Stolen cryptocurrency was sent to domain registrars as payment to create fake cryptocurrency investment domains and to Meta as payment for Facebook advertisements that promoted fraudulent cryptocurrency investment opportunities.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Linux kernel vulnerability, CVE-2023-0386, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.

Unknown threat actors have compromised Microsoft Exchange Servers accessible from the internet, injecting keylogging code into the Outlook on the Web (OWA) login pages used by government agencies and private companies worldwide.

Cryptocurrency may be nearing the point where it poses a systemic risk to the global financial system, according to Klaas Knot, outgoing chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Speaking in Spain, Knot acknowledged that despite previous disruptions in the crypto space—including bankruptcies, liquidity issues, and fraud—the FSB had not considered the sector a systemic threat until now.

Four major trade associations are calling for sweeping cybersecurity reforms among federal financial regulators after a breach at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) exposed over 148,000 sensitive documents. In a joint letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Managed Funds Association, and SIFMA stressed that the breach highlights a broader risk of cyberattacks against critical government infrastructure.

Enterprises investing in AI within the financial technology sector are realizing a 136% return on investment, saving $1.36 million for every $1 million invested over three years, according to a global study by Financial Times Longitude for Basware. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty and global trade disruptions, AI adoption is proving to be a direct driver of financial performance. With the global AI market projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033, interest in AI-driven efficiencies continues to surge.

Non-human identities (NHIs), such as API keys, service accounts, and OAuth tokens, are critical to modern enterprise networks, enabling secure and efficient interactions among countless applications and services. With the proliferation of cloud services, AI, and automation, NHIs now outnumber human identities by as much as 50-to-1 in some organizations.