Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (9 june 2026) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-9-june-2026/
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (10 june 2026) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-10-june-2026/
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (11 june 2026) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-11-june-2026/
Daily Digest on AI and Emerging Technologies (12 june 2026) – https://pam.int/daily-digest-on-ai-and-emerging-technologies-12-june-2026/
Governance, Regulation, Legislation, Geostrategies
World Bank says AI may reshape global growth trajectory
(DigWatch) The World Bank says AI could become a major catalyst for global growth, but the scale and distribution of its impact remain highly uncertain. In its June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report, the Bank says AI could influence global growth primarily through increased investment in the near term and faster productivity growth over the medium term. The analysis comes as global potential growth continues to slow. The World Bank says global potential growth declined from 3.6% a year in the 2000s to 2.8% in the 2010s and is projected to fall to about 2.2% this decade if recent trends persist. – https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/2b672b3b0415d6b66c45b66579db4ef5-0050012026/related/GEP-Jun-2026-Box-1-1.pdf
Latin American AI proposals draw on EU risk-based regulation
(DigWatch) Latin American countries are increasingly looking to the EU’s risk-based approach as they develop AI governance frameworks, according to an International Bar Association analysis. The IBA noted that Chile, Peru, Brazil and El Salvador have introduced or advanced AI-related legislation in recent years, with several initiatives focusing on risk classification, fundamental rights and accountability. Peru implemented an AI law in 2023 and updated it in 2025, while Brazil has considered similar draft legislation, and El Salvador enacted an AI law in 2025. – https://www.ibanet.org/Artificial-intelligence-Latin-America-follows-EU-model-on-regulation
Uruguay launches Latin America’s first national AI ethics business council
(DigWatch) Uruguay has become the first country in Latin America to establish a national Business Council for the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, a UNESCO-backed initiative aimed at strengthening responsible AI governance. Launched in Montevideo, the council will serve as a platform connecting businesses, academic institutions and public authorities to promote ethical, transparent and accountable AI development. – https://dig.watch/updates/uruguay-launches-latin-americas-first-national-ai-ethics-business-council
China sets AI integration targets for communications networks
(DigWatch) China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a three-year plan to accelerate the integration of AI with the country’s information and communications sector. The implementation guideline, covering 2026 to 2028, sets targets for more autonomous networks, wider low-latency access to computing power and expanded AI applications. By 2028, China aims for information and communications networks to reach an initial stage of high-level autonomous intelligence. – https://english.www.gov.cn/news/202606/10/content_WS6a296017c6d00ca5f9a0b876.html
Japan strengthens generative AI procurement guidelines
(DigWatch) Japan has approved updated guidelines for the procurement and use of generative AI across government information systems, strengthening governance and risk-management requirements for public administration. The revised document, titled ‘The Guideline for Japanese Government’s Procurements and Utilizations of Generative AI for the sake of Evolution and Innovation of Public Administration’, was approved on 12 June 2026 by the Council for the Promotion of a Digital Society Executive Board Meeting. – https://www.digital.go.jp/en/news/decb64eb-f26e-41cb-8d37-f3dd173108b8
MHRA report highlights public priorities for AI regulation in healthcare
(DigWatch) The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published two reports examining the views of patients, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders on the use of AI in healthcare. The findings are intended to support the work of the independent National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare and inform future regulatory approaches. – https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-landmark-report-reveals-public-views-on-ai-in-healthcare
Civil society groups warn EU Digital Networks Act could weaken net neutrality
(DigWatch) A coalition of civil society organisations has raised concerns about the European Commission’s proposed Digital Networks Act, warning that it could weaken existing net neutrality protections. The signatories argue that the legislation could weaken net neutrality protections and alter the existing framework governing the open internet. According to the coalition, the proposal would incorporate the Open Internet Regulation into the broader Digital Networks Act while removing many of its explanatory provisions. The groups argue that this could reduce legal certainty and make net neutrality protections more vulnerable to reinterpretation. – https://dig.watch/updates/civil-society-groups-warn-eu-digital-networks-act-could-weaken-net-neutrality
EDPB adopts common data breach notification template for GDPR compliance
(DigWatch) The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted a common template for data breach notifications as part of efforts to simplify GDPR compliance and improve consistency across the EU. The template is intended to help organisations and Data Protection Authorities structure, harmonise and unify breach notification processes. The template is designed to ensure that data breach notifications contain the information required under Article 33 of the GDPR, which governs the notification of personal data breaches to supervisory authorities. The EDPB said the common format should make it easier for organisations to submit timely data breach notifications and help responsible authorities assess cases. – https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/news/2026/edpb-meets-eu-commissioner-mcgrath-and-adopts-common-data-breach-notification_en
European Commission study simplifies SELFIE tool for school digital capacity monitoring
