Palo Alto Networks is warning customers about a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting its PAN-OS user-ID authentication portal that is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on exposed firewalls, the company said in a security advisory. PAN-OS is the software that runs all Palo…
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One House Democrat is pressing Commerce on the government’s spyware use
A House Democrat who’s been at the forefront of congressional efforts to scrutinize the federal government’s use of commercial spyware wants the Commerce Department to brief Capitol Hill amid apprehension that the Trump administration might further embrace the technology. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., sent a letter to the department Thursday seeking a briefing on several…
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the EU’s adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation, which became mandatory for all companies beginning on May 25, 2018. The aim of the GDPR was simple, but important: to improve individuals’ control over their personal data. This regulation replaced Directive 95/46/EC with the clear purpose of unifying data…
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US government agency to safety test frontier AI models before release
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a division of the US Department of Commerce, has signed agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI that would give the agency the ability to vet AI models from these organizations and others prior to their being made publicly available. According to a release from CAISI, which…
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US government agency to safety test frontier AI models before release
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a division of the US Department of Commerce, has signed agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI that would give the agency the ability to vet AI models from these organizations and others prior to their being made publicly available. According to a release from CAISI, which…
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A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records
A defense technology company with Department of Defense contracts exposed user records and military training materials through API endpoints that lacked meaningful authorization checks, according to an account published by Strix, an open-source autonomous security testing project. The issue affected Schemata, an AI-powered virtual training platform used in military and defense settings. According to Strix,…
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Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) reveals how state-sponsored attackers are increasingly leveraging ransomware tactics to disguise espionage operations. The campaign, uncovered by security researchers at Rapid7, blended…
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UiPath adds agentic AI capabilities to Automation Suite for government agencies
UiPath has announced the release of agentic AI capabilities on UiPath Automation Suite. The Automation Suite updates help government agencies and regulated industries accelerate agentic AI and automation adoption and are designed to address strict data sovereignty and compliance requirements. These new capabilities empower agencies to deploy agentic AI within their own infrastructure using cloud-hosted…
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She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.
Five years ago, a Nevada state senator helped kill a crypto tycoon’s vision of a blockchain city in the Reno desert. Now, that lawmaker is running for higher office, and the crypto mogul is bankrolling her primary opponent to the tune of millions. The battle playing out in the state attorney general’s race is one…
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China to Invest in DeepSeek at $50 Billion Valuation
The money will come from government-backed investors and align the AI startup with Beijing’s push for technology self-sufficiency.
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Supporting the National Cyber Strategy: How TrendAI™ Helps
A deeper look at the first three pillars and outlining how our capabilities directly support government agencies working to bring this strategy to life.
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CISA wants critical infrastructure to operate ‘weeks to months’ in isolation during conflict
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging critical infrastructure owners and operators to plan for delivering essential services under emergency conditions – potentially for months at a time. The federal government’s top cybersecurity agency warned that state-sponsored hackers, particularly two Chinese groups known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, continue to threaten critical sectors…
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U.S. court sentences Karakurt ransomware negotiator to 8.5 years
Deniss Zolotarjovs was sentenced to 8.5 years in the U.S. after pleading guilty to money laundering and fraud tied to ransomware. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a Latvian national linked to the Karakurt ransomware gang, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in U.S. prison, marking a significant step in efforts to combat global ransomware operations. “A Latvian national…
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CISA mulls new three-day remediation deadline for critical flaws
Experts have mixed reactions to a report that the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is considering reducing the timeline in which government agencies must address critical vulnerabilities from two weeks to only three days. The current 14-day window applies to high-severity flaws dating from 2021 onwards, listed as known to be under exploit…
