Anamarija Pogorelec
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Canonical ships Ubuntu Core 26 with 15 years of security maintenance
Operators of industrial sensors, edge AI controllers, and connected medical equipment now have a refreshed long-term Linux option for fleets that must stay patched for more …
The end of unencrypted Discord calls is here
Discord has protected voice and video calls in DMs, group DMs, voice channels, and Go Live streams with end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default. The company began …
AI infrastructure is cracking under sovereignty demands
AI deployments are moving into environments with tighter controls around data, infrastructure, and system operations. Organizations are building AI systems across multiple …
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: May 19, 2026
CISO DataFence | Israel | Hybrid – No longer accepting applications As a CISO, you will develop security roadmaps, compliance plans, risk registers, policies, and …
201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks
Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused …
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