Trump names national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new AI czar

Director of national intelligence Jay Clayton is the new White House AI czar, President Trump said on Sunday. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Clayton will lead the White House’s new “Super Intelligence Force,” a group that will “ensure that Read More …

ShinyHunters hacker in FBI data theft detained in Jordan, cooperating with bureau

A suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which ​says it stole data on every FBI employee, was detained in Jordan this week and is cooperating with the FBI, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Saif ‌al-Din Khader Read More …

AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites

AI agents simply won’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Security researchers from nonprofit Transluce found bots making numerous attempts to hack US and Canadian government websites in search of private information. In a new report, Transluce singled out two incidents: Read More …

Operation KillSwitch: Teenager suspected of leading KillSec ransomware group

On 30 September 2026, law enforcement took control of KillSec’s leak site, securing at least 110 terabytes of data against further unauthorised access. The cybercrime group used the site to threaten organisations with the publication of stolen files unless they Read More …

Hackers steal protective order and foster care records from Arizona courts

This is how the Arizona Supreme Court announced that hackers had attacked the state’s court system and stolen the personal information of “many Arizonans.” The court says the attack began with a phishing email containing a malicious link that a Read More …

Pentagon breach exposed sensitive data on nearly 3 million people

A breach of the Pentagon’s sprawling personnel database exposed sensitive information belonging to a massive swath of military personnel, including Social Security numbers and details about the jobs they held, according to a U.S. defense official. The breach affected 2.76 Read More …

A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking telecoms companies

A former US Army soldier has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for hacking telecoms companies, stealing sensitive records, and trying to extort more than $1 million from his victims. Cameron John Wagenius, 22, carried out the campaign while Read More …

FBI agents’ blood tests and doctors’ notes surface after breach

BBC News reports it has seen samples of stolen FBI agents’ medical examinations. The “fitness-for-work” reports identify FBI agents by name and address, and reveal even more personal details. They include blood and urine test results and doctors’ notes mentioning Read More …

Stolen passwords are exposing America’s water providers to hackers

New security research has found that well over a thousand U.S. water and wastewater providers are exposed to hacks due to malware that’s capable of stealing their employees’ passwords and active logged-in sessions. The findings by cybersecurity defense firm SpyCloud Read More …

ShinyHunters hackers say they breached FBI, stole data on bureau employees

The digital extortion group known as “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday that it had breached the Federal Bureau of Investigation and stolen data on a huge number of current and former FBI employees. The bureau did not respond to repeated messages seeking Read More …