A website called “UK visa portal” has been quietly collecting passport scans, selfies, and personal data from thousands of travellers who thought they were applying through official channels. They weren’t. And when a journalist tried to warn the company, it was lawyers who responded. Meanwhile, a paper from Cornell suggests that prompt injection – the…
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Microsoft Edge retires master password feature, adopts passkeys and biometrics
As of June 4, Microsoft will disable the master password feature in Edge, replacing it with device-based authentication such as Windows Hello, which includes PINs, fingerprint scans, and facial recognition.
Global Security News
Spanish hacker Alcasec sentenced to prison for stealing banking details
Spanish hacker José Luis Huertas, known online as Alcasec, has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison after accepting a plea deal.
Global Security News
Google rolls out scam call detection for Android
The fake call detection feature works automatically when both the caller and recipient are using the Phone by Google app.
Global Security News
WP Engine adds bot management to Global Edge Security
The new bot management features, integrated with Cloudflare Inc., allow website teams to create and implement rules for blocking or permitting bot traffic based on factors such as region, category, or behavior.
Exploits, Global Security News
Russia FSB claims foreign intelligence used malware on officials’ phones
The FSB stated that the operation exploited the capabilities of unspecified “major international IT corporations” to extract sensitive information from targeted devices.
Global Security News
Unpatched Windows search URI handler issue leaks NTLMv2 hashes
The newly identified issue, similar to a previously patched vulnerability in the Windows Snipping Tool (CVE-2026-33829), resides in the search URI handler.
AI, Global Security News
Acer addresses critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Wave 7 routers
The first vulnerability, CVE-2026-49200, is a broken access control flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to access plaintext credentials from log archives, potentially leading to unauthorized system access.
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
European authorities crack down on illegal streaming networks
Authorities in Europe arrested 29 alleged cybercriminals and took down more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs that pirated major sporting events, films and TV programming, Europol said Wednesday. The continent-wide collaboration, led by Bulgaria and the European Union’s police agency, allowed authorities to dismantle nine organized crime groups supporting the illicit streaming networks, officials said.…
Global Security News
Law enforcement arrests 29 in crackdown on illegal streaming operations
The operation successfully led to the removal of more than 27,000 illegal streaming URLs distributing copyrighted sports, film, and television content.
APAC, Exploits, Global Security News
New HTTP/2 Bomb attack can take down web servers in seconds
The HTTP/2 Bomb attack exploits default configurations of major web servers including NGINX, Apache HTTP Server, Microsoft IIS, Envoy, and Cloudflare Pingora.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Cisco Cloud Control AI defense suite aims to counter Mythos-level threats
Cisco’s new Cloud Control suite enables businesses to create AI agents designed to monitor systems and block potential exploitation attempts.
Europe, Global Security News, malware
Chinese hackers use new Atlas RAT malware in European cyberattacks
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group has expanded its targeting to the European space, deploying previously undocumented malware and the Atlas backdoor. […]
Global Security News
CISA adds Android and Linux kernel flaws to exploited vulnerabilities catalog
The vulnerabilities added are CVE-2022-0492, a Linux kernel improper authentication flaw with a CVSS score of 7.0, and CVE-2025-48595, an Android framework integer overflow vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4.
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, malware
Attackers Use AI to Automate EDR Evasion Testing
Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender.
Global Security News
How to Recover Data from iCloud Backup Without Resetting Your iPhone
Restore data from an iCloud backup without the necessity of resetting your iPhone. Discover proven methods to get back your photos, messages, contacts, and many more things in a very easy way.
