Faced with the growing volume of submission to its bug bounty program, GitHub is replacing cash bounties with swag rewards for reports with low security impact — and asking researchers to stop submitting reports that are low quality or about things that aren’t its fault. The cloud-based code repository platform has seen a sharp increase…
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Mini Shai-Hulud returns, compromising hundreds of npm packages
A self-replicating malware campaign known as Mini Shai-Hulud has resurfaced, this time embedding itself across hundreds of npm packages. The threat actor behind it, identified as TeamPCP, has been linked to earlier waves of the same campaign, with this latest variant more capable than previous waves. Researchers analyzing the payload found a worm that spreads…
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Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service that abused software verification systems en masse
Microsoft seized infrastructure and disrupted a cybercrime service that created and sold more than 1,000 code-signing certificates that other cybercriminals used to make malware-riddled software appear trusted and legitimate for follow-on cyberattacks, including ransomware, the company said Tuesday. The financially-motivated threat group, which Microsoft tracks as Fox Tempest, provided the malware-signing-as-a-service to multiple ransomware groups,…
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DirtyDecrypt PoC Released for Linux Kernel CVE-2026-31635 LPE Vulnerability
Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code has now been released for a recently patched security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow for local privilege escalation (LPE). Dubbed DirtyDecrypt (aka DirtyCBC), the vulnerability was discovered and reported by the Zellic and V12 security team on May 9, 2026, only to be informed by the maintainers that…
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New Shai-Hulud malware wave compromises 600 npm packages
Threat actors earlier today published more than 600 malicious packages to the Node Package Manager (npm) index as part of a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain campaign. […]
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7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. […]
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PDQ Targets MSP Workflows with Connect Platform Upgrade
Salt Lake City-based IT management firm PDQ announced today a massive upgrade to its PDQ Connect platform tailored specifically for managed service providers (MSPs). PDQ Connect adds multitenant management The update introduces a highly requested multitenant architecture and centralized user management system. Instead of constantly logging in and out of disconnected systems to check on…
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: Digesting a Dynamic Bouillabaisse of Cyber Evolution
Dark Reading editors reflect on two decades of dramatic change — from perimeter defense to assume-breach strategies — and warn that while AI, cloud, and COVID-19 have transformed the threat landscape, organizations are still failing at fundamental security hygiene that could stop sophisticated attacks in their tracks.
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Cato Networks Adds Cyera DSPM Integration to XOps
Cato Networks has integrated Cyera’s Data Security Posture Management capabilities into Cato XOps, giving enterprise security teams more context around sensitive data when detecting, investigating, and responding to threats. The integration, announced May 19, embeds Cyera’s data intelligence into Cato XOps, Cato’s combined XDR and AIOps solution. The companies said the goal is to help…
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PureLogs infostealer is stealing credentials worldwide
A phishing campaign is smuggling the powerful PureLogs information stealer onto targets’ Windows machines by hiding encrypted malicious payloads inside cat photos, Fortinet researchers discovered. The attack The attack starts with a phishing email containing a TXZ archive and using an invoice-themed lure to pressure the victim into opening it quickly: The phishing email carrying…
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Selector extends AI-driven observability into multi-cloud environments
Selector has announced the expansion of its platform with AI-powered multi-cloud observability capabilities. The extension of Selector’s AI-driven observability approach into multi-cloud environments enables organizations to correlate signals across the full hybrid path. By unifying rich telemetry data from cloud, network, and infrastructure into a shared intelligence layer, Selector gives teams a more complete, actionable…
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GoTo Launches Connect CX Complete and LogMeIn AI Updates
Cloud communications and IT organization GoTo has announced two new products: the launch of a new AI-powered offering called GoTo Connect CX Complete and a series of new features for its LogMeIn Resolve and LogMeIn Rescue solutions. These announcements coincide with the company’s publication of its latest industry research on the IT workplace amid the…
