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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
10 hours ago

Labour presses Nigel Farage over alleged Russian hack linked to 5m donation

Labour demands Nigel Farage disclose whether suspected Russian hacking tied to a reported £5 million gift was reported to police or the NCSC.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago
UK politics

Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Reform UK and Nigel Farage allege a Russian state-linked hack compromised his devices before disclosure of an undeclared £5m gift, prompting demands for evidence.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
10 hours ago

Labour presses Nigel Farage over alleged Russian hack linked to 5m donation

Labour demands Nigel Farage disclose whether suspected Russian hacking tied to a reported £5 million gift was reported to police or the NCSC.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Reform UK and Nigel Farage allege a Russian state-linked hack compromised his devices before disclosure of an undeclared £5m gift, prompting demands for evidence.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Report phone hack' to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage

Nigel Farage was given 24 hours to report a suspected Russia-linked phone hack to security services or face having it reported for him.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
11 hours ago

Iran's hackers are coordinating more closely, Israel's top cyberdefense official says

Iranian state-aligned hackers are coordinating more, sharing tools, and using AI to improve disinformation and recruitment messaging against Israelis.
Fundraising
fromComputerWeekly.com
12 hours ago

Scottish social enterprise supports national cyber efforts | Computer Weekly

Cyber and Fraud Centre reinvests profits into community cyber resilience projects, funding charities, SMEs, and incident-response support across Scotland.
#data-breach
US Elections
fromFuturism
13 hours ago

The MyPillow Guy's Entire Business is Being Held Hostage by Hackers

Hackers claim to have stolen MyPillow private data and demand a response by May 29 or publish the information online.
EU data protection
fromFast Company
20 hours ago

A Krispy Kreme data breach may qualify thousands of Americans for payouts over $3,000

A $1.6 million settlement offers U.S. employees affected by a November 2024 data breach potential payments up to $3,500 by June 22.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants' passports and selfies online - and hasn't fixed the leak | TechCrunch

A non-government UK visa service exposed applicants’ passport and selfie documents online, leaving sensitive personal data accessible and the security flaw unfixed.
Privacy professionals
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Tr*mp Mobile phones have barely been out a week & there's already a massive privacy breach scandal - Queerty

A delayed phone rollout exposed customers’ personal data, and a security flaw may enable further misuse even if credit card details remain protected.
US Elections
fromFuturism
13 hours ago

The MyPillow Guy's Entire Business is Being Held Hostage by Hackers

Hackers claim to have stolen MyPillow private data and demand a response by May 29 or publish the information online.
EU data protection
fromFast Company
20 hours ago

A Krispy Kreme data breach may qualify thousands of Americans for payouts over $3,000

A $1.6 million settlement offers U.S. employees affected by a November 2024 data breach potential payments up to $3,500 by June 22.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

UK Visa Portal spilled thousands of applicants' passports and selfies online - and hasn't fixed the leak | TechCrunch

A non-government UK visa service exposed applicants’ passport and selfie documents online, leaving sensitive personal data accessible and the security flaw unfixed.
Privacy professionals
fromQueerty
1 day ago

Tr*mp Mobile phones have barely been out a week & there's already a massive privacy breach scandal - Queerty

A delayed phone rollout exposed customers’ personal data, and a security flaw may enable further misuse even if credit card details remain protected.
Information security
fromFortune
13 hours ago

The U.K.'s top spy says the window to stay ahead of China and Russia is narrowing and cybersecurity needs to become '10 times more urgent' | Fortune

Russia and China are intensifying espionage and hybrid operations against Western nations, while AI-enabled warfare and a limited response window heighten urgency for allies.
#artificial-intelligence
fromFortune
6 days ago
US Elections

Trump says he's calling off widely anticipated order to rein in AI | Fortune

Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Anticipated executive order could give NSA a role in voluntary AI model testing

A forthcoming AI executive order would create a voluntary government-developer information-sharing framework for pre-deployment safety testing, potentially involving classified NSA model evaluations.
Agriculture
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