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CISA pushes critical infrastructure operators to prepare to work in isolation
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a new national initiative aimed at helping critical infrastructure operators withstand and recover from major cyberattacks by preparing to operate in isolation from the internet and third-party dependencies. The program, CI Fortify, is designed to ensure that organizations can continue delivering essential services even when…
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Latvian national sentenced for ransomware attacks run by former Conti leaders
A federal judge sentenced a Latvian national to 102 months in prison for his involvement in a series of ransomware attacks for more than two years prior to his arrest in 2023, the Justice Department said Monday. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a resident of Moscow at the time, helped an organization led by former leaders of the…
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China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions
A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least late 2024 and government agencies in southeastern Europe in 2025. The activity is being tracked by Cisco Talos under the moniker UAT-8302, with post-exploitation involving the deployment of custom-made malware families that have…
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Huntress Expands Channel Reach with Four Distributors
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has announced four new distribution partnerships as it looks to scale its global presence and bring enterprise-grade protection to more organizations. The announcement, made today, confirms new alliances with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software. The move is aimed at strengthening Huntress’ channel ecosystem and accelerating growth across the mid-market,…
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New Phishing Campaign Targets US with Credential Theft: What CISOs Need to Know
A new large-scale phishing campaign is targeting U.S. organizations with fake event invitations that lead to credential theft, OTP interception, or RMM tool installation. ANY.RUN researchers found that the campaign uses a repeatable phishing framework to create event-themed lure pages at scale. Some pages steal email credentials and OTP codes, while others deliver legitimate remote…
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Anti-ICE Site GTFO ICE Accused of Exposing Data of 17,000+ Activists
An anti-ICE website, GTFO ICE, linked to Miles Taylor, is accused of exposing the personal details of 17,662 activists, sparking concerns that the data may have reached government agencies.
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Educational tech firm Instructure data breach may have impacted 9,000 schools
Instructure, maker of the Canvas learning platform, is investigating a cyber incident that exposed users’ personal data. Instructure is a U.S.-based educational technology company best known for developing Canvas, one of the world’s most widely used learning management systems (LMS). The U.S. firm confirrmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed users’ personal information. The company is working with external…
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Anthropic Mythos spurs White House to weigh pre-release reviews for high-risk AI models
The Trump administration is in early discussions about whether advanced AI models should be vetted before public release, according to reporting from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Axios. The conversations center on systems capable of facilitating cyberattacks, particularly models that could help users identify and exploit software vulnerabilities. Officials are considering…
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Hackers target governments and MSPs via critical cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940
Attackers exploit a critical cPanel flaw to target government and MSP networks across Southeast Asia and several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. A threat actor is exploiting critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 to target government and military organizations in Southeast Asia, along with MSPs and hosting providers in countries like the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South…
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TeamPCP Weekly Analysis: 2026-W18 (2026-04-27 through 2026-05-03), (Mon, May 4th)
Summary The most significant development of the week was the April 29 to 30 Mini Shai-Hulud worm, a self-propagating supply chain campaign that compromised four official SAP npm packages, two PyTorch Lightning PyPI versions, two intercom-client npm versions, and the intercom-php Packagist package across three package ecosystems. OX Security tracked roughly 1,800 GitHub repositories created…
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Security agencies draw red lines around agentic AI deployments
With prompt injection and other attack pathways consistently surfacing across agentic AI deployments, security watchdogs have stepped in, collectively, to draw some hard boundaries. A joint advisory from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and international partners has called for tighter control over permissions, stronger monitoring, and a more deliberate rollout strategy, urging…
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Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list
