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FBI Accuses Ukrainian Man of Identifying Exploitable Flaws in Victims' NetworksA 33-year-old Armenian man, Karen Vardanyan, accused of facilitating Ryuk ransomware attacks against numerous organizations, is due to stand trial in the U.S. in August. The FBI said the Ryuk operation earned at least $15 million in cryptocurrency ransom payments from victims.

The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon breached and remained undetected in a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months in 2024, stealing network configuration files and administrator credentials that could be used to compromise other government networks. [...]

Cyberattacks on educational institutions are growing. But with budget constraints and funding shortfalls, leadership teams are questioning whether — and how — they can keep their institutions safe.

Harmonic Security raises the alarm as one in 12 British and American employees uses Chinese GenAI tools

Agency to Collaborate with External Experts on Vulnerability ResearchThe U.K. NCSC will collaborate with industry experts for vulnerability detection and mitigation as part of its latest Vulnerability Research Initiative. The announcement comes on the heels of funding concerns for the U.S. government-based Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program.

Experts Warn Reorganization Splinters Cyberspace Bureau and Intelligence DivisionsU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's major shakeup of the State Department's operations - including widespread layoffs and controversial restructurings that separate key cyber teams - will hinder U.S. cyber diplomacy as threats continue to escalate, analysts told Information Security Media Group.

A 21-year old former U.S. Army soldier pleaded guilty to charges of hacking and extorting at least ten telecommunications and technology companies in the country. [...]

Former Inspector Reviews Sector's Take on AI, Zero Trust, Vulnerability ManagementSecuring U.S. nuclear infrastructure remains a hot-button topic, especially because it remains an attractive cyberattack target for nation-state adversaries. Former regulatory inspector Mark Rorabaugh, president of InfraShield, details the current state of the sector's cybersecurity posture.

Analysts Warn White House Chip Reversal Threatens US AI DominancePresident Donald Trump has reportedly reversed a U.S. policy restricting Nvidia chips critical to artificial intelligence technology development from being exported to China in a move that experts say could undercut the U.S. lead in the burgeoning emerging technology market.

How OpenAI Lost, Google Hedged and Cognition AI Bought AI Coding Start-Up WindsurfAs with any story about AI start-ups, the acquisition of Windsurf AI happened at lightning speed. In just a couple of weeks, major Silicon Valley players took a close look at the four-year-old AI-assisted coding vendor, and ultimately Google and Cognition AI ended up with parts of the company.

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called GLOBAL GROUP that has targeted a wide range of sectors in Australia, Brazil, Europe, and the United States since its emergence in early June 2025

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been granted access to sensitive databases at the U.S. Social Security Administration, the Treasury and Justice departments, and the Department of Homeland Security. So it should fill all Americans with a deep sense of confidence to learn that Mr. Elez over the weekend inadvertently published a private key that allowed anyone to interact directly with more than four dozen large language models (LLMs) developed by Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI.

Experts Warn Federal Cyber Cuts Are Hindering Public-Private Threat Sharing EffortsThe White House has continued to sharply reduce the size of cybersecurity teams across the federal government while cutting information technology budgets and funding for key programs. Experts warn public-private information sharing around critical cyberthreats has slowed.

US Authorities Say Daniil Kasatkin, 26, Worked as Negotiator for Ransomware GroupA Paris criminal court on Tuesday held an extradition hearing for a Russian professional basketball player who U.S. authorities say worked as a negotiator for an undisclosed ransomware group. French police on June 21 arrested Daniil Kasatkin, 26, at Charles de Gaulle Airport.