Apple accused of letting fake crypto app steal $1.8 million
The case raises fresh questions about how effectively Apple polices apps that impersonate legitimate developers.
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A little-known npm package was North Korea’s warm-up act for the axios hack
Amazon's threat intelligence team traced domain records from the open-source software hack to a smaller, earlier compromise by the same North Korean group. The
Supply chain challenges loom large in quantum race, White House official says
Brad Blakestad, director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, also said encryption and measuring progress would pose challenges. The post Supply chain c
Bent: How A Homeless Teen Became One Of The Cybercrime Industry’s Most Prolific Counterfeiters
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 29, 2026 – Listen to the podcast Bent is the story of John J. B
OpenAI’s rogue AI agent shows why we need federal rules for autonomous systems
The Hugging Face breach shows there is a gap in federal policy. The frameworks to govern autonomous AI already exist—there just needs to be the desire to apply
Here’s what Anthropic found when it turned Mythos loose on encryption algorithms
Claude Mythos exposed mathematical weaknesses in a post-quantum candidate and a simplified version of AES, marking a major breakthrough for AI-driven cryptanaly
Coordinated cyberattack disrupts water utilities in 30+ Minnesota communities
A cyberattack of undetermined origin disrupted water treatment plants in at least 30 communities in Minnesota, according to the state's technology bureau. The p
Meta Is Facing $1.4T In State Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 28, 2026 – Listen to the podcast Meta is facing penalties of up to a
July Apple updates are especially important if you receive images
Apple issued a large July security update with several image processing related vulnerabilities that could compromise your device.
Microsoft debuts AI cybersecurity offerings as competition heats up
It includes the new agentic model MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and the Project Perception platform, with the tech giant claiming it’ll do a better job than its rivals at h
Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms
Microsoft says tools cost less than competing ones and outperform them, too.
What’s your data worth on the dark web? (Lock and Code S07E15)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we discuss just exactly why it is that hackers and scammers want your data—and how you're at risk.
How a 67-Year-Old Woman Went From Romance Scam Victim To Podcast Rebel
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 27, 2026 – Listen to the podcast By the end of the nearly yearlong&#
A week in security (July 20 – July 26
A list of topics we covered in the week of July 20 to July 26 of 2026
Industry’s message on CIRCIA: Please ask us fewer questions about cyberattacks
The administration set a target date of September for CISA to finalize the rule, but where the agency is headed remains a mystery to some. The post IndustryR
OpenAI’s agent escaped its sandbox during a security test
An OpenAI agent escaped its sandbox, stole credentials, and broke into Hugging Face. Here's what that actually means.
Google wants to store a selfie video of your face
A new selfie video verification feature could make recovering your Google Account easier. But it also creates new security and privacy concerns.
Black Hat USA 2026 In Las Vegas: Late Registration Ends July 31
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 24, 2026 – Watch the YouTube video Black Hat USA 2026, the premier c
Rubio restricts visas for sextortionists, cyber scammers
The move stems from a Trump executive order as the administration continues to pursue cyber-enabled fraud and other crimes. The post Rubio restricts visas for s
Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.
Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.
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