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Sygnia uncovers global law firm recovery scam network

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Sygnia links 150+ domains to a global recovery-scam ring posing as law firms, using WhatsApp and cloned sites to repeatedly target victims.
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Flare sees rapid MSSP uptake of external threat intel

2 days ago
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Flare reports 114% annual growth among MSSPs as providers consolidate threat intelligence tools to boost services without extra analyst strain.
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Infostealers increasingly target enterprise SSO access

4 days ago
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Infostealer attacks are increasingly compromising enterprise SSO, with Flare warning 16% of late-2025 infections exposed identity access.
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OpenAI unveils Codex macOS app for multi-agent coding

5 days ago
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OpenAI launches a Codex macOS app, turning ChatGPT into a multi-agent coding hub with workflows, skills and tighter desktop security.
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OpenAI Codex app rollout includes Australian education pilot

5 days ago
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OpenAI has launched its Codex app for agent-based software development, with an Australian education provider integrating the tool into IT degrees.
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Cloudflare reports sharp global fall in shutdowns, outages

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Cloudflare reports government-ordered internet shutdowns plunged in late 2025, even as cable damage, storms and war kept outages high.
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Cloudflare reports Q4 fall in shutdowns amid outages

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Cloudflare logs steep Q4 drop in state-ordered shutdowns, but flags more than 180 2025 outages from cable damage, storms and conflict.
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Misconfigured cloud training labs open paths to attacks

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Misconfigured cloud training labs on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure expose major firms to live attacks via overly permissive access roles.
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Cloudflare buys Astro framework, pledges open future

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Cloudflare snaps up the Astro web framework, vowing to keep it open source while tying it closer to its performance and developer platform.
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Cloudflare: outdated apps stifle APAC AI investment gains

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Cloudflare warns outdated apps across APAC are choking AI gains, as modernised firms see triple the returns on their AI investments.
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Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data deals

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Cloudflare acquires UK AI marketplace Human Native to give creators more control and pay for data used to train and run AI systems.
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Cloudflare buys Human Native to reshape AI data pay

Last month
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Cloudflare snaps up Human Native in bid to reshape how AI models pay for online content, promising new tools for pricing and discovery.
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Hybrid storage & cloud set to reshape data in 2026

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Hybrid cloud and mixed-media storage will overtake single-cloud and all-flash designs in 2026 as AI, costs and outages reshape data strategy.
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Kubernetes accelerates large-scale phishing operations

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Criminals are using Kubernetes and cloud-native tools to rapidly scale phishing-as-a-service, targeting Gmail, Facebook and Microsoft O365.
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Anthropic donates MCP to new Agentic AI Foundation

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Anthropic donates its Model Context Protocol to the new Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation to standardise agentic AI tools.
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Linux Foundation launches Agentic AI open standards hub

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Linux Foundation unites Anthropic, Block and OpenAI in new Agentic AI hub to standardise tools and protocols for autonomous AI agents.
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Cloudflare blocks billions of attacks on elections, media

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Cloudflare says it now blocks nearly 10 billion cyber attacks a month on elections, media and NGOs, amid rising AI and security threats.
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SafePay ransomware zeroes in on smaller firms

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SafePay ransomware is quietly crippling small firms, with leaked data showing over 90% of victims are SMBs and many attacks never disclosed.
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Cloudflare, JD Cloud boost China-global AI inference

Wed, 24th Dec 2025
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Cloudflare and JD Cloud are deepening their alliance to build a cross-border AI cloud, promising up to 80% lower latency for inference.
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Enterprises pivot to smaller, measurable AI projects by 2026

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Enterprises to shelve grand AI overhauls by 2026, funnelling budgets into smaller, measurable projects and AI-as-a-Service models.