Missile and drone attacks that took out cloud data centers in the Middle East underscored a critical vulnerability in the modern economy: reliance on digital infrastructure that sustains competitive advantage and operational continuity for corporations, nations, and militaries. The outages and downstream disruption were a preview of a new form of strategic and operational risk.…
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Critical cPanel Vulnerability Weaponized to Target Government and MSP Networks
A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asia, alongside a smaller cluster of managed service providers (MSPs) and hosting providers in the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S., by exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability in cPanel. The activity, detected by Ctrl-Alt-Intel on May 2, 2026,…
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AI speeds flaw discovery, forcing rapid updates, UK NCSC warns
The UK cyber agency NCSC warns AI is speeding up vulnerability discovery, likely causing a “patch wave” of urgent software updates to fix exposed flaws. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that AI is rapidly accelerating the discovery of software vulnerabilities, increasing the risk of large-scale exploitation. CTO Ollie Whitehouse says skilled attackers…
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The fake IT worker problem CISOs can’t ignore
Hiring fake IT workers has been a growing problem in recent years — but it’s often a problem very few want to admit to. From Fortune 500 companies down to smaller organizations, remote hiring practices have been exploited to grant trusted access to individuals who are not who they claim to be creating an insider…
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Introducing Wallarm Middle East Cloud: Built for Data Residency Compliance
As API and AI adoption grows across the Middle East, so do the expectations around how data is handled. For many organizations operating in this region, it’s not just about securing applications. It’s about doing it in a way that keeps data in-country and aligned with local requirements. Today, we’re introducing the Wallarm Middle East…
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15-year-old detained over massive data breach at French government agency
French authorities have detained a 15-year-old suspected of involvement in a data breach at France Titres, the government agency responsible for issuing official documents. “Between 12 and 18 million data records were reportedly being offered for sale on cybercriminal forums by a hacker known as “breach3d,“ the Paris Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.…
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OpenAI To Extend Cyber Program to Government Agencies
OpenAI announced its intention to expand the Trusted Access for Cyber program for cyber defenders at the federal, state and local government levels
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Salt Typhoon breach IBM subsidiary in Italy: a warning for Europe’s digital defenses
April 2026 breach at Sistemi Informativi (IBM Italy) raises concerns over Chinese-linked cyber ops in Europe, including Salt Typhoon. In late April 2026, the Italian cybersecurity landscape was shaken by a significant breach targeting Sistemi Informativi, a company wholly owned by IBM Italy that provides IT infrastructure management for key public and private institutions. The…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 575 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Two US cybersecurity experts sentenced in ransomware case, third awaits July ruling Trellix discloses the breach…
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Canonical Hit by Sustained DDoS Attack, Disrupting Ubuntu Services Worldwide
Canonical’s web infrastructure was knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, disrupting core Ubuntu services relied on by developers and security teams globally. “A direct extortion message sent to the Ubuntu team by the hacktivist group ‘The Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq – 313 Tea,’ has been detected,” said VECERT Analyzer in their X…
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US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
Cybersecurity agencies from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom jointly published guidance Friday urging organizations to treat autonomous artificial intelligence systems as a core cybersecurity concern, warning that the technology is already being deployed in critical infrastructure and defense sectors with insufficient safeguards. The guidance focuses on agentic AI —…
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Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That Kills
The bitter courtroom brawl between Elon Musk and Sam Altman captivating the tech industry this week revolves in no small part around fears that artificial intelligence technologies both men are building could spiral out of control and exterminate humanity. Such far-looking scenarios obscure the fact that tech companies are enlisting to kill today. Musk’s break…
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China-Linked Hackers Target Asian Governments, NATO State, Journalists, and Activists
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new China-aligned espionage campaign targeting government and defense sectors across South, East, and Southeast Asia, along with one European government belonging to NATO. Trend Micro has attributed the activity to a threat activity cluster it tracks under the temporary designation SHADOW-EARTH-053. The adversarial collective is assessed to
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Supply Chain Attacks, AI Security, and Major Breaches Define This Week in Cybersecurity in May 2026