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Internet Explorer may be dead, but its ghost still runs malware
Microsoft’s aging “mshta.exe” utility, a leftover component from Internet Explorer, is still being actively abused in modern malware campaigns years after the browser itself was retired. According to new research from Bitdefender, attackers continue to abuse Microsoft HTML Application Host (MSHTA), a built-in Windows utility capable of executing VBScript and JavaScript from local or remote…
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TrustedTech: Executives Drive Shadow AI Risk in Enterprises
TrustedTech has released new research indicating that senior leaders are among the biggest sources of shadow AI risk within organizations, with executives using unapproved AI tools at significantly higher rates than lower-level employees. The Irvine, California-based Microsoft cloud solutions and IT modernization provider said its global and U.S. data points to a growing gap between…
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LaunchDarkly adds real-time controls for AI agents in production
LaunchDarkly has launched AgentControl, a new solution that gives software teams real-time control over AI agents in production. With AgentControl, teams can change how an agent behaves at runtime without redeploying the underlying application. As AI agents move into production, engineering teams need new ways to manage configuration, quality, and runtime behavior. Unlike traditional code,…
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Canonical ships Ubuntu Core 26 with 15 years of security maintenance
Operators of industrial sensors, edge AI controllers, and connected medical equipment now have a refreshed long-term Linux option for fleets that must stay patched for more than a decade. Canonical released Ubuntu Core 26, the latest long-term supported version of its minimal, immutable operating system, with security maintenance lasting up to 15 years. The release…
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New macOS infostealer impersonates Apple, Microsoft, and Google in a single attack chain
A SHub macOS infostealer variant called Reaper impersonates Apple, Microsoft, and Google to trick users into executing malicious code, then targets browser data, password managers, and cryptocurrency wallets while establishing persistence for continued access, SentinelOne found. ClickFix gives way to a new delivery method Consistent with earlier SHub versions, Reaper uses a multi-stage execution chain.…
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AI Raises the Bar on Vulnerability Awareness and Secure-by-Design Software
AI-powered vulnerability scanning leaves no excuse for unpatched bugs as the EU Cyber Resilience Act pushes firms toward secure-by-design software
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Webinar: The hidden bottlenecks in network incident response
IT teams are increasingly overwhelmed by alerts from disconnected systems, forcing responders to manually coordinate investigations during network incidents. This webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help reduce response delays and improve operational coordination. […]
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Agentic AI Accelerates Software Builds and Mobile App Attacks
Digital.ai data reveals 87% of apps were attacked over the past year
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Microsoft confirms patching issues in restricted Windows networks
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates. […]
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How Apple turned circular manufacturing into a competitive edge
Apple is realizing real business benefits as it builds a circular manufacturing process across the company. Manufactured using recycled materials and renewable energy, the popular new MacBook Neo is a great illustration of this. Apple says the Neo is manufactured using 45% renewable electricity and holds 60% recycled materials by weight. That recycling includes 90% recycled aluminium and 100%…
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Top 5 Phishing-Driven Social Engineering Attacks on Companies in 2026
Your employees are not falling for “bad grammar” phishing anymore. They are being pulled into fake Microsoft logins, banking pages, AI tool instructions, real OAuth flows, and event invitations that look close enough to daily work to pass without alarm. For CISOs, that is the real social engineering problem in 2026: attacks are no longer…
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Drupal to Release Urgent Core Security Updates on May 20, Sites Told to Prepare
Drupal has issued an alert stating that it intends to release a “core security release” for all supported branches on May 20, 2026, from 5-9 p.m. UTC. “The Drupal Security Team urges you to reserve time for core updates at that time because exploits might be developed within hours or days,” the maintainers of the…
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The Art of War, Elon Musk Edition: How to Lose a Lawsuit and Still Claim Victory
Sam Altman’s high-profile courtroom win comes at a cost for the OpenAI CEO.