(DigWatch) The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has published a study proposing shorter versions of the Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering the Use of Innovative Educational Technologies (SELFIE) tool to support the monitoring of schools’ digital capacity. The study suggests that shorter instruments could help schools and policymakers use data for digital education planning when time and organisational constraints make the full SELFIE tool more difficult to implement. SELFIE is a scientifically validated tool for measuring schools’ digital capacity. According to the study, the tool had been used by more than 5.5 million users across 80 countries by September 2023. – https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC134145
UK forms advisory group to guide digital ID programme
(DigWatch) The UK government has established an independent advisory group to support the development and delivery of its digital ID programme. The group will provide external scrutiny and strategic insight as the government develops a system intended to make public services quicker, easier, and more secure to access. The advisory group was convened by Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones. Members include representatives from business, technology, digital regulation, cybersecurity and civil society, including former Pearson CEO John Fallon, Stemettes co-founder Anne-Marie Imafidon, cybersecurity expert David Rogers, and Future Government Institute co-founder Victor Dominello. – https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-and-civil-society-leaders-brought-together-to-help-build-digital-id-system-that-works-for-the-public
Spanish minister says AI regulation boosts competitiveness and trust
(DigWatch) Spain’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López, said that AI regulation strengthens competitiveness rather than discouraging investment. Speaking at the Foro Talento España event organised by TRIVU, he argued that trust is becoming a key factor in the development and adoption of AI. López pointed to OpenAI’s decision to open its first office in Spain as evidence that AI regulation can coexist with innovation and investment. He said Spain’s approach helps create a more predictable and trustworthy environment for businesses and technology development. – https://dig.watch/updates/spanish-minister-says-ai-regulation-boosts-competitiveness-and-trust
Security and Surveillance
EU tests cyber crisis response for rail and maritime networks
(DigWatch) The European Commission has carried out Cyber Europe 2026, a large-scale cybersecurity exercise testing how Europe would respond to attacks on rail and maritime transport networks. Organised by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, the exercise took place on 10 and 11 June and involved around 5,000 experts from across the EU, industry and partner countries. Participants included cybersecurity specialists from the public and private sectors, policymakers, the EU institutions and representatives from the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Ukraine. – https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-wide-cyber-exercise-tests-response-attacks-rail-and-maritime-networks
Over 80% of Sports Organizations Targeted by Hackers in the Last Year
(Danny Palmer – Infosecurity Magazine) Over 80% of professional sports organizations were targeted by cyber-attacks during the last year and over half of them were hit more than once, researchers have warned. In a report published on June 11, the day the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicked off, figures from Darktrace revealed that 84% of sports organizations – including teams, venues and event bodies – were targeted by cyber-attacks during the last year. And for most of them, facing a cyber-attack was not a one-off event: 57% experienced multiple cyder incidents in the 12-month period. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sports-organizations-targeted-by/
What The FIFA World Cup 2026 Means For Fraud
(Thomas Peacock – Infosecurity Magazine) Ranked fourth in the world in FIFA’s latest rankings after breezing through the European qualifiers without conceding a single goal, the Three Lions find themselves one of the favourites (only Spain and France command more favourable betting odds) to bring home the England’s first World Cup in 60 years, at this summer’s tournament, co-hosted by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Whether Thomas Tuchel’s squad can live up to those expectations will also have an indirect impact on consumer banking activity and fraud back home. Nearly 1.5 billion viewers around the world tuned in to watch the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France, capping months of ticket purchasing, flight booking, hotel reservations, memorabilia buying, pub tabs, and sports betting. The longer England remains in this summer’s tournament, the more we can expect consumer banking and spending behaviour in the country to change, and the more opportunities fraudsters will find to exploit those changes. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/opinions/what-the-fifa-world-cup-2026-means/
Iran-linked group claims hack of FBI drones
(AFP/Al Arabiya) An Iran-linked hacker group claims to have breached FBI drones and has threatened to target the World Cup that kicked off this week, a monitoring group said Friday. The SITE Intelligence Group, an organization which monitors extremist groups, published a statement from Handala saying they had had access “for months” to “every image and every suspect” captured by first-person view (FPV) drones used by the FBI. – https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/06/12/iranlinked-group-claims-hack-of-fbi-drones
Iranian Cyber Group Handala Claims Cal Water Hack
(Ionut Arghire – SecurityWeek) The Iran-linked threat actor Handala this week boasted to have hacked California Water Service (Cal Water), and published 5 gigabytes of data allegedly stolen from the US water utility. In a post on their blog, the hacking group said the intrusion was retaliation for recent US actions in Iran and claimed they had the ability to disrupt water access but chose not to. While the level of access Handala had has not been confirmed, threat intelligence company Dataminr says the threat actor likely hacked into Cal Water’s RTKBase instance, a GNSS base station platform, and then moved laterally to a billing system. Cal Water is one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in the US, with roughly two million customers across 100 communities in California. – https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-cyber-group-handala-claims-cal-water-hack/