Major Threats & Vulnerabilities Software Supply Chain and CI/CD Exploits Researchers uncovered a malicious campaign targeting SAP npm packages that secretly stole developer and CI/CD credentials through preinstall scripts and GitHub-based command and control. SAP has yet to comment on the incident, which highlights the growing risk of dependency poisoning in enterprise ecosystems. Another critical…
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Bank regulator sounds warning over cybersecurity threat posed by AI models
Frontier AI models inspired by Anthropic’s Claude Mythos could arm attackers with advanced capabilities that the banking sector is ill equipped to cope with, Australia’s financial regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), has warned. In a letter addressed to the country’s financial sector this week, the body lays out how the arrival of Claude…
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FCC tightens KYC rules for telecoms, closes loophole for banned foreign services
The Federal Communications Commission approved new regulations Wednesday designed to crack down on robocalling, protect telecommunications networks from cyberattacks and further vet equipment-testing labs based overseas. Commissioners unanimously passed a measure to strengthen telecom companies’ “Know Your Customer” requirements for verifying callers’ identities. Among the potential solutions being considered are requiring telecoms to verify a…
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How Criminals Created SMS Blasters to Fake Cellphone Towers and Hack Thousands of Phones in Canada
Canadian authorities have dismantled what appears to be one of the most technically sophisticated financially motivated telecom attacks publicly documented in North America after arresting three suspects accused of operating vehicle-mounted “SMS blaster” systems that impersonated legitimate cellular towers, induced nearby mobile devices into attaching to rogue infrastructure, delivered phishing messages to those devices—likely through…
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Dismantle implicit trust in OT networks, CISA tells critical infrastructure operators
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has asked owners and operators of operational technology to stop assuming their networks are safe, and has released joint guidance to adapt zero trust principles for industrial systems that support US power, water, transportation, building automation, and weapons-support infrastructure. OT owners should design controls on the assumption…
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Smashing Security podcast #465: This developer wanted to cheat at Roblox. It cost millions
A developer at an AI startup wanted to cheat at Roblox. They downloaded a dodgy script on their work laptop. That one decision triggered a cascade of failures that ended with a $2 million data breach affecting hundreds of thousands of organisations. All for some free in-game currency. Meanwhile, there’s a 1980s phone protocol called…
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Australia’s Inflation Reality Check: When Policy Levers Pull in Opposite Directions
Australia’s rising inflation is being blamed on global forces and the Reserve Bank, but economists point to a deeper issue: domestic policy settings that may be working against the fight to bring prices under control. Have you wondered why the Treasurer continues to point to the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Middle East, and supply…
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SAS Introduces AI Navigator, Enhances SAS Viya
SAS Innovate 2026 has kicked off in Grapevine, Texas, and the data and AI organization has made several key announcements to coincide with the large-scale event. SAS is now focused on the transition from experimentation to enterprise-scale AI, as AI is increasingly embedded in business processes and no longer operates solely as a tool. The…
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Congress, industry ponder government posture for protecting data centers
The growth of data centers — and adversaries’ targeting of them — left lawmakers at a hearing Wednesday contemplating whether the federal government has the right setup for defending them. Some industry witnesses and experts at the hearing of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection testified that the answer might be…
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Internet censorship index reveals Russia’s lead and widespread content blocking
Global study shows targeted internet censorship worldwide, with Russia leading; VPNs, news, and adult content are most frequently blocked categories. The Global Internet Censorship Index 2026 offers a clear view of how governments around the world control online access. Researchers tested 74 popular websites across 53 countries using residential proxies to simulate real users. After…
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Best AI Deepfake and Scam Detection Tools for Security in 2026
This guide is for security professionals, IT teams, and anyone concerned about AI-driven fraud who wants to detect deepfakes and scams in 2026. It covers some of the best tools available to identify fake videos, audio, and synthetic content. You can fake a video. You can clone a voice. You can even generate a “live”…
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Federal CIO cautious on Anthropic’s Mythos despite planned rollout
Federal Chief Information Officer Greg Barbaccia said Tuesday the government is approaching Anthropic’s Mythos model with measured expectations, acknowledging both its potential to strengthen federal cyber defenses and the significant uncertainties that remain about how it would perform in real-world conditions. Barbaccia said his direct exposure to Mythos has been limited to evaluations and benchmarking…
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ClickUp Data Leak Exposes Enterprise Emails for Over a Year
