SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y. — A Florida man is facing a federal cyberstalking charge after investigators say he sent threatening messages to several Saratoga County residents. Anthony Gagnon, 23, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, was arrested Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. A criminal complaint accuses Gagnon...Read More
Security ‘These are test runs for a larger-scale attack’ The US government disclosed that crims targeted more than 100 internet-exposed water systems during July cyberattacks. That’s the first time the feds have put a number on the digital intrusions, but they have yet to attribute the campaign, widely suspected to be linked to Iran, to...Read More
Former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke (inset picture) from an undated social media image. (Graphic by The Desk) A federal appeals court has denied a request by a former Deadspin editor to dismiss an attempt by federal prosecutors to revive some criminal charges in his ongoing hacking case. In a two-page order issued by the Eleventh...Read More
A new review argues that the next generation of cybersecurity could emerge from combining three technologies that are usually deployed separately: federated learning, artificial intelligence and zero-trust architecture. The proposed combination is designed to help organizations detect threats, protect sensitive data, continuously reassess access privileges and identify fileless malware—malicious software that can operate without leaving...Read More
A cyberattack has disrupted the business operations of medical device giant Boston Scientific. The company released a statement and filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saying a cybersecurity incident was discovered on Tuesday. “The incident has impacted access to certain operating systems and business applications, including the ability to process and ship...Read More
Chinese state-affiliated hacking groups have more than doubled the volume of attacks they carry out since delegating reconnaissance, exploit writing, and malware development to artificial intelligence — with DeepSeek emerging as the preferred engine precisely because its weak restrictions and low running costs make it viable at a scale that more capable models cannot match,...Read More
Why It Matters Three separate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies are imposing different cybersecurity rules on the same companies, forcing some operators to navigate conflicting definitions, timelines, and reporting requirements. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report released in June examines how this fragmentation is straining industry compliance efforts and what Congress might do to...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO—Anthropic is expanding access to the cybersecurity capabilities of its advanced AI models, including Claude Mythos 5, while using controls designed to keep the technology from being misused by attackers, according to SecurityWeek. The effort includes integrations with cybersecurity vendors, an upgraded Claude Security offering, a $35-million open-source security fund and plans to broaden...Read More
July saw ransomware attacks reach a peak of 894 recorded attacks, hitting the highest level seen so far this year, up almost a quarter on June, according to NCC Group’s latest monthly Threat Intelligence Report. Though much attention remains on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the cyber security world, NCC said the...Read More
Like Batman telling Robin to get to the Batmobile, the US government has called on the private sector to act as its sidekick in the fight against foreign cybercriminals. According to an Aug. 12 memorandum signed by President Donald Trump, the National Coordination Center (NCC) is slated to stand up a program that will enable...Read More
