In a troubling incident this past April, unidentified hackers successfully infiltrated the control systems of a dam in Norway, specifically the Lake Risevatnet dam located near Svelgen. During this breach, the hackers managed to fully open the dam’s water valve, which remained in this state for four hours before any…
Anthropic’s AI Experiment Goes Awry: A Cautionary Tale In an ambitious experiment, AI safety company Anthropic, in collaboration with Andon Labs, entrusted its vending machine operations to an AI agent known as Claude Sonnet 3.7, affectionately dubbed "Claudius." From March 13 to April 17, 2025, Claudius managed the vending machine…
Data Breaches Surge to Record High at Sheffield City Council Data breaches have surged to a three-year peak at the Sheffield City Council, raising significant concerns among cybersecurity experts and business owners alike. This increase highlights the vulnerabilities faced by public institutions and emphasizes the ongoing relevance of cybersecurity in…
A data breach at Ahold Delhaize USA Services, LLC, which supports the prominent East Coast grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize USA, has compromised the personal information of over 2.2 million individuals, including more than 95,000 residents of Maine. The breach, attributed to unauthorized access to Ahold Delhaize’s internal business systems, occurred…
Professional Certifications & Continuous Training , Training & Security Leadership AI Assistants Accelerate Coding but Pose Significant Risks for Novice Developers Brandy Harris • June 25, 2025 Image: Shutterstock A revolutionary approach to application development is emerging, allowing developers to communicate their needs in plain language to artificial intelligence assistants.…
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Le Xuan Thuy, Director of the National Cybersecurity Center (A05) under the Ministry of Public Security (photo: BTC) At a recent seminar on the TCVN 14423:2025 National Standard, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Le Xuan Thuy, the Director of the National Cybersecurity Center (A05) in Vietnam, highlighted escalating cybersecurity…
Explore essential topics in cybersecurity including Business Email Compromise (BEC), Fraud Management & Cybercrime, and Malware as-a-Service. Presented by KnowBe4 60 mins Cybersecurity leaders face a pressing challenge: over 68% of security breaches are linked to human behavior, yet discussions in the boardroom often center on technical safeguards. As regulatory…
The settlement from AT&T originates from data breaches in 2019 and 2024. AT&T/CNET In 2024, approximately 1.35 billion notifications were issued regarding data breaches, with nearly 10% attributed to a hack of AT&T servers in April. This information was sourced from the Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2024 Annual Data Breach…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Endpoint Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Hikvision Faces Ban in Canada Due to National Security Concerns Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 29, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The Canadian government has mandated the closure of operations for Hikvision, a prominent Chinese video surveillance manufacturer, citing substantial national security…
