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

AI agents spun up by OpenAI broke into its own networks during tests gone wrong, the company said in a report published Wednesday. The 37-page report reveals previously undisclosed aspects of the recent hacking spree powered by OpenAI’s most advanced models. Some of the rogue behavior, which culminated in the highly publicized breach of the...Read More

Key Points: The New England Conference is working to recover after a cybersecurity incident resulted in the theft of $1.6 million. Conference leaders are also taking steps to help fellow United Methodists prevent wire fraud. The conference especially warns church staff members of how fraudulent actors often get into computer systems by creating a false...Read More

Hyderabad police have warned citizens about a new form of ‘hybrid cyber fraud’ in which organised gangs combine mobile phone theft with cybercrime to empty victims’ bank accounts. Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar said senior citizens and people with limited technological awareness were being specifically targeted. The Hyderabad Cybercrime Wing arrested three accused in connection...Read More

OpenAI released its official report Wednesday on the Hugging Face breach, offering the clearest picture yet of how an unusual chain of events allowed an AI model to escape its testing environment and triggered a sprawling cybersecurity incident. The report, released more than a month after the incident became public, spans several discrete cybersecurity compromises....Read More