201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks

Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused substantial financial losses across the region. The operation resulted in th… Continue reading 201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks

AI shrinks vulnerability exploitation window to hours

Time has become organizations’ biggest vulnerability because the gap between vulnerability discovery and exploitation has narrowed to hours, according to Synack’s 2026 State of Vulnerabilities Report. Total vulnerabilities by severity (2022-2025) (Sour… Continue reading AI shrinks vulnerability exploitation window to hours

Product showcase: McAfee + ChatGPT integration turns doubt into a scam check

McAfee + ChatGPT integration brings real-time scam detection in conversations and gives users an easier way to verify suspicious content before clicking or responding. It is available to anyone, without requiring a McAfee or ChatGPT subscription. It co… Continue reading Product showcase: McAfee + ChatGPT integration turns doubt into a scam check

When ransomware hits, confidence doesn’t restore endpoints

Ransomware, supply chain vulnerabilities, insider threats, compliance failures, and software disruptions remain major concerns for security leaders, according to The Ransomware Reality: Zero Days to Recover report by Absolute Security. How CISOs curren… Continue reading When ransomware hits, confidence doesn’t restore endpoints

Debian 13.5 point release lands with security fixes, bug patches

Debian 13.5 is the fifth point release for the stable distribution “trixie.” The update folds in roughly 100 Debian Security Advisories and corrections for more than 130 source packages, covering everything from the Linux kernel and Apache … Continue reading Debian 13.5 point release lands with security fixes, bug patches

Two cybersecurity pros get prison time for helping ransomware gang

Two American cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to four years in prison for facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023. They pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to obstruct, delay, or affect commerce, or the movemen… Continue reading Two cybersecurity pros get prison time for helping ransomware gang

Claude Security enters public beta with Opus 4.7 vulnerability scanning and patching

Claude Security, previously called Claude Code Security, is in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers. Available in Claude.ai, the capability scans codebases for security vulnerabilities and suggests targeted patches for review, helping teams iden… Continue reading Claude Security enters public beta with Opus 4.7 vulnerability scanning and patching

ChatGPT advanced account security adds passkeys and hardware keys

Journalists, elected officials, researchers, and political dissidents have spent years adapting their accounts to phishing-resistant authentication on consumer platforms. ChatGPT now joins that list. OpenAI has introduced Advanced Account Security, an … Continue reading ChatGPT advanced account security adds passkeys and hardware keys

Shadow AI risks deepen as 31% of users get no employer training

Between one-fifth and one-third of workers use AI outside the influence and governance of the IT function, according to a global survey of 6,000 full-time employees at enterprise organizations. Researchers found a widening gap between employee AI adopt… Continue reading Shadow AI risks deepen as 31% of users get no employer training