Palo Alto Networks warned customers that suspected state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting a critical-severity PAN-OS firewall zero-day vulnerability for nearly a month. […]
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Day Zero Readiness: The Operational Gaps That Break Incident Response
Having an incident response retainer, or even a pre-approved external incident response firm, is not the same as being ready for an incident. A retainer means someone will answer the phone. Operational readiness determines whether that team can do meaningful work the moment they do. That distinction matters far more than many organizations realize. In…
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Scammers Use Hidden Text to Bypass AI Email Filters in Phishing Scams
Scammers are hiding invisible text inside phishing emails to manipulate AI-powered email filters and increase the chances of scams reaching inboxes.
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From Android TVs to routers: the xlabs_v1 Mirai-based botnet built for DDoS attacks
A new Mirai‑based botnet, xlabs_v1, hijacks ADB‑exposed IoT devices for powerful DDoS attacks, with 21 flooding methods and DDoS‑for‑hire use. A new Mirai‑derived botnet called xlabs_v1 is hijacking internet‑exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and using them for large‑scale DDoS attacks. Hunt.io discovered the bot on an unsecured server, it includes 21 flood techniques…
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Fake Claude AI website delivers new ‘Beagle’ Windows malware
A fake version for the Claude AI website offers a malicious Claude-Pro Relay download that pushes a previously undocumented backdoor for Windows named Beagle. […]
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One House Democrat is pressing Commerce on the government’s spyware use
A House Democrat who’s been at the forefront of congressional efforts to scrutinize the federal government’s use of commercial spyware wants the Commerce Department to brief Capitol Hill amid apprehension that the Trump administration might further embrace the technology. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., sent a letter to the department Thursday seeking a briefing on several…
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Daemon Tools Developer Confirms Software Was Trojanized
A China-linked threat actor backdoored a version of Daemon Tools to infect thousands
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Node.js 26 ships with Temporal API enabled by default
Developers managing JavaScript runtimes have a new major version to evaluate. Node.js 26.0.0 brings the long-awaited Temporal API to the platform alongside an updated V8 engine, a refreshed HTTP client, and several long-flagged removals that will require code changes in some applications. Temporal API ready for production code Temporal, a date and time API designed…
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Facial recognition arrives at the gates of Disney’s magic kingdom
Disney has equipped select entrance lanes at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park with facial recognition technology, saying the system is intended to streamline re-entry procedures and help prevent fraud. According to the company, certain entrance lanes use cameras to capture an image linked to a guest’s ticket or pass and compare it with…
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PyPI Packages Deliver ZiChatBot Malware via Zulip APIs on Windows and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to stealthily deliver a previously unknown malware family called ZiChatBot on Windows and Linux systems. “While these wheel packages do implement the features described on their PyPI web pages, their true purpose is to covertly deliver malicious files,” Kaspersky
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CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play
Scams targeting Android users in India and across the Asia-Pacific region have grown around a long-standing curiosity gap: the desire to look up call records tied to a phone number. A cluster of 28 fraudulent apps on Google Play exploited that gap and pulled in more than 7.3 million downloads before the store removed them.…
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CISOs: Align cyber risk communication with boardroom psychology
By now, executive boards across industries understand that cyberattacks can be costly. What they often lack, however, is a clear view of which risks pose the biggest threat to their business and why certain investments need to rise to the top. Many security leaders lose traction at that point. The challenge is less about sounding…
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Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users
ESET researchers uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number” and had been downloaded more than seven million times before being taken down
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Researchers Spot Uptick in Use of Vercel for Phishing Campaigns
Cofense has warned of a “significant” increase in phishing campaigns abusing Vercel platform
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AI Software Leak Lets Scammers Add Malware and Steal Data and Your Money
AI Leak Fuels Malware Scams. Company source code is proprietary and typically held as top secret. However, a recent software leak accident by Anthropic has led to a cascade of nefarious behaviours by hackers. Anthropic is the well-known creator of Claude AI, and the accidental leak of the source code has allowed scammers to create…
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Kloudfuse 4.0 delivers AI-governed observability and scalable workload isolation
Kloudfuse has announced the general availability of Kloudfuse 4.0. The release helps enterprises meet rising compliance requirements, adopt AI-driven observability with production-grade governance, and scale their observability infrastructure without platform bottlenecks, while keeping every byte of telemetry data inside their own cloud environment. Kloudfuse 4.0 addresses three converging pressures: the FIPS 140-2 sunset on September…
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux adds post-quantum security and AI-driven automation in latest releases
Red Hat has announced the upcoming general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 and 9.8. Building on the innovation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, the latest versions help address security threats, speed AI innovation and minimize operational drift. What Red Hat announced Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 and 9.8 provide a strategic and…
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Ten years later, has the GDPR fulfilled its purpose?
