Google AI advances beyond diagnosis into patient care
(DigWatch) AMIE, a medical AI system designed for clinical reasoning, is being extended from diagnostic support into long-term disease management, according to new research published in Nature. The system uses advanced long-context AI models to interpret clinical guidelines, drug formularies and patient data across extended treatment periods. – Google advances its AMIE research medical AI from diagnosis to treatment
Kyrgyzstan. UNESCO backs new initiative against online hate speech
(DigWatch) Organisations and experts in Kyrgyzstan have launched the country’s first multistakeholder coalition focused on online harmful content and content moderation, with support from UNESCO and the European Union. The Aikyn Sanarip coalition was launched in Bishkek on 17 June, ahead of the UN International Day for Countering Hate Speech. It brings together civil society, media representatives, government bodies, academics, international organisations and bloggers. – Hate speech online is no longer just a problem, it’s a threat to
AI reshapes capital markets as efficiency gains meet governance challenges
(DigWatch) AI is rapidly transforming capital markets, moving beyond experimental pilots and into core financial infrastructure. Trading systems, cloud-native platforms and machine-learning tools are reshaping liquidity formation, price discovery and operational workflows. International institutions increasingly view AI adoption not only as a driver of productivity but also as a governance challenge affecting market integrity, transparency, and trust. – International organisations leading the way in artificial intelligence
Spain’s data protection authority issues privacy guidance for video game industry
(DigWatch) The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has published a new guide outlining data protection recommendations for the video game industry, urging companies to embed privacy safeguards throughout the entire game lifecycle. According to the AEPD, modern video games have evolved into complex digital ecosystems that collect, analyse and process significant volumes of personal data. This may include account information, gameplay activity, behavioural data and other user-generated information, creating potential privacy and security risks. – Spain’s data protection authority issues privacy guidance for video game industry | Digital Watch Observatory
Ottawa strengthens role in quantum computing and cybersecurity research
(DigWatch) Researchers and technology experts in Ottawa are contributing to advances in quantum computing, a technology that could transform fields such as drug discovery, clean energy and space exploration by solving highly complex problems beyond the reach of many conventional computers. Researchers said quantum computing could accelerate scientific discovery and enable breakthroughs that may eventually translate into practical applications across a range of industries. However, the technology also presents significant cybersecurity challenges, as sufficiently advanced quantum computers could eventually undermine widely used encryption methods that protect digital communications and online services. – Quantum computing: Ottawa uniquely positioned in tech field
Fake GitHub Stars and AI Videos Mask a Crypto Clipper
(Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine) A cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaign has been spreading by faking its own popularity, dressing up booby-trapped “tools” with bogus GitHub stars, inflated download counts and AI-narrated YouTube tutorials. New analysis from Check Point Research traced the operation to a Rust-based clipboard hijacker, a “clipper” that swaps copied crypto wallet addresses for the attacker’s own, built for both Windows and macOS. The lures are “edge” tools that promise easy money, crypto sniper bots and “predictors” that claim to forecast crash-gambling games, aimed at traders and gamblers chasing shortcuts. A WordPress phishing page acts as the hub, funneling victims to the downloads. – Fake GitHub Stars and AI Videos Mask a Crypto Clipper – Infosecurity Magazine
Cybercriminals Are Worried About AI Taking Their Jobs Too
(Danny Palmer – Infosecurity Magazine) Cybercriminals are experiencing the same worries as many employees working in legitimate jobs: many are worried that the rise of AI tools and large language models (LLMs) could result in them losing their jobs. That is according to analysis of chatter on cybercriminal discussion boards, dark web marketplaces and messaging apps by cybersecurity researchers at Sophos Counter Threat Unit (CTU), which has showcased some of the hopes and fears that hackers have around the rise of AI applications and tools. The research detailed how AI-based hacking tools have become an increasingly common offering on underground marketplaces. Sellers, both established and new, claim to offer AI-powered kits which can aid attackers with generating phishing and social engineering campaigns, developing malware, performing actions within compromised networks and more. – Cybercriminals Are Worried About AI Taking Their Jobs Too – Infosecurity Magazine
LATAM Infrastructure Hit by Fortinet and Ivanti Exploits
(Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine) A coordinated campaign against government and financial targets across Latin America has been laid bare by the attackers’ own mistake, after they left a staging server exposed online. New analysis from CloudSEK detailed the operation, which it named Operation Escaneo, after researchers found an open directory on the group’s server in early 2026 and mapped its toolkit from the artifacts left behind. The campaign hit critical infrastructure across Mexico, with lesser activity in Ecuador and Portugal, spanning government, tax authorities, utilities, transport, telecoms and banks. CloudSEK said it confirmed beacons from at least five victims and large-scale data theft. – LATAM Infrastructure Hit by Fortinet and Ivanti Exploits – Infosecurity Magazine
