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President Trump signed an executive order on June 22 setting hard deadlines for federal agencies to move high-value assets and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography. Key establishment must move by December 31, 2030; digital signatures by December 31, 2031. EO 14409 leaves national security systems on a separate track. The deadlines matter because of a threat that does not from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/trump-order-sets-2030-deadline-for.html

Two men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London , the entity responsible for the public transport network in the Greater London area. The duo were key members of a prolific cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider , and their guilty pleas came on the first day of what was expected to be a six-week trial. Owen Flowers (left) 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20. Image: UK National Crime Agency (NCA). Thalha Jubair , 20, of East London and 18-year-old Owen Flowers of Walsall admitted conspiring to commit unauthorized acts against Transport for London computer systems and causing risk of serious damage to human welfare. According to a report from the BBC, Flowers alone admitted to being part of a conspiracy to hack into U.S. based healthcare providers SSM Health Care Corporation and Sutter Health in September 2024. Jubair is also wanted by U.S. law enforcement agencies. In September 2025, pr...

A newly surfaced extortion brand called “Pink” is using voice phishing and fake IT support calls to breach organizations, the Register reports. The threat actor may be a rebrand of prior extortion groups, including BlackFile and Redact, though its tactics remain the same. from KnowBe4 Blog https://blog.knowbe4.com/new-pink-extortion-group-vishing-it-support-scams

Every weapon begins as an extension of the hand that holds it. The spear lengthened the reach of the arm. The bow sent the point flying without the throw. The rifle placed a man's death a quarter mile beyond his sight, and the aircraft carried that death across oceans. At each turn, the distance between the warrior and the wound grew wider, and yet one thing never moved: a human chose the target from The Hacker News https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/agentic-ai-weapon-that-no-longer-needs.html

Fable 5 is the supposed safe version of Anthropic’s Mythos Preview, with guardrails to ensure that it can’t be used to create cyberattacks. Well, that restriction was bypassed within days. from Schneier on Security https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/06/anthropics-fable-5-model-jailbroken-within-days.html

The cyber attacks timeline for 1-15 June 2026 is out with 80 confirmed events dominated by cyber crime, malware, and exploitation of public-facing applications. Information & Communication led the most targeted sectors, while supply chain was under fire. from HACKMAGEDDON https://www.hackmageddon.com/2026/06/23/1-15-june-2026-cyber-attacks-timeline/