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the EU’s adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation, which became mandatory for all companies beginning on May 25, 2018. The aim of the GDPR was simple, but important: to improve individuals’ control over their personal data. This regulation replaced Directive 95/46/EC with the clear purpose of unifying data…
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Fixing the password problem is as easy as 123456
How come it’s still possible to ‘secure’ an online account with a six-digit string?
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, tracked as CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw is a buffer…
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The Marketing Society and Ekimetrics Launch ‘The CMO Tension Report’
The Marketing Society and Ekimetrics Launch ‘The CMO Tension Report’. Company News coverage from iTWire.
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Mythos AI: What Security Leaders Should Do Next
The recent discussion around Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and Project Glasswing has caught the attention of the cybersecurity industry for good reason. Mythos is not just another AI announcement. It is being positioned as a frontier model with advanced cybersecurity capability, particularly around finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities. Anthropic has stated that Project Glasswing is…
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Open-source MCP server monitoring for Python apps
Pythonic Model Context Protocol servers handle tool calls, session events, module imports, and subprocess activity. BlueRock has released MCP Python Hooks, an open source runtime sensor that gives developers a way to capture those signals without modifying application code. What the sensor captures The tool wraps a Python process at startup so its hooks initialize…
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vm2 Node.js Library Vulnerabilities Enable Sandbox Escape and Arbitrary Code Execution
A dozen critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the vm2 Node.js library that could be exploited by bad actors to break out of the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on susceptible systems. vm2 is an open-source library used to run untrusted JavaScript code inside a secure sandbox by intercepting and proxying JavaScript objects to…
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Multi-model AI is creating a routing headache for enterprises
Application teams are moving AI inference into production systems that support business operations. Enterprises are expanding traffic management, identity controls, observability, and routing systems for multiple AI models and environments. F5’s 2026 State of Application Strategy Report found that 78% of organizations operate their own inference services and 77% identify inference as their primary AI…
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US government agency to safety test frontier AI models before release
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a division of the US Department of Commerce, has signed agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI that would give the agency the ability to vet AI models from these organizations and others prior to their being made publicly available. According to a release from CAISI, which…
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US government agency to safety test frontier AI models before release
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), a division of the US Department of Commerce, has signed agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI that would give the agency the ability to vet AI models from these organizations and others prior to their being made publicly available. According to a release from CAISI, which…
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ISC Stormcast For Thursday, May 7th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9922, (Thu, May 7th)
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An Adaptive Cyber Analytics UI for Web Honeypot Logs [Guest Diary], (Wed, May 6th)
[This is a Guest Diary by Eric Roldan, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu BACS program] Through the expansion of Large Language Models (LLMs), cybersecurity has exploded with a variety of tools for both offensive and defensive purposes. A majority of software and cyber tools are integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions into their…
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How AI-accelerated threat discovery is reshaping network security
As vulnerabilities are discovered faster than ever, organizations must rethink how they reduce exposure and contain risk at the network edge. Categories: Products & Services Tags: network, AI, Mythos
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The Chip Craze Is Turning a Glass Company and a Toilet Maker Into AI Stocks
Investors are driving big gains in companies making components vital to AI infrastructure.
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What Is a ‘Compute Tax’ and Why Is the Idea Gaining Traction?
The extent of AI’s impact on the economy is still up for debate, but some are already pondering policy solutions to mitigate the worst-case scenarios.
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The ChatGPT-ification of American Business
Companies like Starbucks and Lowe’s are hoping to get closer to customers with new apps that integrate into OpenAI’s ChatGPT interface.
