NextGov: Google launches threat disruption unit, stops short of calling it ‘offensive’ . “Google’s threat intelligence arm officially launched its anticipated disruptive cyber unit on Monday, which comes as the Trump administration seeks to create a more offensive, proactive U.S. culture in cyberspace against foreign hacker groups and cybercriminals.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/25/nextgov-google-launches-threat-disruption-unit-stops-short-of-calling-it-offensive/

The Register: North Korea’s 100,000-strong fake IT worker army rake in $500M a year for Kim Jong Un . “Researchers at IBM X‑Force and Flare Research have uncovered data that sheds light on how North Korea’s fake IT worker schemes operate and infiltrate companies in order to funnel money back to the regime and steal sensitive information.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/19/the-register-north-koreas-100000-strong-fake-it-worker-army-rake-in-500m-a-year-for-kim-jong-un/

The Register: LexisNexis confirms data breach at Legal & Professional arm, some customer records affected. “Data analytics giant LexisNexis has confirmed its Legal & Professional division suffered a data breach days after the Fulcrumsec cybercrime crew claimed responsibility for the hack.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/10/the-register-lexisnexis-confirms-data-breach-at-legal-professional-arm-some-customer-records-affected/

CNN: FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activities on critical surveillance network. “The FBI has identified a suspected cybersecurity incident on a sensitive network used to manage wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants, and officials are working to determine the seriousness of the incident, according to an FBI statement and a source familiar with the investigation.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/06/cnn-fbi-investigating-suspicious-cyber-activities-on-critical-surveillance-network/

The Register: Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but attacks surged to record highs. “Ransomware gangs pulled in about $820 million in 2025, roughly 8 percent less than the year before, as the share of victims paying dropped to an all-time low of 28 percent. That drop might sound like progress if the wider picture weren’t so bleak: the median ransom demand jumped from $12,738 in 2024 to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/04/the-register-ransomware-payments-cratered-in-2025-but-attacks-surged-to-record-highs/

Ars Technica: OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use. “A Meta executive says he recently told his team to keep OpenClaw off their regular work laptops or risk losing their jobs. The executive told reporters he believes the software is unpredictable and could lead to a privacy breach if used in otherwise secure environments. He spoke on the condition of anonymity […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/28/ars-technica-openclaw-security-fears-lead-meta-other-ai-firms-to-restrict-its-use/

Bleeping Computer: Amazon: AI-assisted hacker breached 600 Fortinet firewalls in 5 weeks. “Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks. A new report by CJ Moses, CISO of Amazon Integrated Security, says that the hacking campaign occurred between […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/28/amazon-ai-assisted-hacker-breached-600-fortinet-firewalls-in-5-weeks-bleeping-computer/

The Register: UK.gov launches cyber ‘lockdown’ campaign as 80% of orgs still leave door open. “Officials today kicked off a public push urging companies to tighten their digital defenses, complete with familiar advice about basic controls and adopting the long-running Cyber Essentials scheme, after new data showed incidents remain routine and baseline protections are still patchy.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/21/the-register-uk-gov-launches-cyber-lockdown-campaign-as-80-of-orgs-still-leave-door-open/

NBC News: Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini. “Google says its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, has been inundated by ‘commercially motivated’ actors who are trying to clone it by repeatedly prompting it, sometimes with thousands of different queries — including one campaign that prompted Gemini more than 100,000 times.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/13/nbc-news-google-says-attackers-used-100000-prompts-to-try-to-clone-ai-chatbot-gemini/

Claims Journal: New Zealand Court Acts to Stop Spread of Hacked Medical Records . “The New Zealand High Court has issued an urgent injunction barring the publication of stolen medical data after hackers accessed about 430,000 private patient documents held on a health portal used by more than a third of the country’s population.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/10/claims-journal-new-zealand-court-acts-to-stop-spread-of-hacked-medical-records/