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India’s banking, financial services, insurance and payments sector is now facing an “AI asymmetry” problem: attackers are using artificial intelligence to move faster than the institutions, regulators and defensive systems built to stop them. That is the central warning of the second edition of the Digital Threat Report 2025–
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Win McNamee/Getty Images ByDavid DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW July 13, 2026 11:24 AM ET Suspicious activity on the Homeland Security Information Network, which is being used to support World Cup games around the U.S., was first detected around mid-to-late May. * DHS * Cyber Threats * Data Breaches Department
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* Some Mastercard’s users can install NordVPN for free * The VPN now offers its services as part of the credit card’s perks * This move indicates that digital awareness is growing among consumers Do you have a Mastercard? If so, you'll be happy to know that you may
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a postmortem on a recent data leak in which a contractor published dozens of internal CISA credentials — including AWS Govcloud keys — in a public GitHub repository for almost six months before being notified by KrebsOnSecurity. Experts say the gaps identified in
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* Huntress analyzed AI‑generated malware “Untitled1.ps1,” a noisy custom AD enumeration tool likely built by low‑skilled attackers using generative AI * Attackers paired it with s5cmd for rapid data exfiltration and SharpShares.exe for share enumeration before being detected and removed * Report warns AI “vibe coding” lowers barriers for
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Familiar tactics. Unfamiliar speed. A new Sygnia investigation reveals how AI is compressing attack timelines and forcing security leaders to rethink cloud defenses. In the world of cloud security, speed has become the ultimate weapon. A recent incident investigated by cybersecurity firm Sygnia shows how a financially motivated threat actor
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Jesse McGraw isn’t a hacker; at least, not by his own definition. He accepts he was a hacker, and a blackhat hacker, and that he still retains the mindset of a hacker. But he is no longer a hacker, he says. Early days He realized he was a hacker
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* Darktrace reports cryptojacking via a compromised AI gateway (LiteLLM‑Proxy on AWS Bedrock), breached through exposed SSH and abused with XMRig mining * Attackers also showed suspicious IAM activity, hinting at possible cloud credential misuse, with connections traced to Vietnam * Experts warn AI gateways concentrate privileged access, urging strict port closures,
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The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly ending its deal with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of its license plate cameras placed across the United States. A senior LAPD official told news outlets, first reported by ABC7 and The Los Angeles Times,
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Torrance, California, USA, July 13th, 2026, CyberNewswire Criminal IP, the cyber threat intelligence search engine and attack surface management platform, today announced a new partnership and integration with Torq, the established agentic security operations leader. The partnership integrates Criminal IP’s decision-ready threat intelligence with the Torq AI SOC Platform
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* Australian eSafety Commissioner views VPN detection as a "reasonable step" for tech companies enforcing age limits * The watchdog notes that service providers must prevent workarounds under new industry codes * Australia's position mirrors a growing global debate surrounding age assurance and VPNs Australia's internet watchdog
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Keysight Technologies announced the APS-ONE-400, a modular network cybersecurity test platform. This new 4x100GE platform significantly boosts performance for Layer 4-7 traffic, encrypted traffic, and Elephant Flow traffic all within a 1 rack unit (RU) system. It enables network equipment manufacturers (NEMs), service providers, and data centre operators to validate
