The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials — meaning it wasn’t quite the fu…

An AI agent just ran a full ransomware attack with no human at the keyboard
An AI agent just ran a full ransomware attack with no human at the keyboard

Security firm Sysdig says it has documented the first ransomware attack run end to end by an AI agent, first reported by Business Insider. A large language model planned, executed, and adapted the entire operation, which Sysdig has named JadePuffer. Th…

WEF founder Klaus Schwab says he found a hidden listening device in his home
WEF founder Klaus Schwab says he found a hidden listening device in his home

Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, says a routine security inspection found a covert listening device in his home office in Geneva, Bloomberg reports. The 88-year-old has filed a criminal complaint against persons unknown. The device wa…

Pegasus hack of the EU’s own spyware investigator sparks calls for urgent action
Pegasus hack of the EU’s own spyware investigator sparks calls for urgent action

Pressure is mounting on the European Commission to act on spyware, after forensic evidence showed one of the EU’s own spyware investigators was hacked with Pegasus. Civil society groups issued a joint statement demanding the abuse be met with accountab…

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Canadian spy agency says it hacked drug traffickers, extremists and a ransomware gang last year

The hacking operations disclosed in a Canadian spy agency’s annual report underscores some pressing national security threats facing the country and its top allies.

ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics

The Office of Professional Responsibility has opened more than 100 cases over what ICE officials call “incidents of doxing and threats” against ICE employees.

US government body paid $1M to hackers who never locked a single file
US government body paid $1M to hackers who never locked a single file

A US government entity paid around $1m to stop stolen files from being published, according to a case study by researcher Rakesh Krishnan for Ransom-ISAC. The analysis draws on a leaked negotiation chat and the blockchain trail the payment left behind….