese art form into a global entertainment powerhouse at the heart of popular culture. Fuelled by video streaming platforms and internet culture, these Japanese animated productions are now among the world’s most popular television genres, particularly among Gen Z audiences. In Kenya, fandoms built around blockbuster...Read More

Recent headlines around AI-driven vulnerability discovery have focused heavily on open-source software. That makes sense given the visibility of public codebases and the growing attention around AI systems identifying flaws in widely used open-source projects. But the cybersecurity industry is overlooking a much larger and potentially more disruptive shift. Proprietary software is unlikely to remain...Read More

The Punjab Police’s State Cyber Crime Division has intensified its crackdown on cybercriminals by freezing thousands of bank accounts linked to online frauds and facilitating the return of defrauded money to victims. Over the past year, the police froze 63,749 accounts linked to fraudulent transactions worth about Rs 540.34 crore. Since 2024, nearly Rs 64...Read More

Hackers have stolen funds from an undisclosed number of Polymarket users, the prediction market company disclosed Thursday. In a statement on X, Polymarket said the hackers were able to target victims by injecting a malicious script into its website following the compromise of a third-party vendor. Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with...Read More

Manjeet Rege, director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence at the University of St. Thomas, recently spoke with WCCO Radio about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the global cybersecurity landscape. Rege said AI is accelerating cyberthreats by giving bad actors the ability to carry out attacks faster and at a much larger scale. From...Read More

Only 3 in 10 cybercrime trials end in conviction in Telangana: NCRB Hyderabad: Barely three in every 10 cybercrime cases that reached trial in Telangana ended in conviction in 2024, even as the state continued to witness a surge in online fraud. The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report in 2024 pegged the state’s...Read More

Summary INC ransomware has grown into a major ransomware-as-a-service operation, claiming more than 800 victims since 2023. The group uses Rust-based encryptors for both Windows and Linux/ESXi systems, which increases the difficulty of malware analysis. Its operators rely on double-extortion tactics and focus on high-value sectors such as healthcare and legal services. Investigation The Acronis...Read More

The notorious ransomware group known as “World Leaks” has once again surfaced in global cybersecurity headlines after allegedly breaching the systems of Tata Electronics, an Indian technology and manufacturing company that provides hardware and software support services to major American corporations such as Apple and Tesla. The cybercriminal group, which earlier claimed responsibility for a...Read More