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Microsoft unveils MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, promises cybersecurity AI at half the cost

Microsoft has introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a security-focused AI model built into MDASH, the company’s multi-agent vulnerability identification and remediation system. MAI-Cyber-1-Flash is Microsoft’s first model built specifically for cybersecurity work, and the company stated that it went through review by its AI Red Team, adversarial testing, and an assessment by an outside party. Microsoft argues that…

AWS Shield Advanced is embracing the AWS WAF Anti-DDoS managed rule group: What changes and how to prepare

Application-layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are difficult to detect because they closely resemble legitimate traffic. HTTP request floods are now among the most common vectors targeting web applications, using valid-looking requests that blend in with normal user activity. In June 2025, AWS launched the AWS WAF Anti-DDoS managed rule group, built specifically for…

NVIDIA Forms 37-Member Open Secure AI Alliance and Open-Sources NOOA Framework

NVIDIA and 36 other organizations have formed the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop and share open technologies, techniques, and tools for securing software and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The 37-member group spans cloud, security, enterprise software, and AI companies, including Microsoft, Cisco, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Hugging Face, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, Red Hat, and the…

Dysphoria IoT Botnet Adds Blockchain C2 and Victim Relays After JackSkid Disruption

Dysphoria, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet line tracked by CNCERT and XLab, has adopted blockchain-based name services and infected-device relays after a March law-enforcement operation against JackSkid infrastructure. The researchers say the design makes the botnet harder to disrupt. CNCERT, China’s national computer emergency response team, and XLab, the threat-intelligence lab of Chinese

27th July – Threat Intelligence Report

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 27th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Nichirei, a Japan-based frozen-food supplier and logistics company, has experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted shipping operations and affected approximately 5,000 customers. KFC Japan warned of possible shortages. Nichirei confirmed personal data theft,…

Dynatrace Intelligence automates incident triage and remediation with AI agents

Dynatrace has announced major advancements to Dynatrace Intelligence that help automatically resolve incidents, prevent disruptions, and accelerate operations while maintaining the human oversight and governance enterprises require. Building on the introduction of Dynatrace Intelligence earlier this year, Dynatrace is adding new autonomous agents for incident triage and remediation, and no-code custom agent creation capabilities. The…

Sen. Wyden urges feds to discard older, insecure, public-facing VPNs

Sen. Ron Wyden implored a trio of federal leaders Monday to lead a comprhensive campaign to purge older, insecure virtual private networks that are directly accessible via the public internet from federal agencies. “For too long, federal agencies and government contractors have suffered devastating cyberattacks due to their reliance on legacy, insecure, internet-facing VPN servers…

Top 10 Best-Rated Televisions on Amazon (July 2026)

Top 10 Best-Rated Televisions on Amazon (July 2026)

Ranked by Customer Reviews and Star Ratings Report Date: July 18, 2026  Data Sources: Amazon customer reviews, expert testing reports, consumer ratings   Methodology: Analysis of 59,491+ customer reviews across major TV brands on Amazon.com Top 10 List (Customer Rating ⭐ / Review Count) #1: LG OLED C5 evo (Fire TV Edition) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.6 stars Size Range:…

Booz Allen expands Vellox Suite with AI-driven threat detection platform

Booz Allen Hamilton has announced an expansion of its powerful suite of AI-powered cyber defense products. Now generally available, Vellox Ranger provides automated, environment-specific threat detections, developed on Booz Allen’s proprietary agentic AI framework, that identify exploitable paths and vulnerabilities based on the actual state of an enterprise’s infrastructure. This automation helps protect the systems…

Operation BlueDash Deploys Level RMM and ScreenConnect via Fake Teams Update

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a Microsoft Teams-themed phishing campaign that employs “secure document” lures to deliver legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools. “The victim was directed through compromised web infrastructure to a counterfeit Microsoft Store page claiming that Microsoft Teams had to be updated before the shared document could be opened,” ZeroBEC said in

PoC exploit released for critical AD CS domain-takeover flaw (CVE-2026-54121)

Security researchers who discovered and reported CVE-2026-54121 (aka “Certighost”), a critical privilege elevation vulnerability in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for and technical details related to the flaw. The vulnerability AD CS is a Microsoft Windows Server role that lets an organization run its own Public Key Infrastructure…

Certighost haunts Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services

A vulnerability in Microsoft’s Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) could allow a low-privilege domain user to impersonate a Domain Controller, security researchers have warned. Dubbed Certighost, the flaw stems from an enrollment fallback mechanism known as a “chase,” which the Certification Authority (CA) uses during directory-object resolution. This mechanism could be used to trick…

DEX buyer’s guide: Choose the right digital employee experience platform

As organizations continue to invest in hybrid work, cloud applications, digital workplace initiatives, and now generative AI tools, many IT leaders are turning to digital employee experience (DEX) platforms to better understand how technology affects employee productivity and satisfaction. DEX tools have evolved from simple endpoint monitoring products into sophisticated platforms that combine device, application,…

Cruciferra Crypter Uses BYOVD and Process Ghosting to Hide Windows Malware

The China-linked cybercrime group behind the use of income tax-related phishing lures targeting Indian taxpayers, tax professionals, and corporate finance teams has been observed using a sophisticated crypter service called Cruciferra. According to a new analysis by Proofpoint, Cruciferra has been utilized by various unrelated cybercriminal threat clusters to deliver a wide array of remote

AWS gives DevOps teams an AI investigator for firewall incidents

AWS DevOps Agent helps administrators inspect logs, review firewall rules and network paths, identify configuration changes that caused AWS Network Firewall to block traffic, and restore connectivity. The service is an AI-powered operations assistant for DevOps and SRE teams that investigates and troubleshoots application and infrastructure issues. It connects to monitoring tools, logs, code repositories,…

When the hackers get hacked: The Klue breach and the new reality of third-party cyber risk

In cybersecurity, defenders sometimes naively assume that threat actors operate from secure, resilient infrastructures insulated from the very chaos they inflict on others. The 2026 compromise of Klue challenges that assumption. What began as a software-as-a-service supply chain breach evolved into an exceptional case in which a second criminal group claimed to have compromised the…

TELESHIM Abuses Telegram for C2 in Attacks Against Middle East Governments

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh malicious cyber activity by a threat actor with ties to East Asia targeting government entities in the Middle East. The intrusions have resulted in the deployment of previously unreported malware families dubbed TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and BINDCLOAK, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz. The cybersecurity firm said it detected the campaign earlier this…