Competitive Reports, GeekGuyBlog
TOP GAMING INFLUENCER REPORT for 2026
Top Influencers, YouTube Channels, Analysts & Engagement Strategies EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides a comprehensive guide to gaming influencers, YouTube channels, analysts, and engagement strategies for co-marketing when launching a new game in 2026. The gaming industry is experiencing rapid growth, with mobile game spending projected to reach $248 billion by 2026 and PC/console gaming…
Global Security News
How to Govern AI Agents Using Non-Human Identity Principles
AI, Global Security News
The U.S. sanctions Nobitex crypto exchange used by ransomware
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating payments related to terrorist activities. […]
Global Security News, Government & Policy
CISA warns of cyberattacks targeting fuel tank monitoring systems
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, the Department of Energy, and other US government partners are warning that hackers are targeting internet-exposed automatic tank gauge (ATG) systems used to monitor fuel and liquid storage tanks across various critical infrastructure sectors. […]
AI, Global Security News
Trump executive order on AI calls for voluntary 30-day review period
Trump AI order proposes a 30-day voluntary review of frontier models before public release.
Competitive Reports, GeekGuyBlog, Uncategorized
Technology Report: 2026 Mid-Year Cybersecurity Statistics: An Analysis
Date: June 3, 2026Prepared for: Strategic Technology AssessmentAnalyst: IRG lurch-bot agent farmSubject: Cybersecurity and IT Statistics, Projections, and Deeper Analysis Classification: Classified (Public) Executive Summary This 2026 update provides a comprehensive landscape-level analysis of cybersecurity and IT statistics, combining current 2026 data with forward-looking projections through 2030. The global cybersecurity market is experiencing unprecedented growth,…
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Anthropic Gives Claude Partners New Hub, Services Tiers
Anthropic announced two major additions to its Claude Partner Network on Wednesday: a tiered Services Track and a new Claude Partner Hub, both designed to help enterprises identify qualified partners to deploy and manage Claude-powered AI systems. The move builds on the Claude Partner Network, launched in March, which Anthropic backed with a $100 million…
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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin pinpoints optimal CISA staffing levels
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Congress Wednesday that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency would ideally have 2,800 personnel, up from approximately 2,200 now and down from 3,400 before the second Trump administration began. President Donald Trump has pushed to dramatically reduce personnel numbers at the agency, something that has drawn criticism…
china, Global Security News
Tropical Blend: Cyber & Politics Ramp Up Across Latin America
China-linked espionage groups have attacked at least a dozen nations in the region, gathering information on maritime shipping, oil production, and other geopolitical interests.
Global Security News
WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android
A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini’s voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim’s connected windows, fake a message from their boss, push the phone into a Zoom call, or quietly poison its long-term memory. No malicious app on the phone is…
Global Security News
Cyber Insurance Rates Are Dropping, but Exclusions Widen
Cyber insurance coverage is slowly changing, and some policies may not provide coverage for social engineering attacks like ClickFix.
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New ‘HTTP/2 Bomb’ DoS attack crashes web servers in under a minute
A new denial-of-service (DoS) attack dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb can be launched from a single machine to take down web servers within seconds. […]
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security
Cyber espionage campaign targeted stock exchange executive’s Outlook account
Attackers spent five months silently stealing emails from a stock exchange executive’s Outlook account in a suspected espionage operation. A threat actor quietly sat inside a senior executive’s Outlook account at a major global stock exchange for roughly 150 days, from October 2025 to March 2026. Broadcom’s Symantec and Carbon Black threat-hunting team investigated the…
GeekGuyBlog
Technology Report: The Auto-Money Era and the Everyone-Entrepreneur Economy
Date: June 3, 2026Prepared for: Strategic Technology AnalysisSubject: Emergence of AI Agent Infrastructure and the Everyone-Entrepreneur Economy Thesis Executive Summary The Auto-Money Era has emerged as a defining technological paradigm shift. This report argues that we are moving from an economy where individuals consume AI tools to one where AI agents work for individuals, creating…
Global Security News, malware
WeedHack malware campaign targets over 116,000 Minecraft players
The WeedHack malware is distributed through malicious Minecraft-related mods, clients, and utilities promoted via YouTube and search engine poisoning.