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SEPPMail Secure E-Mail Gateway Vulnerabilities Enable RCE and Mail Traffic Access
Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in SEPPMail Secure E-Mail Gateway, an enterprise-grade email security solution, that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution and enable an attacker to read arbitrary mails from the virtual appliance. “These vulnerabilities could have been exploited to read all mail traffic or as an entry vector into the…
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7 tips for accelerating cyber incident recovery
Despite strong and redundant defenses, enterprises remain vulnerable to a wide range of cyberattacks. And because attacks — and cyber incidents — are inevitable, developing an incident response and recovery process that’s quick, comprehensive, and coordinated is essential. Expediting incident recovery time is critical because the longer an outage persists, the more costs, risk, and business…
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Poland shifts away from Signal following cyberattacks on officials’ accounts
Poland told officials to stop using the popular instant messaging app Signal after cyberattacks targeted government accounts. Poland has instructed government officials to stop using Signal for sensitive communications and move to a state-developed alternative. The decision follows repeated cyberattacks targeting Signal accounts belonging to politicians, military personnel, and public servants. Officials believe the campaigns…
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Massive MENA cybercrime Operation Ramz disrupts infrastructure and arrests 201 suspects
INTERPOL led Operation Ramz in MENA, resulting in 201 arrests and 382 suspects tied to cybercrime networks. INTERPOL coordinated Operation Ramz across the Middle East and North Africa, leading to 201 arrests and identifying 382 additional suspects. ” A first-of-its-kind cybercrime operation in the MENA region has led to the arrest of 201 individuals, with a…
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Compromised Nx Console 18.95.0 Targeted VS Code Developers with Credential Stealer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a compromised version of the Nx Console extension that was published to the Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace. The extension in question is rwl.angular-console (version 18.95.0), a popular user interface and plugin for code editors like VS Code, Cursor, and JetBrains. The VS Code extension has more than 2.2…
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Babel Street targets AI-driven threats with new agentic investigation capabilities
Babel Street has launched Insights Investigator, a new agentic capability that puts tradecraft-trained AI agents at the front edge of investigative work while ensuring analysts remain in control of scope, logic, and outcomes of their missions. As part of the Babel Street Insights platform, Investigator represents a shift from search and AI-assisted queries to analyst-directed,…
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iProov brings identity verification to video meetings to reduce fraud risks
iProov has launched iProov Verified Meetings, a new solution that enables organizations to verify the identity of video call participants without adding friction to the user experience. Video meetings have become a trusted and scalable communication channel, but attackers are increasingly exploiting them through AI-generated deepfake and injection attacks, creating new fraud risks. Verified Meetings…
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Shai-Hulud worm copycats emerge after source code leak
Shai-Hulud worm copycats are already attacking NPM developers after its source code leaked, enabling fast supply chain exploitation. The first copycats of the Shai-Hulud worm have already started showing up online, only a few days after the malware’s source code was dumped on GitHub. Researchers had warned this would happen almost immediately, and they were…
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Egnyte unveils Email Capture and AI features to unify fragmented data
Egnyte has announced a new set of capabilities designed to consolidate fragmented knowledge. Email Capture centralizes critical communications and attachments from siloed inboxes into the Egnyte folder structure, assisting users to make more informed data-driven decisions based on their entire knowledge base. Egnyte is also launching a set of AI-driven integrations and capabilities specifically designed…
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Why ‘open AI’ models are gaining ground on LLMs
While proprietary AI models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Gemini remain popular, the tide may be shifting to open models as IT leaders move to customize AI and control costs. Sometimes known as “open-weight models,” the alternatives to large language models (LLMs) can provide decision-makers with better visibility and control over internal AI use,…
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Public Instagram posts provide raw material for AI phishing campaigns
A handful of public Instagram posts can give attackers enough material to generate convincing phishing emails with GenAI. Research from the University of Texas at Arlington and Louisiana State University showed how public social media activity can be turned into phishing messages that appear personal and credible to human recipients. Attack pipeline overview (Source: Research…
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GitHub Actions Supply Chain Attack Redirects Tags to Steal CI/CD Credentials
In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have compromised the popular GitHub Actions workflow, actions-cool/issues-helper, to run malicious code that harvests sensitive credentials and exfiltrates them to an attacker-controlled server. “Every existing tag in the repository has been moved to point to an imposter commit that does not appear in the action’s normal…
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Mini Shai-Hulud Pushes Malicious AntV npm Packages via Compromised Maintainer Account
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has compromised various npm packages associated with the @antv ecosystem as part of the ongoing Mini Shai-Hulud attack wave. “The attack affects packages tied to the npm maintainer account atool, including echarts-for-react, a widely used React wrapper for Apache ECharts with roughly 1.1…
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AI infrastructure is cracking under sovereignty demands
AI deployments are moving into environments with tighter controls around data, infrastructure, and system operations. Organizations are building AI systems across multiple providers, platforms, and computing environments while managing governance, security, and compliance obligations within defined boundaries. NTT DATA’s 2026 Global AI Report A Playbook for Private and Sovereign AI examined these conditions in more…
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Inside SHADOW-WATER-063’s Banana RAT: From Build Server to Banking Fraud
In this blog entry, researchers from the TrendAI™ MDR team discuss how they mapped the full end-to-end operation of SHADOW-WATER-063’s Banana RAT banking malware by analyzing server-side artifacts and victim-side data.
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Are Attackers Hiding Inside Your Network Traffic?