Hostile States Behind 75% of Cyber-Attacks on UK Critical Infrastructure, NCSC Warns
(Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine) Three-quarter of cyber incidents affecting UK critical infrastructure organizations over the past year originated from nation-state actors or were linked to hostile states such as Russia, China and Iran, according to Richard Horne, CEO of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Annual Security Lecture 2026 on June 17, Horne said the agency dealt with 200 cyber incidents affecting critical nation infrastructure (CNI) between June 2025 and May 2026. This builds on Horne’s disclosure in Aprill that the NCSC had dealt with 204 “national significant” cyber incidents at the time of its last annual review. – Hostile States Behind 75% of Cyber-Attacks on UK CNI, NCSC Warns – Infosecurity Magazine
Best Practices for Migrating Large Mailboxes from Exchange Server to Microsoft 365
(Bharat Bhushan – Infosecurity Magazine) Migrating large mailboxes – especially more than 100GB in size – can be a little bit complicated. While most mailboxes are average in size, large mailboxes are common among executives and legal teams. These large mailboxes significantly increase complexity of migration and raise the chances of issues like timeouts, throttling, data corruption, incomplete transfer, and data inconsistency. Based on testing and multiple migration scenarios, we have, in this guide, outlined the most effective ways for migrating oversized mailboxes from local Exchange Server to Microsoft 365. We have also mentioned a third-party Exchange migration tool that helps overcome the limitations associated with the native solutions. – Best Practices for Migrating Large Mailboxes – Infosecurity Magazine
Cybercrime Surges in APAC as Digitalization Takes Hold
(Phil Muncaster – Infosecurity Magazine) Cybercrime is taking hold in Asia and the South Pacific just as it has elsewhere in the world, with organized crime gangs exploiting the adoption of new technologies, according to Interpol. The policing network said that cybercrime now accounts for 30% of crime in over half of the countries covered by its 2025/2026 Asia and South Pacific Cyberthreat Assessment Report. The study, which is sponsored by the UK government, assessed cybercrime trends across 18 Southeast Asian countries and Pacific Island states. – Cybercrime Surges in APAC as Digitalization Takes Hold – Infosecurity Magazine
Why Anthropic Is Sounding the Alarm on the Next Generation of AI
(Gordon M. Goldstein – Council on Foreign Relations) The ascending artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic is no longer simply a global technology power. Its cutting-edge AI models are increasingly central to U.S. national security. Four recent episodes illustrate this growing reality. In April, Anthropic withheld the release of its model Mythos Preview, which self-created the most powerful cyber weapon in history, capable of finding more than ten thousand software vulnerabilities in computer networks believed to be highly secure. Earlier this month it was reported that the company had embedded half a dozen “forward deployed engineers” with the National Security Agency to conduct offensive AI cyber operations, presumably against China and Iran. Late last Friday afternoon, the Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to cut off access for all foreign nationals to its two most recent “frontier” models, citing undefined national security concerns. The dramatic dispute with the company, now playing out in the press, is yet another twist in Anthropic’s seemingly tortured relationship with the U.S. national security establishment. But arguably the most important development came on June 4, when Anthropic issued a significant report on the pace of the AI race titled, “When AI builds itself: Our progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications”. Composed using breezy and sometimes casual prose that obscures its remarkable thesis, the company warned that the next AI breakthrough—perhaps two years away—could create an advanced model so powerful that it evades human control entirely. Anthropic urged its rivals and partners to come together and embark on an unprecedented effort to build a viable multilateral regime of AI arms control. “Recursive self-improvement” is the anodyne term used by computer scientists to describe the next paradigm of AI. When it arrives, AI will have the capability to perfect and propagate itself, creating future iterations of ever more dynamic models that can prioritize their own survival and potentially self-exfiltrate across the Internet to computer networks around the globe. “If it were possible to effectively slow the development of this technology to give ourselves more time to deal with its immense implications, we think that would likely be a good thing,” Anthropic stated in its report. Anthropic is absolutely right to issue a warning. But the company has understated both the risks of the new technology and the extraordinary barriers to controlling what promises to be a revolutionary next paradigm in AI. – Why Anthropic Is Sounding the Alarm on the Next Generation of AI | Council on Foreign Relations
The EU’s secret weapon for enlargement: AI
(Sebastian Starcevic and Gerardo Fortuna – Politico) The European Commission is using artificial intelligence to speed up its work with prospective members of the EU. Two officials from the Commission who work on enlargement told POLITICO their department has been using an AI tool to assess candidate countries’ laws to ensure they align with EU legislation, as staff struggle to cope with an increased workload caused by so many countries banging on the bloc’s door. The AI tool used is the Commission’s own creation, the officials said. The EU executive launched GPT@EC, a generative AI tool for its staff, in 2024 amid privacy and security fears about American services such as ChatGPT and Claude. – The EU’s secret weapon for enlargement: AI – POLITICO
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