A hardcoded API key embedded in ClickUp’s public website has quietly exposed hundreds of corporate and government email addresses for more than a year. The flaw, first reported in early 2025, remained active as of April 2026 — allowing anyone to access sensitive data with a simple request and no authentication. “I went to http://clickup[.]com,…
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Rep. Delia Ramirez takes over as top House cybersecurity Dem
Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez is taking over as the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security panel’s cybersecurity subcommittee, replacing former Rep. Eric Swalwell after his resignation. Committee Democrats approved the change Tuesday at a meeting prior to a “shadow hearing” without the GOP majority, focused on protecting elections from Trump administration interference. Ramirez first…
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Signal Phishing Campaign Targets German Officials in Suspected Russian Operation
Suspected Russian phishing via Signal targeted German officials, exploiting trust to access accounts and sensitive political communications. A new wave of cyber operations targeting European political leadership is once again highlighting how modern espionage increasingly relies on deception rather than technical exploits. Recent investigations by German authorities point to a large-scale phishing campaign conducted via…
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Phishing-to-RMM Attacks: The Remote Access Blind Spot CISOs Can’t Ignore
CISOs are under pressure to prove that their security programs can detect threats early, reduce business risk, and support fast, confident response. But that becomes harder when attackers stop relying on obviously malicious tools. In recent phishing-to-RMM campaigns observed by ANY.RUN analysts, threat actors are using fake Microsoft, Adobe, and OneDrive pages to deliver legitimate…
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New Android spyware Morpheus linked to Italian surveillance firm
Osservatorio Nessuno uncovered Morpheus spyware spreading via fake Android apps to steal data, highlighting rising covert surveillance tools. The non-partisan, non-religious, nonprofit organization Osservatorio Nessuno exposed a new spyware called Morpheus, distributed through fake Android apps posing as updates. Once installed, it can steal extensive data from the infected devices. The report shows strong demand…
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Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks
A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between…
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NCSC launches SilentGlass, a plug-in device to secure HDMI and DisplayPort links
NCSC’s SilentGlass blocks malicious HDMI/DisplayPort links, protecting monitors from hardware attacks. Now commercialized for global use. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched SilentGlass, a new device to protect one of the most overlooked parts of modern IT systems: the physical links between screens and computers. It is a small plug-in security device…
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Australia is edging back into a familiar fight – The Albanese government’s draft legislation for a 2.25% levy on large digital platforms
Australia is edging back into a familiar fight – The Albanese government’s draft legislation for a 2.25% levy on large digital platforms. Government Tech…
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Australia is edging back into a familiar fight – The Albanese government’s draft legislation for a 2.25% levy on large digital platforms
Australia is edging back into a familiar fight and this time, Canberra is making it clear it has learned from the last round. The Albanese government’s draft legislation for a 2.25% levy on large digital platforms is being framed as an “incentive”, but let’s not kid ourselves: this is a sharpened version of the News…
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Chinese national extradited to US for pandemic-era Silk Typhoon attacks
A Chinese national allegedly involved in a massive, pandemic-era attack spree that compromised nearly 13,000 U.S. organizations was extradited from Italy to the United States and formally charged in federal court, the Justice Department said Monday. Xu Zewei and his co-conspirators are accused of exploiting a string of zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server to…
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Supreme Court justices skeptically question both sides in geofence surveillance case
Supreme Court justices lobbed sharp questions at both sides about the constitutionality of geofence warrants during oral arguments Monday in a case that could have broader implications for law enforcement collection of Americans’ data. Chatrie v. The United States stems from the 2019 conviction of Okello Chatrie in a bank robbery, where authorities obtained location…
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Best Zero Trust Security Solutions in 2026
This guide is targeted toward IT and security teams looking to get more granular access control and reduce implicit trust across applications and systems in 2026. It introduces zero trust and top zero trust solutions. A presidential executive order mandating a zero trust strategy for federal agencies has raised the profile of the cybersecurity technology…
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Macquarie Government Strengthens Azure and Security Push with Appointment of Dr Chris Peiris
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Dr Peiris to drive world-class Microsoft Azure and Security push, combining proven cloud capabilities with long-standing sector expertise to deliver resilient, future-ready environments.