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Donuts and Beagles: Fake Claude site spreads backdoor
A malicious imitation of Anthropic’s Claude site leads to DLL sideloading – and a backdoor Categories: Threat Research Tags: Claude, Beagle, Backdoor, malvertising, AI, DONUT, DLL sideloading, Sophos X-Ops
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Video: Deepfake Defense May Become a Core MSP Service
Deepfakes are moving from viral novelty to real-world cyber threat. In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Boso speaks with Daniel Elliott, CEO of Delta Bear, about how AI-powered impersonation attacks are targeting businesses, why legacy security tools may fall short, and how MSPs and MSSPs can build new services around deepfake…
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Smashing Security podcast #466: Meta sees everything, Copy Fail, and a deepfake gets hired
Meta’s smart glasses promise privacy “designed for you” – but everything they record was being beamed off to workers in Nairobi to label by hand. When those workers blew the whistle, Meta sacked all 1,108 of them. Meanwhile, the IT press is in a frenzy over a new Linux bug called “Copy Fail” – complete…
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Taiwan High-Speed Rail Emergency Braking Hack: How a Student Stopped the Trains and Exposed a Major Security Gap
Taiwan high‑speed rail was disrupted after a 23‑year‑old student spoofed signals and triggered an emergency alarm, stopping four trains for nearly an hour. Taiwan high‑speed rail system, one of the most important pieces of national infrastructure, was thrown into chaos during the Qingming Festival holiday when several trains suddenly came to an unexpected halt. Experts…
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Teams calls are about to get a lot harder to fake
Microsoft Teams Calling is getting a new feature that will warn users about suspicious inbound VoIP calls from first-time external callers who might be impersonating trusted brands. The post Teams calls are about to get a lot harder to fake appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Best OSINT Tools for Investigations and Threat Intelligence in 2026
Explore the best OSINT tools for your digital investigations, threat intelligence, reconnaissance, and tracking online activity in 2026.
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Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing
A phishing campaign delivered through Google sponsored search results is targeting credentials for ManageWP, GoDaddy’s platform for managing fleets of WordPress websites. […]
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JPMorgan Tried to Settle Sexual-Assault Claims That Went Viral
Plus, Iran and the U.S. move closer on a proposal to restart talks, and some beloved products were born of blunders.
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Nerdio Launches MSP 7.0 Amid Strong Microsoft 365 Growth
Cloud management solution provider Nerdio has announced record MSP growth and launched its new Nerdio Manager for MSP 7.0. The company grew its MSP user base by over 100% in 2025, spanning Microsoft 365, Windows 365, and Azure Virtual Desktop. Building scalable, cloud-first businesses According to Nerdio, its growth was driven by increasing demand from…
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Yet Another Way to Bypass Google Chrome’s Encryption Protection
Authors of the VoidStealer Trojan uncovered a way to get around Google’s App-Bound Encryption (ABE), opening the door to infostealers.
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A DOD contractor’s API flaw exposed military course data and service member records
A defense technology company with Department of Defense contracts exposed user records and military training materials through API endpoints that lacked meaningful authorization checks, according to an account published by Strix, an open-source autonomous security testing project. The issue affected Schemata, an AI-powered virtual training platform used in military and defense settings. According to Strix,…
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Tanium Teams With ServiceNow on Autonomous IT Solution
Autonomous IT organization Tanium is joining forces with ServiceNow to deliver a joint Autonomous IT solution, ITOM AI Prime. This bundled offering integrates Tanium Autonomous IT Platform with ServiceNow IT Operations Management (ITOM) AI Prime into a single solution. Tanium and ServiceNow continue to support integrated workflows across IT operations The joint solution provides a…
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Instructure Breach Exposes Schools’ Vendor Dependence
ShinyHunters’ attack on Instructure, which owns the widely used Canvas learning management system (LMS), carries big questions about the trust educational institutions put into their vendors.