USDA is using AI - but doesn't have required controls to manage risks, watchdog finds

USDA uses AI for supply-chain risk, yield estimation, and permitting recommendations, but lacks required cybersecurity, governance, and generative AI policy controls.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
13 hours ago

UK Cyberspying Chief Calls AI 'an Unstoppable Force' and Warns About Russia

AI is being weaponized in hybrid ways, and urgent cybersecurity action is needed to prevent Western losses in cyberspace.
US Elections
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Trump cancels AI executive order over concerns of slowing U.S. tech innovation

Trump postponed an AI executive order signing, citing concern it could weaken America’s AI leadership while the order aimed to vet national security risks before release.
US Elections
fromFortune
6 days ago

Trump says he's calling off widely anticipated order to rein in AI | Fortune

Trump postponed an Oval Office AI executive order signing, saying it could weaken America’s AI lead over China and others.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Anticipated executive order could give NSA a role in voluntary AI model testing

A forthcoming AI executive order would create a voluntary government-developer information-sharing framework for pre-deployment safety testing, potentially involving classified NSA model evaluations.
Agriculture
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

USDA is using AI - but doesn't have required controls to manage risks, watchdog finds

USDA uses AI for supply-chain risk, yield estimation, and permitting recommendations, but lacks required cybersecurity, governance, and generative AI policy controls.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
14 hours ago

CrowdStrike and Google take down botnet used by hackers to target software developers in supply chain attacks | TechCrunch

Glassworm botnet takedown disrupted malware and password theft targeting open-source developers and supply-chain trust.
Europe politics
fromwww.bbc.com
14 hours ago

Starmer warns of Russian aggression as UK agrees new treaty with Poland

A UK-Poland security and defence treaty aims to strengthen cooperation against Russian threats, cyber attacks, organised crime, and border security.
Privacy professionals
fromtheregister
15 hours ago

FBI: Get to know your IT guy - extortion crews are visiting law firms pretending to be tech support

Silent Ransom Group targets US law firms by impersonating IT staff and using in-person thumb-drive access to copy files for later extortion.
fromSecuritymagazine
1 day ago

What Industry Leaders Can Do to Support Women in Security

Melissa Mack, Director on the Professional Certification Board for ASIS and Managing Director at Pinkerton, about her experiences in rising to a leadership position in a traditionally male-dominated field. Mack expressed that for a majority of her career, she "was often the only woman in the room." "I learned very quickly how to work and adapt in a male-dominated environment," Mack states.
Women in technology
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
15 hours ago

Glassworm botnet that targeted OS devs smashed to pieces | Computer Weekly

Glassworm was disrupted by coordinated takedown of its command-and-control infrastructure, stopping malicious payload delivery and underscoring developer-targeted supply-chain risk.
European startups
fromTNW | Eu
17 hours ago

Germany and Spain push back on Brussels' plans to ban Huawei gear bloc-wide

Germany and Spain oppose EU-wide binding bans on Huawei and ZTE, citing Beijing retaliation risk and higher AI-infrastructure costs.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
17 hours ago

UK has 'narrowing window' to stay ahead of tech threats, says GCHQ chief Keast-Butler | Computer Weekly

The UK has a narrow window to strengthen cyber security against Russia and China amid rapidly changing technology and hybrid threats.
#agentic-ai
Information security
from24/7 Wall St.
19 hours ago

Palo Alto Is Positioning for the Next Security Supercycle as AI Threats Go Vertical

Powerful agentic AI models can strengthen defenses by helping firms find and fix vulnerabilities before AI-armed attackers emerge.
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Au
1 week ago

Australia's largest pension fund sees agentic AI as a disruption-class technology

Agentic AI could reshape how AustralianSuper delivers retirement services by autonomously completing multi-step tasks, prompting tighter financial-system oversight of frontier AI risks.
Information security
from24/7 Wall St.
19 hours ago

Palo Alto Is Positioning for the Next Security Supercycle as AI Threats Go Vertical