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Macquarie Government Strengthens Azure and Security Push with Appointment of Dr Chris Peiris
Macquarie Government Strengthens Azure and Security Push with Appointment of Dr Chris Peiris. People Moves coverage from iTWire.
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Update 008 – 26-Day Pause Ends with Three Concurrent Compromises (Checkmarx KICS, Bitwarden CLI Cascade, xinference PyPI), CanisterSprawl npm Worm Identified, and Tier 1 Coverage Returns, (Mon, Apr 27th)
This update succeeds TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign Update 007, published April 8, 2026, which left the campaign in credential-monetization mode following the Cisco source code theft via Trivy-linked credentials, Google GTIG’s formal designation of the operators as UNC6780 (with their credential stealer named SANDCLOCK), and the lapsed CISA KEV remediation deadline for CVE-2026-33634 with no standalone…
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Chinese spy posed as researcher in spear-phishing campaign targeting NASA to steal defense software
A Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher, tricking NASA staff in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive data tied to defense software and exports. A Chinese national ran a spear-phishing campaign by posing as a U.S. researcher and tricked NASA employees into sharing sensitive information. The NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and federal…
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Compliance by design in the age of AI
GUEST OPINION: There’s no denying Australia is moving fast on AI. Governments are launching AI offices, businesses are building new data centres to support AI workloads, and importantly, regulators are starting to ask tougher questions about how the technology is used. But alongside the excitement sits the reality: organisations can’t bolt compliance as an afterthought…
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Italy moves to extradite Chinese national to the U.S. over hacking charges
Italy plans to extradite Xu Zewei to the U.S. over alleged hacks on COVID-19 research tied to state-backed operations. Italy is moving to extradite Xu Zewei, the Chinese national arrested in 2025 at the request of U.S. authorities on cyber-espionage charges, Bloomberg reported. The case stands out because it ties a single suspect, Xu, to…
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Meta, Roblox and TikTok claim to UK Parliament that their platforms are are not additive to children and that Australian under 16 ban will fail
The claim from Meta, Roblox and TikTok that Australia’s under-16 social media ban is “not really enforceable” has now moved from industry talking point to parliamentary record, following testimony before the UK’s Education Committee in April. But beneath the predictable pushback from Meta, TikTok and Roblox lies a more complex—and more uncomfortable—reality for policymakers on…
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The Victorian Government will allocate $3.5 million – Technology Driven Safety Security Measures for Family Violence Victims and Survivors
The funding announcement comes as new data reveals an 8% increase in family and domestic violence offenders over the past financial year, reinforcing the scale and persistence of the issue across the state. Against this backdrop, the latest investment focuses on practical, immediate protections designed to reduce risk for those most vulnerable.
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GopherWhisper: new China-linked APT targets Mongolia with Go-based malware
ESET found a new China-linked APT, tracked as GopherWhisper, targeting Mongolia using Go-based malware, loaders, and backdoors. ESET researchers uncovered a new China-aligned APT group called GopherWhisper, targeting government institutions in Mongolia. The group’s arsenal includes a range of tools mainly written in Go, such as loaders and injectors, which are used to deploy multiple…
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SAS at 50: the analytics powerhouse quietly shaping decisions in Australia and beyond
Next week, iTWire will be reporting from the ground at SAS Innovate in Grapevine, Texas – a milestone event marking 50 years of analytic software company SAS. It’s not a company that chases headlines. But it is one that underpins decisions in banks, governments, hospitals and retailers – including across Australia – often without end…
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Helping Romance Scam Victims Require a Proactive, Empathic Approach
People targeted by confidence schemes find getting help is a lonely road. Experts want law enforcement, financial and government institutions to work together and protect them.
