Google has filed a lawsuit against Outsider Enterprise, a China-based cybercrime network for using AI tools, including Gemini, to build phishing websites and scam infrastructure. The company said the operation has affected “hundreds of thousands of victims,” with losses estimated…
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Researchers release details, PoC for exploited Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751)
WatchTowr researchers have disclosed a technical analysis and a “Detection Artefact Generator” for CVE-2026-50751, an authentication bypass flaw in Check Point’s Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access, which the vendor confirmed to be actively exploited. The attacks were limited, but…
Cybercriminals are moving away from mass phishing campaigns
Phishing activity declined by roughly 20% in both 2024 and 2025, according to research from Zscaler’s ThreatLabz team. The drop followed years of growth that pushed phishing activity above 2 billion hits in 2023. “Phishing volume measured by blocked emails…
Authorities dismantle crypto laundering service that moved €336 million for cybercriminals
An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a cryptocurrency laundering service linked to ransomware groups and other cybercriminals that processed more than €336 million in illicit funds. The domain seizure notice (Source: Europol) Europol said the service, known as AudiA6,…
How to use NIST and ISO frameworks to govern AI agents
Security leaders no longer need convincing that AI agents introduce risk. What’s missing is how to govern them once they move into production and begin operating autonomously across enterprise environments. AI agents already read sensitive documents, invoke internal APIs, trigger…
Comcast Business SecurityEdge Preferred strengthens security for small businesses
Comcast Business announced SecurityEdge Preferred, its most advanced network-native cybersecurity solution for small businesses. Because SecurityEdge Preferred is built directly into the Comcast Business network, security can be activated in minutes without deploying additional hardware, managing multiple vendors, or maintaining…
The assembly line behind 1.5 million malicious domains
Attackers registered roughly 1.5 million malicious domains during the first five months of 2026. The registration patterns resemble industrial output. Most of the domains were created by attackers, put to use within weeks, and concentrated among a small set of…
ZeroFox releases AI Analytics to bring answers directly to security teams
ZeroFox launched ZeroFox AI Analytics, a new platform capability that gives security teams real-time visibility into the signals, patterns, and trends shaping their external threat landscape. ZeroFox AI Analytics gives security teams the ability to move beyond static reports and…
AI sovereignty makes data centers strategic targets for cyber operations
Data centers built for frontier AI draw hundreds of megawatts of electricity and large volumes of cooling water from fixed locations with known addresses. Each one concentrates tens of thousands of graphics processors, liquid cooling systems, and high-density power equipment…
Product showcase: Avast One turns scam screenshots into actionable security advice
Avast One Free combines privacy, security, identity monitoring, and performance tools in a single platform. The app is available for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Checking the device for security and privacy issues After installing it from the App Store,…
New infosec products of the week: June 12, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from AISLE, Drata, Elastic, Filigran, IDnow, and Ridge Security. RidgeBot 7.0 automates Active Directory attack simulations for security validation Ridge Security has announced the release of…
Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards
People across the European Union already use their phones for banking, travel, and government services. The European Digital Identity Wallet will bring those activities into one application, and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has released the first standards that…
CISA orders federal agencies to “patch smarter”
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a Binding Operational Directive that will change how the US federal government approaches vulnerability management. The directive arrives as the patching problem has become nearly unmanageable, driven by a surge…
Proxmox releases Mail Gateway 9.1 with quarantine and backup encryption changes
Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.1 adds updated system components, changes to the spam quarantine interface, and encryption for backups. It works as a mail proxy positioned between the firewall and internal mail servers, screening incoming and outgoing traffic for spam, viruses,…
Fake Spotify Premium tutorials on TikTok and Instagram Reels spread malware
Cybercriminals are using TikTok and Instagram Reels videos to spread Vidar, an infostealer malware, through fake downloads for popular paid software, according to ReversingLabs. The researchers uncovered two campaigns behind the activity, each using a different approach to draw in…
Oracle PeopleSoft servers under attack, Oracle pushes out-of-band security alert
A zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-35273) in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools is being exploited in the wild, Charles Carmakal, CTO at cybersecurity firm Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, warned today. The warning comes a day after Oracle published an out-of-band security alert about…
FBI seizes 13 websites linked to alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering effort
Federal authorities have seized 13 internet domains allegedly used to target current and former U.S. government employees and military personnel with access to classified and sensitive information. The post FBI seizes 13 websites linked to alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering effort appeared…
9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content
Online fraud is becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate activity as AI-generated messages, voices, photos, reviews, and identities become more convincing. Nearly nine in ten adults say they can no longer tell what is real from AI-generated content, according to…
Check Point expands MSP platform with with AI governance and unified security bundles
Check Point has announced a major expansion of its Managed Service Provider (MSP) platform, designed to help MSPs secure AI adoption, streamline operations and simplify managed security delivery. The announcement brings together three strategic innovations under a single MSP vision:…
IDnow launches Trust Platform to help regulated firms move from KYC to continuous trust
IDnow has announced the launch of the IDnow Trust Platform, designed to help regulated organisations orchestrate identity verification, fraud prevention, biometric authentication, and qualified digital trust services throughout the customer lifecycle. “The identity industry is entering its biggest transformation since…