Two chiefs of UK policing agencies said the Transport for London prosecution demonstrates the need for Cybercrime Risk Orders
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Police Chiefs Cite TfL Hack in Push for Cybercrime Risk Orders
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The Massive Supply Deals Feeding the AI Frenzy Are No Sure Thing
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Critical ServiceNow code execution flaw now exploited in attacks
Attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-6875) in the ServiceNow AI Platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. […]
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New 7-Zip Vulnerability Could Let Crafted XZ Archives Run Code During Extraction
Opening a crafted XZ archive in 7-Zip could let an attacker run code on the machine. The flaw, CVE-2026-14266, is a heap-based buffer overflow in how the archiver processes XZ chunked data, and Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) detailed it on July 15. A fix shipped on June 25 in 7-Zip 26.02. The overflow…
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Russian-Speaking Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Control Botnet of Eight Dental Clinic PCs
A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google’s open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet. The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between March 19 and April 21, 2026, which found the threat actor using AI, among other…
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AI Security at Scale, CMMC phase II paused, and the Weekly Enterprise News – Keith Hollender – ESW #468
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The Windows 10 hangover is becoming a security problem
Windows 11 now runs on 78.8% of Windows devices after Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025, according to Lansweeper. Windows 10 still accounts for 16.9% of devices and no longer receives security updates, leaving newly discovered vulnerabilities unpatched. “There’s a temporary bridge that we need to consider when looking at these…
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Channel Partners Shift Vendors as Hardware Risks Rise
A new Westcon-Comstor survey found that 87% of channel partners are changing how they plan, procure, and deliver IT infrastructure projects as hardware price volatility and supply constraints continue to disrupt customer deployments. The findings suggest partners are increasingly turning to capacity planning, accelerated purchasing, and vendor changes to keep projects on schedule despite ongoing…
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AI Agents Turned Into Attackers: Hugging Face Reveals Autonomous Intrusion Campaign
Hugging Face says an autonomous AI agent breached part of its production infrastructure and accessed internal data and service credentials. Hugging Face is one of the world’s leading open-source AI companies. It provides a platform where developers and organizations can build, share, and deploy machine learning and generative AI models. Hugging Face disclosed that an…
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Volexity Uncovers Zero-Day Campaign Targeting SonicWall VPN Appliances
Unknown hackers exploited two SonicWall SMA 1000 zero-days to gain root access on VPN appliances before patches became available. Volexity published its findings after conducting an incident response investigation involving a compromised organization whose SonicWall SMA 1000 series VPN appliances were hit with zero-day exploits starting June 22, 2026. The threat actor, which Volexity tracks…
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A week in security (July 13 – July 19)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Shark vacuum flaw exposes cameras, home maps and Wi-Fi passwords How to use GitHub safely The backlash against Flock cameras is spreading Security updates available for Adobe, Chrome, Firefox, VMWare, and Zoom Samsung backs down on threat to delete health data Claude for Chrome flaw could let rogue extensions access…
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SOCs face a human challenge as AI speeds alerts and threats
Security operations centers (SOCs) have spent years struggling under the weight of growing alert volumes, expanding attack surfaces, and chronic staffing shortages. Now artificial intelligence is adding a new complication: not just more information, but more machine-generated information that must itself be evaluated. “There is an asymmetry here because you now have to parse through…
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Claude Mythos FAQ: Capabilities, access, competitors, implications
1. What is Claude Mythos? Claude Mythos is an advanced AI model developed by Anthropic and is optimized for cybersecurity and healthcare applications. Mythos 5 was originally released in April to a small group of vetted technology partners ahead of a planned wider rollout. Anthropic established Project Glasswing, a consortium that gives limited, controlled access…
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Meet Dusseldorf, Microsoft’s open-source out-of-band security platform
Out-of-band vulnerabilities surface when an application quietly reaches out to an external system during an attack, and capturing that traffic calls for infrastructure that many researchers assemble on their own. A new open-source project from Microsoft supplies that infrastructure in a package meant to run inside a private environment. Dusseldorf is an out-of-band application security…