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
SEON Launches AI Fraud Tools with New MCP Server
Fraud prevention startup SEON has launched its new MCP server, along with two new platform capabilities, Network Detection and AI Chart Builder, further connecting its existing automation and business intelligence features. Alongside these features, the company has introduced an AI Playbook for Risk and Compliance Teams, providing customers with a practical starting point to quickly…
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Google DoubleClick Abused in New Malspam Campaign to Deliver DesckVB RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malspam campaign that makes use of Google’s DoubleClick domain as a way to evade detection and ultimately deliver a remote access trojan (RAT) named DesckVB RAT. “Before the victim ever reaches attacker-controlled infrastructure, the lure routes through DoubleClick, a legitimate Google-owned domain that many security tools are less likely…
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Cloud Security Alliance Report Highlights Growing Patch Gap Risks
Despite years of investment in vulnerability scanning and shift-left security practices, known vulnerabilities continue to drive production security incidents, according to the Cloud Security Alliance’s 2026 State of Modern Application & AI Security Report. As AI accelerates both vulnerability discovery and exploit development, organizations are facing increasing pressure to reduce exposure windows before attackers can…
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79% of companies say they’re ready to detect AI bots, 23% actually are
Here’s how we can close the AI bot detection gap in a way that works.
AI, APAC, Cybersecurity, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Eu sets out plans to reduce reliance on US cloud providers
The European Union has now published a set of measures aimed at boosting Europe’s tech industry to help reduce reliance on US and Chinese suppliers for AI, cloud, and semiconductors. The proposals include rules to restrict the use of US hyperscalers for certain public sector procurement purposes, but stop short of banning them outright. “Technological…
Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News
CISA warns of active attacks exploiting Android, Linux bugs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and Android operating system. […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Microsoft responds to security challenges facing code, AI agents, and models
Microsoft has introduced a series of security tools and capabilities focused on AI-driven vulnerability discovery, AI agents, and AI models. The updates include a multi-agent vulnerability discovery system, new controls for managing and securing AI agents, data protection capabilities, and tools designed to identify potentially vulnerable or compromised AI models before deployment. MDASH targets exploitable…
Global Security News
What 345 Days of Untested Exposure Looks Like at a Bank
A two-week penetration test can leave roughly 345 days of real-world exposure unvalidated. Sprocket Security explores why continuous testing is becoming critical as attack surfaces constantly change. […]
Global Security News
Mark Zuckerberg Wants Meta’s New AI Agents to Run Your Whole Business
The new agent is part of the company’s effort to broaden beyond its core consumer business as it spends aggressively on artificial intelligence.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Russia
Russia’s FSB Says Foreign Spies Infected Officials’ Phones With Malware
Russia’s FSB claims foreign intelligence planted malware on senior officials’ phones to intercept calls and activate cameras. No technical evidence, no country named. On June 2, 2026, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) published a statement claiming it had uncovered and documented a large-scale foreign intelligence operation targeting the mobile devices of senior Russian officials. The…
Apps, Global Security News
Continuing Scans for swagger.json, (Wed, Jun 3rd)
Enterprise applications often still use complex standards like SOAP for web services. The big advantage of SOAP is its tight and extensive standards, which enable interoperability across an enterprise governed by web services. The disadvantage of SOAP: First, while it is de facto usually used over HTTP, it does not leverage HTTP, leading to unnecessary…
AI, china, Europe, Global Security News, malware
China-Linked TA4922 Hackers Target UK, Europe With New SilentRunLoader Malware
Proofpoint says TA4922, a suspected China aligned cybercrime group, is targeting UK and European organisations with tax, payroll and benefits themed malware campaigns.
AI, Europe, Global Security News
Infosecurity Europe: Vulnerability Management Innovator Konvu Wins Cyber Startup Award
Inaugural Infosecurity Europe Cyber Startup Award Winner Impresses Panel with Ability Help Prioritize Vulnerabilities in AI era
Data Security, Global Security News
Request for Comments: PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0.1
From 3 June to 20 July, eligible PCI SSC stakeholders are invited to review and provide feedback on the currently published PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0.1 during a six-week request for comments (RFC) period.
