Here is a ransomware trend that is becoming more frequent in 2026: The same victim organizations are posted twice, under two different flags. This is occurring frequently enough that we stopped treating it as a curiosity and went looking for the why behind this trend. We expected one answer, but we found at least five....Read More
Trend Micro found criminals abusing Claude’s “Shared Chats” feature to spread infostealers via ClickFix and malvertising Fake Apple Support chats on claude.ai, promoted through Google Ads, tricked macOS developers into pasting malicious commands Anthropic banned the accounts and disabled malicious conversations, promising further abuse mitigations Security researchers Trend Micro have detected criminals abusing a legitimate...Read More
The US government tried to lock down Anthropic’s most powerful AI models. Now, cybersecurity veterans say that decision could make the internet less safe. Anthropic took Fable 5 and Mythos 5 offline after Washington ordered restrictions on foreign access to the models, citing national security concerns. The company said the order forced it to suspend...Read More
ESET Gentlemen operators develop and maintain an EDR-killer suite provided directly to affiliates. GentleKiller, an in-house framework, has at least eight variants abusing different vulnerable or malicious drivers. Gentlemen operators apply a unified evasion strategy across tools to standardize impersonation and protection. Third-party EDR killers (HexKiller, ThrottleBlood, and HavocKiller) are operationally integrated. The gang’s victimology...Read More
Key Findings Global law enforcement and private sector partners worked to disrupt activity related to TA569, as part of Operation Endgame. TA569 is one of the most prominent cybercriminal threat groups in Proofpoint threat data, which our researchers have tracked since 2018. TA569’s SocGholish inject activity has been linked to major ransomware families and criminal syndicates. The law enforcement actions included...Read More
Iran-linked group claims prolonged access to sensitive FBI drone data World Cup security enters spotlight after hackers issue public warning Handala expands attention with claims involving American institutions recently An Iran-linked hacking group has claimed access to FBI drone systems and issued threats referencing the ongoing FIFA World Cup in the United States. Monitoring organization...Read More
By Danny Jenkins, ThreatLocker CEO and Co-founder Many cybersecurity frameworks are built around a flawed concept. It is the idea of placing implicit trust in someone with credentialed access. The May 2026 data breach involving a government insider in New South Wales and the exposure of AWS credentials in the U.S. are quite different at...Read More
Faisal Mahmud 18 June 2026•Update: 18 June 2026 The Philippines’ president on Thursday called for deeper cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia to combat cybercrime, terrorism, and maritime security threats, arguing that transnational challenges require coordinated responses beyond national borders. Addressing an ASEAN-Russia commemorative summit in Kazan, Russia, Ferdinand Marcos...Read More
Willis has published a report showing that cyber insurance covers more than 95% of average data breach losses and 90% of average first-party losses. The study examined 5,500 cyber claims across 95 countries. The report tracks claims recorded between 2013 and 2026 and covers about USD $1 billion in insurer payments. It found that data...Read More
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based EdTech firm, Coempt Edu Teck, has broken its silence over mounting scrutiny regarding its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for CBSE examinations, rejecting claims of software glitches, security lapses and tender irregularities while maintaining that its evaluation and digitisation processes remain secure and compliant. The company came under the spotlight after a Class...Read More