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More alerts are making your team slower, and an outcome-based SOC fixes that
In this Help Net Security video, Thom Langford, EMEA CTO, Rapid7, explains why piling on more security alerts makes a SOC slower to respond. Attackers log in with stolen credentials and use trusted tools like PowerShell instead of custom malware. He shares a case where attackers called a help desk, reset a privileged cloud account,…
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World’s Largest AI Model Repository Hugging Face Breached by Autonomous AI Agent
In an ironic twist, open-source artificial intelligence (AI) platform Hugging Face revealed that it was the victim of a hack perpetrated by an autonomous AI agent system. The company said it detected and responded to the incident targeting its production infrastructure earlier last week. “We identified unauthorized access to a limited set of internal datasets…
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SleeperGem Uses Three Malicious RubyGems Packages to Target Developer Machines
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new software supply chain attack codenamed SleeperGem targeting the Ruby ecosystem after three malicious gems were published to RubyGems with the end goal of serving additional payloads. The rogue gems are listed below – git_credential_manager (versions 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.8.3) – Published on July 18, 2026 Dendreo (versions 1.1.3, 1.1.4)…
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A forensic tool for backdoored code completions in AI assistants
Developers lean on AI coding assistants for a growing share of their daily work, letting the tools predict the next few lines and accepting many suggestions with a quick glance. Those tools learn from large collections of code, and some of that code can be tampered with before training starts. A poisoned example teaches a…
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Product showcase: ZoneAlarm Mobile Security adds customizable content filtering to mobile security
ZoneAlarm Mobile Security is a security app from Check Point designed to protect mobile devices against phishing, malicious websites, unsafe networks, and fraudulent links. It is available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and can run on Apple silicon Macs through the App Store. Getting started The onboarding process begins with a request for notification permissions, followed…
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Nearly half of open-source AI projects never reach production
Open models are moving into production across more organizations, and the work of securing those deployments increasingly extends beyond the model weights. Mozilla’s The State of Open Source AI 2026 identifies deployment, governance and operational tooling as persistent obstacles as model capability improves. Open source AI in 2026, in four numbers. (Source: Mozilla) “Without investment…
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ISC Stormcast For Monday, July 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10014, (Mon, Jul 20th)
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The Pentagon Is Finally Buying (Some) Weapons From Startups
The Pentagon is using a surging budget to avoid choosing between defense-tech startups and old-school contractors.
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CETA System Update Sharpens Carbon Attribution
The update traces every cooling-energy reduction to the measure behind it and expresses the result in energy, carbon, cost and efficiency terms, so operators can defend the…
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Fortinet expands FortiEndpoint with new capabilities for the AI era
New innovations delivered through one agent, one console, and one licence help security teams safely enable AI adoption, strengthen data security, improve risk visibility, and…
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VIVERE Group Selects Rimini Street to Strengthen SAP Support and Accelerate Business Transformation
Indonesia-based integrated interior and furnishing solutions provider gains expert SAP support, freedom and capacity to advance transformation on its own terms
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A 22-year-old AI creator made an ExpressVPN ad – now it’s going to Times Square
After more than 20,000 registrations, Max Kaplan’s winning AI-made ad is heading to ExpressVPN’s Times Square Digital Takeover ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final.
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Australia’s AI report card: “Confidence improving. For data and governance, needs to do better.”
Australia may be finally overcoming its long-standing AI trust deficit, but data foundations, governance and leadership must catch up, according to new SAP research.
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F5 advances frontier AI cyber resilience with new fleet management capabilities
New F5 Insight workflows help enterprises update BIG-IP fleets faster, more safely, and with greater accountability as AI accelerates vulnerability response timelines.
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Celonis to host two AI and Process Intelligence Forums in Australia tomorrow 21st in Sydney and Melbourne 23rd on Thursday – and it’s not too late to register
There is just one day left to register for the Celonis AI and PI Forum to be held in Sydney tomorrow – and just three days for the Melbourne event on Thursday.
