Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
OpenAI Says Axios Breach Did Not Affect User Data
April 12, 2026

OpenAI says there is no indication that a breach involving a third-party developer tool compromised user data. The artificial intelligence startup issued a statement Friday (April 10) saying the issue stemmed from an attack by a North Korea-linked group on developer tool Axios.  The company...

Cybersecurity
Feds Warn Major Banks of Anthropic Mythos Cyber Threat
April 10, 2026

A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed Friday (April 10) that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent convened a meeting with bank CEOs to address developments in artificial intelligence. Bloomberg had reported Thursday (April 9), citing unnamed sources, that the heads of the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve held an “urgent” meeting with CEOs of major banks to...

Cybersecurity
Big Tech Races to Quantum Safety as Cyber Threat Clock Ticks Down
April 10, 2026

Forget software patches and firewalls. The threat of physics itself is kicking off what is perhaps the most consequential cybersecurity arms race in the digital era. Quantum Day (Q-Day), the moment when commercially available quantum computers can break widely used cryptographic systems, is no longer...

Cybersecurity
Treasury to Give Crypto Firms Same Cybersecurity Intel as Banks
April 09, 2026

The Treasury Department will provide eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations the same cybersecurity information it regularly shares with traditional U.S. financial institutions. This information will be shared at no cost with firms that meet Treasury’s criteria, the department’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure...

Fraud Prevention
68% of Banks Increase Fraud Defense Spending as Account Takeovers Spike
April 09, 2026

Banks are learning that fraud defense is no longer just about stopping losses after the fact. The bigger shift in the latest data is that many institutions now see fraud prevention as part of protecting growth, customer trust and the ability to keep up with...

Fraud Prevention
Visa Wants Fraudsters to Pick Another Business
April 08, 2026

Watch more: Visa Wants Fraudsters to Pick Another Business As payments move deeper into the artificial intelligence economy, fraud is evolving alongside it, adopting the same technologies that power faster, more seamless commerce. James Mirfin, SVP, Head of Risk and Security Intelligence Solutions at Visa, said...

Cybersecurity
FBI Flags $893 Million in AI-Driven Scams
April 07, 2026

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 22,364 internet crime complaints that contained references to artificial intelligence (AI) in 2025. These AI-related complaints reported losses of $893 million, the agency said. The FBI included this data in its 2025 Internet Crime Report, marking the...

Cybersecurity
Cloudflare Fast-Tracks Plans to Defeat Q-Day Threat
April 07, 2026

Cloudflare has moved up its target date for full post-quantum security and now plans to achieve it by 2029, the company said in a Tuesday (April 7) blog post. The move follows the announcement by Google that it drastically improved upon the quantum algorithm to...

Cybersecurity
FCC Alleges Voxbeam Enabled Bank Impersonation Robocalls
April 06, 2026

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has found an Orlando-based voice service provider, Voxbeam Telecommunications, “apparently liable” for accepting suspicious call traffic, enabling bank impersonation robocalls to be transmitted to U.S. consumers. The FCC’s investigation of Voxbeam was prompted by a complaint filed by a financial...