I believe one of the important shifts in cybersecurity over the past several years is how attackers are hiding in plain sight. According to the 2026 IP Intelligence Study released by Spur Intelligence, anonymizing infrastructure, such as virtual private networks (VPNs) and residential proxies, are now involved in nearly every modern cyberattack. These tools allow…
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Is 2026 the Year AI Bills of Materials Get Real?
Understanding AI BOMs and where they fit into risk management for artificial intelligence.
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Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Under Attack, No Patch Available
CVE-2026-42897 stems from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability and can allow an attacker to compromise Outlook Web Access (OWA) mailboxes.
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Dell Set to Make Partner Program Enhancements
Dell Technologies is introducing new enhancements to Dell’s partner program, including rebates and incentives aligned to strategic solutions and customer outcomes. Dell aligns partner incentives to customer outcomes across the portfolio These enhancements are launching in August 2026 and are built around rewarding the outcomes customers expect. “We’re announcing pretty significant enhancements to our program,”…
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‘Claw Chain’ Vulnerabilities Threaten OpenClaw Deployments
The now patched vulnerabilities in the rapidly growing AI agent framework allow attackers to steal credentials, escalate privileges, and maintain persistence.
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CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github
Until this past weekend, a contractor for the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) maintained a public GitHub repository that exposed credentials to several highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and a large number of internal CISA systems. Security experts said the public archive included files detailing how CISA builds, tests and deploys software internally, and…
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AI might cut false positives, but it won’t stop the slop
As defenders get their hands on newer AI models with more powerful cybersecurity capabilities like Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s Daybreak, organizations are being told to prepare for a flood of new vulnerability reports. But for bug bounty programs across the nation, that day may already be here, as yesterday’s frontier models and today’s open-source AI…
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Cisco Trims Workforce as AI Demand Drives Record Revenue
Even with record quarterly revenue, Cisco is axing jobs again. The company said it will eliminate “fewer than 4,000 roles,” representing less than 5% of its workforce, as it reorganizes around AI. That comes as revenue climbed to $15.8 billion, up 12% year over year and ahead of expectations The timing may feel counterintuitive, but…
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Microsoft May security patch fails for some due to boot partition size glitch
“Something didn’t go as planned. Undoing changes.” That’s all the clue some Windows 11 users will get when Microsoft’s May Security Update fails to install because of insufficient free space on the EFI System Partition (ESP), leaving their systems unprotected by the dozens of patches it contained. This issue affects devices with limited free space…
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Nasuni Report Finds AI Agent Adoption Outpacing Readiness
Enterprise adoption of AI agents is accelerating, but many organizations are struggling to turn pilots into measurable outcomes, according to new research from Nasuni. Nasuni’s State of Enterprise File Data Annual Report 2026 found that 97% of organizations have deployed or are piloting AI agents, while 57% of AI projects are not meeting their stated…
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10 Top OSINT Tools Every Investigator Should Know in 2026
Modern OSINT platforms rely more on AI and automation, while older social tracking methods keep losing access due to privacy and API restrictions.
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Microsoft May security patch fails for some due to boot partition size glitch
“Something didn’t go as planned. Undoing changes.” That’s all the clue some Windows 11 users will get when Microsoft’s May Security Update fails to install because of insufficient free space on the EFI System Partition (ESP), leaving their systems unprotected by the dozens of patches it contained. This issue affects devices with limited free space…
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TeamPCP Supply Chain Campaign: Activity Through 2026-05-17, (Mon, May 18th)
Since the last update, the TeamPCP supply chain campaign produced its loudest stretch since the March Trivy disclosure: an officially confirmed Checkmarx Jenkins plugin compromise and a new self-spreading Mini Shai-Hulud worm across npm and PyPI. Bottom line up front Two TeamPCP events broke within 48 hours of each other and doubled attention on the campaign.…
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Shai-Hulud Worm Clones Spread After Code Release
The release of Shai-Hulud source code spells trouble for software developers as researchers worry the self-replicating worm could scale.
