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Alex Stamos has joined Cognition, the maker of the Devin AI coding agent, as its chief information security officer. He announced the move in an article on X on Tuesday, titled “Why I’m joining Cognition”.

If anything, 2026 has made clear that cybersecurity is no longer a background concern. Today, security is at the front and center of many conversations, woven into almost every major story of the year. 

Winona County negotiated and paid a $128,539 ransom following a January cyberattack on its IT network, mere months before they were attacked yet again in April by different cybercriminals.

Minn. (KTTC) – Winona County officials confirm they negotiated and paid a $128,539.57 ransom following a cyberattack earlier this year, even as they continue to investigate a second, unrelated ransomware incident that struck just months later

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has confirmed that hackers demanded a ransom after breaking into systems tied to Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, and that the company refused to pay. The disclosure, made public on August 27, 2026 and still developing as of August 29, shifts the story away from the raw scale of…

Rhysida ransomware group claims it stole nearly 6 terabytes of Berlin government data Ayhan Simsek 29 August 2026•Update: 29 August 2026 BERLIN