Cyber attacks stories
Ransomware recovery plans must now verify data integrity, as AI helps attackers move faster across connected systems, Index Engines says.
Rising automation could speed cyber defence, but Filigran says security teams must keep humans in the loop as agentic AI spreads.
AI is speeding up attacks as well as defence, with high-risk prompts and unsupervised agents exposing firms to new security gaps.
Malicious package advisories jumped from 21 in 2023 to 1,576 in 2025, as attackers increasingly target developers before code reaches production.
Attackers can now weaponise newly disclosed flaws in hours, leaving businesses exposed unless security teams move to real-time oversight.
Fresh warnings in Asia Pacific point to AI boosting productivity while widening cyber exposure, data risks and workforce disruption.
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
The funding will help the London-based cyber risk platform deepen supplier checks, add artificial intelligence tools and enter the US market.
Tests on five models found a planted text string sharply reduced successful AI-led intrusions, cutting full compromise to 1% in an AWS range.
AI-enabled attacks are forcing Asian firms to contain breaches faster, as Singapore urges micro-segmentation and tighter lateral movement controls.
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Security teams face faster, harder-to-trace intrusions as AI is now being used to write attack code and run deception during breaches.
The move gives large US businesses up to USD $25 million in cover as insurers grapple with faster, costlier cyber attacks.
Growing threats to UK critical infrastructure have pushed Siemens and NCC Group to join forces on protecting industrial systems from cyber attacks.
The Hampshire authority gains 24-hour protection for resident data and services without the cost of building its own security centre.
Banks are seeing attackers favour stealthy access over ransomware, with a UK-specific exploit hitting nearly half of monitored sensors.
Banks face a shrinking window to harden legacy systems as cheap AI tools make vulnerability hunting and repeat attacks far easier for criminals.
Tighter regulation and rising cyber threats are pushing insurers to bolster defences for customer data and operational systems.
Yet most London finance workers still want experienced colleagues to make the final call, especially on risk, compliance and trading decisions.
Boards are being pushed to rethink data platforms and cyber controls as AI adoption exposes Australian firms to faster attacks and stricter governance demands.
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