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Trump Signs Executive Order Creating Voluntary AI Security Review Framework
President Trump has introduced a new executive order aimed at strengthening oversight of advanced AI models without imposing new regulations on tech companies. The order establishes a voluntary framework that allows developers of powerful AI models to share systems with the federal government for security reviews before public release. “The United States continues to lead…
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Coralogix Lands $200M to Scale AI-Era Observability Platform
Coralogix, a data and AI observability platform provider, has raised $200 million in Series F funding. The round was led by Advent and CPPIB, with participation from Greenfield and Brighton Park Capital, bringing total funding in Coralogix to $550M. Coralogix raises new Series F funding According to the company, the Series F builds on the…
Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News
Simplify security management with CIS SecureSuite Platform
New operating systems prioritize usability, a reality which threat actors use to exploit security gaps. Every misconfiguration creates an opportunity for compromise, and lean teams struggle in their security management efforts to harden hundreds or thousands of endpoints. CIS SecureSuite Membership simplifies the process with tools, benefits, and resources for implementing the secure recommendations of…
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One-Click GitHub Dev Attack Lets Attackers Steal Full GitHub OAuth Tokens
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a one-click attack via Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) that makes it possible to steal a user’s GitHub token. “Just by clicking a link, it’s possible for an attacker to steal a GitHub token that can read and write to your repos, including private ones,” security researcher Ammar Askar said.…
AI, Compliance, Europe, Global Security News
EQT Taps Google Cloud to Scale AI Across Portfolio
Google Cloud just teamed up with EQT to roll out AI across its portfolio companies. On its own, that’s not especially surprising. Big cloud provider, big private equity firm, lots of AI – all of this tracks. What’s more intriguing here is the scale and how this actually plays out. EQT isn’t just one company;…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Autonomous AI-driven worm can reason its way through corporate networks
Researchers at the University of Toronto, the Vector Institute, and the University of Cambridge have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven worm that does not operate on a fixed list of exploits. Instead, it analyzes each target it encounters, reasons about how to attack it, and creates a strategy on the fly, all with the…
AI, Global Security News, malware
Malware campaign targeting Minecraft users infects over 116,000 systems
A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation named WeedHack is targeting Minecraft users and allows threat actors to gain remote access to victims’ screens, webcams, and files through a web-based dashboard, McAfee researchers found. Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and released in 2011, is one of the best-selling video games of all time, with more than 350 million…
Global Security News
Malicious Notifications Could Trick Google Gemini Users
A prompt injection flaw in Google Gemini’s voice assistant let attackers hide malicious commands in notifications, enabling social engineering and more.
Global Security News
Malicious Notifications Could Trick Google Gemini Users
A prompt injection flaw in Google Gemini’s voice assistant let attackers hide malicious commands in notifications, enabling social engineering and more.
AI, Global Security News
Extending Zero Trust Across the Agentic AI Workflow
Cisco Secure Access extends SSE and identity controls to agentic AI, helping organizations govern agent actions across models, MCP tools, APIs, and web.
Apps, Global Security News
Shrinking the IAM Attack Surface through Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms (IVIP)
The Fragmented State of Modern Enterprise Identity Enterprise IAM is approaching a breaking point. As organizations scale, identity becomes increasingly fragmented across thousands of applications, decentralized teams, machine identities, and autonomous systems. The result is Identity Dark Matter: identity activity that sits outside the visibility of centralized IAM and beyond the reach of
Global Security News
Acer working to patch max severity zero-days in Wave 7 routers
Acer is working to address two maximum-severity zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its Wave 7 mesh routers. […]
AI, Compliance, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Microsoft wants to put AI agents on a short leash
As enterprises race to adopt AI agents across software development workflows, Microsoft is rolling out new controls aimed at keeping the transformation from becoming a security headache. At its annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, the company unveiled a set of initiatives, including a brand new runtime containment offering, Microsoft Execution Container (MXC), for agentic AI…
AI, Compliance, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Microsoft wants to put AI agents on a short leash
As enterprises race to adopt AI agents across software development workflows, Microsoft is rolling out new controls aimed at keeping the transformation from becoming a security headache. At its annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, the company unveiled a set of initiatives, including a brand new runtime containment offering, Microsoft Execution Container (MXC), for agentic AI…
AI, Compliance, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Microsoft wants to put AI agents on a short leash
As enterprises race to adopt AI agents across software development workflows, Microsoft is rolling out new controls aimed at keeping the transformation from becoming a security headache. At its annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, the company unveiled a set of initiatives, including a brand new runtime containment offering, Microsoft Execution Container (MXC), for agentic AI…
AI, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Beyond the Zero-Day: See Your Network Like an Attacker | Webinar with HD Moore
Assume the breach. Zero-days keep shipping, AI is writing exploits faster than anyone patches, and “patch everything in time” stopped working years ago. Stop betting the org on winning that race. You don’t control which bug lands. You control what it can reach once it does. That is a question about the shape of your…
AI, Global Security News
Alcasec, “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” Jailed for 31 Months Over Data Theft
Alcasec, the “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” is jailed for 31 months after admitting to stealing and selling Spanish citizens’ banking data.