Powerful agentic AI models can strengthen defenses by helping firms find and fix vulnerabilities before AI-armed attackers emerge.
Artificial intelligence
fromTNW | Au
1 week ago

Australia's largest pension fund sees agentic AI as a disruption-class technology

Agentic AI could reshape how AustralianSuper delivers retirement services by autonomously completing multi-step tasks, prompting tighter financial-system oversight of frontier AI risks.
EU data protection
fromTNW | Eu
21 hours ago

ECB tells eurozone banks to tighten cyber-security as AI shifts the threat picture

Eurozone banks must strengthen cyber-security and vulnerability management to match AI-led attacker capabilities, regardless of whether attackers have tool access.
#uk-national-security
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Russia is targeting UK's infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ head to say

Russia targets UK critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains, and public trust through cyber and sabotage operations.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Nigel Farage's Russian hack claim without any merit', former NCSC chief says

A former NCSC head said a claim of a Russian hack behind a donation report lacks evidence and would be a serious national security allegation if substantiated.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Russia is targeting UK's infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ head to say

Russia targets UK critical infrastructure, democratic processes, supply chains, and public trust through cyber and sabotage operations.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Nigel Farage's Russian hack claim without any merit', former NCSC chief says

A former NCSC head said a claim of a Russian hack behind a donation report lacks evidence and would be a serious national security allegation if substantiated.
SF politics
fromNextgov.com
1 day ago

State leaders renew call for cyber grant program's renewal

State leaders urged Congress to reauthorize and fund the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program to sustain cyber resilience and address evolving threats.
#vulnerability-management
fromArs Technica
1 day ago
Information security

Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package

BadHost in Starlette enables trivial HTTP Host header injection to bypass path-based authorization, exposing AI tooling servers and stored third-party credentials.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago

CERT-In Mandates 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks

Patch critical vulnerabilities in internet-exposed systems within 12 hours when feasible to reduce AI-enabled cyber exploitation speed and autonomy.
Information security
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package

BadHost in Starlette enables trivial HTTP Host header injection to bypass path-based authorization, exposing AI tooling servers and stored third-party credentials.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago

CERT-In Mandates 12-Hour Patching for Internet-Facing Flaws Amid AI-Assisted Attacks

Patch critical vulnerabilities in internet-exposed systems within 12 hours when feasible to reduce AI-enabled cyber exploitation speed and autonomy.
from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Live: Will Zscaler Crush Q3 Earnings Tonight and Continue Its May Rally?

Shares fell from $266.90 at the November filing to $151.50 by late February, even as Zscaler beat on both lines. The stock has since rallied, climbing 27.84% over the past month to $188.82, though it remains down 18.92% year to date.
Marketing tech
fromWIRED
1 day ago

Internet Starts to Return in Iran After 3-Month Blackout

Though some Iranian networks appeared to be connecting to the global internet on Tuesday, researchers cautioned that the level of access was far below even the partial restoration that Tehran allowed at the end of January and throughout February-and it was drastically below Iran's typical baseline of global internet connectivity from December 2025. Internet monitoring experts at Kentik, NetBlocks, and Cloudflare began documenting the partial restoration of connectivity in Iran beginning in the early afternoon local time on Tuesday.
World news
EU data protection
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Dutch government blocks US company from acquisition, citing 'risk to public interest' | TechCrunch

The Netherlands prohibited Kyndryl from acquiring Solvinity due to potential risk to public interest involving DigiD identity services and data control.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Ghost hackers: the cybersecurity mystery that nobody has solved | TechCrunch

Shadow Brokers leaked alleged NSA hacking tools and vanished, leaving many motives and culprits unknown despite later arrests of other hacking groups.
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Iranian hackers blamed for breach of Los Angeles transit system that took weeks to recover | TechCrunch

Gambit Security said in a report on Tuesday that the hackers work for Iran's Ministry of State Security (MOIS). Reuters first wrote about the Gambit report. A hacktivist group calling itself Ababil of Minab claimed responsibility for the earlier hack, saying they stole then deleted data from the LACMTA's systems. The group's name is a reference to the U.S. air strike on an Iranian school in the city of Minab that killed more than 175 people, mostly children.
Information security
#nyc-startups
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
1 day ago

