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Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager

* Operation KillSwitch dismantled KillSec, seizing infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and 110TB data * Investigation identified core members; several arrests made, including key operators * KillSec claimed 1,000 attacks, targeting healthcare, finance, government, and SMBs The infamous ransomware group KillSec is no more after Europol, together with multiple national law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity

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Draft 5G White Paper Now Available: False Base Station

The NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the initial public draft Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 36G, False Base Station, which details how the availability of inexpensive, off-the-shelf hardware and software tools allows attackers to mimic legitimate carrier equipment to intercept and disrupt cellular communications. The paper evaluates

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Cyberattacks are the ultimate business continuity tests that nearly half of organizations fail

Cyber resilience is no longer just about how fast an organization can come back online after an attack – it’s now defined by whether you can continue operating while under attack. It’s a shift in mindset that business leaders can no longer ignore. A single breach can ripple through

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How MSPs Can Vet Outsourced Technical Support Providers for ISO 27001, SOC 2 and Client Access

Verizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report found that third parties played a role in 48% of breaches, up from 30% the year before. ISO 27001 requires certified companies to manage that risk through their suppliers, and guidance for its Annex A 5.21 control carries those security requirements

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If AI Breaks the Rules, Who Gets to Pull the Plug?

1. What I learned before I could read I grew up in a remote town in Zulia, Venezuela. I learned what was right and what was wrong before I learned to read: at home, at school, on the street. Nobody wrote it down for me. I learned it by watching

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What Happens After You Tap "Apply": The Hidden Tech Behind Instant Loans

Digital lending hides a complex decision and data pipeline behind a simple mobile interface. The “Apply” Button Is Only the Beginning You open a lending app, enter your name, income, employment information, desired loan amount, and a few other details. You tap Apply. A few seconds later, the screen changes:

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Sovereignty. The Geography of the Cloud

When territory became infrastructure There is something rather misleading about the word “cloud”. It sounds weightless. Something floating somewhere above us. Abstract, distributed, almost placeless. Of course, it isn't. The cloud is made of buildings, cables, chips, electricity, cooling systems, people, contracts, companies and laws. Lots of laws.

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Zaperon Raises ₹7 Crore To Tackle AI Agent Access Risks

Cybersecurity startup Zaperon has raised ₹7 crore in a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures (IPV). Zaperon plans to use the capital to strengthen its product, develop enterprise-grade AI security frameworks and expand its presence in India and the US. But the larger issue behind the funding is the

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Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Focus on Coding and Cybersecurity

Google’s Gemini 4 Argon targets complex coding, research and cybersecurity tasks. The model will initially be available to select cyber defenders, with broader access planned for developers and businesses Google has announced Gemini 4 Argon, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to handle complex coding tasks, professional research,

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Tech skills gaps are costing UK businesses around £380,000 a year — and it's even worse in…

* UK orgs are failing to deliver projects or losing clients and contracts due to a lack of skills * 97% have adopted AI to some degree, but only 6% report workforce-wide AI literacy * The solution is a combination of recruitment and training opportunities More than one in three (35%) UK tech

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Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Fortinet on Thursday sounded the alarm on a critical FortiMail vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild. Patches have yet to be released. Tracked as CVE-2026-104286 (CVSS score of 9.8), the zero-day is a path traversal and an improper

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AI and cybersecurity weekly: Malware meets ChatGPT, Nvidia builds a safety net for AI and more

AI is one of the most important technologies of this decade. In the past couple of months, we have seen AI companies consistently introducing more powerful models and autonomous agents. While on one hand, these developments have accelerated growth, on the other hand, they have also raised concerns regarding unlawfully

Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang &mdash; and find out it's being run by a teenager

Draft 5G White Paper Now Available: False Base Station

Cyberattacks are the ultimate business continuity tests that nearly half of organizations fail

How MSPs Can Vet Outsourced Technical Support Providers for ISO 27001, SOC 2 and Client Access

If AI Breaks the Rules, Who Gets to Pull the Plug?

What Happens After You Tap "Apply": The Hidden Tech Behind Instant Loans

Sovereignty. The Geography of the Cloud

Zaperon Raises ₹7 Crore To Tackle AI Agent Access Risks

Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon With Focus on Coding and Cybersecurity

Tech skills gaps are costing UK businesses around &pound;380,000 a year &mdash; and it's even worse in…

Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action

AI and cybersecurity weekly: Malware meets ChatGPT, Nvidia builds a safety net for AI and more

Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager

Tech skills gaps are costing UK businesses around £380,000 a year — and it's even worse in…