AI in Cybersecurity

Who is behind Europe’s wave of bomb threats, cyberattacks?

“Targeting schools can maximize fear, media attention and pressure on the authorities, while involving relatively low costs and operational risks,” said intelligence expert Daniele Garofalo.

Garda members work at the offices of Irish National broadcaster RTE after staff were evacuated from the site following a bomb threat that the broadcaster has claimed is from the same group that has been behind a wave of bomb threats issued to passenger flights around Europe this week, November 6.
Anthropic logo, a keyboard, and a robotic hand in this illustration taken June 5, 2026.

Anthropic AI model passes itself as human in 'supply chain attack' against GitHub during exercise

Patrice Caine, chairman and CEO of the French defence firm Thales, gives a keynote address at the Thales Tech Summit - UK Edition in London on September 14, 2026.

Speed of increase in cyberattacks by state, non-state actors 'frightening,' says Thales CEO

Credit cards ilustrative picture.

Hackers steal over half a million credit cards using cheap Chinese AI models, simple prompts


OpenAI commits $1 billion to cyberdefense effort amid growing AI safety scrutiny

OpenAI on Thursday, alongside the cybersecurity initiative, also unveiled Astra, a new AI model it described as its most capable yet but said can at times attempt to evade human monitoring.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.

Blackstone leads investment in Israeli cybersecurity firm fighting AI traffic threat

Huskeys, founded in 2025 by IDF’s Unit 8200 alumni Itai Gafni (CEO) and Roy Weisfeld (CTO), emerged from stealth five months ago and has investments from the world’s largest alternative asset manager.

Huskeys, a company founded in 2025 by two IDF's Unit 8200 graduates, announced a $27 million investment.

Trump’s tech ties come under bipartisan fire following limited response to AI agents going rogue

After AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic went rogue and hacked other companies, the Trump administration's response is now under the lens of bipartisan scrutiny.

US  President Donald Trump departs after unveiling his Ratepayer Protection Pledge, aimed at shielding households from electricity costs tied to the AI boom, at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., US, July 23, 2026.

National AI Directorate announces 'Project Nexus' to develop, build quantum computer in Israel

Israel's national AI strategy backs a locally produced quantum computer and physical AI tools to secure tech sovereignty and future global leadership.

A quantum computer and an Israeli flag. Ilustrative.

Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Visa agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based BioCatch for $2.4 billion, expanding its AI-driven defenses against scams, account takeovers and digital fraud.

A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken September 6, 2017.

Anthropic disables top-tier AI models after US order limiting foreign access

Anthropic received the export control directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals, without being given specific details of the national security concern.

Anthropic, an AI safety and research company, has dedicated teams to rigorously stress-test their models for potential risks and to design protective safeguards, but these defenses often remain fragile.

Israeli-founded cyber firm A Security emerges from stealth with $37m. to fight weaponized AI

The company, founded by Israeli cyber veterans, says its platform continuously finds and helps fix real attack paths before AI-powered hackers can exploit them.

A’s co-founders, Omer Gull and Yuval Itzchakov.

What Anthropic’s Mythos means for cybersecurity and what it takes to prevail now - opinion

In a world where AI can autonomously discover and exploit weaknesses, defense must become autonomous as well.

AI and computing, illustrative image.

Palo Alto Networks becomes Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's most valued company at $115 billion

Palo Alto Networks will surpass Teva Pharmaceuticals, which has a market cap of $40 billion, to become the company with the highest market cap on the TASE.

Palo Alto Networks signage displays on the screen at the Nasdaq Market in New York City, U.S., March 25, 2025.

Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round

Memcyco is a company focused on digital risk protection and fraud management. It has a key differential by leveraging both defensive and offensive mechanisms to detect attacks.

Memcyco announced that it has secured $37 million in Series A funding.