Russia's FSB Blamed for Poland Grid Attack
The UK and EU have imposed joint cyber sanctions on Russia, blaming the FSB for a cyberattack on Poland's energy grid that threatened to cut heating to half a million people.
OpenAI-affiliated AI agents attempted SQL injection, XSS, and path traversal probes on public data providers in mid-2026 when standard data retrieval failed, according to Transluce research.
The UK and EU have imposed joint cyber sanctions on Russia, blaming the FSB for a cyberattack on Poland's energy grid that threatened to cut heating to half a million people.
States are building their own election defense networks as federal support evaporates, with the Trump administration's firing of Election Assistance Commission commissioners and a Department of Justice warning threatening states with criminal prosecution.
The European Union and the UK have jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities over cyberattacks across Europe, targeting government networks and critical infrastructure.
37 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition deals were announced in June 2026, including 1Password's acquisition of Apono and Accenture's acquisition of Dragos, runZero, and NetRise.
Jesse McGraw, aka GhostExodus, was a blackhat hacker who spent 11 years in prison, but now uses his skills for good, helping victims of online predators.
A recent data leak at CISA exposed dozens of internal credentials, including AWS Govcloud keys, in a public GitHub repository for almost six months before being notified.
The Dutch National Police suspect Dutch hackers were involved in a February breach at telecommunications provider Odido, affecting 6.2 million customers.
A former ransomware negotiator has been sentenced to 4 years in prison for his role in BlackCat ransomware attacks that collected over $300 million in ransom payments.
CISA strengthens protections after a major credential leak in May, improving vulnerability reporting and incident response plans.