764 splinter group leader sentenced to 40 years in jail

CyberScoop roundup: multiple high-risk cyber and AI-related incidents were reported. Proofpoint researchers attribute a Roundcube exploit chain to a suspected Chinese espionage group targeting physics and engineering departments at U.S. and Canadian universities. Sysdig documented what it calls the first known case of agentic ransomware (an AI agent reducing operator workload and speeding an attack). Citizen Lab found a PEGA Committee member’s phone infected twice with Pegasus/NSO spyware. At least two U.S. Army websites were defaced via 404 hijacking. Spanish authorities detained a suspect in