Chrome’s Device Bound Session Credentials is designed to block infostealers from harvesting session cookie
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Browser Extensions Are the New AI Consumption Channel That No One Is Talking About
While much of the discussion on AI security centers around protecting ‘shadow’ AI and GenAI consumption, there’s a wide-open window nobody’s guarding: AI browser extensions. A new report from LayerX exposes just how deep this blind spot goes, and why AI extensions may be the most dangerous AI threat surface in your network that isn’t on anyone’s
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Google rolls out Gmail end-to-end encryption on mobile devices
Google says Gmail end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is now available on all Android and iOS devices, allowing enterprise users to read and compose emails without additional tools. […]
AI, Apps, Cloud Security, Compliance, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security
Why most zero-trust architectures fail at the traffic layer
Zero trust has become one of the most widely adopted security models in enterprise environments. Organizations invest heavily in identity systems, access policies, and modern security tooling. On paper, these environments look well-protected. Yet during incidents, a different reality often emerges. I have worked with organizations where zero-trust initiatives were fully implemented from an identity…
AI, Compliance, Global Security News
Gmail’s end-to-end encryption comes to mobile, no extra apps required
Google has expanded Gmail client-side encryption to Android and iOS devices, allowing users to engage with their organization’s most sensitive data on mobile devices while ensuring data remains compliant with sovereignty and compliance requirements. This feature is available for Enterprise Plus users with the Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus add-on. Composing a E2EE message…
Global Security News
WSJ Readers Share Their Top Tips for Switching to an EV
They highlight hidden costs, the importance of buying used, and better ways to charge,
Global Security News
Meta Banks on AI to Clear the Smoke of Social-Media Lawsuits
While the tech giant has the means to fight in court, ongoing legal battles could temper a long-term recovery in its shares.
AI, Global Security News, malware
To counter cookie theft, Chrome ships device-bound session credentials
Cookie theft follows a well-established pattern. Infostealer malware infiltrates a device, extracts authentication cookies, and exfiltrates them to an attacker-controlled server. Because cookies often have extended lifetimes, attackers can access accounts without passwords, then bundle and sell the stolen credentials. Once malware gains access to a machine, it can read the local files and memory…
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The cyber winners and losers in Trump’s 2027 budget
Federal cybersecurity spending will decline in 2027 under Donald Trump’s proposed budget, with uneven shifts across agencies, as some see sizable increases while others face sharp reductions. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) crosscut tables released with Trump’s budget, civilian federal cybersecurity spending is expected to fall from $12.455 billion in 2026…
Global Security News
Recovery scammers hit you when you’re down: Here’s how to avoid a second strike
If you’ve been the victim of fraud, you’re likely already a lead on a ‘sucker list’ – and if you’re not careful, your ordeal may be about to get worse.
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Risk Management
CMMC compliance in the age of AI
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) is pushing federal contractors to demonstrate, not just assert, that they can protect sensitive government data. Eligibility for contracts now depends on the ability to show how controlled unclassified information (CUI) is handled, why specific safeguards were selected and whether those safeguards operate consistently under scrutiny from assessors,…
AI, Apps, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
EngageLab SDK flaw opens door to private data on 50M Android devices
A flaw in EngageLab SDK exposed up to 50M Android users, including 30M crypto wallets, letting apps bypass security and access private data. Microsoft researchers found a critical flaw in EngageSDK that lets apps bypass Android sandbox protections and access private data. The flaw put millions of users, including over 30M crypto wallet installs, at…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, privacy
Little Snitch for Linux shows what your apps are connecting to
Network monitoring on Linux has long been a gap for users who want per-process visibility into outbound connections. Existing tools either operate at the command line or were designed for server security rather than desktop privacy. Objective Development, the Austrian company behind the macOS firewall utility Little Snitch, released a Linux version of the tool.…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Apiiro CLI turns AI coding assistants into full-stack security engineers
The Apiiro CLI brings the Apiiro platform to your terminal and to your AI coding assistants, giving them six native security capabilities: scanning, risk management, remediation, an AI security analyst (via Apiiro Guardian Agent), AI Threat Modeling, and prompt enrichment. It installs in seconds on macOS, Linux, and Windows via brew, direct download, or RPM.…
Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News
11 Password Management Mistakes You Should Avoid
Today, we will show you the 11 password management mistakes you should avoid. We all know the importance of keeping our passwords safe. According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), passwords are still a major security challenge. The data showed that 80% of hacking-related data breaches involved passwords. It isn’t easy to…
AI, Global Security News
Google Rolls Out DBSC in Chrome 146 to Block Session Theft on Windows
Google has made Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) generally available to all Windows users of its Chrome web browser, months after it began testing the security feature in open beta. The public availability is currently limited to Windows users on Chrome 146, with macOS expansion planned in an upcoming Chrome release. “This project represents a significant
AI, Global Security News
April 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring-cleaning of a preview
I just blinked and the first quarter of the year is GONE. Where does the time go? I looked back at my article from last month where I touched on the use of AI and some of the vulnerabilities associated with it and realized it was good precursor to some themes at RSAC this year.…
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Bitcoin Depot hack leads to $3.6M Bitcoin theft via stolen credentials
Hackers breached Bitcoin Depot, stole credentials, and took about 50 BTC worth $3.6M from its wallets after a March 23 intrusion. Hackers breached the largest US Bitcoin ATM operator, Bitcoin Depot, on March 23, stole login credentials, and drained about 50.9 BTC worth $3.6M from company wallets. Bitcoin Depot told the SEC that a hacker…
AI, Apps, china, Europe, Global Security News
Google’s new AI app is a glimpse of the future
I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time offline. And not by choice. That’s why I love new tools that work offline like the great one Google just launched. I know, I’m an outlier. As a full-time digital nomad who travels constantly, I have unusual connectivity problems. Right now, I’m living…
AI, Global Security News
This problem might not need a solution: customer-service bots that code for free
Why bother paying for your own generative AI (genAI) tokens when you can have the computations done for free using a competitor’s AI-powered customer service bot? That question is at the heart of a CIO.com report that explores the trend and various ways to block it. It’s possible the best response to this kind of…
AI, Global Security News, malware
Obfuscated JavaScript or Nothing, (Thu, Apr 9th)
I spotted an interesting piece of JavaScript code that was delivered via a phishing email in a RAR archive. The file was called “cbmjlzan.JS” (SHA256:a8ba9ba93b4509a86e3d7dd40fd0652c2743e32277760c5f7942b788b74c5285) and is only identified as malicious by 15 AV’s on VirusTotal[1]. The file is pretty big (10MB) and contains a copy of the AsmDB project lib[2]. The purpose is unknown.…
AI, Global Security News
Backdoored Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Distributed via Compromised Nextend Servers
Unknown threat actors have hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla to push a poisoned version containing a backdoor. The incident impacts Smart Slider 3 Pro version 3.5.1.35 for WordPress, per WordPress security company Patchstack. Smart Slider 3 is a popular WordPress slider plugin with more than 800,000 active installations across…
AI, Global Security News
What vibe hunting gets right about AI threat hunting, and where it breaks down
In this Help Net Security interview, Aqsa Taylor, Chief Security Evangelist, Exaforce, explains vibe hunting, an AI-driven approach to threat detection that inverts traditional hypothesis-driven methods. Instead of analysts defining attack vectors upfront, the AI scans datasets for anomalous patterns and surfaces potential threats. Taylor draws a firm line on responsibility: analysts must be able…
AI, Global Security News, privacy
Health insurance lead sites sell personal data within seconds of form submission
Lead generation websites that offer health insurance quotes collect sensitive personal data and sell it to multiple buyers within seconds of a user clicking submit. A study by researchers at UC Davis, Stanford University, and Maastricht University mapped this process across 105 health insurance lead generation sites and monitored what happened to the data over…
Global Security News, Network Security, privacy
Product showcase: Session, a messenger without phone numbers or metadata
Instant messaging has been around for decades, but it became widely adopted with the emergence of smartphones. Earlier, communication was limited to basic text messages. Messaging expanded to include photos, videos, and video calls without relying on telecom networks, as long as there is a reliable data connection. Privacy and metadata concerns With the growth…
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News alert: Mallory launches AI-native platform to cut through alert noise and surface real risk
