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Hugging Face hit by AI agent intrusion in production

Autonomous AI agents breached internal systems and exposed limited datasets and credentials, prompting Hugging Face to urge users to rotate tokens.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Crypto

Police train on crypto scam compounds in Asia-Pacific

Police across 11 Asia-Pacific countries are being trained to trace crypto flows faster as scam compounds adapt and cross-border fraud grows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

Siren & Ocient team up for sovereign investigations

Agencies handling petabyte-scale intelligence can now search and analyse data in one sovereign environment, cutting transfers between systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Open source

The Yahoo Boys: From prince inheritance emails to dating site scams

F-Secure's Laura Kankaala explains how the Yahoo Boys scam culture has evolved from advance-fee emails into sextortion and romance fraud.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Last month

Drones

DroneShield launches software update for air-gapped users

Operators on disconnected networks can now install upgrades via removable media, reducing reliance on remote support for counter-drone systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Malware

Google disrupts NetNut proxy network in FBI operation

Millions of consumer devices were pulled into a botnet used for hacking and espionage, prompting Google to disable apps and accounts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

UpGuard links pirate football streams to offshore betting

Exposed logs show viewers of pirate football streams were steered towards offshore betting sites, raising privacy and fraud risks ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2026

Drones

DroneShield warns airports lack counter-drone plans

Seven in 10 respondents reported detection gaps, as a survey found many airports and operators still lack a formal counter-drone plan.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Network Security

Infoblox links DCloud app to vast scam website network

More than 5 million connection attempts from 985 organisations show scam traffic is increasingly reaching workplaces via social apps and personal devices.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Jun 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Law enforcement stories

Smart Cities

Moreton Bay shares CCTV costs with developers in Waraba

Ratepayers will pay less upfront as new estate CCTV is fast-tracked in Waraba under a shared funding deal with builders.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Malware

Cifas joins global fraud-sharing network in crackdown

UK consumers and businesses could benefit as Cifas adds nearly 500 scam signals to a global network aimed at faster takedowns.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

UK retailers get 297,433 alerts on repeat offenders

Retailers are under growing pressure as live facial recognition flags prolific shoplifters, with June setting a record for alerts.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Hyderabad police deploy Blue Cloud's SOCEYE platform

The rollout gives Hyderabad City Police a live tool to verify claims, route online complaints and preserve evidence across multiple Indian languages.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data sharing

This generation isn't growing up at local shopping centres like we did, technology can change that

Repeat offenders are driving most violence at Australian shopping centres, prompting calls for technology and police partnerships to protect families and staff.

By Brett Farley • 5 min read • Last month