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Latest spy power reauthorization bill leaves critics unimpressed
The latest attempt to re-up a controversial expiring surveillance law has failed to placate vocal critics on both the left and right of the political spectrum. Two House votes failed last week to extend the spying powers under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 18 months without changes, leading to Congress…
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CISA last in line for access to Anthropic Mythos
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not yet have access to Anthropic’s bug-hunting AI model, Claude Mythos, even though other government agencies do, Axios reported earlier this week. As if that weren’t a big enough slap in the face for the national cyber-defense agency, the list of those who do have access…
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CISA last in line for access to Anthropic Mythos
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) does not yet have access to Anthropic’s bug-hunting AI model, Claude Mythos, even though other government agencies do, Axios reported earlier this week. As if that weren’t a big enough slap in the face for the national cyber-defense agency, the list of those who do have access…
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Palantir Is Helping Trump’s IRS Conduct “Massive-Scale” Data Mining
military contractor Palantir is helping the IRS analyze dozens of different data sets on Americans to investigate a broad range of financial crimes, according to records shared with The Intercept. Since 2018, the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division has used Palantir’s Lead and Case Analytics platform to aggregate and analyze a sprawling list of…
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NASA Employees Duped in Chinese Phishing Scheme Targeting U.S. Defense Software
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed how a Chinese national posed as a U.S. researcher as part of a spear-phishing campaign to obtain sensitive information from the space agency, as well as from government entities, universities, and private companies, in violation of export control…
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Signal phishing campaign targets Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner
Germany’s Bundestag President Klöckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack via a fake CDU group chat. Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has reportedly become the latest European political figure targeted through a Signal-based phishing attack, reported Der Spiegel. The incident is another reminder that even trusted messaging apps can become entry points when attackers…
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UK Biobank Data Breach: Health Data of 500,000 Listed for Sale in China
UK government Minister confirms that breached health records of UK Biobank volunteers were up for sale on Chinese ecommerce platforms before being removed
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French Police Arrest HexDex Hacker Over Mass Data Theft and Leaks
French police arrest HexDex hacker, a 20-year-old suspect accused of mass data theft and leaks targeting government, sports groups, and firms.
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US, UK agencies warn hackers were hiding on Cisco firewalls long after patches were applied
A state-sponsored hacking group has implanted a custom backdoor on Cisco network security devices that can survive firmware updates and standard reboots, U.S. and British cybersecurity authorities disclosed Thursday, marking a significant escalation in a campaign that has targeted government and critical infrastructure networks since at least late 2025. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
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The curious case of Sean Plankey’s derailed CISA nomination
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Sean Plankey, informed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the White House that he is withdrawing his nomination after a 13-month stall, during which the well-regarded cybersecurity veteran faced mounting resistance. “After thirteen months since my initial nomination, it has become clear the…
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A dozen allied agencies say China is building covert hacker networks out of everyday routers
U.S. and international government agencies warned Thursday about a “widespread shift” in Chinese hacker methods toward the use of large-scale covert networks that compromise common devices to carry out a variety of attacks. The advisory details how those networks work, and defensive steps organizations should take. “Over the past few years there has been a…
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New GopherWhisper APT group abuses Outlook, Slack, Discord for comms
A previously undocumented state-backed threat actor named GopherWhisper is using a Go-based custom toolkit and legitimate services like Microsoft 365 Outlook, Slack, and Discord in attacks against government entities. […]
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If cyber espionage via HDMI worries you, NCSC built a device to stop it
A new cybersecurity device developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) should be a helpful solution for protecting governments and businesses from malicious activity carried through display connections. Called SilentGlass, the plug-and-play tool is designed to protect HDMI and DisplayPort links from potential cyberattacks. The NCSC warns that monitors are an attractive target for…
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RAMP Uncovered: Anatomy of Russia’s Ransomware Marketplace
Leaked data from RAMP reveals Russia’s ransomware ecosystem, analyzing 1,732 threads, 7,707 users, and 340,000 IP records from the forum. RAMP was not just another dark web forum. It was one of the clearest examples of how ransomware has become an organized marketplace, with sellers, buyers, brokers, and recruiters all playing different roles in the…