AUSTIN, Texas, Apr. 9, 2026, CyberNewswire—Mallory is launching a AI-native threat intelligence platform, purpose-built to answer the questions CISOs and their teams are asking every day: •What are the real threat vectors for our organization? •What’s actually exploitable in our environment right now? •What should we proactively fix? The platform monitors thousands of threat sources,…
AI, Global Security News
New infosec products of the week: April 10, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Advenica, Intruder, Mallory, and Secureframe. Mallory brings contextual threat intelligence to security operations Mallory is launching an AI-native threat intelligence platform that monitors thousands of threat sources, contextualizes them against your actual attack surface, and puts that intelligence to work…
AI, Global Security News
ADLINK Unveils Next-Generation Edge AI Platforms Powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor and NVIDIA IGX Thor to Accelerate Physical AI
ADLINK Technology Inc, a global leader in edge computing, announced its next-generation Edge AI platforms, the DLAP-IGX Series, featuring NVIDIA IGX T7000. ADLINK sees strong potential for the NVIDIA IGX Thor platform to drive the next generation of safe, high-performance AI at the edge—particularly in industrial robotics and the humanoid market. Compared with NVIDIA IGX…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Risk Management
Hackers have been exploiting an unpatched Adobe Reader vulnerability for months
Adobe Reader vulnerabilities have been exploited for decades by threat actors taking advantage of the universal use of the utility to fool employees into downloading infected PDF documents through phishing lures. Now a security researcher says a Reader hole has been quietly exploited by malware for as long as four months, fingerprinting computers to gather…
AI, Global Security News
MCA Australia opens its major summer exhibition Data Dreams: Art and AI, part of the Sydney International Art Series 2025–26
Who holds the power behind the algorithm? Can machines dream? What does it mean to be human in an age of AI? A groundbreaking exhibition which asks how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we live, think and create.
Global Security News
DataBench to collaborate with the First Person Cooperative
DataBench Founder and CEO David Christmas has agreed to form a partnership with First Person Cooperative, the San Francisco-based architects of the ‘First Person Initiative,’ an international multi stakeholder collaboration whose goal is to solve one of the oldest and hardest problems on the internet: how to prove you are a unique person online with…
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware
New ‘LucidRook’ malware used in targeted attacks on NGOs, universities
A new Lua-based malware, called LucidRook, is being used in spear-phishing campaigns targeting non-governmental organizations and universities in Taiwan. […]
Global Security News
As Pharmacists Step Up to Full Scope and Women’s Health, Modentity Clears the Path
The Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP2026) has shone a spotlight on a defining shift for the profession: the expansion of pharmacists into full scope clinical services, including women’s health, UTI prescribing, oral contraceptive management, and extended immunisation programs. But as pharmacists are asked to do more than ever before, the industry is confronting a critical…
Global Security News
As Pharmacists Step Up to Full Scope and Women’s Health, Modentity Clears the Path
The Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference (APP2026) has shone a spotlight on a defining shift for the profession: the expansion of pharmacists into full scope clinical services, including women’s health, UTI prescribing, oral contraceptive management, and extended immunisation programs. But as pharmacists are asked to do more than ever before, the industry is confronting a critical…
AI, Global Security News
TGS Awards Hyperscale Cloud Migration Contract to Tape Ark
TGS, a global provider of subsurface data and energy intelligence, has awarded a contract to Tape Ark to migrate approximately 40 petabytes of seismic and subsurface data into a cloud environment. The program represents one of the largest cloud-migration initiatives of its kind within the energy sector.
Global Security News
New VENOM phishing attacks steal senior executives’ Microsoft logins
Threat actors using a previously undocumented phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called “VENOM” are targeting credentials of C-suite executives across multiple industries. […]
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Zayo Europe Joins GNM-IX
GNM announces that Zayo Europe has joined GNM-IX, further strengthening the pan-European interconnection ecosystem.
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Iranian attacks on US critical infrastructure puts 3,900 devices in crosshairs
The fallout and potential exposure from Iran’s state-backed targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure extends to more than 5,200 internet-connected devices, researchers at Censys said in a threat intelligence brief Wednesday. Of the programmable logic controllers manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley that Censys identified as potentially exposed to Iranian government attackers, nearly 3,900, or about 3 out…
AI, Apps, china, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Why is the timeline to quantum-proof everything constantly shrinking?
