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US states step up cyber defenses to protect local communities

U.S. state governments are taking on a larger role in cybersecurity to help protect local communities and essential services. Many states are building state-led cyber defense …

shadow AI
Turns out the C-suite loves shadow AI

Senior decision-makers are the heaviest users of unapproved AI tools, and they continue using them despite being aware of the security and privacy risks linked to shadow AI, …

Proton Pass
Proton Pass adds monitored credential sharing for AI agents

Proton Pass, a secure, end-to-end encrypted password manager, added credential sharing through AI access tokens, allowing users to give AI agents access to selected items and …

CISA
CISA’s new KEV nomination form opens reporting to vendors and researchers

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a new nomination form that lets researchers, vendors, and industry partners report known exploited …

downtime
Downtime has become a $600 billion business problem

The average cost of downtime has reached $600 billion for the Global 2000, a 50% increase in two years. According to Splunk’s The Hidden Costs of Downtime report, unplanned …

NFC
The new economics of fraud: Cheaper, faster, more convincing

Scams have become one of the fastest-growing consumer risks, driven by AI-enabled impersonation, social engineering, and sophisticated attack methods, according to Visa’s …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: May 22, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ASAPP, Babel Street, CTERA, Forward, Riverbed, and Trust3 AI. Babel Street targets …

Europe
Authorities dismantle First VPN, used by ransomware actors

First VPN, a virtual private network service marketed to cybercriminals, promising anonymity for its users, was taken offline on May 19 and 20 as part of Operation Saffron. …

Bitdefender
Product showcase: Bitdefender Mobile Security for iOS protects privacy where scams begin

Bitdefender Mobile Security for iOS is a security and privacy application for iPhone and iPad that helps protect against phishing attempts, online scams, unsafe websites, and …

attack
Cyber threats push SMBs to spend more on security

Cybersecurity has become a key priority for small and medium-sized businesses due to growing threats and wider AI adoption. An IDC survey of 2,200 SMBs in eight markets …

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Webworm APT targets European government organizations with new backdoors

ESET has released an analysis of the 2025 activity of Webworm, a China-aligned APT group tracked as Space Pirates and UAT-8302. Active since at least 2022, the group initially …

crypto scams
FBI: $388 million lost in crypto ATM scams in 2026

Americans lost more than $388 million to crypto kiosk scams in 2025, with the FBI warning that criminals are increasingly directing victims to transfer funds through these …

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