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OpenClaw Vulnerabilities Could Enable Full AI Agent Takeover
Researchers at Cyera disclosed four chainable vulnerabilities in OpenClaw, collectively named Claw Chain, that could allow attackers to escape AI agent sandboxes, steal credentials, escalate privileges, and establish persistent access across enterprise environments. The findings raise broader concerns about the security risks surrounding autonomous AI agent platforms. “Each step looks like normal agent behavior to…
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Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa
Interpol coordinated an expansive investigation with 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa to disrupt and take down cybercrime operations, including phishing services and tools, malware and scams. The law enforcement effort netted 201 arrests, led to the seizure of 53 servers and disrupted multiple cybercrime services, Interpol said Monday. Operation Ramz, which…
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Grafana confirms GitHub token breach cybercrime group claims the attack
Grafana confirmed a GitHub token breach that exposed source code, but said no customer data or systems were affected. Grafana Labs confirmed a security incident after the extortion group Coinbase Cartel listed it on a leak site and claimed data theft on May 15. The breach was triggered by a compromised token that gave attackers…
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5 Steps to Managing Shadow AI Tools Without Slowing Down Employees
Many employees already use shadow AI tools at work without security review. Adaptive Security breaks down how teams can build practical AI governance without adding friction for employees. […]
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Device Code Phishing Targets Microsoft 365 Users
Cybercriminals are adopting device code phishing as a new way to bypass traditional phishing defenses and compromise enterprise Microsoft 365 accounts. According to Proofpoint, threat actors are abusing legitimate Microsoft authentication workflows to steal authentication tokens without using traditional phishing pages. “The spike in device code phishing coincides with publicly released criminal toolkits, and the…
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Jury Sides With OpenAI, Finds Musk Brought Claim After Statute of Limitations
The verdict concludes a trial that lasted more than three weeks, clearing the way for OpenAI to IPO.
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AI is drowning software maintainers in junk security reports
AI-assisted vulnerability research has exploded, unleashing a firehose of low-quality reports on overworked software maintainers who are wasting hours sifting through noise instead of fixing real problems. Linus Torvalds, the Linux kernel’s creator, says the flood has made the project’s security mailing list “almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the…
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Leaked Shai-Hulud malware fuels new npm infostealer campaign
The Shai-Hulud malware leaked last week is now used in new attacks on the Node Package Manager (npm) index, as infected packages emerged over the weekend. […]
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Game over for 74 suspected scammers after Dutch cops plastered their faces on billboards
The Dutch police’s Game Over?! campaign, which publicly displays images of suspected fraudsters to encourage self-surrenders and gather public tips, is proving successful, with the identities of 74 of the 100 suspects shown already identified. A digital display promoting the Dutch police’s Game Over?! campaign (Source: Politie) Launched in March 2026, the campaign displays blurred…
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INTERPOL Operation Ramz Disrupts MENA Cybercrime Networks with 201 Arrests
INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects. The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, aiming to investigate and neutralize malicious infrastructure, arrest perpetrators behind…
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Dell Unveils Portfolio Advancements to Simplify AI Adoption
During Dell Technologies World 2026, Dell unveiled more than 60 portfolio advancements to simplify AI adoption and modernize the data center. Dell AI innovations to scale new capabilities in data and agent adoption To help address the gap between AI ambition and AI outcomes, Dell has introduced new agentic AI capabilities, AI-ready data, next-generation infrastructure,…
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MY TAKE: AI agents force a rethink of enterprise service lines as vendors move up the tech tack
ORLANDO — Companies are pulling AI agents into their daily operations through a dozen side doors. Related: SaaS and AI agents converge One of them was in focus at KB4-CON, KnowBe4’s annual customer conference at the Marriott World Center here last week. The Clearwater, Fla.-based cybersecurity training vendor used the conference to lay out a…
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AI cyberattackers are getting better faster
The ability of AI models to perform end-to-end, multi-stage penetration tests that match the capabilities of humans undertaking the same tasks has improved dramatically in recent months, according to new benchmarks published by the UK government’s AI Security Institute (AISI). In November 2025, the difficulty of cyber tasks the best models could complete was doubling…
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Secure, Fast, Reliable: The Best Cloud Storage Providers for Businesses in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, business owners, and operations teams looking to improve data security, collaboration, and file management in 2026. It covers the best cloud storage providers for businesses and the key features to consider when selecting a secure, scalable, and reliable storage solution. Key Points of Our 2026 Cloud Storage Provider Evaluation…
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The Tech Bros Are Going to Etiquette School
Founders who built their names on coding and hard-charging leadership are learning that in the AI era, soft skills matter more than ever.