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KCD Melbourne 2026 Announces Speaker Line-up as Australia’s Cloud Native Community Gears Up for Biggest Event Yet
Kubernetes Community Days KCD Melbourne has announced its community speaker line-up for KCD Melbourne 2026, bringing together some of Australia’s leading cloud native…
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These AI-Native Companies Have Tiny Staffs and Fewer Bosses
Those built from the get-go with AI are operating much leaner and flatter than earlier startups.
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Sophos joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
As a Project Glasswing member, Sophos gains access to Claude Mythos 5, an advanced frontier model not currently available to the public, to find and fix software vulnerabilities before AI-driven attackers can exploit them.
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In code we trust? Why the most trusted software receives the least scrutiny.
Recent CVEs across GitHub, Anthropic, Google, dbt, and MISP expose a simple truth: the most trusted code is often the least questioned. As organizations connect AI agents to production systems, those overlooked assumptions can become powerful new attack paths.
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Sophos ZTNA unlocks SaaS app control and so much more
Sophos ZTNA customers now get Sophos Protected Browser as part of Sophos Workspace Protection, extending Zero Trust controls to SaaS and web apps while improving secure RDP and SSH access.
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E-invoicing is no longer a local compliance problem
From France to New Zealand, mandatory e-invoicing deadlines are fast approaching. For Australian multinationals that aren’t ready, the consequence isn’t inconvenience — it’s…
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Why Enterprises Need an AI Defence Layer in the Age of Intelligent Systems
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a core operating layer for modern enterprises, but security frameworks are struggling to keep pace with the speed of adoption.
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IDeaS Named a Leader in Inaugural IDC MarketScape for Hospitality Revenue Management Systems
IDeaS, a SAS company and a provider of AI-powered hospitality revenue management software, today announced it has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Revenue…
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Nozomi Networks Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing
Nozomi Networks is joining Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to bring AI-driven vulnerability discovery to operational technology OT, Internet of Things IoT and cyber-physical…
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Free micropatches available for “LegacyHive” 0day
Six days ago, security researcher Nightmare-Eclipse published a proof-of-concept for local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows. This vulnerability has no official patch from Microsoft yet; meaning that even fully-patched Windows computers are vulnerable. The vulnerability allows a regular non-admin user to mount any other user’s registry hive in full access mode, and then either extract…
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Critical NGINX Vulnerability Can Crash Workers and May Allow Remote Code Execution
F5 has shipped fixes for a critical nginx flaw that lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker trigger a heap buffer overflow in the worker process with crafted HTTP requests. CVE-2026-42533 was patched on July 15 in nginx 1.30.4 (stable) and 1.31.3 (mainline), and in NGINX Plus 37.0.3.1; anyone on an earlier build should upgrade. Triggering it…
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The CEO Trying to Fix PayPal Has a New Option: Sell It for Billions
Enrique Lores had an ambitious turnaround plan for the payments company. Now, one of its rivals has lobbed a buyout offer.