Industry Reactions to Claude Fable 5: Feedback Friday
(Eduard Kovacs – SecurityWeek) Claude Fable 5 has become generally available, with Anthropic unveiling it as a powerful Mythos-class AI model. The release includes robust safeguards that restrict its capabilities in high-risk domains. In sensitive areas such as cybersecurity (where it could be misused to create exploits) and biology (where it could assist in developing bioweapons or chemical weapons), Fable 5 automatically falls back to the less capable Claude Opus 4.8. Anthropic stated that it performed extensive internal and external red-teaming to ensure the model is highly resistant to jailbreaking. – https://www.securityweek.com/industry-reactions-to-claude-fable-5-feedback-friday/
GitHub to Update npm to Thwart Software Supply Chain Attacks
(Kevin Poireault – Infosecurity Magazine) NPM has announced new version (v12) of the npm package manager in a bid to prevent software supply chain attacks. In a blog post published on June 9, The team of npm developers at Microsoft-owned GitHub announced three security-focused breaking changes that will transition the package manager from a model of implicit trust to explicit opt-in. Available from July 2026, these changes represent a fundamental shift in how the ecosystem handles dependencies. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/github-update-npm-supply-chain/
21,786 Home Cameras, No Password, No Warning
(Pierluigi Paganini – Security Affairs) In May 2026, Mysterium VPN queried a public internet-wide device index to count every camera and recorder that answers the open internet. They found more than three million reachable devices. Of those, 21,786 were streaming live video to anyone who pointed a browser at them, with no login, no challenge, and no warning to the person on the other side of the lens. That number is a floor, not a ceiling. Two brands dominate the internet-reachable camera market: Hikvision and Dahua together account for most of the three million. But the headline figure isn’t about them. – https://securityaffairs.com/193536/hacking/21786-home-cameras-no-password-no-warning.html
Ransomware gangs cut off from EUR 336 million ‘AudiA6’ crypto laundering pipeline
(Europol) An international law enforcement operation has dismantled one of the cryptocurrency laundering services most trusted by ransomware gangs and cybercriminal networks, cutting off a key financial pipeline used to wash hundreds of millions in illicit profits. The service, known as ‘AudiA6’, is suspected of laundering more than EUR 336 million between 2022 and 2025. Investigators believe the platform became a central hub for ransomware actors and cybercriminals seeking to cash out stolen digital assets while hiding the money trail from authorities. The suspects behind ‘AudiA6’ are also believed to have administered the dark web cybercrime forum ‘Dark2Web’, a criminal marketplace used to advertise illicit services and connect cybercriminal actors worldwide. The parallel investigations were conducted by the United States Secret Service and the IRS Criminal Investigation on one side, and the Polish Police on the other, together with EU Member States and other international law enforcement partners, with the support of Europol and Eurojust. – https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/ransomware-gangs-cut-eur-336-million-audia6-crypto-laundering-pipeline
Encrypted chats expose Kosovar organised crime network behind EUR 80 million criminal empire
(Europol) Messages exchanged on the encrypted communication platform SKY ECC have exposed a Kosovar-based organised crime network in large-scale drug trafficking, the use of fraudulent IDs, illegal possession of weapons, and money laundering across Europe. The intelligence gathered during a three-year investigation culminated on 9 June in a coordinated action day in Kosovo*, where authorities arrested five key members of the criminal organisation. Some 150 officers were deployed on the ground, supported by a Europol expert. – https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/encrypted-chats-expose-kosovar-organised-crime-network-behind-eur-80-million-criminal-empire
Defense, Intelligence, Warfare
South Korea selects site for AI defence robotics hub
(DigWatch) South Chungcheong Province and the city of Nonsan have been selected to host a new AI defence robotics innovation cluster in South Korea. The project was chosen under the Defense Acquisition Program Administration’s 2026 defence innovation cluster programme and will run for five years, from 2026 to 2030. It will receive a total of 49.9 billion won in national and local funding, including 24.5 billion won from the central government. – https://dig.watch/updates/south-korea-selects-site-ai-defence-robotics-hub
How Ukraine’s Drone Innovation Reversed Russia’s Momentum
(Michael C. Horowitz, Erin D. Dumbacher, Lauren Kahn – Council on Foreign Relations) Ukrainian innovation has led to territorial gains on the battlefield. In large part due to the scaling up of drone operations, Ukraine was able to retake seventy-eight square miles over five days in February 2026 and has continued making gains throughout its fifth spring offensive. Now, compared to the start of the war, Ukrainian drones are able to strike at longer ranges, including thirty to one hundred kilometers behind the front lines, expanding the kill zone and forcing Russia to divert resources to protect its supply lines and infrastructure. This reverses a trend of Russian gains throughout 2025 that had many analysts worried about Ukraine’s capacity to continue fighting. Russia continues offensive pressure in the east and Zaporizhzhia region, but the front remains fluid. Precise mass systems at scale, both in the air and at sea, have been a key driver of recent headway. Even with its society on a wartime footing, Ukraine cannot match Russia’s conventional arms or manpower. Defense innovation remains essential to Ukraine’s asymmetric strategy and operational successes. – https://www.cfr.org/articles/how-ukraines-drone-innovation-reversed-russias-momentum