AI Is More Persuasive Than World-Champion Debaters

AI systems are better at persuasion than real people, out-performing winners of an online persuasion tournament, professional canvassers and world championship debaters.

iOS 26.6—Apple Just Gave iPhone Users 90 Reasons To Update Now

Apple has released iOS 26.6, along with a long list of nearly 90 iPhone security fixes. Here’s what you need to know.

The Case For A Cyber Safety Engineering Discipline

Engineers, insurers and policymakers debate whether cyber safety engineering should become a licensed discipline to address escalating cyber-physical risk.

Microsoft launches its first cybersecurity model, plus a new agentic cybersecurity system

Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform.

Beelzebub raises €3M to strengthen enterprise cyber defence with AI

Beelzebub,an Italy-based cybersecurity startup developing an AI-native platform toprotect organisations from AI-driven cyberattacks, has raised a €3 million seedfunding round led exclusively by United…

The hacker who humiliated spyware makers and was never caught

An awe-inspiring hacktivist who hacked two controversial government spyware makers may be the most prolific hacker to have never gotten caught. What do we know about Phineas Fisher?

Security flaw in Vatican’s ‘Click to Pray’ app leaves over 700,000 global users exposed — app has been leaking user data for over six months and still does

An app linked to the Vatican with hundreds of thousands of users was found to have zero authentication and security. That means anyone can access its backend and siphon users’ data, including names, email addresses, and birthdates. While the issue has since been resolved, it remained open for six months (or longer) with the developers not taking any action.

X Scammers Deploy ‘Near-Exact Replicas’ Of Legitimate Login Warnings

If you are a user of the X social media platform, then beware these ‘near-perfect’ fake login notification warnings: they are a scam, and your password is at risk.

Searching For ‘The Odyssey’ Pirated Downloads Is A Risky Business

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ movie is a success by any measure. Now cybersecurity experts have warned that scammers are exploiting searches for illegal downloads.

NordVPN’s New HangUp App Screens Calls and Texts for Scams

Scam calls and text are rampant, and there’s no shortage of tools at your disposal to combat them.