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Scans for Hikvision Intelligent Security API, (Sun, Jul 19th)
We have been following issues with Hikvision cameras for a long, long time. Like many similar products, Hikvision cameras have a long history of vulnerabilities and are often targeted by internet-wide scans that our honeypot network detects. This weekend, I noticed a new type of recon scans against the newer OPEN Intelligent Security API (ISAPI) provided by…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 106
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CrashStealer: C++ macOS infostealer posing as crash reporter Lucide Proxy: Turning Student Web Proxies into DDoS Bots AsyncAPI npm organization compromised, 2M weekly downloads affected OkoBot: new sophisticated malware framework targets cryptocurrency users …
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 586 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. OpenSSL Fixes HollowByte Memory Exhaustion Bug Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer’s Network…
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Hackers abuse ViPNet software to target Russian govt agencies
An advanced threat actor is abusing the update mechanism for the ViPNet private networking product suite to target Russian organizations, including government agencies. […]
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UAC-0145 Uses ClickFix CAPTCHAs to Infect Ukrainian Devices wih Malware
Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been observed leveraging the infamous ClickFix strategy to trick Ukrainian targets into infecting their own machines with data-stealing malware. According to the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), the activity has been attributed to UAC-0145, a sub-cluster within Sandworm, an advanced hacking unit affiliated with GRU, Russia’s
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SonicWall SMA Zero-Days Exploited Before Disclosure to Gain Root Access
A previously undocumented threat actor has been attributed to the exploitation of recently disclosed SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series VPN appliances as zero-days prior their public disclosure since June 22, 2026. Cybersecurity company Volexity is tracking the activity under the moniker UTA0533. The discovery was made following an incident response investigation earlier this
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Big Blue Blues
Plus, what happens when you give an AI agent access to your passwords, tech executives fear for their lives amid AI backlash, how not to charge your phone, and more.
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How a virtual LAN can better protect your home network – and the best way to get started
You might think a basic LAN setup is secure enough, but there could be issues lurking that require device isolation to ensure your security.
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Pastors Using AI to Help Write Sermons Grapple With Where to Draw the Line
A divide is growing over AI-assisted preaching in American churches. “Martin Luther is rolling over in his grave.”
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From Principles to Practice: Actionable Blueprints for Ethical AI
Part 2 of this series on ethical AI looks at operationalizing trust with the clear prompting framework and robust data governance for your public- or private-sector organization.
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The 5 laptop features worth paying extra for, plus 3 you can ignore
From RAM and hardware, here’s where you should spend your laptop budget — and where you can save money.
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Week in review: High severity WordPress vulnerabilities, fake OAuth IDs bypass sign-in logs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Two new high severity WordPress vulnerabilities, patch immediately! The 7.0.2 WordPress security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. Cynative: Open-source deep research agent Running a large language model against a live cloud account to hunt for…
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Attackers Can Take Over WordPress Sites Using Newly Released wp2shell Exploits
Public exploits are now available for two critical WordPress flaws that attackers can chain to gain remote code execution without authentication. Public proof-of-concept exploits are now available for the critical wp2shell vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, can be chained to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution on default WordPress installations…
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I’ve been a Google phone diehard for 10 years – here’s my 5-part wishlist for Pixel 11
I’m loyal to Google phones, but some changes need to be made.
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Update now: 7-Zip fixes RCE flaw exploitable with malicious archives
7-Zip version 26.02 was released to fix a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow attackers to execute malicious code by convincing users to open specially crafted compressed files. […]
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OpenSSL Fixes HollowByte Memory Exhaustion Bug
Okta disclosed HollowByte, an 11-byte OpenSSL flaw that lets remote attackers exhaust server memory and trigger denial-of-service attacks. Okta’s Red Team disclosed a denial-of-service vulnerability in OpenSSL they named HollowByte, and the attack payload is exactly 11 bytes. A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends that payload and the server allocates up to 131 KB of memory…
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WordPress Core “wp2shell” RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now
Public exploits have been released for the critical “wp2shell” remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. […]
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Lego Strikes Back Against Screens—With Chips in Bricks
The new Smart Play sets come with motion sensors, lights and sound. But does the legendary building system actually need this digital upgrade?
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Two new high severity WordPress vulnerabilities, patch immediately!
