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The CISO of 2029: Risk Strategist, Boardroom Adviser, AI Overseer
Four senior security leaders explain how the job of protecting a company is shifting from a technical gatekeeper role to something closer to a business co-pilot, and what that means by the end of the decade.
Azure Cloud Data Breach Affects Major Companies
Criminals steal data from well-known brands using leaked login details
Standards Watchdog Resumes Probe into Nigel Farage Over Undisclosed Gifts
The parliamentary investigation into Reform UK's leader was paused when he quit his seat. His re-election has restarted it.
Flock Safety's CEO Apologises After Cops Used Its Cameras to Stalk Civilians
The company behind thousands of roadside licence-plate readers admits its data was misused by law enforcement officers, including one Massachusetts officer accused of tracking an ex-girlfriend.
NHS Transplant Service Sent Patients' Private Medical Data Over an Open Radio Network for Years
NHS Blood and Transplant used a pager system that broadcast donor names, birth dates and organ-matching scores without any encryption, meaning anyone with basic radio equipment could have been listening.
New Zealand's spy agency says China is spying 'at scale'. Beijing says that's a lie.
New Zealand's national intelligence service named China as the only country conducting large-scale espionage on its soil. China's embassy fired back, calling the report fabricated and blaming 'anti-China forces' for orchestrating the claims.
SafePal Discloses Breach Hitting Nearly 40,000 Wallet Customers
A flaw in the crypto hardware wallet maker's systems exposed order records for 39,798 buyers, and a criminal is now advertising the stolen data for sale.
Claude Goes Dark: Anthropic Confirms Major Outage Across Login and Core Services
Anthropic's status page flagged authentication failures and degraded performance starting 21:58 UTC on 16 August 2026, hitting Claude.ai, Claude Code and Claude Cowork.
Threema knocked offline by shifting DDoS attacks, Swiss messenger says
The encrypted messaging service and its Swiss hosting partner Nine faced sustained flood attacks that changed tactics to slip past defences.
Taiwan Says AI-Assisted Hackers Targeted Government Agencies in July
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed it detected an unusual wave of overseas cyber-attacks on government systems last month, describing the use of artificial intelligence by the attackers as a new kind of threat.
Nick Scali Hit by Cyberattack: Orders Delayed, Systems Offline, Customers Left Waiting
Australia's $1.4 billion furniture retailer is working through a network shutdown that has stalled deliveries across the country, and most customers only found out when their table never arrived.
New Zealand's Spy Agency Says It Blocked a Chinese Observatory From Installing Satellite-Tracking Equipment on NZ Soil
The Purple Mountain Observatory, a Chinese government-linked research body, tried to set up ground-based space hardware in New Zealand through a local company that apparently had no idea the gear could gather intelligence useful to Beijing's military.
New Evooo1Bot malware is quietly turning home routers into criminal traffic relays
Researchers say the Mirai-based botnet has been hijacking gateway devices since July to sell as proxies, steal credentials, and launch attacks.
Ransomware group Interlock claims attack on Connell Enterprises LLC
A criminal group has listed a US business on its dark-web pressure site. The company has not confirmed anything, and the claim cannot be independently verified.
When an AI Bot Causes Harm, Who Pays? Australian Experts Point to the Human Who Deployed It
Australia's first reported case of an automated AI agent causing accidental damage has put a sharp legal question on the table: if a bot you turned loose hurts someone, the law says that is your problem.
Card Skimmers Are Stealing Billions. Here Is How They Work.
The U.S. Secret Service says organised criminal groups are planting tiny data-theft devices on card readers across the country, with government benefit cards among the easiest targets.
AI Is Writing the Publishing Scam Emails That Authors Have Always Dreamed Of Receiving
Criminals are using AI tools to generate convincing, personalised pitch emails that mimic famous editors and publishers. First-time authors are losing tens of thousands of dollars.
From Coder to Chief: How Standard Chartered's Security Boss Runs Defence at a Global Bank
The bank's top security executive explains how the job has changed, why security leaders must speak business not just tech, and what artificial intelligence means for both attackers and defenders.
The US Government's Software Flaw Database Is Drowning. Can AI Be the Lifeguard?
The agency that tracks every known software weakness in the world is asking the public whether artificial intelligence can help it cope with a 72% surge in reported flaws.
Seven arrested over €30M Commerzbank fraud that abused a service provider flaw
Investigators say the crew drained customer accounts by exploiting a weakness at a third-party firm that connects to the German bank.
A Survey Company May Have Leaked Scottish Government Workers' Personal Details
A contractor hired to run a government training exercise lost staff data from Scotland's public prosecution service. The real worry: dozens of other agencies probably handed over the same information.