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China-linked espionage groups have attacked at least a dozen nations in the region, gathering information on maritime shipping, oil production, and other geopolitical interests.
Trilogue Deal Carves Out Industrial AI, Adds Nudifier BanLawmakers from Europe's political institutions agreed to water down the continent's landmark artificial intelligence regulation at a moment when the 2024 AI Act has barely started to be implemented. The law's requirements for high-risk AI will likely only be enforced starting in December 2027.
Sean Plankey Abandons Bid After Yearlong Delay as CISA's Leadership Vacuum DeepensSean Plankey withdrew his nomination after a 13-month stalled process, leaving the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency without a Senate-confirmed director as political disputes, workforce cuts and budget pressure continue to hamper federal cyber operations.
In an educational game called "Capture the Narrative," students created bots to sway a fictional election, simulating influence in real-world political scenarios.
Also, Medusa Ransomware, Grafana Flaw, German Political Party BreachThis week, German police unmasked a REvil leader, a critical Docker flaw, Medusa ransomware surged, DPRK hackers abused GitHub, Grafana AI bugs enabled data theft, scams hit $20B in the United States, Ivanti exploited and attacks hit Northern Ireland schools and a German political party.
The Qilin ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack against Die Linke ('The Left'), forcing an IT systems outage at the political party, and threatening sensitive data leak. [...]
Appearing before Parliament, Meta, Google and X struggle to explain how fake political video circulated for so long A member of the UK Parliament's lower house who was the victim of a deepfake AI campaign this week had a rare chance to confront the Big Tech executives who helped spread it. Their answers disappointed.…
Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of a hacktivist group believed to have carried out cyberattacks targeting government ministries, political parties, and various public institutions. [...]
Businesses still chase the cheapest option, but politics and licensing shocks are changing priorities, says OpenNebula Interview Sovereignty remains a hot topic in the tech industry, but interpretations of what it actually means – and how much it matters – vary widely between organizations and sectors. While public bodies are often driven by regulation and national policy, the private sector tends to take a more pragmatic, cost-focused view.…
The RedKitten campaign distributes lures designed to target people seeking information about missing persons or political dissidents in Iran
Black Hat's Jeff Moss: 'We're in a Political Situation, Whether You Like It or Not'Technology doesn't exist in a vacuum, and by extension neither does cybersecurity. But in recent years, Black Hat founder Jeff Moss said he's been "struggling" with the "uncomfortable truth" that unlike the largely risk-free early days of hacking, today "all tech is political."
Also: Anthropic Warns of Autonomous AI Exploits on BlockchainThis week, authorities shutter Cryptomixer, Anthropic warns about autonomous AI exploits, U.K. plans ban on crypto political donations, Do Kwon seeks leniency, Lazarus Group suspected in Upbit theft, Balancer's post-exploit plans and Yearn recovers some hacked amount.
The regime's cyber-espionage strategy employs dual-use targeting, collecting info that can support both military needs and broader political objectives.
Cybercrime has stopped being a problem of just the internet — it’s becoming a problem of the real world. Online scams now fund organized crime, hackers rent violence like a service, and even trusted apps or social platforms are turning into attack vectors
A previously unknown cyber actor UNK_SmudgedSerpent has been observed targeting academics with phishing and malware, merging techniques from Iranian groups
A never-before-seen threat activity cluster codenamed UNK_SmudgedSerpent has been attributed as behind a set of cyber attacks targeting academics and foreign policy experts between June and August 2025, coinciding with heightened geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel
Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives OpenInfra Summit Sovereignty might be the word of the hour, but the OpenStack community has another – resilience.…
In the hotly political Middle East, you'd expect hacktivism and disruption of services. But retail attacks?
US Cyber Defense Agency Slammed by Shutdown, Personnel Cuts and Resource CrisisFacing major turnover, partisan upheaval and a government shutdown, the U.S. cyber defense agency is now operating at a fraction of its strength, leaving states and other entities without federal cyber support or coordination, experts tell Information Security Media Group.
US Cyber Defense Agency Slammed by Shutdown, Personnel Cuts and Resource CrisisFacing major turnover, partisan upheaval and a government shutdown, the U.S. cyber defense agency is now operating at a fraction of its strength, leaving states and other entities without federal cyber support or coordination, experts tell Information Security Media Group.