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UK and U.S. officials are warning of rising cyber risks driven by Russia- and Iran-linked hacker groups, according to new reports by the Financial Times and Bloomberg. 

Hackers infiltrated Washington, D.C.-based Jones Day and stole data on 10 of its clients via a phishing-related cyberattack.

Cambodia’s parliament on Friday passed the country’s first law specifically aimed at combating online scam centers, setting prison terms and fines for fraud, money laundering, data theft, and recruitment tied to the illicit industry as scrutiny intensifies over the country’s role in global cyber scams.

The British Virgin Islands has opened part of its long-guarded corporate registry to outside scrutiny, but anti-corruption advocates say the new transparency rules contain loopholes that could let bad actors hide ownership information and undermine investigations.

Tehran has intensified cyber attacks against Israel and the United States in response to the Iran war, using operations designed to spread fear, gather intelligence, and support military targeting.

Iran-linked hackers have stepped up cyberattacks on Israel in recent weeks, wiping data at more than 50 small businesses and compromising about 50 public security cameras, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing Israel’s top civilian cyber official.

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) defended its decision to award a short-term artificial intelligence contract to Palantir Technologies on Tuesday, telling lawmakers the U.S. firm would not have access to regulatory intelligence as concerns mounted over sensitive data and the growing reach of major technology providers in government.

Digital money transfers have overtaken cash for the first time in the U.S.-to-Mexico remittance corridor, marking a shift in the world’s largest flow of cross-border family payments and intensifying pressure on traditional cash-based providers.

North Korean IT operatives are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to pose as remote workers, win jobs, and draw salaries from European companies, the Financial Times reported, citing cyber security experts who said the threat is spreading beyond the United States.

Fraud in the UK reached a record level in 2025, with 444,993 cases filed to the National Fraud Database, according to Cifas’s latest Fraudscape 2026 report.