AI, Global Security News
Alcasec, “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” Jailed for 31 Months Over Data Theft
Alcasec, the “Robin Hood of Spanish Hackers,” is jailed for 31 months after admitting to stealing and selling Spanish citizens’ banking data.
AI, APAC, Global Security News
After a quick 1.1M sales, MacBook Neo set to reshape the PC industry
Apple’s MacBook Neo appears to be a triumph of strategic disruption that has already cast shock waves across the industry — and that energy is still playing out. Approximately 55,000 MacBook Neo computers have been sold every day since it was introduced in March, according to IDC data (as first noted by TechCrunch). In fact, it looks as if Apple sold 1.1…
AI, Apps, Endpoint, Global Security News, privacy
RTX Spark may split the AI PC market into mainstream laptops and premium workstations
Nvidia’s RTX Spark could give PC makers a new high-end category, built around machines that run more demanding AI workloads locally rather than in the cloud. The chipmaker and Microsoft said RTX Spark Windows PCs will be built for personal AI agents and heavier local AI workloads, from AI development to engineering and content creation.…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Only 11% of production agents pass the AI agent security bar
Enterprise teams are running AI agents that write code, drive browsers, answer customer calls, manage cloud infrastructure, and query data warehouses with standing credentials. A new independent assessment of 100 production agents finds that nearly all of them carry the conditions for a single hostile document to take them over. The AI Risk Quadrant (AIRQ)…
Global Security News
Anthropic grants Mythos access to 150 more organizations, plans wider release
Project Glasswing partners discovered more than 10,000 vulnerabilities in its first month.
AI, Global Security News
Trump Signs Order Inviting Voluntary Review of Frontier AI Models
Trump’s executive order invites voluntary pre-release review of frontier AI models
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
U.S. CISA adds Android and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Windows Shell and ConnectWise ScreenConnect flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: CVE-2022-0492 (CVSS score of 7.0) Linux Kernel Improper Authentication…
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Release Notes: Decision-Ready SOC Reporting, Elastic Security Integration, and 1400+ Threat Coverage Updates
Security leaders are under growing pressure to reduce the time between threat detection and response without adding more complexity to already overloaded SOC workflows. ANY.RUN’s May updates help teams act on security risks more efficiently, improve consistency across investigations, and maintain stronger protection as attacker tactics continue to evolve. Discover the updates your team can…
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News
Unpatched Windows Search URI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Steal NTLMv2 Hashes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an unpatched issue that could be exploited to disclose a user’s NTLMv2 hash to the attacker. Like in the case of CVE-2026-33829, which impacted the Windows Snipping Tool’s ms-screensketch: URI handler, the newly flagged issue resides in the search: URI handler, per Huntress. CVE-2026-33829 refers to a spoofing vulnerability…
Europe, Global Security News
Police dismantles 9 crime groups in illegal streaming crackdown
European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal streaming operations. […]
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Infosecurity Europe: How to Get Boards to Prioritize Cyber Risk Quantification
Cybersecurity leaders major companies discuss how they got support from the board on cyber risk
AI, Global Security News
Global Stock Exchange Hit by Monthslong Email Campaign
A threat actor got a near-continuous view into an influential finance executive’s email inbox, thanks to clever use of legitimate, native Windows tools.