#NYCtech Week in Review: 5/17/26 - 5/23/26

NYC startups RADAR, Farther, Nourish, Moment, and Ocean Security raised major funding rounds across retail intelligence, wealth management, healthtech, fintech, and cybersecurity.
Venture
fromAlleyWatch
1 week ago

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 5/19/2026

Nourish raised $100M, Moment raised $78M, and Ocean Security raised $28M in NYC startup funding, alongside smaller rounds for Eisen and Checker.
#ai-safety
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day ago

New Tools Strip AI Guardrails In Minutes, Allowing Them to Give Instructions on Chlorine Gas Attacks

AI guardrails can be removed quickly and easily using automated tools, enabling harmful instructions and content from powerful open-source models.
Information security
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot 'personalities'

Jailbreaks can bypass AI safety by prompting systems to ignore rules, enabling harmful outputs like malware, meth recipes, and bomb-making guides.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, says Anthropic co-founder

AI progress is accelerating, with predictions of major breakthroughs and growing risks, while humans may not slow development despite existential concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
1 week ago

Scoop: Trump AI executive order seeks early government access to frontier models

An executive order would add cybersecurity protections and layered review for covered frontier AI models, using a voluntary framework for pre-release model sharing.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
1 day ago

New Tools Strip AI Guardrails In Minutes, Allowing Them to Give Instructions on Chlorine Gas Attacks

AI guardrails can be removed quickly and easily using automated tools, enabling harmful instructions and content from powerful open-source models.
Information security
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot 'personalities'

Jailbreaks can bypass AI safety by prompting systems to ignore rules, enabling harmful outputs like malware, meth recipes, and bomb-making guides.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

AI will help make a Nobel prize-winning discovery within a year, says Anthropic co-founder

AI progress is accelerating, with predictions of major breakthroughs and growing risks, while humans may not slow development despite existential concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
1 week ago

Scoop: Trump AI executive order seeks early government access to frontier models

An executive order would add cybersecurity protections and layered review for covered frontier AI models, using a voluntary framework for pre-release model sharing.
UK politics
fromtheregister
1 day ago

Experts pour cold borscht on Farage's Russian hack claim

Digital forensics experts say proving a hack came from Russia requires evidence beyond disguised email sources or non-unique malware code.
Remote teams
fromFinanceBuzz
2 days ago

10 Work-From-Home Jobs That Pay at Least $36 an Hour

Remote work can improve financial outcomes by eliminating commuting costs and enabling access to well-paying roles paying at least $36 per hour.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Reform MP says Farage's 5m gift information was obtained illegally'

A Reform UK MP said Nigel Farage’s finances were allegedly obtained illegally after Farage blamed a Russian hack for a disclosed £5 million donation.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Walrus
2 days ago

Trump Wants to Tap Your Phone. Ottawa Might Let Him | The Walrus

Bill C-22 would expand federal surveillance powers by compelling technology providers to build tools into systems while weakening privacy protections and enabling foreign data sharing.
Information security
fromWIRED
2 days ago

The AI Era Is Creating a Bug Hunting Arms Race

Criminal actors dominate most security incidents, while AI-driven bug reports are reshaping vulnerability reward programs and mailing lists through quality and volume changes.
Non-profit organizations
fromeLearning Industry
2 days ago

ELB Learning Launches Public Sector Team To Accelerate Workforce Readiness

ELB Learning forms a Public Sector team to strengthen workforce readiness for government, nonprofits, education, and emergency services through secure training tools and targeted learning services.
European startups
fromresund Startups
3 days ago

Copenhagen P-Secure Raises 1.8M to Expand Across Europe

P-Secure secured €1.8M to expand AI-driven background screening across Europe, targeting public sector and critical infrastructure with new ownership from Systematic founder Michael Holm.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Cyber Express
6 days ago

