Financial Systems
Coinbase hit by cascading systems failure after "thermal event" in AWS data centre
Critical financial infrastructure went down for hours due to an overheating incident on a dreary spring evening in Virginia
Critical Infrastructure
Security
Why AI and deterministic offensive security tools should be used together, not separately
"Practitioners do not experience their work as a choice between paradigms. They experience it as a sequence of problems."
Security
fast16 exposed: Cyber sabotage malware first teased in NSA leaks could be older than Stuxnet
"This forces a re‑evaluation of the timeline for serious nation-state covert cyber sabotage operations".
Security
Nation-state actors now behind majority of serious UK incidents, NCSC security chief warns
" Intelligence and military agencies are displaying an eye-watering level of sophistication in their cyber operations."
Government
Government security leaders are still sharing sensitive information on WhatsApp
"Consumer applications were never designed to protect confidentiality or meet the demands of high-security environments."
Financial Systems
Bank of England warns of risks lurking in “opaque and hidden corners” of the financial system
"Shocks can arrive with little warning and the vulnerabilities that preceded past crises have not disappeared, but re-emerged elsewhere."
AI
Worried about Mythos and the AI apocalypse? Don't panic: The UK government has written a letter
Westminster responds to a new Anthropic model that's been (over)hyped as an omen of imminent cybersecurity doom.
Critical Infrastructure
Ex-Lord Mayor “alarmed” over government's response to Atlantic undersea cable risks
"Was this the first meeting that senior ministers have had with senior industry figures?"
Financial Systems
Catching connected criminals: Exposing the networks driving modern fraud
Financial crime is now a complex web spun by coordinated networks—and investigators face a difficult task untangling it.
Security
China’s Red Menshen “sleeper cell” spies caught hiding deep inside global telecoms networks
Rapid7 uncovers "ongoing" espionage campaign involving long-term persistence within highly sensitive communications environments.
Security
Threat actors exploit identity at “industrial scale” as trust becomes the attack surface
Adversaries are pushing beyond the perimeter to exploit the trusted infrastructure that keeps global businesses running.
Government
US ban on Chinese routers leaves “millions” of insecure devices in American homes
Blocking sales of foreign-made routers will fail to secure vast numbers of older devices described as threat actors’ “attack vector of choice”.