The cabinet sees no scientific evidence that superintelligent AI can be developed at this time. This was stated by State Secretary Aerdts for Digital Economy in response to parliamentary questions from SGP member Stoffer regarding the security risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. However, the cabinet does observe a significant concentration of computing power and […]
The court has officially ruled that the notorious Citrix hack at the Public Prosecution Service (OM) was a situation of force majeure. This decision is based on the fact that it involved an unknown zero-day vulnerability that lay entirely outside the organization’s influence and sphere of risk. A crucial element in this ruling was that […]
An attacker managed to gain access to the marketing platform Brevo by exploiting a residual Cloudflare API key left in the source code. This was used to deploy a malicious Cloudflare Worker that installed harmful scripts and a backdoor plugin on tens of thousands of WordPress sites. Visitors to the affected websites were subsequently presented […]
Medical records, dates of birth, and in some cases, citizen service numbers (BSN) from the Klein Iterson practice in Gouda have been published online. The attack has been claimed by the ransomware group LockBit 5.0. Patients are being warned about potential identity fraud and phishing attacks. Read the huisartsencentrumkleiniterson.nl article for more information.
The European Commission has confirmed that cybersecurity agency ENISA will be granted direct access to powerful models such as Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI. The purpose of this access is to independently investigate the capabilities and potential impact of these advanced technologies on cybersecurity. This step marks a significant shift in European AI governance: moving […]
During the September 2026 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft resolved no fewer than 964 CVEs: 104 critical and 860 important. Extra urgent: two zero-days (CVE-2026-81963 and CVE-2026-85880) are already being actively exploited and can grant attackers SYSTEM privileges. Serious vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop, Windows DNS, Kerberos, and Exchange Server, among others, have also been addressed. With 44.7% […]
Following the publication of stolen data from Berlin’s administration, a central crisis unit led by the Chief Digital Officer has been established to coordinate the response. Police, cybersecurity authorities, data protection officials and affected government departments are jointly assessing the leaked information and potential risks. IT forensic investigations remain ongoing, with security-critical data and organisations […]
Republican leaders are turning against Flock Safety, the $8bn AI-surveillance company whose licence-plate cameras have spread across the US. Governors Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott have restricted Flock cameras or their funding, citing privacy risks, government overreach and documented misuse by law enforcement. The cameras can create a searchable record of vehicle movements, while newer […]
Flock Safety allows police to continuously search camera footage using AI for individuals matching a written description, such as clothing, color, or objects. WIRED reconstructed the interface and found that officers can geofence areas and receive automatic alerts as soon as the AI detects a potential match. Although Flock is introducing new controls, such as […]
The Berlin Senate has been hit by Rhysida ransomware, with attackers potentially seizing sensitive government data. According to the attackers, the breach involves nearly 6 GB of data, including the personal information of 12,000 individuals, criminal cases, contracts, emergency plans, and login credentials. The cybercriminals are demanding €2 million and threatening to publish the stolen […]