Cyber Security Device Developed By UK Government Launches

SilentGlass is licensed for global commercial use, using plug-and-play hardware to block laptop-to-monitor video connection attack paths and reduce cyber risk.
fromEngadget
3 days ago

The White House is reportedly forcing its official app onto all government employee phones - Engadget

The Trump administration is planning to automatically install its White House app on government employees' work phones, according to a report from Government Executive. The report detailed that at least one agency will start installing the official White House app onto government devices as soon as next week, but the scope spans across "all government-furnished mobile phones in the executive branch," according to internal emails seen by Gov Exec.
Washington DC
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

These special phone and app features can help protect you from spyware | TechCrunch

Targeted spyware attacks on journalists and dissidents are widespread, using zero-click methods to compromise phones and access calls, messages, location, and audio.
#vulnerability-disclosure
fromTNW | Anthropic
4 days ago
Information security

Anthropic's Claude Mythos found 10,000 critical vulnerabilities in one month. The patches can't keep up.

Information security
fromTNW | Anthropic
4 days ago

Anthropic's Claude Mythos found 10,000 critical vulnerabilities in one month. The patches can't keep up.

Project Glasswing found 10,000+ high-severity vulnerability candidates in critical software, but only 97 were patched, showing remediation lags discovery by orders of magnitude.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
1 week ago

Anthropic allows partners to share findings from Mythos

Partners in Project Glasswing may share Mythos cybersecurity findings, best practices, tools, and code with external parties under responsible disclosure standards.
#ai-regulation
fromFortune
5 days ago
US Elections

The tech bro billionaires won the fight over the AI executive order. But are they losing the war? | Fortune

fromTechCrunch
6 days ago
US Elections

Trump delays AI security executive order: 'I don't want to get in the way of that leading' | TechCrunch

fromTNW | Us
6 days ago
US politics

Trump to sign an AI oversight order this week as MAGA security pressure mounts on frontier-model labs

US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

How big tech got its way on Trump's AI executive order

Trump postponed an executive order requiring safety reviews for new AI models, citing US leadership and competition with China, after private pressure from major tech figures.
US Elections
fromFortune
5 days ago

The tech bro billionaires won the fight over the AI executive order. But are they losing the war? | Fortune

Trump indefinitely postponed an executive order on voluntary AI model vetting, citing concern it could hinder U.S. leadership against China.
US Elections
fromEngadget
5 days ago

Trump postpones AI oversight executive order - Engadget

An AI oversight executive order was postponed after Trump objected to aspects, and participation was made voluntary to address industry concerns.
US Elections
fromTechCrunch
6 days ago

Trump delays AI security executive order: 'I don't want to get in the way of that leading' | TechCrunch

Trump delayed an executive order requiring pre-release government evaluation of AI models, citing concerns about its language and potential impact on U.S. leadership.
US politics
fromTNW | Us
6 days ago

Trump to sign an AI oversight order this week as MAGA security pressure mounts on frontier-model labs

A draft executive order would create a voluntary 90-day pre-release AI model disclosure framework with federal agencies and critical infrastructure providers.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
4 days ago

Claude Mythos AI Finds 10,000 High-Severity Flaws in Widely Used Software

Project Glasswing using Claude Mythos Preview identified 10,000+ high/critical vulnerabilities, yielding 1,726 true positives and 97 upstream patches.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Trump Mobile investigating potential exposure of would-be customers' personal information

A phone company investigating a website security flaw found preorder form data for about 27,000 people may have been exposed, mainly names and contact details.
Washington DC
fromNextgov.com
5 days ago

The White House is ordering agencies to place its new app on all employees' government phones

Agencies are being directed to install a White House app on government-furnished phones, raising unusual deployment and cybersecurity concerns.
fromNextgov.com
5 days ago

Tech bills of the week: Mitigating risks to critical infrastructure; incentivizing domestic high-tech manufacturing; and more

