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What is context bombing, a new AI defence technique turning hackers’ tricks against them?

July 19, 2026 3:44 pm

There has been a rise in hackers using prompt injection attacks to disable AI-powered defenses inside networks and until now, there has been no concrete way to stop them.

CISA is a US government agency that has dealt with cybersecurity issues such as attempts to influence elections.

Sophos launches unified, AI-native defense system to counter next wave of cyber attacks

July 17, 2026 9:03 am

Sophos Fusion is the first major outcome of the company’s $859 million acquisition of US cybersecurity company Secureworks in February last year.

Opera rolls out new Paste Protect feature to protect users against rising ClickFix-style attacks

July 03, 2026 10:42 am

ClickFix-style attacks set out to target victims by showing them a video that won't play or a CAPTCHA that does not verify them as a human.

Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5 with guardrails, bringing Mythos-level AI to users for first time

June 10, 2026 3:07 pm

Anthropic had previously limited the release of Claude Mythos over concerns that the AI model’s capabilities could be exploited by bad actors to develop hacking tools that could catch defenders off guard.

FinMin suggests tighter cyber norms; closure of ‘mule’, inert bank accounts

CERT-In’s new AI cybersecurity guidelines call for 12-hour patch windows for critical flaws: Key takeaways

June 01, 2026 9:15 am

CERT-In's new blueprint warns that AI-assisted cyber threats accelerate vulnerability exploitation timelines, recommending organisations adopt faster patching, zero trust security, and AI-enabled defence measures.

Russia ‘relentlessly targeting’ UK infrastructure and democracy, warns British spy chief

May 27, 2026 2:20 pm

Russia targeting UK infrastructure has become a growing concern as GCHQ chief Anne Keast-Butler warns of escalating cyber threats across Europe.

Last week, on at least four occasions within five days, more than 100 schools in Delhi received similar emails, which were sent using VPNs. The police traced the domains to the UK and some European countries.

Who is TeamPCP, the rising hacker group targeting open-source software and AI tools?

May 26, 2026 9:18 am

TeamPCP is an increasingly notorious group of cybercriminals that carry out software supply chain attacks, where hundreds of open-source tools are corrupted and victims extorted for profit.

GitHub CEO says the majority of developers are now using AI coding tools to improve workflow.

GitHub confirms hackers stole data from 3,800 internal repositories: What we know so far

May 21, 2026 9:10 am

The GitHub data breach comes at a time when hackers are increasingly targeting popular open source projects, including coding extensions.

CERT-In outlines safeguards for Indian orgs, MSMEs amid Mythos AI cybersecurity risk concerns

April 28, 2026 8:55 am

Anthropic’s new AI model ‘Mythos’ – considered too risky to be released widely to the public – has become a wake-up call for regulators in India and globally.