Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
The Cyber Insecurity List: Why Hackers Are Logging in, Not Breaking In
April 20, 2026

Cybercriminals ranging from state actors to industrialized ransomware syndicates are converging on the same strategic truth: the shortest path into a target is often through the digital relationships that help the target function. The center of gravity in enterprise cybersecurity is no longer the corporate...

Cybersecurity
Banks Firm Up Defenses as AI Drives 76% of Cyberattacks
April 20, 2026

Banks are reportedly increasing their efforts to defend themselves against cyberattacks amid new technological breakthroughs. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday (April 20), banks including JPMorgan Chase, Lloyds and Santander are taking steps to protect their systems against these threats. “More is changing now and faster than we have...

Cybersecurity
Global Finance Chiefs Call for Mythos Information Sharing
April 16, 2026

Government officials and bankers outside the United States are concerned that they may not receive the same information-sharing as their American counterparts when it comes to Anthropic’s Mythos artificial intelligence (AI) model, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 16). It is not known how much detail Anthropic is sharing...

Fraud Prevention
AI Fake News Found Its Perfect Home in Google Discover 
April 15, 2026

The way people find information online has shifted. Typed search queries are giving way to algorithmically curated feeds. Google Discover, the personalized content feed used by hundreds of millions, has become a primary entry point for news and purchasing decisions worldwide. That shift has opened...

Cybersecurity
Faster AI Hacks Spark OpenAI-Anthropic Rift
April 15, 2026

The debate about what artificial intelligence (AI) can do is over. This week, Anthropic and OpenAI each answered the question. The answers landed very differently. Anthropic introduced Claude Mythos last week through Project Glasswing, a restricted program capped at roughly 40 organizations, including Amazon, Apple,...

Cybersecurity
Fiverr Denies Report of Data Leak
April 15, 2026

Freelance services marketplace Fiverr denied a media report that it leaked sensitive data. The company made the denial in a reply to a Cybernews post on X that invited readers to “Learn what sensitive documents are leaked.” In the article to which its post linked,...

Fraud Prevention
IMF Says AI Can Win Fraud Fight if Banks Start Sharing Data
April 15, 2026

In today’s interconnected financial system, digital vulnerabilities do not remain localized. They propagate. Fraudsters now operate with the speed, scale and coordination of multinational enterprises, leveraging emerging technologies and regulatory fragmentation to exploit vulnerabilities faster than authorities can respond. Against this backdrop, the conversations at...

Cybersecurity
IMF Warns Governments to Keep Close Watch on AI Threats
April 14, 2026

A top International Monetary Fund official says governments need to be watchful of AI threats. That’s according to a report Tuesday (April 14) by Bloomberg News, which says this warning came as concerns about threats from Anthropic’s new models overshadowed the IMF’s spring meetings. AI is a “very powerful tool...

Cybersecurity
AI Models Uncover Software Bugs at Unprecedented Rates
April 14, 2026

The good news: Artificial intelligence (AI) models can uncover software bugs at never-before-seen rates. The bad news, as the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (April 13), is that the volume of these discoveries could overwhelm smaller developers and open the door for hackers. The...