AI, Global Security News
Global Stock Exchange Hit by Monthslong Email Campaign
A threat actor got a near-continuous view into an influential finance executive’s email inbox, thanks to clever use of legitimate, native Windows tools.
AI, Global Security News
Market-Research Firm AlphaSense Clinches $7.5 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit.
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
AI may finally unlock the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years
For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have faced the same reality: No matter how catastrophic the latest breach, ransomware attack, or nation-state intrusion, security spending often struggled against competition with every other business priority. AI may finally be changing that equation. The rapid emergence of frontier AI systems capable of autonomous cyber operations — combined…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
AI may finally unlock the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years
For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have faced the same reality: No matter how catastrophic the latest breach, ransomware attack, or nation-state intrusion, security spending often struggled against competition with every other business priority. AI may finally be changing that equation. The rapid emergence of frontier AI systems capable of autonomous cyber operations — combined…
AI, Global Security News
Market-Research Firm AlphaSense Clinches $7.5 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit.
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Risk Management
AI may finally unlock the cyber budgets CISOs have wanted for years
For nearly two decades, cybersecurity leaders have faced the same reality: No matter how catastrophic the latest breach, ransomware attack, or nation-state intrusion, security spending often struggled against competition with every other business priority. AI may finally be changing that equation. The rapid emergence of frontier AI systems capable of autonomous cyber operations — combined…
AI, Global Security News
A retro-geeky Android home screen remix
One of the best parts about using Android is the good old-fashioned geeky fun that comes with finding new ways to improve your digital environment — and improve your day-to-day efficiency. That capability manifests itself in all sorts of interesting freedoms that (cough, cough) other mobile platforms don’t trust their users enough to allow —…
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Google Patches Actively Exploited Android Flaw Affecting Millions of Devices
Google fixed 124 Android flaws, including CVE-2025-48595, an actively exploited privilege escalation bug linked to targeted attacks. Google has released its June 2026 Android security updates, fixing 124 vulnerabilities across the mobile operating system. One flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-48595 (CVSS score of 8.4) stands out from the rest because it is already being exploited in…
Global Security News
Anthropic Expands Mythos Access to 150 More Organizations
Anthropic widens Project Glasswing access to 150 more firms as patching becomes the bottleneck
Global Security News
Google adds Android protection against AI deepfake scam calls
Google is introducing a new Android security feature that will detect and flag phone calls in which scammers use artificial intelligence to impersonate a user’s personal contacts. […]
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Lessons from the Canvas cyberattack
Canvas cyberattack: Who, what, when, how? What and when? Over May 6 and 7, 2026, Canvas learning management system (LMS) users were served up a defaced web page in place of the expected login page. The altered web page displayed a warning by the ShinyHunters criminal hacker and extortion group advising of the Instructure compromise.…
Global Security News
Scaling to $100M as the Security Weekly Index Hits an All Time High – Joshua Gould – BSW #450
AI, Global Security News
Infosecurity Europe: Patch Responsibility Remains Up for Grabs as AI Unearths Decades of Flaws
The emergence of AI models capable to autonomously find and fix vulnerabilities at scale is having a significant impact on patching management, experts say
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Lessons from the Canvas cyberattack
Canvas cyberattack: Who, what, when, how? What and when? Over May 6 and 7, 2026, Canvas learning management system (LMS) users were served up a defaced web page in place of the expected login page. The altered web page displayed a warning by the ShinyHunters criminal hacker and extortion group advising of the Instructure compromise.…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Lessons from the Canvas cyberattack
