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International sting dismantles illegal streaming empire serving millions

Actions by authorities from Italy, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, Canada, Kosovo and South Korea, supported by Eurojust and Europol, led to the seizure of multiple illegal streaming services. A total of 31 suspected members have been linked to the operation. The group engaged in unauthorised distribution of pay TV content, illegal access to information technology systems, computer fraud and money laundering. The activity expanded as revenue increased, enabling the distribution of illegal streaming services … More → The post International sting dismantles illegal streaming empire serving millions appeared first on Help Net Security.
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GitHub enables multi-agent AI coding inside repository workflows

GitHub has expanded Agents HQ, enabling AI coding agents such as GitHub Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, and OpenAI Codex to execute development tasks directly within GitHub and developer editors while preserving repository context, session history, and review workflows. Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise developers can start agent sessions from GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio Code, with support for Copilot CLI expected soon. “We’re bringing Claude into GitHub to meet developers where they are. With … More → The post GitHub enables multi-agent AI coding inside repository workflows appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old

Police officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of carrying out global DDoS attacks targeting high-profile and strategically important websites. Arrest (Source: Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime) The suspect faces six criminal charges, including disrupting IT systems and obtaining specialized software designed to conduct cyberattacks. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to five years in prison. “The 20-year-old confessed to most of the charges … More → The post Police shut down global DDoS operation, arrest 20-year-old appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Microsoft brings project-focused AI agents into OneDrive

Teams often rely on shared document collections to track project history, decisions, and operational knowledge. To support this workflow, Microsoft introduced Agents in OneDrive, allowing users to create AI assistants built from selected files and folders. The feature allows users to group project plans, meeting notes, technical specifications, presentations, and research materials into a single agent. The assistant can then respond to questions, summarize discussions, identify recorded decisions, and extract deadlines, ownership details, and action … More → The post Microsoft brings project-focused AI agents into OneDrive appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Microsoft launches LiteBox, a security-focused open-source library OS

Microsoft has released LiteBox, a project intended to function as a security-focused library OS that can serve as a secure kernel for protecting a guest kernel using virtualization hardware. LiteBox was developed in collaboration with the Linux Virtualization Based Security (LVBS) project. The goal is to isolate and protect a normal guest kernel by running security-critical functionality in a separate, hardened environment. Microsoft said LiteBox is implemented in Rust, a programming language often used in … More → The post Microsoft launches LiteBox, a security-focused open-source library OS appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AiStrike introduces AI-powered MDR to reduce costs and alert fatigue

AiStrike announced the launch of AiStrike MDR, an AI-powered managed detection and response (MDR) service designed to replace human-intensive MDR with an AI-led, expert-guided operating model built for scale, speed, and measurable outcomes. Enterprises and government organizations use AiStrike to unify threat intelligence, detection engineering, investigation, and response in a single AI-native platform, improving detection coverage, reducing alert noise, and accelerating response times. As AiStrike worked with more customers, a consistent pattern emerged: many rely … More → The post AiStrike introduces AI-powered MDR to reduce costs and alert fatigue appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Varonis acquires AllTrue.ai to enable safe, compliant AI at scale

Varonis is expanding its AI security capabilities through the acquisition of AllTrue.ai, which brings real-time visibility and security to AI systems, complementing Varonis’ understanding of enterprise data, identities, and access. Together, the combined platform helps organizations see and protect everything they build and run with AI. Comprehensive AI-TRiSM to address risks at design-time, before agents or users take action, and run-time. (Source: Varonis) As companies deploy AI models, copilots, and agents at scale, these systems … More → The post Varonis acquires AllTrue.ai to enable safe, compliant AI at scale appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Smart glasses are back, privacy issues included

AI smart glasses are the latest addition to fashion, and they include a camera, a microphone, AI, and privacy risks. After Google Glass failed to gain traction more than a decade ago, the category is seeing renewed interest as companies redesign the technology to look like ordinary eyewear. Meta and privacy The most popular model on the market comes from a partnership between Ray-Ban and Meta, combining mainstream fashion with a company known for privacy … More → The post Smart glasses are back, privacy issues included appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale

Email remains a primary entry point for attackers, and security teams continue to manage high volumes of malicious messages that change form across campaigns. Attackers generate large numbers of messages with small variations in wording, structure, and delivery paths. AI systems now sit at the center of this activity, supporting generation, testing, and rollout of phishing campaigns. The Cofense research documents this environment as it exists across enterprise inboxes, with one malicious email identified on … More → The post AI is driving a new kind of phishing at scale appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models

National governments already run cybersecurity through a mix of ministries, regulators, law enforcement, and private operators that own most critical systems. In that environment, guidance circulating among policymakers outlines how national cybersecurity strategies increasingly tie together risk management, workforce planning, technology standards, and coordination across sectors. Across many countries, national cybersecurity strategies now function as organizing frameworks that link economic policy, national security, and digital services. The approach treats cybersecurity as a shared responsibility that … More → The post Cybersecurity planning keeps moving toward whole-of-society models appeared first on Help Net Security.
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