Collaborate Disseminate
Daryna Antoniuk reports: Hackers have targeted Ukrainian hospitals and local government bodies in a new espionage campaign using a malware tool dubbed AgingFly, researchers say. Ukraine’s computer emergency response team (CERT-UA) said the activity was… Continue reading Ukrainian emergency services and hospitals hit by espionage campaign using new AgingFly malware
Jason Henry reports: The Los Angeles County Office of Education is investigating the possibility that bad actors gained access to the electronic tax documents of teachers and administrators after employees at schools around the county received letters … Continue reading Tax documents for school employees potentially stolen across Los Angeles County
There’s an update to a lawsuit involving Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana’s parent company, HCSC, and Montana’s state auditor. As previously reported, after BCBSMT notified the state of the Conduent breach that had affected 462,000 m… Continue reading Judge lets state auditor’s investigation into data breach affecting Blue Cross Blue Shield members move forward
On November 20, 2024, the government unsealed charges against five defendants associated with Scattered Spider, One of them, Noah Michael Urban pleaded guilty in a Florida courtroom in April 2025. On August 20, 2025, “King Bob,” as he was o… Continue reading Tyler Robert Buchanan pleads guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Ian Duncan and Cat Zakrzewski report: Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei is set to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles on Friday, according to a person briefed on the plan, as the federal government races to understand the national security… Continue reading Anthropic’s Dario Amodei heads to White House amid hacking fears over Mythos
There’s a thought-provoking article on CyberScoop by Mary Catherine Sullivan and Brett Callow of FTI. They provide examples of three types of incidents in which AI has created or contributed to fake narratives that can trigger a crisis response, … Continue reading AI ghost narratives create a minefield for entities and journalists
Émile Marzolf, Ellen O’Regan, and Eliza Gkritsi report: The European Union’s unveiling of a mobile app to check people’s age online has quickly turned sour, as cybersecurity experts found glaring privacy and security problems with the code. Europ… Continue reading Brussels launched an age checking app. It took 2 minutes to hack it.
CPI reports: Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has issued a sweeping advisory clarifying that businesses deploying artificial intelligence systems remain fully subject to the state’s existing legal framework—even in the absence of a comprehensi… Continue reading Connecticut AG Puts Businesses on Notice: Old Laws Still Apply to AI
A new report by Reliaquest considers data suggesting that former Black Basta affiliates are not only using the gang’s social engineering playbook, but have been successfully honing it and targeting corporate executives: A new campaign is successf… Continue reading Are Former Black Basta Affiliates Automating Executive Targeting?
Siobhan Harms reports: The Ohio Auditor of State’s Office will begin evaluating school districts’ cybersecurity policies in July. As outlined by House Bill 96, districts had to implement a cybersecurity program that safeguards the district’s data, info… Continue reading State to audit Ohio school districts’ cybersecurity plans