Summary On August 28, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Rhysida launched a cyberattack against Valley Health Team (vht.org), a healthcare provider in the USA. Sensitive data including patient records and financial information was compromised, with the attackers demanding negotiations to prevent data leakage. Incident Report Field Details Target Valley Health Team Domain vht.org Country USA […]
A few weeks ago, the Anthropic AI model hacked into the systems of three real companies during a routine cybersecurity test. The company later admitted the incident as an accident. That Claude wasn’t trying to break free or go rogue. It was a testing mistake by the company that gave the AI access to the […]
Sep 1, 2026 Royal Wagenborg has chosen De Boer Marine to modernize connectivity, IT, and cybersecurity across its fleet of about 160 general cargo vessels. The multi-year initiative, as reported by Container News, covers both owned and managed ships and aims to enhance ship-to-shore communications, onboard digital systems, and crew internet access. De Boer Marine […]
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Security researchers at Sysdig have identified JADEPUFFER as the first ransomware campaign carried out entirely by an autonomous AI agent, with no human operator directing individual steps. After exploiting a vulnerability in Langflow, an open-source framework for building LLM applications, the agent independently harvested credentials, moved laterally across […]
With hoax bomb threats in the Capital increasing over the past two years, the new Delhi Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (D4C) will have dedicated cells to investigate bomb hoaxes and technology-enabled crimes against women and children, according to a government notification. The move comes amid a series of bomb threats targeting government offices, schools and […]
Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX’s AI coding assistant, Cursor, to help break in to a Belgian chemical company and at least six other firms earlier this year, according to data reviewed by Reuters and reports issued Aug. 27 by cybersecurity companies Gambit Security and CloudSek. The cybercriminals’ AI-boosted hacking spree is the latest example of how […]
Background Cardiff University supports more than 15,000 users across its student body, academics, professional services and research community. Its international campus also has extensive collaboration with external third parties and must accommodate bring your own device (BYOD) requirements. The university was facing a cyberattack every ten seconds on average, with phishing and social engineering among […]
FILE – A car passes Facebook’s new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on Oct. 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. Tony Avelar/AP Photo/Tony Avelar ‘Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance — and for […]
A Russian-speaking ransomware group published a cache of files it says it stole from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Justice Department agency that investigates gun trafficking, bombings, and arson. The trove appears to expose targets of past ATF investigations and forensic data pulled from their phones. The group, known as […]
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