Socket, a young cybersecurity firm, has just secured a new funding round that puts its worth at one billion dollars. The latest investment of sixty million dollars was led by Thrive Capital, with Andreessen Horowitz and Abstract Ventures staying on board, while Capital One Ventures joined as a fresh
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity early this week, according to sources close to the administration. The directive would set up a voluntary system that requires AI developers to share their models with federal officials 90 d
Artificial‑intelligence firms are stepping up to explain how their new tools could threaten global finance. Anthropic, the maker of Claude Mythos Preview, has agreed to meet with top finance ministries and central banks. The meetings aim to warn about cyber weaknesses that the AI model may reveal.
Microsoft’s latest alert focuses on a critical flaw, known as CVE‑2026‑42897, that targets on‑premises Exchange Server installations. The bug allows attackers to send a specially crafted email that, when opened in Outlook Web Access, can run malicious JavaScript right inside the user’s browser. Bec
At night on April 5, a young student in Taichung managed to halt four high‑speed trains that were traveling at up to 300 km/h. He did it with a laptop, a cheap software‑defined radio and a few hand‑held radios. The key that protected the trains’ internal radio system had not been changed in 19 years
Last week, a hacking group called Shinyhunters reportedly breached the Canvas online learning platform. The company behind Canvas, Instructure, managed to get the service back online after making a deal with the hackers. But even though Canvas is running again, many users are still dealing with prob
Cybercrooks with AI help don’t need years of coding skill anymore. A new AI model can scan systems, find weak spots, and break in almost instantly. The problem isn’t that attacks are smarter—it’s that they happen so quickly, defenses can’t keep up. When a breach can be set in motion before lunch and
Melbourne’s business scene in 2026 is all about speed and survival. Companies in shops, banks, hospitals, and building sites are racing to keep up with tech that changes every week. Old-school IT help that only fixes problems after they break isn’t cutting it anymore. Instead, many are hiring outsid
The U. S. Indo‑Pacific Command recently ran a Bitcoin node, sparking talk about the cryptocurrency’s role in national defense. A senior commander highlighted Bitcoin as a “valuable computer science tool” that could help project power across the globe. The comment came after Iran asked for Bitcoin to
The story begins with two AI bots—one meant to chat, the other to trade crypto—both getting fooled into handing over $200, 000. The attack didn’t involve hacking or breaking into systems. Instead, it used Morse code, a communication method over a century old, to send hidden instructions. The trick w
