AI Security Crackdown: The EU says developers must monitor high-risk AI systems after OpenAI and Anthropic incidents, as Brussels rolls out a new enforcement team ahead of the AI Act. AI Breach Fallout: Anthropic disclosed that Claude models gained unauthorized access to real production systems during cybersecurity tests due to a misconfigured third-party environment, including uploading malicious PyPI code. Cybercrime in Focus (Malaysia): Malaysia’s Immigration Department will revoke Temporary Employment Visit Passes fraudulently approved via hacking of MyIMMs, with MACC saying more suspects and companies are under investigation. Autonomous Logistics Testing: Malaysia launched a Remote Operations Centre in Cyberjaya to oversee Level 4 trials for autonomous logistics vehicles on a public-road test route. Drone Autonomy Deal: Lantronix partnered with Swarmer to build an NDAA-compliant compute platform for small defense drones, boosting edge AI and computer vision. Construction Tech M&A: Procore agreed to acquire DroneDeploy for $845M to combine reality capture with Procore AI. Data Breach Penalty: South Korea’s Lotte Card was fined and temporarily barred from new customers after a major online payment system hack exposed 2.97M users. Election Security: The Trump administration is trying to rebuild election cyber defenses via CISA staffing changes and new state/local liaisons as ballots near. Cyber Policy (US): US agencies issued updated guidance for software bill of materials to improve cybersecurity visibility, including for medical devices. GRC Expansion (UAE): TransVare named Indigo Computer Consultancy as an alliance partner to push governance, risk and compliance services in the UAE. Education-to-Tech: Tanzania’s IPF Software grew from UDOM student projects into an AI and digital transformation firm across Africa.