Government
The FBI Unveils Its New Cyber Strategy
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published its first-ever cyber strategy document, signalling a new era of public-private cooperation, AI-assist
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John Wilkes
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John Wilkes is a staff writer at Cyber Brief Daily specialising in cybercrime, threat intelligence, and emerging attack vectors.
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Artificial Intelligence
Governments and companies must act fast to defend against AI
More than a hundred major companies and technology organizations have signed an open letter warning governments and enterprises worldwide that AI-powered cyber-
Agentic AI
Unsanctioned AI is leaving companies vulnerable to attack
Four out of five artificial intelligence (AI) tools operate without IT oversight. At small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), unsanctioned AI tools run at 414 p
Ransomware
Medusa Ransomware Claims 500 Victim Organizations
The Medusa ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang and its affiliates attacked over 500 victim organizations between June 2021 and April 2025. According to a joint
Cybersecurity
EU introduces 17 new cybersecurity standards
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has launched an approval process for 17 key cybersecurity standards that vendors will need to meet in
Data Breaches
There's hacking – and there's Levi's hacking
Iconic US denim brand Levi Strauss & Co — whose most famous marketing slogan was "There's stitching… and there's Levi's stitching" — has become the latest m
AI Security
Las Vegas's biggest gamble
This week, Las Vegas hosts three cyber conferences, the largest being Black Hat. Each year the local Vegas media generally decries attendees of cyber conference
Espionage
Russians hijack international hotel wi-fi networks
Business and holiday travelling has just become even more risky as hackers believed to be connected to Russian intelligence have discovered a way to hijack wi-f
Agentic AI
Weaponized websites target AI agents
Cybercriminals are now using sophisticated phishing attacks to compromise AI agents in a similar fashion to the way they compromise human targets. There is grow
Sports Security
Hackers Target FIFA
This year's FIFA World Cup has become a prime target for threat actors across the globe. Scheduled match fixtures and communications with many thousands of socc
Cybercrime
QR code attacks doubled in the first quarter
Microsoft Threat Intelligence detected approximately 8.3 billion email-based phishing threats during the first quarter of 2026 (January–March). QR code phishing
Industry
Cybersecurity Market To Reach $478B by 2030 – November 13th
Cybersecurity Market To Reach $478B by 2030 Despite recent talk of a tech slowdown that reaches cyber, Allied Market Research reported that the market is poised