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The 6 Best Enterprise Password Managers You’ll Actually Trust in 2026
This guide is for IT leaders, security teams, and business decision-makers looking to improve credential security and reduce password-related risks in 2026. It covers the best enterprise password managers, their standout features, and the key factors to evaluate when choosing the right solution for your organization. Key Points About Enterprise Password Managers in 2026 Enterprise…
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Exchange 0-Day, npm Worm, Fake AI Repo, Cisco Exploit and More
Monday opens with a trust problem. A mail server flaw is under active use. A network control system was targeted. Trusted packages were poisoned. A fake model page pushed a stealer. Then came the familiar ransom claim: the data was returned and deleted. The pattern is clear. One weak dependency can leak keys. One leaked…
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ShinyHunters hack 7-Eleven: franchisee data and Salesforce records exposed
7-Eleven confirmed a breach after ShinyHunters claimed theft of over 600,000 Salesforce records and franchisee data. 7-Eleven has confirmed a data breach after the ShinyHunters hacking group claimed it stole more than 600,000 Salesforce records containing personal and corporate information. “Over 600k Salesforce records containing PII and other internal corporate data have been compromised.” The…
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Government Backed Hackers Abuse Cloudflare in Malaysian Espionage Campaign
A campaign linked to a suspected Malaysian government operation has been using hidden command and control infrastructure for…
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Microsoft to retire ‘Together Mode,’ its virtual meeting space for Teams
Microsoft plans to retire “Together Mode” in Teams next month and is encouraging users to access its Gallery view for video calls instead. The company launched Together Mode in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, as Teams usage rocketed and businesses sought ways to connect staff when physical offices closed due to social distancing…
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Public Amazon bucket leaks sensitive guest data from Japanese hotel platform Tabiq
A hotel check-in system exposed over 1 million passports, IDs, and selfies online due to a misconfigured cloud storage bucket. A security lapse in the Reqrea’s Tabiq hotel check-in system exposed over 1 million passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos online. The issue came from a misconfigured Amazon cloud storage bucket that was left…
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Startup Makes Switching AI Chips Easier—and Nvidia Is a New Investor
Decart’s valuation hit nearly $4 billion as investors pour capital into startups making AI computing more efficient.
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The Boring Stuff is Dangerous Now
AI agents capable of discovering and exploiting obscure vulnerabilities are emerging alongside developers producing vast amounts of potentially flawed AI-generated code, forcing defenders to adapt accordingly.
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How to Reduce Phishing Exposure Before It Turns into Business Disruption
What happens when a phishing email looks clean enough to pass through security, but dangerous enough to expose the business after one click? That is the gap many SOCs still struggle with: the attacks that leave teams unsure what was exposed, who else was targeted, and how far the risk has spread. Early phishing detection…
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New image-based prompt injection attack targets multimodal AI models
Security researchers have developed a new image-based prompt injection attack that can manipulate how multimodal AI systems interpret user instructions without modifying the original text prompt, potentially expanding security risks for AI agents and vision-language systems. In a research paper published this week, researchers from Xidian University described a technique called “CrossMPI,” which uses nearly…
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SmartBear expands ReadyAPI with AI-powered API testing capabilities
SmartBear has announced ReadyAPI’s new AI test generation capability that accelerates API testing by up to 80% while giving teams control to enable or disable AI. While competitors focus on speed alone, ReadyAPI’s AI test generation capability is architected for quality at scale and addresses the testing gap by aligning validation with development velocity without…
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Top 21 MSSP Software to Best Serve Security Clients in 2026
MSSP software is a tool or platform that enables managed security service providers (MSSPs) to deliver outsourced cybersecurity services to organizations. Unlike traditional MSP software, MSSP tools focus specifically on security functions such as threat detection, access control, vulnerability management, and infrastructure protection. MSSPs support organizations ranging from small businesses to enterprises and play a…
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‘Patched’ Windows bug resurfaces 6 years later as working SYSTEM-level exploit
An old elevation of privilege (EoV) vulnerability affecting the Cloud Filter driver “cldflt.sys” in Windows has come back to haunt Microsoft, as researchers claim it is still exploitable six years after it was supposedly patched. The flaw, originally reported to Microsoft by Google Project Zero researcher James Forshaw in September 2020, was recently picked up…
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Your Work Team Is Now a ‘Pod’ and Your Co-Workers Are AI Agents
Companies are restructuring engineering teams into smaller, more nimble cross-functional ‘pods,’ made up of humans and AI agents.
