A Kansas City, Missouri man has been sentenced to 32 months in jail for crimes related to a ransom attack against his own company. The DOJ has announced the sentencing of Daniel Rhyne. He had already pleaded guilty to ‘extortion… Read More "Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison"
Anthropic Cuts Live Internet Access for Internal AI Tests After Claude Exploits Injection Flaws
Anthropic on Friday said it’s cutting off live internet access for all its internal evaluations following the discovery of new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior and targeted real websites. The AI company said it… Read More "Anthropic Cuts Live Internet Access for Internal AI Tests After Claude Exploits Injection Flaws"
Chinese Threat Actors Weaponize New Vulnerabilities in Under a Day
China-affiliated threat actors are capable of exploiting critical vulnerabilities within 24 hours of public disclosure, according to new findings from CrowdStrike. The China-nexus groups Vault Panda and Genesis Panda were observed conducting rapid, systematic attacks that targeted the React2Shell exploit… Read More "Chinese Threat Actors Weaponize New Vulnerabilities in Under a Day"
UK’s Police National Legal Database Reveals Data Breach
A major database containing the work details of British police officers and criminal justice professionals has been compromised, it has emerged. The Police National Legal Database (PNLD) is managed by the West Yorkshire Police and contains information on officers from… Read More "UK’s Police National Legal Database Reveals Data Breach"
AI Accounts for Over Half of Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol
AI-driven cybercrime now accounts for 55% of all reported digital crime in Africa, Interpol has warned. The policing group made the claim in a new African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, which draws on data provided by its 36 member countries… Read More "AI Accounts for Over Half of Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol"
Cloud and SaaS Environments Now Top Targets for Attackers
Cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments have become top targets for cyber-threat actors this year, according to a new report by Darktrace. The cybersecurity firm noted that H1 2026 saw a continuation of an evolution observed in 2025 where attackers shifted… Read More "Cloud and SaaS Environments Now Top Targets for Attackers"
Cybercriminals Bypass AI Safety Controls by Splitting Malicious Tasks
Criminals have been defeating the safety controls on commercial AI tools by splitting malicious work across multiple sessions and files, breaking projects into fragments small enough that no individual request appears harmful. According to research Cisco Talos published on August… Read More "Cybercriminals Bypass AI Safety Controls by Splitting Malicious Tasks"
WhatsApp Scam Hijacks Accounts via Linked Devices Feature
A WhatsApp scam has been spreading through hijacked accounts by asking recipients to vote for a friend in an online contest, then tricking them into authorizing an attacker’s device on their own account. In new research published by Malwarebytes on… Read More "WhatsApp Scam Hijacks Accounts via Linked Devices Feature"
Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
A new phishing scam that presents a fake Bank of America message is being used by cybercriminals to gain remote control of victims’ users. Identified by cybersecurity firm Huntress, the fake message imitates the bank’s visual style, layout and branding,… Read More "Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware"
Frontier Models Engage in Unsanctioned Behavior During Testing
Frontier AI models recently engaged in “sustained, potentially harmful activity” targeting real people and organizations during testing, security evaluators have warned. The UK’s AI Security Institute (AISI) said it detected “unusual data transfers” leaving its systems on July 28. A… Read More "Frontier Models Engage in Unsanctioned Behavior During Testing"