Data breach stories
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
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Anthropic's Mythos spots corporate network attacks in hours, while security experts warn unmanaged AI agents are becoming a critical enterprise risk.
Cyber insurance now common among North American SMBs
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ESET survey finds North American SMBs increasingly buying cyber cover, with insurers shaping controls and managed detection services after repeated breaches.
Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams
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ReliaQuest says suspected former Black Basta operators are bombarding staff with emails and posing as IT support in Microsoft Teams to reach senior executives.
Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure
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Booking.com tells some customers to watch for phishing after suspicious activity exposed reservation details, contact data and messages linked to bookings.
Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection
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Certes says v7 extends quantum-safe data protection to edge systems, letting organisations secure hybrid workloads without application rewrites.
Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route
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Identity failures are now the main way cyber attackers breach firms, with experts warning that non-human credentials are widening the risk.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
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TrendAI urges stronger AI governance as it shifts cybersecurity from fear-based selling to platformised risk reduction for Australian firms.
Halcyon hires Dave Hannigan as ransomware Security Chief
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Halcyon hires veteran Security Leader Dave Hannigan to bolster ransomware resilience work with customers and partners as attacks keep rising.
Commvault adds structured data controls for AI risk
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Commvault adds structured database controls to Commvault Cloud after Satori deal, aiming to curb AI-era exposure across live and backup data.
Survey finds organisations struggle to secure unstructured data
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Cloud Security Alliance survey finds 75% of organisations claim confidence in unstructured data security, but coverage and visibility remain patchy.
Commvault deepens Microsoft Security link for rapid recovery
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Commvault links its cloud platform with Microsoft Sentinel and Security Copilot to speed cyber threat investigation and clean data recovery.
NCC Group warns Iran cyber threats spread worldwide
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Iran-linked cyber attacks are spreading beyond the Middle East, with firms tied to Israel or the US warned they face heightened global risk.
AI girlfriend apps exposed private chats in security audit
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Security flaws in 17 AI companion apps used by 150m people could expose intimate chats, photos and voice messages to attackers.
World Backup Day spotlights backups as boardroom issue
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World Backup Day now warns boards that backup is no mere IT chore, but a frontline defence against ransomware targeting recovery itself.
Agentic AI: The potential and the problems behind the new wave of autonomous systems
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Agentic AI promises effortless digital delegation, but its admin-level access to data and systems creates profound privacy and security risks.
TrendAI, Nvidia bring digital twin security to AI hubs
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TrendAI and Nvidia link DSX Air with digital twin security tools so AI datacentre “factories” can be hardened before hardware is built.
Black Kite adds Open FAIR to quantify third-party risk
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Black Kite weaves Open FAIR into its platform to automate financial loss estimates in third-party cyber risk assessments and reviews.
Saving the weekend: How SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC stopped a Saturday night cyberattack
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SonicWall's SonicSentry SOC cut short a Saturday night cyberattack, spotting rogue ScreenConnect activity and isolating a compromised PC.
AI agents drive surge in cyber threats & extortion
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AI agents are fuelling a new wave of cyber risk, as criminals weaponise automation to speed up ransomware and sharpen extortion tactics.
Big firms detect cyberattacks but fail to contain them
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Big businesses can spot cyber intrusions but struggle to contain them fast, leaving cloud-era networks exposed to deeper, costlier breaches.