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After 17 years, Gavril Sandu extradited to U.S. for hacking scheme
Romanian citizen Gavril Sandu was extradited to the U.S. nearly 17 years after a hacking scheme. He was indicted in 2017 and arrested in 2026. Romanian national Gavril Sandu, 53, has been extradited to the United States for his role in a hacking scheme that took place 17 years ago. “On November 14, 2017, a…
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Mirai-Based xlabs_v1 Botnet Exploits ADB to Hijack IoT Devices for DDoS Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new Mirai-derived botnet that self-identifies as xlabs_v1 and targets internet-exposed devices running Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to enlist them in a network capable of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Hunt.io, which detailed the malware, said it made the discovery after identifying an exposed directory on a Netherlands-hosted
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Google Fixes CVSS 10 Gemini CLI Vulnerability Enabling GitHub Issue-Based RCE
Google patches a CVSS 10 Gemini CLI vulnerability that allowed hackers to use prompt injection and privilege escalation for a full supply chain compromise.
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A critical Palo Alto PAN-OS zero-day is being exploited in the wild
Attackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting some Palo Alto Networks’ customers’ firewalls, the security vendor said in an advisory Tuesday. The critical memory corruption vulnerability — CVE-2026-0300 — affects the authentication portal of PAN-OS, and allows unauthenticated attackers to run code with root privileges on the vendor’s PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls, the company…
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New compliance guide available: ISO/IEC 42001:2023 on AWS
We have released our latest compliance guide, ISO/IEC 42001:2023 on AWS, which provides practical guidance for organizations designing and operating an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS) using AWS services. As organizations deploy AI and generative AI workloads in the cloud, aligning with globally recognized standards such as ISO/IEC 42001:2023 becomes an important step toward strengthening…
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Elon Musk’s Romantic Partner Testifies About Her Role on OpenAI’s Board
Shivon Zilis took the stand in court for questioning on whether she “funneled” information to Musk while sitting on the board of OpenAI.
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Chrome’s AI features can take up to 4GB of space on your computer
Google Chrome can automatically download a local AI model that takes up to 4 gigabytes of hard drive space on a computer when certain AI features are enabled, according to The Verge. The file, called weights.bin, is used by Google’s Gemini Nano AI model to provide writing assistance, autocomplete, and fraud protection directly on the…
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Critical vm2 sandbox bug lets attackers execute code on hosts
A critical vulnerability in the popular Node.js sandboxing library vm2 allows escaping the sandbox and executing arbitrary code on the host system. […]
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New Cisco DoS flaw requires manual reboot to revive devices
Cisco patched a Crosswork Network Controller and Network Services Orchestrator denial-of-service vulnerability that requires manually rebooting targeted systems for recovery. […]
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ServiceNow continues its AI transformation with an integrated experience
ServiceNow has unveiled updates to its workflow management platform advancing its redefinition of itself as the “AI control tower for business reinvention” at its Knowledge customer event this week. The AI Control Tower product itself, introduced at last year’s event, gets new integrations with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and…
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ShinyHunters’ Instructure Canvas LMS and Vimeo Breaches Impact Millions of Users
ShinyHunters breached Instructure and Vimeo, exposing millions of student and user records through direct and supply chain attacks.