The 7.0.2 WordPress security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. The vulnerabilities reported to the WordPress security team include: CVE-2026-60137 – A facilitated SQL injection issue reported as a team by TF1T, dtro, and haongo CVE-2026-60137 – A REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code Execution…
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Microsoft warns of surge in ACR Stealer attacks on customers
Microsoft has observed a surge in attacks using the ACR Stealer malware to steal browser-stored passwords, authentication tokens, and sensitive documents from its enterprise customers. […]
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Daxin: 13-Year-Old China-Linked Malware Found Still Active on Manufacturer’s Network
Researchers found China’s Daxin rootkit and a new Stupig backdoor on a Taiwan firm’s network, suggesting a stealthy intrusion dating back to 2013. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team found Daxin running on a compromised host at a Taiwan-based subsidiary of a multinational high-tech manufacturer in 2026. Daxin is a Windows kernel-mode rootkit that Symantec first documented…
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The Future of Age Verification: Your Face Never Leaves Your Device
As age verification laws expand worldwide, organizations face growing pressure to protect users’ privacy while meeting regulatory requirements. Incode explains how on-device age estimation verifies age without transmitting or storing facial images, reducing biometric privacy risks while supporting compliance. […]
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What to Know About the Chinese AI Models Rattling U.S. Stocks
The rise of products such as Moonshot’s Kimi K3 raises concern about the tech boom’s staying power.
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U.S. CISA adds Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Fortinet FortiSandbox and Microsoft SharePoint flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CVE-2026-25089 (CVSS score of 9.8) Fortinet FortiSandbox OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2026-39808 (CVSS score of…
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The iPad mini’s biggest update in 5 years is expected this fall – here’s what we know
The next iPad mini is rumored to feature an OLED panel and a more powerful processor. A new base iPad is also in the works.
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I tested Nothing’s new pink earbuds, and they look as good as they sound
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IBM CEO Arvind Krishna Has Nowhere to Hide From AI
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Why Microsoft 365 Security Alerts Are Essential for Modern Businesses
Learn why Microsoft 365 security alerts are critical for detecting cyber threats, improving incident response, maintaining compliance, and protecting your organization’s cloud environment. Cybersecurity threats have become more sophisticated than ever before. From phishing campaigns and ransomware attacks to account takeovers and insider threats, organizations face a constant stream of security challenges. Businesses that rely…
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Cirrus Introduces the TRAC10: A Purpose-Built Aircraft Engineered to Transform Professional Flight Training
The TRAC10 is a modern, efficient, and cost-effective flight training platform for professional flight schools
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Insider Risk Management Fundamentals: 10 Best Security Practices for Implementation
This post will discuss the fundamentals of insider risk management. Also, I will show you 10 security best practices for implementation. The frequency of security incidents caused by insiders is on the rise. The recent 2022 Cost of Insider Threats Global Report by the Ponemon Institute reveals that 67% of companies experienced between 21 and…
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AI Chip Startup Etched Is in Talks for $20 Billion Valuation
The startup is also raising capital at a $10 billion valuation in a separate round led by Sequoia.
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Google’s Gemini lets strangers send messages from your locked Android phone
Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, is supposed to make life easier for Android smartphone owners. But right now it may also be making life easier for anyone anyone who happens to pick up your phone. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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ACR Stealer exploits user interaction to steal sensitive data
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2 charged in New York for laundering $43 million from investment scams
Zhuoying Chen, 27, and Haojie Zhang, 38, are accused of managing a network that transferred at least $43 million to China, based on information published by Bleeping Computer.
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New Russian-speaking threat actor UAT-11795 targets US and Europe with novel malware
UAT-11795 utilizes novel tools, including the Python-based Starland RAT and the PowerShell-based WLDR agent, which operates entirely in-memory with encrypted beaconing and a Runspace execution engine.
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Lawyers say Russian tourist detained in Armenia over mistaken identity in ransomware case
The detained Russian, Aleksandr Yuryevich Ermakov, was apprehended in Armenia on June 28, based on a U.S. request.
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WatchGuard report highlights employee behavior risks for SMBs
The 2026 Cybersecurity Hygiene Report indicates that 64% of employees use unauthorized AI tools, expanding “shadow AI” and creating visibility gaps.
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SoftBank leverages OpenAI for AI-driven cybersecurity patching service
SoftBank’s “Patching as a Service” (PaaS), powered by a joint venture with OpenAI called SB OAI Japan, offers clients AI-infused remediation planning and vulnerability assessment.