Canvas cyberattack: Who, what, when, how? What and when? Over May 6 and 7, 2026, Canvas learning management system (LMS) users were served up a defaced web page in place of the expected login page. The altered web page displayed a warning by the ShinyHunters criminal hacker and extortion group advising of the Instructure compromise.…
AI, Global Security News
New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls
Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone by Google on Android 12 or later. It will roll out globally this month, starting with Pixel devices. Story of two calls from “Mom” (Source: Google) “Fake call…
AI, APAC, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News
New HTTP/2 Bomb Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS on NGINX, Apache, IIS, Envoy & Cloudflare
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a remote denial-of-service exploit that affects major web servers, including NGINX, Apache HTTPD, Microsoft IIS, Envoy, and Cloudflare Pingora. The vulnerability has been codenamed HTTP/2 Bomb by Calif. “The vulnerable behavior exists in each server’s default HTTP/2 configuration,” the company said, adding it was discovered by OpenAI Codex by chaining
AI, Apps, Global Security News
Microsoft Scout agent opens a new category of always-on Autopilots
Workplace AI assistants have mostly waited for a prompt before doing anything. A user asks, the tool answers, and the exchange ends there. Microsoft is putting a different kind of agent inside its Office applications, one designed to keep operating in the background once a person stops paying attention. The company introduced Microsoft Scout, calling…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Anthropic expands Project Glasswing to 150 organizations in more than 15 countries
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing, its cybersecurity initiative built around the Claude Mythos Preview model, by adding about 150 organizations following several weeks of work with its initial group of partners, security firms, open-source maintainers, and government agencies. Organizations joining the program must meet security requirements before gaining access, Anthropic noted. The expansion brings the…
Global Security News
Infosecurity Europe: Execs Must Treat Cyber Threats as Statecraft, ISACA Expert Say
Private firms are being targeted by nation-state groups for reasons beyond finance, argued ISACA’s Bharat Thakrar
AI, Global Security News
Infosecurity Europe: AI-Powered Cybercrime Tools Surge on Dark Web
Halcyon’s Cynthia Kaiser lifts the lid on the dark web market for AI cybercrime tools
AI, Global Security News
Critical Start expands MDR capabilities with multi-agent AI system
Critical Start has released SOC AI, a production-proven multi-agent framework powering its AI-led Managed Detection and Response (MDR). SOC AI coordinates ten specialized agents across the full alert investigation and response lifecycle, covering detection, triage, response, threat hunting, and continuous improvement. Each agent operates with a discrete function, a defined scope, and a complete audit…
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
MazeBolt brings AI-generated attack simulation to DDoS security testing
MazeBolt has announced the launch of RADAR VectorAI, a new MazeBolt module that creates AI-generated DDoS attacks. As AI outpaces human response, enterprises need to have access to validated DDoS vulnerability data about both known and AI-generated attack vectors. Mythos has raised awareness of the cybersecurity risks created by AI. But while Mythos makes it…
Exploits, Global Security News
VS Code zero-day lets hackers steal GitHub tokens in one click
A security researcher has released exploit code for a Visual Studio Code (VS Code) zero-day vulnerability that allows attackers to steal GitHub authentication tokens by tricking users into clicking a link. […]
Competitive Reports, GeekGuyBlog
COMPETITIVE REPORT: CrowdStrike (2026)
== 2026-06-03Target: CrowdStrike Falcon PlatformSource Confidence: 85/100 == EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CrowdStrike remains a dominant player in endpoint security and threat intelligence,holding approximately 14.2% of the 2021 endpoint security market with $986.1Min revenue. The company’s AI-native Falcon platform differentiates throughcloud-native architecture, AI-driven threat detection, and comprehensivethreat intelligence covering 281+ tracked adversaries. Key competitive insights: == COMPETITIVE…
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Netskope adds AI asset discovery and AISecOps agent to AI security portfolio
Netskope has announced Netskope One AI Command Center, bringing together AI discovery, risk intelligence, and autonomous response capabilities in a single platform. As the latest expansion of the Netskope One AI Security suite, it helps security teams understand what AI is running in their environments, determine which risks require action, and accelerate response efforts. Among…