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Cybersecurity M&A Targets AI Agents and Browser Security
AI has upended long-held assumptions about cybersecurity, and a wave of acquisitions by large vendors indicates a race to secure the tools and talent needed to navigate the new landscape. This is a new layer to the cybersecurity stack, adding agents, prompts, and data flows to the list of items that need to be monitored,…
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Iranian state-backed spies pose as ransomware slingers in false flag attacks
An Iranian state-sponsored espionage group is pretending to be a regular ransomware gang in a new wave of ransomware attacks targeting enterprises. APT group MuddyWater (aka Seedworm) is masquerading as the Chaos ransomware-as-a-service group to confuse incident response and mask its spying and cyber-sabotage, according to research by security vendor Rapid7. The attacks — geared…
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DAEMON Tools devs confirm breach, release malware-free version
Disc Soft Limited, the maker of DAEMON Tools Lite, confirmed that the software had been trojanized in a supply chain attack and released a new, malware-free version. […]
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Sysdig delivers cloud security that runs inside AI coding agents
Sysdig announced headless cloud security, a cyberdefense platform designed for the agentic AI era. Sysdig Headless Cloud Security enables customers to drop the traditional, one-size-fits-all UI approach and equip their AI agents as the primary operators of machine-speed, data-driven cyberdefense. Over the last year, rapid advancements across coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and…
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Palo Alto Networks Firewall Zero-Day Exploited in Active Attacks
Palo Alto Networks recently disclosed a firewall vulnerability that is already being exploited in the wild. The flaw affects the PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal and could allow unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code with root privileges on vulnerable devices. This vulnerability “… allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the…
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CloudZ Malware Abuses Phone Link to Steal SMS OTPs
Cisco Talos uncovers CloudZ RAT and Pheno plugin abusing Microsoft Phone Link to intercept SMS OTPs
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Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack
Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) reveals how state-sponsored attackers are increasingly leveraging ransomware tactics to disguise espionage operations. The campaign, uncovered by security researchers at Rapid7, blended…
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ServiceNow Pushes AI from Assistant to Operator
ServiceNow used its Knowledge 2026 conference to make a pretty direct case for where it thinks enterprise AI is headed. The company does not want AI sitting off to the side as a helpful assistant waiting to be called upon. It wants AI agents inside the systems where work actually happens, with enough governance to…
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CVE-2026-23918: Critical Apache HTTP/2 Flaw Can Trigger DoS and Possible RCE
Apache has patched CVE-2026-23918, a critical flaw in Apache HTTP Server’s HTTP/2 handling that Apache describes as a “double free and possible RCE.” The issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and was fixed in 2.4.67, released on May 4, 2026. The CVE-2026-23918 vulnerability matters because it can be abused remotely and without authentication. Public reporting…
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CVE-2026-23918: Critical Apache HTTP/2 Flaw Can Trigger DoS and Possible RCE
Apache has patched CVE-2026-23918, a critical flaw in Apache HTTP Server’s HTTP/2 handling that Apache describes as a “double free and possible RCE.” The issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and was fixed in 2.4.67, released on May 4, 2026. The CVE-2026-23918 vulnerability matters because it can be abused remotely and without authentication. Public reporting…
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Why ransomware attacks succeed even when backups exist
Backups don’t fail because they’re missing, they fail because attackers destroy them first. Acronis explains how ransomware targets backup systems before encryption, leaving no path to recovery. […]
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Apple Intelligence hype cost the company $250M
The mishaps around Apple Intelligence have gone beyond denting Apple’s reputation – they have also cost the company $250 million in damages over smarter Siri delays. Think back to the original introduction of Apple Intelligence and you might recall a promotional video that explained how a new and smarter Siri would act as your contextually-smart…
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Building Strategic Advantage With Integrated Planning
Siloed planning slows decisions and hides risk. Integrated business planning connects finance, demand, supply, and strategy into a single disciplined cycle.
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CISA Urges Critical Infrastructure Providers to Make Plans to Remain Operational if hit by Cyber-Attack
CISA’s CI Fortify initiative aim for critical infrastructure operators to build isolation & recovery
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MuddyWater hackers use Chaos ransomware as a decoy in attacks
The MuddyWater Iranian hackers disguised their operations as a Chaos ransomware attack, relying on Microsoft Teams social engineering to gain access and establish persistence. […]
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Attackers compromised Daemon Tools software to deliver backdoors
Kaspersky researchers uncovered another supply chain compromise involving a popular Windows tool: Daemon Tools, an app for mounting disk image files as virtual drives that is widely used by gamers, developers, and IT professionals. Since April 8, 2026, the official Daemon Tools download site (at Deamon-tools[.]cc) was serving signed, trojanized Windows installers. Once installed, these…
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Iran-Linked APT Posed as Chaos Ransomware Member in Espionage Campaign
Rapid7 reveals an Iranian false flag operation masquerading as a Chaos ransomware attack
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MuddyWater Uses Microsoft Teams to Steal Credentials in False Flag Ransomware Attack
The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm, Seedworm, and Static Kitten) has been attributed to a ransomware attack in what has been described as a “false flag” operation. The attack, observed by Rapid7 in early 2026, has been found to leverage social engineering techniques via Microsoft Teams to initiate the infection…
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Webinar: Why network incidents escalate and how to fix response gaps
Most network incidents don’t escalate due to a lack of alerts; they escalate when response breaks down. This webinar explores how to fix gaps in triage, enrichment, and coordination. […]
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The “Juice” Factor: Designing Game Feel
Designing game feel requires responsive controls, hit-stop, sound, animation, and feedback systems that make gameplay satisfying.