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SmartBear Adds AI Test Generation to ReadyAPI
SmartBear is rolling out a new AI-powered testing feature for ReadyAPI to help development teams generate API tests faster without sacrificing control over compliance and software quality. The company announced Monday that ReadyAPI now includes an AI test-generation capability designed to speed up API testing by up to 80%. Software teams turn to AI coding…
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5 ways to curb AI sprawl without stifling innovation
The trend shows no sign of slowing. McKinsey’s latest The State of AI report suggests that 88% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function. As adoption expands, so too will experimentation and tool creation — much of it occurring outside traditional IT processes and often beyond formal oversight. For IT leaders,…
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Developer Workstations Are Now Part of the Software Supply Chain
Supply chain attackers are not only trying to slip malicious code into trusted software. They are trying to steal the access that makes trusted software possible. Recently, three separate campaigns hit npm, PyPI, and Docker Hub in a 48-hour window, and all three targeted secrets from developer environments and CI/CD pipelines, including API keys, cloud…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
What Your Board Gets Wrong About AI Security
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by Craig Riddell on LinkedIn. It has been republished here with the author’s permission. Boards are giving AI security more airtime than ever. What they’re not giving is the right framing. A year or two ago, AI was mostly a question of experimentation risk. Today, it’s tied directly…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware, privacy, Risk Management
ANY.RUN Turns 10: Special Offers for Stronger Security Operations
Ten years in cybersecurity is a long journey. Threats have changed, attacks have become harder to spot, and security teams now need answers faster than ever. ANY.RUN has grown with those teams. What started as an interactive sandbox is now a trusted company with threat analysis and intelligence solution used by 15,000+ organizations, 600,000 security professionals, and teams at Fortune…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
NCSC Publishes Guidance on Securing Agentic AI Use
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is helping organizations to understand agentic AI security risks
AI, Apps, Compliance, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Risk Management
The Canvas breach proved that prevention is no longer enough
Earlier this month, ShinyHunters breached Instructure’s Canvas platform twice within a single week — stealing 3.65 terabytes of data from approximately 275 million users across more than 8,000 institutions. The group defaced login pages at hundreds of schools during final exam periods, forced Canvas offline, and extracted a ransom payment before Congress opened a formal…
AI, Global Security News, Russia
Move Over CoreWeave, Here Comes Nebius
With AI cloud competition heating up, this company that used to own Russia’s biggest search engine is making its case.
AI, Global Security News
Secret Memos, Frantic Texts and Juicy Confessions From the OpenAI-Musk Trial
We sifted through evidence and testimony to figure out how billionaires Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman ended up in a courtroom.
AI, Global Security News
Your New AI Professor Is the Rapper From the Black Eyed Peas
What started as a visit to MIT’s Media Lab became a long-term tech love affair for will.i.am, and now he’s passing on that love.
AI, Cloud Security, Global Security News, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management
AI coding is fueling a secrets-sprawl crisis few CISOs are containing
When Matt Schlicht built Moltbook, the social network where AI agents talk to one another, he didn’t write the code himself. He “just had a vision,” and vibe-coded it. The social network launched on Jan. 28, 2026, and within days, security researchers started to see serious security flaws. Experts at cloud security company Wiz and,…
AI, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Why the best security investment a board can make in 2026 isn’t another tool
There is a conversation that happens in boardrooms every quarter that security leaders will recognize. The CISO presents the threat landscape. The board asks what the company needs. The answer, almost always, is another tool. Another platform, another module, another vendor to close the latest gap. The budget gets approved. The tool gets deployed. And…
AI, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks
Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused substantial financial losses across the region. The operation resulted in the arrest of 201 individuals and the identification of an additional 382 suspects. Moroccan authorities seized computers, smartphones and external hard…
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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 security update install issues
Microsoft has confirmed that the May 2026 Windows 11 security update (KB5089549) fails to install on some systems and triggers 0x800f0922 errors. […]
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Chaotic Eclipse discloses MiniPlasma zero-day, suggesting a missing or undone 2020 Windows security fix
MiniPlasma: a Windows SYSTEM privilege escalation believed patched in 2020 (CVE-2020-17103) is still fully working on every patched Windows 11. Once again, security researcher Chaotic Eclipse has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a new Windows privilege escalation zero-day called MiniPlasma, which can grant attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched systems. The flaw affects “cldflt.sys,” the…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Exploit available for new DirtyDecrypt Linux root escalation flaw
A recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s rxgk module now has a proof-of-concept exploit that allows attackers to gain root access on some Linux systems. […]