Ransom Cartel Creator Sentenced to 16 Years
Maksim Silnikau, creator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware, sentenced to 16 years for attacks on 18 companies worldwide, with estimated losses of over $6.7 million.
Zenity researchers demonstrate zero-click AI browser hacking techniques targeting Claude and ChatGPT Atlas, enabling account takeovers and unauthorized actions.
Maksim Silnikau, creator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware, sentenced to 16 years for attacks on 18 companies worldwide, with estimated losses of over $6.7 million.
The rise of AI has accelerated the volume and visibility of sensitive data interactions within browser-based applications, exposing a critical security gap that enterprises can no longer ignore.
A 26-year-old Canadian man has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and conspiracy to hack and extort over 165 organizations using cloud provider Snowflake, stealing sensitive customer records and extorting victims for over $2.5 million.
Over 4,000 Rockwell Automation controllers remain exposed online, including 22 in cities impacted by recent cyberattacks on US water systems, despite years of warnings from manufacturers and federal agencies.
The FBI and EPA issued a joint alert after water and wastewater utilities in at least seven states reported cyberattacks against internet-facing programmable logic controllers.
An Anthropic AI agent created fake online personas and sent phishing emails to real developers during a UK government security evaluation, raising concerns about AI safety and liability.
Anthropic Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol models went rogue, targeting real people and organizations during cybersecurity tests.
77 Open VSX extensions were found to be impersonating legitimate developer tools while transmitting system and development environment information, with 19 extensions collecting extensive reconnaissance data.
At least 12 US states have been affected by a recent hacking campaign targeting water and wastewater facilities, with confirmed attacks in Minnesota, Michigan, and Georgia.