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A bomb disposal expert walks with his dog as the sun sets at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower before the opening of the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on October 29, 2025. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

French nonprofit starts global intelligence and research hub for AI cyber threats 

One of the project’s top goals is stitching together an international, quick response coalition of governments, businesses and civil experts for AI-related threats.
A screenshot of a website seized by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for publishing nonconsensual deepfake porn of real individuals, including celebrities and public figures. (Image Source: Department of Justice)

US, France, and Italian authorities shut down massive deepfake porn site

The website specialized in non-consensual sexual images of famous women, including politicians, first ladies, royalty, journalists, television presenters, athletes, and entertainers, and others.
Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, is pictured at its headquarters building on June 24, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images)

European authorities take down prolific cybercrime VPN service

Officials arrested the alleged administrator of First VPN, seized its servers and domains. Europol said the service appeared in almost every major recent cybercrime investigation.
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BlackSuit site seizure notice
Seizure notice displayed on BlackSuit’s extortion site. (State Criminal Police Office Lower Saxony, Germany)

Details emerge on BlackSuit ransomware takedown

The Russian cybercrime group attacked more than 180 organizations before members abandoned the brand and dispersed to new ransomware groups earlier this year.
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