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U.S. and Dutch law enforcement agencies have announced that they have dismantled 39 domains and their associated servers as part of efforts to disrupt a network of online marketplaces originating from Pakistan

Series B Funding to Drive Seraphic's Innovation in Browser Security, AI GovernanceSeraphic Security secured $29 million to scale its enterprise browser security solutions. With growing cyberthreats, CEO Ilan Yeshua highlights the need for AI-driven security, governance and compliance. The company plans to expand its North American presence and strengthen partnerships.

National Labs to Use OpenAI ModelsOpenAI is strengthening ties with the U.S. government through a partnership with national laboratories in a bid to harness artificial intelligence to drive scientific advancements. The partnership builds on OpenAI's efforts to draw closer to the government.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued alerts about the presence of hidden functionality in Contec CMS8000 patient monitors and Epsimed MN-120 patient monitors

​Law enforcement authorities in the United States and the Netherlands have seized 39 domains and associated servers used by the HeartSender phishing gang operating out of Pakistan. [...]

KuCoin's operator, PEKEN Global Limited, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and agreed to pay $297 million in penalties to settle charges in the U.S. [...]

'There's A Lot of Confusion Going On'A halt on new contract awards by the federal government’s top procurement agency has thrown vendors into confusion, raising concerns about its ripple effects. White House announcements are "definitely causing confusion" among cybersecurity contractors and officials, an industry analyst said.

Feds Warn Flaws Could Lead to 'Simultaneous Exploitation' of All DevicesU.S. federal authorities are warning that cybersecurity vulnerabilities in two brands of patient monitors used in healthcare settings and in patients' homes can allow remote attackers to take over control the devices when connected to the internet, posing safety and data privacy concerns.

Cracked, Nulled and HeartSender All Seized In International OperationsOperators of a cybercrime forums had a bad day Thursday after European and U.S. law enforcement announced server seizures and arrests. The websites of the Nulled, Cracked and HeartSender markets no longer work. They served millions of users.

Also: Brazil Halts World ID BiometricsThis week, Trump issued an executive order on digital assets, Brazil halted the World ID project from collecting biometrics, Binance's CZ lands an "intern" position, KuCoin pleaded guilty in the United States, and France investigated Binance.

‘No one was kicked off the NTSB in the middle of investigating a crash’ interview Gutting the Cyber Safety Review Board as it was investigating how China's Salt Typhoon breached American government and telecommunications networks was "foolish" and "bad for national security," according to retired US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery.…

In an effort to blend in and make their malicious traffic tougher to block, hosting firms catering to cybercriminals in China and Russia increasingly are funneling their operations through major U.S. cloud providers. Research published this week on one such outfit -- a sprawling network tied to Chinese organized crime gangs and aptly named "Funnull" -- highlights a persistent whac-a-mole problem facing cloud services.

OpenAI and Microsoft Reportedly Investigate DeepSeek API AccessThe low-cost miracle of the DeepSeek-R1 model may not in fact be one as accusations surfaced that the Chinese company may have derived its reasoning model from U.S. firm OpenAI. OpenAI and Microsoft are investigating whether DeepSeek stole information from OpenAI through an API.

DeepSeek R1 Model Rivals OpenAI at Fraction of Cost, Challenges US AI LeadershipThe Chinese DeepSeek R1 model rivals top U.S. AI models in performance while dramatically lowering training costs. Built on lower-end Nvidia GPUs, R1's efficiency reshapes the AI landscape, bolstering AMD's prospects and reshaping AI infrastructure discussions in Silicon Valley and beyond.

Education software giant PowerSchool has started notifying individuals in the U.S. and Canada whose personal data was exposed in a late December 2024 cyberattack. [...]

Identity Theft Resource Center Catalogs 3,158 Known US Incidents in 2024The number of U.S. organizations falling victim to a data breach appears to be holding steady, as viewed on an annual basis, according to the latest annual data breach report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, which counted 3,158 reported data breaches in 2024, down just 1% from 2023.

Uncle Sam will 'no longer blindly dole out money,' State Dept says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has frozen nearly all foreign aid cash for a full-on government review, including funds to defend America's allies from cyberattacks as well as steer international computer security policies.…

AI Startup's R1 Model Draws Praise and SkepticismAn open reasoning model from Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has the tech industry assessing its potential impact as shares of U.S. technology mainstays plummeted in trading on Monday. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek released its R1 model on Jan. 20.

a Startup's R1 Model Draws Praise and SkepticismAn open reasoning model from Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has the tech industry assessing its potential impact as shares U.S. technology mainstays plummeted in trading Monday. Hangzhou-based DeepSeek released its R1 model Jan. 20.

Cost of Attack Has Reached $3.1 Billion for Parent Company UnitedHealth GroupOne of the biggest data breaches of 2024 is even worse than previously reported, as the tally of Change Healthcare breach victims has now reached 190 million individuals, and costs tied to the attack $3.1 billion, according to its owner, U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group.