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China-Linked GopherWhisper Infects 12 Mongolian Government Systems with Go Backdoors
Mongolian governmental institutions have emerged as the target of a previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as GopherWhisper. “The group wields a wide array of tools mostly written in Go, using injectors and loaders to deploy and execute various backdoors in its arsenal,” Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said in a report shared…
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GopherWhisper APT group hides command and control traffic in Slack and Discord
Attackers continue to lean on everyday collaboration platforms to hide command and control traffic inside normal enterprise noise. A newly identified China-aligned APT group pushes that trend further, running its operations through Slack workspaces, Discord servers, Outlook drafts, and the file.io sharing service. GopherWhisper toolset overview ESET researchers have named the group GopherWhisper and tied…
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GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware
ESET Research has discovered a new China-aligned APT group that we’ve named GopherWhisper, which targets Mongolian governmental institutions
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House Republicans roll out national privacy bill
House Republicans unveiled on Wednesday Congress’ latest effort to tackle comprehensive digital privacy legislation for Americans. The Secure Data Act would allow consumers to opt out of data collection for individual businesses for the purposes of targeted advertising, selling to third parties or for use in automated decisionmaking. It would also require companies to inform…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Cyberattack on French government agency triggers phishing alert for users
France Titres, a French government agency, has disclosed a data breach that may have exposed user data from its online portal. France Titres, also known as the Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANTS), operates under the French Ministry of the Interior and manages systems for official identity and registration documents, including driver’s licences, national ID…
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The Supreme Court is about to decide how far geofence warrants can go
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could limit the government’s ability to obtain bulk digital data of device users with a single warrant, in a rare instance of the country’s top justices taking on digital rights. Chatrie v. The United States is the first major Fourth Amendment case the…
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More Attack Context for Faster Triage, Response, and Hunting. Now Available to Every SOC
ANY.RUN has expanded access to Threat Intelligence capabilities for SOC and MSSP teams, backed by live attack data from 15,000 organizations. Here’s how your team can test TI’s impact on triage quality, response speed, and threat hunting workflows. See How Threat Intelligence Accelerates Your SOC ANY.RUN now offers 20 premium requests in Threat Intelligence Lookup and YARA Search as part of the Free plan. You can get immediate threat context for over 40 types…
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Anthropic bets on EPSS for the coming bug surge
Anthropic’s Mythos has intensified a problem that vulnerability management programs were already struggling to contain: too many vulnerabilities and not enough clarity about which ones matter. What changes with Mythos — and the AI-based class of vulnerability discovery systems it represents — is the speed at which software flaws can be found and exploited. That…
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Venezuela energy sector targeted by highly destructive Lotus wiper
Lotus Wiper hit Venezuelan energy systems, used scripts to disable defenses, then erased all data beyond recovery. Kaspersky researchers found Lotus Wiper targeting Venezuela’s energy and utilities sector amid regional tensions in 2025–2026. Attackers first used batch scripts to weaken systems, disable defenses, and prepare the environment. Then they deployed the wiper, which erased recovery…
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French govt agency confirms breach as hacker offers to sell data
France Titres, the government agency in France for issuing and managince administrative documents has disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the attack and stealing citizen data. […]
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Vehicle tracking is no longer just about finding a vehicle
GUEST OPINION: Vehicle tracking used to mean knowing where a vehicle was. That idea is still the core, but the job has expanded well beyond a dot on a map. In government fleet programs, telematics now reaches into real-time location, trip history, geofencing, driver coaching, maintenance reminders, fault data, and even accident reconstruction. That is…
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Kamiwaza Expands ARIA Through TD SYNNEX, HPE Channel
Kamiwaza AI is bringing its ARIA accessibility remediation platform to the TD SYNNEX channel alongside HPE, positioning MSPs and resellers to help public sector customers meet fast-approaching digital accessibility deadlines, including the April 24, 2026 ADA Title II compliance requirement. Channel opportunity tied to accessibility mandates for government websites The timing is notable for partners…
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CISA flags new SD-WAN flaw as actively exploited in attacks
CISA has given U.S. government agencies four days to secure their systems against another Catalyst SD-WAN Manager vulnerability it flagged as actively exploited in attacks. […]