The agentic operator documented as the first ransomware campaign run end-to-end by a large language model (LLM) has returned with a purpose-built locker designed to destroy trained AI model artifacts. According to new research from the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) published one July 20, JadePuffer re-entered the same Langflow instance it hit in its earlier...Read More
Ernst & Young confirms breach via a third‑party IT service management platform, exposing client tax data between March 28 and April 12, 2026 Attackers accessed documents tied to tax support tickets; exact scope and affected clients remain undisclosed, with no dark web leaks or group claims so far EY activated incident response, secured systems, and...Read More
Arctic Wolf’s 2026 State of the Cybersecurity Attack Surface Report analyzes aggregated, anonymized data from more than 800,000 IT assets monitored through Aurora® Exposure Management. The findings reveal a common challenge across organizations of all sizes: fundamental security controls and asset visibility gaps remain widespread. One in Three Assets Is Missing a Critical Control The...Read More
Damage sustained during fighting between Thailand and Cambodia is pictured on the outside of an abandoned scam centre in O’Smach town on the Thai-Cambodian border on March 12, 2026, during a press trip organised by Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Thai Army. Photo by AFP The death of a 22-year-old South Korean...Read More
Hugging Face, the world’s largest open-source artificial intelligence (AI) repository, has revealed that it was hit by a sophisticated hacking attack driven entirely by an “AI agent”. Hugging Face has also disclosed that after the US-made models blocked requests to neutralise the attack due to guardrails, they used an open-weight AI model from China to...Read More
‘Mornings with Maria’ host Maria Bartiromo discusses the escalating AI arms race with China with Sebastian Kurz, co-founder of Dream Security and former Austrian Chancellor. ‘Mornings with Maria’ host Maria Bartiromo speaks with Sebastian Kurz, co-founder of Dream Security, discussing how AI technology is rapidly advancing cybersecurity threats, emphasizing the AI arms race with China....Read More
Analysis of a recent GodDamn ransomware attack indicates that this seemingly new ransomware is in fact the latest rebrand of the Beast ransomware, which in itself was a rebrand of the Monster ransomware, which was first seen in 2022. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team tracks the developer behind these ransomware families as Hyadina. The GodDamn...Read More
NordStellar reports 2,581 ransomware attacks in Q2 2026, with Qilin (299) and The Gentlemen (284) leading activity, far ahead of DragonForce (147) US SMBs were hit hardest, suffering 769 incidents; Canada (97), Germany (83), and the UK (74) followed, while attacks on billion‑dollar enterprises surged 74% Experts say rivalry between Qilin and The Gentlemen is...Read More
Ransomware attacks continue to evolve, with cybercriminals constantly refining their tactics to maximize financial gain. No industry is immune to these threats, as attackers typically focus on organizations with exploitable security weaknesses rather than targeting a specific sector. However, recent cybersecurity research suggests that law firms are increasingly becoming preferred targets due to the highly...Read More
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