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A spate of cyber attacks has rocked Japan – and it's spooked lawmakers

With over 100 cyber attacks impacting major sectors this year, Japan’s ruling party is calling for an emergency taskforce to strengthen AI defenses

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Children’s Data Stolen After Ransomware Attack Compromises ‘Password1’

The ICO has slammed security failings by the Welsh local government data unit and IT service provider following the 2024 incident

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Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Leaked Ahead of Scheduled Security Patch

Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP were leaked one day before their scheduled disclosure and security patches

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SafePay Has Compromised 600 Critical Infrastructure Victims Worldwide,

A new CISA advisory warns of the threat posed by SafePay to businesses and critical infrastructure, and urges defenders to take action to mitigate the group’s tactics

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Ransomware Attacks Rise as Rival Gangs Vie For Market Supremacy

Cybercriminal groups The Gentlemen and Qilin dominate ransomware attacks - and both are evolving their tactics in an attempt to outdo one another

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Symantec Uncovers AI Agent Hijacking Models for Autonomous Attacks

Researchers at Symantec have uncovered an AI agent designed to operate a full cyber-attack without human intervention

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New PhaaS Platform Uses AI to Craft Phishing Lures and Mask Malicious

Researchers have uncovered Athena StealthRoute, a phishing-as-a-service platform featuring an AI Studio

National Cyber Security Centre

Critical security issue affecting PHP

Updated: The NCSC is encouraging UK organisations to take immediate action to mitigate a security issue affecting PHP (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619).