The first, the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act, would establish a joint interagency task force to detect, analyze and respond to Chinese-connected threat actors. Scott's office said in a press release that the group would be helmed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and would "align and reinforce the work of Sector Risk Management Agencies and other key departments by sharing analysis, inspections, audits, and other relevant information."
SF politics
Information security
fromDevOps.com
5 days ago

Attackers Can Exploit a Claude Code RCE Flaw to Take Command of System - DevOps.com

A Claude Code RCE vulnerability enabled attackers to execute arbitrary commands via malicious deeplinks, but version 2.1.118 has been fixed.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

DHS says ICE has 'no relationship' with spyware maker Paragon Solutions

ICE reactivated a paused contract involving Paragon Solutions spyware, prompting compliance and misuse concerns, but DHS later stated ICE has no current relationship with the company.
fromGSMArena.com
5 days ago

Trump Mobile confirms that it exposed customer data

Trump Mobile has confirmed to TechCrunch that it has exposed customer information, including names, phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses on its website. The company is currently investigating the exposure and hasn't yet found any evidence of nefarious use. The exposure was apparently linked to a third-party platform provider that supports "certain Trump Mobile operations", according to Trump Mobile spokesperson Chris Walker. That platform provider hasn't been named, though.
Mobile UX
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
5 days ago

Palo Alto Networks Is Beating Palantir by 60% This Year. Is a Rebalancing Imminent?

Palo Alto Networks has gained strongly in 2026 on platform consolidation, AI-native security demand, and margin expansion, while Palantir has fallen and remains flat.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
5 days ago

Kash Patel's clothing brand website shut down after reports it was hacked | TechCrunch

FBI director Kash Patel’s merchandise site was taken offline after reports of hacker malware infection attempts targeting visitors.
World politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
5 days ago

DHS Has Become Central to American Strategy, But Its Strategy Has Not Caught Up

Homeland security strategy is refocusing on national security, but DHS lacks an institutional strategic framework to align components for a coherent transition.
Tech industry
fromThe Verge
6 days ago

GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft

GitHub faces major outages, security incidents, and leadership disruption under Microsoft control, alongside competitive pressure and talent departures.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Security Leaders Should Prepare for World Cup Scams

Cybercriminals may exploit the 2026 World Cup to launch scams, using AI and deepfakes, while employee device misuse can turn attackers into insider threats.
UK politics
fromtheregister
6 days ago

Think tank to UK government: You can't build the future on systems from the past

Legacy systems are worsening and threaten digital efficiency plans unless funding and remediation approaches change.
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

House Homeland Dems request CISA briefing amid report of leaked agency credentials

We demand a briefing as soon as possible on how this serious security lapse occurred, any potential security consequences, remediation activities, corrective actions related to the contractor personnel involved, and efforts to monitor for and prevent similar activity from occurring in the future, wrote Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the committee's ranking member, and Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois, the ranking member of the panel's cyber subcommittee, in a Tuesday letter shared with Nextgov/FCW.
Privacy professionals
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 week ago

Bulgaria fires up Google Cloud for national cyber security | Computer Weekly

Bulgaria deployed Google Cloud Cybershield to centralize AI-powered cyber intelligence and telemetry, reducing detection and response time across government entities.
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Financial Services, Cybersecurity and the Evolving Threat Landscape

Financial institutions can manage accelerating cyber threats by integrating resilience into daily operations, strengthening governance and risk management, and leveraging collaboration.
Information security
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Warning to Gmail users over fake 'friend' invites stealing accounts

Phishing emails disguised as trusted e-invitations can steal Google credentials or install malware after users click RSVP links.
fromFortune
1 week ago

Meet the brothers who turned a homegrown AI agent into a $12 million bet on the future of work - in six weeks | Fortune

When Gavriel sat down on Jan. 29 and wrote the first line of code for NanoClaw, he wasn't thinking about fundraising. He was trying to solve a problem: the agentic tools available to him were powerful but dangerously insecure. So Gavriel, a former Wix developer with a physics and computer science background plus years of obsessive after-hours AI tinkering, built his own.
Venture
Venture
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead | TechCrunch

