Financial scams have become a systemic trust crisis for banks, according to new research. Nearly 40% of US households have been victimized in the past five years, with surprising demographic patterns emerging.
Allianz UK has confirmed it was hit by Clop gang’s Oracle EBS attack, with 750 customers affected. The criminals initially claimed they attacked subsidiary Liverpool Victoria, but Allianz says LV systems were untouched. This joins a growing list of EBS victims including Washington Post and American
Google has issued a critical security warning about malicious VPN apps targeting smartphone users. These fake services promise privacy but actually steal passwords and financial data. The timing coincides with increased VPN usage due to new age-restriction laws.
A new report reveals that the majority of top websites fail to enforce strong password requirements. Government, health, and food sites show some of the weakest security standards despite handling sensitive information. Only 1% of tested sites meet best-practice password expectations.
Google is reportedly planning a secret AI military facility on Christmas Island. The location would enable AI-powered command and control operations. Former US Navy strategist Bryan Clark confirms the island’s strategic value for monitoring key Asian waterways.
Europe’s top defence unicorns are making strategic moves into Taiwan, marking a significant shift from decades of caution. The Ukraine war has become a testing ground that’s now being applied to East Asian tensions.
Rob Leathern and Rob Goldman, former Meta advertising executives, are launching CollectiveMetrics.org to bring transparency to digital advertising. Their nonprofit aims to measure scam ad prevalence as global scam losses reach alarming levels.
A Chinese state-linked hacking group exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Japan’s popular Lanscope endpoint management software. The critical flaw gave attackers system-level access to organizations across the country. Sophos researchers traced the attacks back to the Bronze Butler APT group.
AI is collapsing attack timelines from days to minutes, forcing cybersecurity to evolve beyond detection and response. The new focus is pre-attack prevention – identifying malicious intent before breaches occur. Israeli startup Malanta just exited stealth with $10 million in seed funding to pursue t
Armis has secured a massive $435 million pre-IPO funding round that values the cybersecurity company at $6.1 billion. The company plans to go public in late 2026 or early 2027 after reaching $300 million in annual recurring revenue. This comes after Armis reportedly received seven acquisition offers
