Critical Infrastructure
FBI smashes "Chinese state-linked botnet platform" targeting US critical infrastructure
"We’re looking at a persistent, organized, and sustained effort to get inside the institutions that keep the country running."
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Government
UK builds experimental AI surveillance system using buried fibre-optic cables
Underground listening network will be used to protect military bases from both protesters and "hostile actors trying to gain intelligence".
AI
“Unmonitored agents at scale invite systemic disaster": New approaches to AI governance
"Industrial-era controls were never designed for software that operates at machine speed."
Critical Infrastructure
"Iranian hackers" shut down a UK power station. The next incident could be much worse
Cyberattack that forced a small generator offline sparks fears about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.
Critical Systems
The EU has “kill switches” in its critical systems. Can digital sovereignty fix them?
“Treating infrastructure dependency as background noise is no longer tenable,” warns Swiss privacy champion Proton.
Security
The Medusa crime gang has evolved into a ransomware-as-a-service Hydra, FBI warns
The monster has now grown many heads and sits at the center of a fast-growing criminal ecosystem.
AI
Anthropic agents launch "turf wars", get stuck in "conflict loops" and kill each other's processes
"I behaved badly with the cloaked daemon," apologetic AI admits after explaining why it went to the dark side.
Security
Security firms hit back at Trump’s call to hack back against international crime gangs
"The United States will use all instruments of national power, including the innovative capabilities of the private sector, to combat cybercrime."
Security
Vulnerabilities in refrigeration systems highlight the chilling fragility of food supply chains
Researchers warn that multiple flaws can "combine to create powerful attack chains against internet-accessible cyber-physical systems.”
Critical Systems
How will 47-day certificate policies transform critical infrastructure management?
"As systems become more connected and automated, the challenge is taking control of the growing complexity underpinning them."
Security
North Korea's Lazarus Group hits defense sector with zero-day hidden in fake "dream job" offers
"What makes this campaign dangerous is the weaving of legitimate, trusted infrastructure into every stage of the attack."
Security
Gunra ransomware gang is targeting critical infrastructure worldwide, CISA warns
"Threat actors have seen how exposed and neglected these targets are - so are swarming towards them."