NanoCo raised an oversubscribed $12M seed round led by Valley Capital Partners after NanoClaw’s viral launch drove rapid investor interest.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories | TechCrunch

Attackers compromised an employee device via a poisoned VS Code extension and stole data from about 3,800 internal GitHub repositories.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

Anthropic Silently Patches Claude Code Sandbox Bypass

Two Claude Code network sandbox bypasses could have enabled outbound connections to unapproved hosts, but fixes were released, including a null-byte SOCKS5 issue.
Roam Research
fromZDNET
1 week ago

We tested the most popular VPNs in New York, London, and Tokyo - this one is the best for traveling

Fast VPN download speed matters most for travel, with encryption and IP masking reducing exposure on public Wi‑Fi.
London startup
fromBusiness Matters
1 week ago

VivaTech Paris 2026: why British businesses can't afford to miss Europe's leading tech conference

VivaTech Paris 2026 connects European and international innovators, investors, and decision-makers to track AI-driven digital and cybersecurity trends and build partnerships.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 week ago

Grafana GitHub Breach Exposes Source Code via TanStack npm Attack

Breach impact was limited to Grafana Labs GitHub repositories, with no evidence of customer production systems or Grafana Cloud operations being compromised.
Video games
fromGameSpot
1 week ago

Another Steam Game Gets Removed Over Malware

Beyond the Dark was removed from Steam after malware hidden in UnityPlayer.dll was found to steal player data.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Telecom firms form new cyber information-sharing group

Major telecom companies formed C2 ISAC to share real-time cybersecurity intelligence and coordinate defenses against persistent network threats.
fromTechRepublic
1 week ago

AdvancedHEALTH Ransomware Claim Includes 2.3M Patient Data Lines

DragonForce claims it stole 390 GB of data from AdvancedHEALTH, including 2.3 million lines of patient information and records tied to minors, according to cybersecurity firm DeXpose. AdvancedHEALTH has not confirmed the group's full claim, and the scope of any exposed data remains unverified.
Healthcare
#playstation-network
Privacy professionals
fromKotaku
1 week ago

PlayStation Account Hacker Targets Famous PS5 Podcaster

PlayStation accounts can be hacked even with two-factor authentication, leading to locked access to large game libraries and urgent threats to other users.
Podcast
fromWGB
1 week ago

PlayStation Podcaster Colin Moriarty Loses PSN Account Due To Ongoing Security Hole

A PlayStation account was hacked without phishing, with email flooding, email change, and 2FA disabled, followed by a warning message to a co-host.
Privacy professionals
fromKotaku
1 week ago

PlayStation Account Hacker Targets Famous PS5 Podcaster

PlayStation accounts can be hacked even with two-factor authentication, leading to locked access to large game libraries and urgent threats to other users.
Podcast
fromWGB
1 week ago

PlayStation Podcaster Colin Moriarty Loses PSN Account Due To Ongoing Security Hole

A PlayStation account was hacked without phishing, with email flooding, email change, and 2FA disabled, followed by a warning message to a co-host.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

Fortinet Cut to Hold at DZ Bank, Price Target Set at $125: Is Cybersecurity Losing Steam?

Fortinet received a downgrade to Hold with a lower price target amid valuation concerns and competitive pressure across cybersecurity.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 week ago

Drupal to Patch Highly Critical Vulnerability at Risk of Quick Exploitation

Drupal will release patches for a highly critical vulnerability on May 20, with mitigation guidance provided and potential exploitation expected soon after disclosure.
Business
from24/7 Wall St.
1 week ago

DZ Bank Just Slapped CrowdStrike With a Sell Rating. Is the $700 Bull Case Falling Apart?

DZ Bank downgraded CrowdStrike to Sell with a $500 target, while KeyBanc raised its target to $700, making the next earnings report pivotal.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Advanced AI models bring government to 'reflection point,' CIA official says

Advanced AI with hacking-like capabilities should be treated as a reflection point for federal agencies handling sensitive information.
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