When Cloud Outages Ripple Across the Internet
03
Feb
2026

When Cloud Outages Ripple Across the Internet

Recent major cloud service outages have been hard to miss. High-profile incidents affecting providers such as AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare…

Remote purchase fraud surges 14%, says banking industry
03
Feb
2026

Banks on the hook for £173m in APP fraud reimbursement

UK banks reimbursed customers who fell victim to authorised push payment (APP) scams to the tune of £173m last year,…

Cyconsol Unlocks Growth Potential for Cyber Vendors in Australia
03
Feb
2026

Cyconsol Unlocks Growth Potential for Cyber Vendors in Australia

Cybersecurity vendors entering or expanding within the Australian market are facing a familiar challenge: how to ensure their technology not…

Chollima APT Hackers Weaponize LNK File to Deploy Sophisticated Malware
03
Feb
2026

Chollima APT Hackers Weaponize LNK File to Deploy Sophisticated Malware

The Ricochet Chollima advanced persistent threat group has launched a targeted campaign against activists and organizations focused on North Korea,…

Abuse of OpenClaw AI Capabilities Enables Stealthy Malware Campaigns
03
Feb
2026

Abuse of OpenClaw AI Capabilities Enables Stealthy Malware Campaigns

Hundreds of malicious skills are distributed through OpenClaw’s marketplace, transforming the popular AI agent ecosystem into a new supply chain…

Everest Ransomware Claims Breach Involving Polycom Systems Now Owned by HP
03
Feb
2026

Everest Ransomware Claims 90GB Data Theft From HP Inc’s Polycom Systems – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a data breach involving systems associated with Polycom, a legacy enterprise communications…

03
Feb
2026

Firefox to let users manage and block AI features

Mozilla will add a set of controls in Firefox that let users manage and block GenAI features in the desktop…

locked cloud storage
03
Feb
2026

A fake cloud storage alert that ends at Freecash

Last week we talked about an app that promises users they can make money testing games, or even just by…

Management reboot essential for agentic AI strategy
03
Feb
2026

AI agents, human judgement and the future of work in the UAE

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) agents is no longer a theoretical discussion for organisations in the UAE. As…

DTA cuts government's biggest tech buyers out of vendor talks
03
Feb
2026

DTA cuts government’s biggest tech buyers out of vendor talks

The Digital Transformation Agency is striking government-wide technology deals without input from the large agencies that use them, leading to…

How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants
03
Feb
2026

How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants

A new report published Tuesday finds that while violent threats to public servants across the US have been increasing, “comprehensive”…

GhostChat Malware Locks Victims’ Devices, Demands Passcodes for Restoration
03
Feb
2026

GhostChat Malware Locks Victims’ Devices, Demands Passcodes for Restoration

A new Android spyware campaign that uses romance scams and fake chat profiles to spy on users in Pakistan. The…