security Adding insult to injury A human ransomware crook used frontier AI models to breach an enterprise network in less than 10 hours, an intrusion Unit 42 says would normally take human operators around two weeks. The human attacker then told negotiators that they used frontier models and agentic attack frameworks with AI agents carrying […]
Updated August 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM CDT Sign up for NPR’s Up First morning newsletter for the stories you need to start your day. The social media company Meta and states suing it have agreed to settle a landmark federal child safety lawsuit in a move that state attorneys general hope will be a […]
A man who sexually assaulted a young woman as she waited on a station platform for a train home has been jailed. Neil Shorter, 56, paced up and down Newbury station and they had a short conversation in which he asked for directions before he sexually assaulted her in August 2024. His victim reported the […]
Eight men who have been charged as part of a sting operation in Boone County now face federal charges. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office conducted the sting operation the week of June 22, 2026. The sheriff’s office worked with the Boone County Cyber Crimes Taskforce to seek out online child sexual predators. Undercover officers posed […]
If you ask any Fraud or Trust & Safety team about their biggest headache today, they won’t tell you about stolen credit cards or simple phishing links. They will tell you about scale. Bad actors no longer operate as isolated individuals manually testing stolen credentials. Modern fraud networks operate like agile tech companies. They leverage […]
Madagascar has submitted a bill to Parliament to update its legal framework for cybercrime and strengthen penalties for offenses committed through digital technologies. The proposed law would impose two to 10 years in prison and fines ranging from 100,000 to 100 million ariary ($23 to $23,000), depending on the offense. Madagascar also […]
A new ‘Bliss’ hardware exploit finally bypasses Xbox One security, but its extreme complexity limits real-world use, aiding research more than piracy. TL;DR: A security researcher revealed the first public hardware-level exploit for the original Xbox One, using precise voltage manipulation to bypass encryption. Though complex and limited to the original console, this unpatchable glitch […]
“I think we should be concerned for sure,” said Boaz Gelbord, chief security officer at Akamai, which began as a global content delivery network over a quarter-century ago, and is now a major provider of network security. Gelbord said “some of the short-term fears that we see in the media are maybe a little bit […]
Summary On September 1, 2026, the ransomware group Krybit publicly claimed responsibility for a cyberattack againstUnion for International Cancer Control (UICC) (uicc.org), a leading non-profit organization based in Switzerland.The group issued a threat to release sensitive data if their demands are not met. Incident Report Field Details Target Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Domain […]
Sept 2 : Thoma Bravo-owned Proofpoint is in discussions to acquire cybersecurity firm Varonis Systems, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Shares of Varonis, which has a market value of about $5 billion, closed up over 10 per cent. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo declined a request for comment, while Proofpoint […]
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