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CVE-2026-0300: Palo Alto PAN-OS Zero-Day Enables Root RCE on Exposed Firewalls
Edge security appliances remain high-value targets, especially when a flaw can be exploited before a patch is widely available. The CVE-2026-0300 vulnerability is a critical buffer overflow in the User-ID Authentication Portal, also known as Captive Portal, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Palo Alto rates it 9.3/10 when the portal is exposed to the internet…
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CVE-2026-0300: Palo Alto PAN-OS Zero-Day Enables Root RCE on Exposed Firewalls
Edge security appliances remain high-value targets, especially when a flaw can be exploited before a patch is widely available. The CVE-2026-0300 vulnerability is a critical buffer overflow in the User-ID Authentication Portal, also known as Captive Portal, in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS. Palo Alto rates it 9.3/10 when the portal is exposed to the internet…
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The Hacker News Launches ‘Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026’ — Submissions Now Open
For nearly 20 years, we at The Hacker News have mostly told scary stories about cyberspace — big hacks, broken systems, and new threats. But behind every headline, there’s a quieter, better story. It’s the story of leaders making tough calls under pressure, teams building smarter defenses, and security products that keep hunting threats 24/7…
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From Stuxnet to ChatGPT: 20 News Events That Shaped Cyber
As part of Dark Reading’s 20th anniversary celebration, its staff looks back on 20 of the biggest newmaking events from the past two decades that shaped our industry and the risk landscape for today’s security teams.
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New malware turns Linux systems into P2P attack networks
Attackers have found a new way to turn Linux systems into stealthy supply chain distribution hubs that are resistant to takedowns. Researchers from Trend Micro have disclosed a new malware framework, dubbed Quasar Linux or QLNX, describing it as a modular Linux remote access trojan (RAT). But what sets the campaign apart is the malware…
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Apache fixes critical HTTP/2 double-free flaw CVE-2026-23918 enabling RCE
Apache fixed several flaws in HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8), a double-free bug in HTTP/2 that could allow remote code execution. The Apache Software Foundation has released updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in its HTTP Server, including CVE-2026-23918 (CVSS score of 8.8). The issue involves a “double free” error in HTTP/2 handling…
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Your AI Agents Are Already Inside the Perimeter. Do You Know What They’re Doing?
Analysts recently confirmed what identity security teams have quietly feared: AI agents are being deployed faster than enterprises can govern them. In their inaugural Market Guide for Guardian Agents, Gartner states that “enterprise adoption of AI agents is accelerating, outpacing maturity of governance policy controls.” Enterprise leaders can request access to the Gartner Market Guide…
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Intel 471 speeds threat hunting and remediation with Retroactive Threat Detections
Intel 471 has announced Retroactive Threat Detections (RTD), a new capability within its Verity471 platform. RTD helps security teams quickly understand the impact of new threats on their environments. This transforms static intelligence reports into actionable answers within minutes, enabling faster confirmation of compromise and remediation. RTD generated query configured for multiple tools, delivered within…
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Extreme Networks introduces Agent ONE for autonomous enterprise networking
Extreme Networks has introduced Extreme Agent ONE, a new class of AI agents for enterprise networking. Moving beyond generic, prompt-based AI, Extreme Agent ONE runs on the Extreme AI stack purpose-built for enterprise environments, which combines advanced AI reasoning, live network context, and operational expertise to transform enterprise networks into systems that detect, decide, and…
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UiPath adds agentic AI capabilities to Automation Suite for government agencies
UiPath has announced the release of agentic AI capabilities on UiPath Automation Suite. The Automation Suite updates help government agencies and regulated industries accelerate agentic AI and automation adoption and are designed to address strict data sovereignty and compliance requirements. These new capabilities empower agencies to deploy agentic AI within their own infrastructure using cloud-hosted…
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She Opposed His Plan for a Blockchain City. Now He’s Bankrolling Her Primary Opponent.
