Akshaya Asokan

Akshaya Asokan

Freelance Journalist

Akshaya Asokan is a U.K.-based cybersecurity and technology journalist with experience covering nation‑state hacking operations, cyber and tech policy, and emerging cybercrime trends. She previously served as the senior European cybersecurity correspondent for Information Security Media Group’s Global News Desk. Before that, she reported on IT developments for IDG Media and covered artificial intelligence and machine learning for Analytics India Magazine. Earlier in her career, she wrote on sexual and religious minority rights as a reporter for The New Indian Express.

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CISA Contractor Left AWS Admin Credentials Exposed On Public GitHub
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CISA Contractor Left AWS Admin Credentials Exposed On Public GitHub

The incident prompted swift scrutiny from lawmakers.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 13, 2026
US National Cybersecurity Agency Using Anthropic’s Mythos For Bug Hunting 
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US National Cybersecurity Agency Using Anthropic’s Mythos For Bug Hunting 

CISA has reportedly deployed Anthropic’s Mythos to catch bugs in federal code.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 12, 2026
Anthropic and China Clash Over Reported Security Risks in Claude Code
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Anthropic and China Clash Over Reported Security Risks in Claude Code

Latest versions of Anthropic’s AI coding tool are backdoored to access data, the Chinese government claims. Anthropic says Chinese users shouldn't be accessing Claude anyway.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 10, 2026
UK Announces AI-Powered “Cyber Shield” As Frontier Model Fears Escalate
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UK Announces AI-Powered “Cyber Shield” As Frontier Model Fears Escalate

The initiative seeks to build agentic cyber defense using frontier AI models.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 9, 2026
Canadian Province Deploys Claude To Scan 400 Million+ Lines Of Code For Security Bugs
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Canadian Province Deploys Claude To Scan 400 Million+ Lines Of Code For Security Bugs

Alberta is targeting a 95 per cent reduction in both time and cost of vulnerability detection, scanning the codebase in 20 hours.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 7, 2026
Researchers Uncover First Fully Autonomous AI Ransomware Campaign
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Researchers Uncover First Fully Autonomous AI Ransomware Campaign

Agentic AI ransomware campaign entered through exposed AI infrastructure, Sysdig finds.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 7, 2026
Palo Alto-Owned KOI Security Accused Of Publishing AI Hallucinated Findings
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Palo Alto-Owned KOI Security Accused Of Publishing AI Hallucinated Findings

A US startup says a KOI Security report got its domains flagged as malicious across the security industry in a lawsuit.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 7, 2026
The US Department of Homeland Security Confirms Hack
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The US Department of Homeland Security Confirms Hack

Unidentified Hackers Targeted Homeland Security Information Network

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 2, 2026
US Lifts Export Limitations On Anthropic AI Models
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US Lifts Export Limitations On Anthropic AI Models

The US Department of Commerce lifted the June restriction on Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jul 1, 2026
Nissan Latest To Confirm Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Hack
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Nissan Latest To Confirm Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day Hack

Suspected ShinyHunters campaign also targeted the insurance and education sectors

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jun 30, 2026
New Chinese Open-Weight AI Model On Par With Mythos 
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New Chinese Open-Weight AI Model On Par With Mythos 

Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 showcased advanced bug detection capabilities.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Jun 29, 2026
Proofpoint Unveils New Partner Initiative For The AI Era
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Proofpoint Unveils New Partner Initiative For The AI Era

Proofpoint Partner Network to help with people, data, and AI-driven workflows market streamlining.

Akshaya Asokan by Akshaya Asokan
Apr 22, 2026