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Windows 10 devices carry 3 times the risk of Windows 11, data shows
New data from Lansweeper indicates that approximately 16.9% of Windows client devices, or one in six, continue to operate on Windows 10.
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MacOS malware hijacks Telegram sessions, targets crypto wallets
The macOS malware targets information stored locally on infected devices, including passwords, browser cookies, Apple Notes and Telegram Desktop session files.
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Ernst & Young (EY) Investigates Data Breach Involving Third-Party Support Tickets
Ernst & Young (EY) disclosed a data breach after attackers compromised a third-party IT support system containing client documents and tax information. Ernst & Young (EY) is disclosed a data breach linked to a compromised third-party support ticket system used by its IT teams. The platform stored support requests that may have included documents containing…
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Over 1 million malicious emails found using text salting to fool AI scanners
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New wp2shell WordPress Core Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Run Code
An anonymous HTTP request can run code on a WordPress site. The bug is in core, so a bare install with zero plugins is exploitable. Every 6.9 and 7.0 site was in range until Friday, when WordPress shipped 6.9.5 and 7.0.2 and enabled what it calls forced updates through its auto-update system. Adam Kues at…
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Microsoft pauses Windows 11 update for Dell PCs due to compatibility issues
The update, released on July 14, was halted after reports indicated that a number of Dell devices displayed a yellow exclamation point next to the Intel Innovation Platform Framework Processor Participant driver in Device Manager.
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Ernst & Young data breach exposes client tax information
The breach was detected on April 23 when Ernst & Young noticed anomalous activity on its networks.
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Abbott reports cyberattack on cancer diagnostics business
The medical device company stated that the breach did not affect other Abbott businesses, sites, or systems.
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Million Email Phishing Campaign Uses Text Salting
Attackers are repurposing an old spam evasion technique to bypass a new generation of AI-powered email security tools. Barracuda researchers say they have identified more than one million retail-themed phishing emails since April that use text salting — a method that hides large amounts of benign content inside messages to manipulate how automated security systems…
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M. Thénardier, LastPass, GitHub, EBS, Spirals, Pegasus, Shaft, Josh Marpet, and More – SWN #599
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Filtering Known-Bad Messages Does Not Prove Detection Readiness
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Abbott Laboratories probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims
Abbott Laboratories is investigating two separate cybersecurity incidents after confirming unauthorized access to internal legacy Exact Sciences systems in its Cancer Diagnostics business, while also investigating a separate claim that attackers breached its LabCentral portal and stole company data. […]
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Cut to the chase: How to save time and effort through validation in exposure management
As AI pumps up the volume of newly discovered vulnerabilities, continuous control validation lets security teams cut through the noise.
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OpenSSL HollowByte Flaw Could Freeze Server Memory with 11-Byte TLS Requests
Eleven bytes will make an unpatched OpenSSL server set aside up to 131 KB of memory for a message that never arrives. On the glibc systems Okta tested, that memory is gone until the process restarts. OpenSSL shipped the HollowByte fix in June with no CVE, no advisory, and no changelog entry pointing at it.…
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Inc Ransomware Exploits SonicWall SMA Zero-Days
When chained together, the two vulnerabilities allow threat actors to gain root-level capabilities on SonicWall’s mobile access appliances.
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Stolen identities cause 79% of ransomware attacks, says Sophos report
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SpaceX in Talks to Provide Computing Power for Pentagon’s AI Push
The company would provide billions of dollars’ worth of data-center capacity under the arrangement, people familiar with the matter said.
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Seven Malicious Vite npm Packages Use Blockchain C2 to Deliver a RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of seven malicious npm packages targeting the Vite frontend tooling ecosystem as part of a software supply chain attack. The malicious package campaign, codenamed ViteVenom by Checkmarx, marks an expansion of ChainVeil, which was observed using an “unprecedented” four-tier blockchain-based command-and-control (C2) infrastructure spanning Tron,
