OpenAI on Friday released three versions of GPT-5.6, called Sol, Terra, and Luna, as a limited preview to a small number of companies as part of an ongoing engagement with the U.S. government. While Sol is the latest flagship model and the most powerful, Terra strikes a balance between efficiency and power, and Luna is...Read More
The back-to-back incidents come as manufacturers face growing exposure from interconnected supply chains, third-party dependencies and increasingly connected operations. Bajaj Auto has disclosed a ransomware attack affecting its systems and those of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bajaj Auto Technology Ltd (BATL), days after Tata Electronics confirmed a cybersecurity incident involving its systems. In a regulatory filing,...Read More
On Thursday as well, Specter Analyst, another blockchain intelligence platform, said on Thursday that “It appears there may be a phishing attack targeting Polymarket users, with estimated losses of $2.94M so far.” One of the victims of the hack, Ash, on X wrote that his wallet had been hacked and had no idea why at...Read More
The Trump administration has authorized artificial intelligence company Anthropic to restore limited access to its flagship Mythos 5 model for a select group of approximately 100 U.S. companies and federal agencies, easing restrictions imposed earlier this month as part of an unprecedented national security review of frontier AI systems. The decision, communicated in a letter...Read More
Key findings Backdoor.Mistic is a new, stealthy backdoor that has been used in cybercrime intrusions since April 2026. Mistic was in one case deployed in close proximity to ModeloRAT, the Python-based remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Woodgnat (aka KongTuke). Our Threat Hunter Team has separately observed ModeloRAT used in attacks that deployed Qilin ransomware,...Read More
Podgorica, Montenegro — An Iranian national who is wanted by the United States for mass hacking attacks that caused $3.4 billion in damage was arrested in Montenegro, police in the Balkan country said late Thursday. The 39-year-old man, who holds both the Iranian and Turkish citizenship, is wanted by a federal court in New York...Read More
Ticketing and travel platforms are under pressure as regulators in China, South Korea and elsewhere tighten rules around bots, scalping and deceptive pricing, while enforcement costs and legal risks keep building. That creates a clearer spotlight on companies that help detect bots, block fraud and secure online transactions. Cybersecurity and anti-bot providers that sit behind...Read More
Small businesses are a prime target for cybercrime, as we highlighted in our last annual report. Many of the criminal threats we covered in that report remained a major menace in 2024, including ransomware–which remains a primary existential cyber threat to small and midsized organizations. Ransomware cases accounted for 70 percent of Sophos Incident Response...Read More
Microsoft Threat Intelligence warns of a phishing campaign targeting hotel staff in Europe and Asia with guest complaint‑themed emails Attackers abuse services like Calendly and Google redirects to bypass authentication checks, delivering photo‑themed ZIPs that install a persistent Node.js implant Malware disables Defender, runs C2 beaconing, gathers system info, and forces shutdowns; signs include unusual...Read More
The NCCoE project will demonstrate practical approaches for OT asset management and visibility. NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking public feedback on a new project focused on operational technology (OT) asset management as the foundation for stronger OT cybersecurity. The draft project description, Asset Management as a Foundation for OT Cybersecurity, outlines...Read More
