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Officials in Balkh, one of Afghanistan’s most populous provinces, confirmed earlier this week that internet cables had been disconnected following a “complete ban” issued by Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s reclusive leader.

A 19-year-old and an 18-year-old have been arrested and charged in the hack of London's transport agency in 2024 — an attack attributed to the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective.

In refusing to overturn the decision or greenlight a new trial, U.S. District Judge James Donato shot down Meta’s claim that recordings of women’s data obtained from the period tracking app Flo were "secondhand" and are therefore not covered by the California wiretapping law which Meta is accused of violating.

A hacker group known as RevengeHotels is using artificial intelligence to boost its attacks on hotels in Brazil and elsewhere, researchers found.

Shares in Autins, a company providing specialist insulation components for Jaguar vehicles, opened 55% below their Tuesday closing price on the AIM exchange for smaller companies.

The hacking group known as Kimsuky used generative AI to create South Korean military IDs used in a phishing campaign against defense-related institutions, researchers said.

Former local British elected official Oliver Steadman has been charged with blackmail in a case involving attempts to acquire compromising photographs from politicians.

Microsoft found that the group behind RaccoonO365 has been paid at least $100,000 in cryptocurrency from about 100 subscriptions. This is likely only a portion of the money earned from the tool, according to Microsoft.

Conor Fitzpatrick, aka BreachForums founder "pompompurin," will spend three years in prison after a court vacated an earlier decision to set him free on supervised release.

The measure from the House Appropriations Committee would extend the life of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA 2015) and the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program — both of which are slated to expire September 30 — until November 21.

The announcement comes weeks after the parents of a teenager who killed himself sued the tech giant for allegedly helping their son draft a suicide note and giving him tips for how to do so most effectively.

A global restart of operations "will take time," Jaguar Land Rover said in announcing that production will remain paused until at least September 24.

Public schools will be closed for several days in Uvalde, Texas, after a ransomware attack affected access to crucial systems such as phones, camera monitoring, visitor management and more.

Ukraine said it was responsible for disrupting websites related to Russian election infrastructure as voters went to the polls in occupied territories.

The FBI released an urgent notice warning organizations about a campaign by several cybercriminal groups to compromise Salesforce platforms.

Spanish national Enrique Arias Gil, 37, is suspected of gathering information on Spain’s critical infrastructure and members of its security forces to facilitate cyberattacks. He is also accused of threatening journalists and business leaders who supported Ukraine.

New Zealand has imposed sanctions on Russian military intelligence hackers accused of cyberattacks on Ukraine, including members of a notorious hacking unit previously tied to destructive malware campaigns.

Finnish prosecutors allege that a U.S. national, Daniel Lee Newhard, played a role in extorting the psychotherapy center Vastaamo. Until now the case had centered on Aleksanteri Kivimäki.

Cybersecurity researchers examining an intrusion into the network of a Philippine military company found a "new and advanced malware toolset" that they linked to China.

Auditors examined CISA's Cybersecurity Retention Incentive program and found that the agency did not “properly design, implement, comply with or manage” requirements for it.