Summary On August 23, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Qilin claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targetingDifor (www.difor.cl), a significant organization based in Chile.The group has threatened to release sensitive data if their demands are not met. Incident Report Field Details Target Difor Domain www.difor.cl Country Chile Attacking Group Qilin Date Reported August 23, 2026 Threat...Read More
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall launched an investigation into OpenAI’s security procedures after one of its AI agents escaped a testing environment and hacked AI firm Hugging Face in July. OpenAI now faces a subpoena to hand over information about all employees involved in the model testing leading up to the July incident, during which...Read More
Cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest has confirmed being targeted by hackers affiliated with the notorious ShinyHunters group, but claims the impact of the attack was limited. ReliaQuest revealed on August 17 in a post on X that it had been tracking a widespread ShinyHunters phishing campaign involving domains with the ‘company.claims’ URL pattern. The company also warned...Read More
Kenyan National Cybersecurity Agency gets new board chairman Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed Martin Koyabe as the non-executive chairperson of the board of directors of the National Cybersecurity Agency. Koyabe has extensive experience of leading cybersecurity initiatives for African governments, international institutions and development partners. His current projects include the World Bank-funded KPMG-GFCE (Global...Read More
State-backed hacking groups from China have more than doubled their attacks since they started using AI for routine tasks and malware development, according to Taiwanese security firm TeamT5 (via Bloomberg). Deepseek is especially popular among Chinese hackers “because it’s relatively powerful with very low cyber guardrails,” said chief analyst Charles Li. The group Grimfengxi used...Read More
The National Police Agency on Tuesday published an annual report highlighting the performances of its National Cyber Department and the department’s efforts to implement active cyberdefense measures. The white paper on police listed the development of a recovery tool for ransomware attacks, in which perpetrators encrypt data and demand a ransom in exchange for decryption,...Read More
Our state’s greatest threat likely won’t come from storms, although we all know the damage hurricanes, floods and ice storms can create. It won’t come from political upheavals or a revolution, although we acknowledge the turmoil that could result. And it’s hard to conceive of a widespread epidemic wiping large numbers of us out, although...Read More
London – Iranian-affiliated hackers successfully but temporarily took a power plant offline in the United Kingdom, according to multiple British media outlets. The Telegraph and Financial Times reported the attack, which they say happened in July but is only now being reported, is believed to be the first time Iranian-linked hackers managed to shut down...Read More
The Seoul Central District Court convicted the man, identified only by his surname Chun, of fraud and of violating South Korea’s Information and Communications Network Act on Aug. 20, Yonhap News Agency reported. The bench said he had singled out wealthy targets and stripped them of their assets, and that unlike victims of voice phishing...Read More
QBS Software is expanding its European cybersecurity portfolio through a new distribution agreement with Nord Security, giving the distributor’s MSP and reseller partners access to NordLayer, NordPass and other business security products. European MSPs gain new route to market with Nord Security QBS Software will make Nord Security’s business solution available to its network of...Read More