Five years ago, a Nevada state senator helped kill a crypto tycoon’s vision of a blockchain city in the Reno desert. Now, that lawmaker is running for higher office, and the crypto mogul is bankrolling her primary opponent to the tune of millions. The battle playing out in the state attorney general’s race is one…
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8×8 updates CX platform with AI, analytics, and frontline management capabilities
8×8 has released a set of platform updates to the 8×8 Platform for CX that target the operational gaps most commonly stalling organizations, including AI deployments requiring months of integration, queues IT teams cannot monitor in real time, customers abandoning sessions at login, agents stretched across simultaneous digital interactions without visibility into where their attention…
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China to Invest in DeepSeek at $50 Billion Valuation
The money will come from government-backed investors and align the AI startup with Beijing’s push for technology self-sufficiency.
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Proton Mail brings quantum-safe email encryption to all accounts
Post-quantum protection is now available as an optional feature in Proton Mail across all plans, including the free tier. How post-quantum protection works Once enabled, Proton Mail generates new encryption keys designed to protect future encrypted emails against attacks from quantum computers. Because the feature relies on new encryption keys, users need updated Proton apps…
Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Root-level RCE vulnerability in Palo Alto firewalls exploited (CVE-2026-0300)
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-0300) affecting Palo Alto Networks firewalls is being actively exploited by attackers, the security company acknowledged today, and urged customers to implement mitigations as they are still working on fixes. About CVE-2026-0300 CVE-2026-0300 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the User-ID Authentication Portal (aka Captive Portal) service of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
New Relic advances AI observability with new intelligence layer
New Relic has announced New Relic Knowledge, a new platform capability that integrates telemetry and knowledge sources to enhance issue detection and resolution. By combining real-time telemetry with historical incident data, system changes, and deep operational context, New Relic Knowledge provides the foundational intelligence required for AI agents and engineering teams to better understand systems,…
AI, Global Security News
Give yourself an on-demand Android taskbar
Holy moly, I am flying around my phone this week. It’s a wild feeling — especially since Google’s grand I/O gala, which is traditionally the time when shapeshifting new Android additions are supposed to command our attention, isn’t for another couple weeks yet. These days, though, we’ve reached a point where many of the most…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Application Security Strategies Are Changing as AI-generated Code Floods the SDLC
AI-generated code is changing AppSec workflows, forcing teams to rethink SDLC security, dependency checks, code review, and risk prioritization.
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groundcover expands its observability platform with enhanced Synthetic Monitoring and RUM
groundcover has expanded its capabilities with new and enhanced offerings across Synthetic Monitoring and Real User Monitoring (RUM). These innovations give engineering teams greater visibility into the user experience, from proactive testing to real-world session insights, while keeping data securely within their own cloud environments. “Modern observability isn’t just about infrastructure, it’s about understanding the…
AI, APAC, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management
How CISOs Reduce Cyber Risk with MITRE ATT&CK
Nowadays CISOs face escalating threats that outpace traditional defenses. The strategy is evolving from compliance-driven checklists to a threat-informed approach. MITRE ATT&CK provides a globally accessible knowledge base of real-world adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), enabling organizations to understand, prioritize, and counter actual attacker behaviors rather than abstract controls. This shift helps align security efforts with business…
AI, Global Security News
Memory Makers Are the Hottest Thing in Tech. Are They Making Too Much Money?
Profit margins of memory makers look unsustainably high, but AI demand is changing the game.
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Writers Are Going to Extremes to Prove They Didn’t Use AI
People are adding typos, aggressively casual language and references to ‘The Office’ to stay ahead of armchair detectors.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
ServiceNow strengthens enterprise AI security with Autonomous Security & Risk platform
ServiceNow has launched Autonomous Security & Risk to govern every AI agent, identity, and connected asset. Armis delivers continuous asset intelligence across code, IT, OT, IoT, and connected assets, while Veza provides fine-grained visibility, intelligence, and governance for both human and non-human identities. Security and risk crossed $1 billion in annual contract value (ACV) for…