Linwei “Leon” Ding, a 38-year-old ex-Google engineer, was found guilty of economic espionage and trade secret theft. He stole details on Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and other tech to help launch AI startups in China.
Polish cybersecurity officials say a Russian spy agency tried to destroy data at dozens of energy facilities in a “purely destructive” attack. The timing, during a winter snowstorm, was particularly sinister. This isn’t just espionage anymore—it’s digital arson.
Next week, Meta goes to trial in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit. New Mexico’s AG alleges the company’s platforms facilitated child sexual exploitation and designed addictive features that harm mental health. The outcome could set a major precedent.
The security model for AI is broken. We’re trying to secure dynamic, autonomous agents with tools built for static human users, and the attack surface is exploding. The conversation is shifting to securing ephemeral credentials and agent-to-agent protocols.
The cybersecurity landscape is becoming an AI-powered arms race. Attackers are using it for hyper-personalized scams and faster hacks, while defenders are deploying it to sift through mountains of data. The winner won’t be the side with the best AI, but the one that uses it most strategically.
Apple has released surprise updates for iPhones, with iOS 26.2.1 for iPhone 11 and newer. The reboot clears memory, killing potential spyware. But data suggests hundreds of millions are holding out on iOS 18.
A new article makes the case for building a “Small Web” of simple, text-based pages and peer-to-peer hosting to escape corporate data harvesting. It’s a compelling vision of a more humane internet, but faces massive hurdles to reach beyond a tiny, technical audience.
In response to funding instability in the U.S.-run CVE program, Europe has launched its own Global CVE Allocation System (GCVE). While designed for compatibility, experts warn its decentralized model could lead to duplicate IDs and a fractured ecosystem for tracking vulnerabilities.
Two malicious Chrome extensions, one with over 600,000 users and a “Featured” badge, stole complete AI chat logs and browser history. The data, siphoned to a command server, included proprietary code and business strategies. Both extensions have now been removed from the store.
Michelle Ragusa-McBain, a former Cisco and SonicWall channel executive, has been named global channel chief at DDoS protection vendor Corero Network Security. She aims to accelerate partner-led growth for Corero’s real-time DDoS protection solutions.