When Google announced last month it was moving up its own internal timeline for migrating to quantum-resistant forms of encryption, it started a broader conversation in the cybersecurity and cryptography communities: Just what was pushing one of the largest tech companies in the world to significantly accelerate its adoption of post-quantum protections for its systems,…
Global Security News
Russia’s ‘Fancy Bear’ APT Continues Its Global Onslaught
Victims don’t need to match the cybercrime group’s technical sophistication, experts say. But patching and some form of zero trust are now non-negotiable.
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
Eurail data breach impacted 308,777 people
Hackers breached Eurail in Dec 2025, stole names and passport data, and exposed over 300,000 travelers’ personal information. Threat actors breached Eurail in December 2025 and stole names and passport numbers from its network. The company now notifies 308,777 people that attackers exposed their personal data, raising concerns about identity theft and misuse of sensitive…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
PagerDuty Report Shows AI-First Operational Resilience Emerging as Key Driver of Revenue Growth in ANZ
Annual survey demonstrates how the financial risk of major incidents is now a board-level imperative
Exploits, Global Security News
‘BlueHammer’ Windows Zero-Day Exploit Signals Microsoft Bug Disclosure Issues
Under the alias ‘Chaotic Eclipse,’ a researcher released a PoC exploit for a zero-day flaw that allows for system takeover by a local user, citing an undisclosed beef with Microsoft.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Interview With Fatih Mehtap, VP of Marketing at DigitalOcean
In the latest interview, we spoke with Fatih Mehtap, a former leader at Amazon and AWS, and current VP of Marketing at DigitalOcean, is an industry veteran who can discuss how global expansion and developer-first tools are reshaping managed cloud hosting for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) facing rising AI and performance demands. Amid rapid AI adoption…
Global Security News
Healthcare IT solutions provider ChipSoft hit by ransomware attack
Dutch healthcare software vendor ChipSoft has been impacted by a ransomware attack that forced the company to take offline its website and digital services for patients and healthcare providers. […]
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Russia
Malicious PDF reveals active Adobe Reader zero-day in the wild
Hackers used an Adobe Reader zero-day for months. Researcher Haifei Li found a malicious PDF and asks the community to help analyze it. Hackers used an Adobe Reader zero-day for months to deliver a sophisticated PDF exploit. Cybersecurity researcher Haifei Li, founder of Expmon, discovered the malicious file and warned the community. On March 26,…
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Cloudflare ‘actively adjusting’ quantum priorities in wake of Google warning
Google’s accelerated post-quantum encryption deadline has spurred other leaders in the industry, including Cloudflare, to consider pushing forward their own plans. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has set a 2030 deadline for depreciating legacy encryption algorithms ahead of their planned retirement in 2035. Late last month Google brought forward its own…
AI, Global Security News
New X-ray vision for electronics lets scientists monitor working chips remotely
Adelaide University researchers have developed a breakthrough way to observe what is happening inside electronic chips while they are operating — without touching them, taking them apart, or switching them off.
Global Security News, malware
Google Chrome adds infostealer protection against session cookie theft
Google has rolled out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) protection in Chrome 146 for Windows, designed to block info-stealing malware from harvesting session cookies. […]
AI, Global Security News
Siemens accelerates AI chip verification to trillion‑cycle scale with NVIDIA technology
Siemens and NVIDIA have achieved a major verification breakthrough, capturing trillions of pre‑silicon design cycles in days using Siemens’ Veloce proFPGA CS combined with NVIDIA’s performance-optimized chip architecture Enables faster, more reliable AI/ML system-on-a-chip (SoC) development, giving NVIDIA’s teams confidence to run large workloads and optimize designs before first silicon
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$3.6 Million Crypto Heist Targets Bitcoin Depot
Attackers have stolen more than $3.6 million in Bitcoin from crypto ATM operator Bitcoin Depot after breaching its internal systems. The incident, disclosed in a recent regulatory filing, shows how quickly attackers can monetize access once inside corporate environments. The “unauthorized actor transferred approximately 50.903 Bitcoin from Company-controlled wallets, valued at approximately $3.665 million as…
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Free OpenClaw Frameworks and Forks
Free Optional Frameworks and Forks To address OpenClaw’s massive 430,000+ line codebase, high resource consumption, and glaring security flaws, the community has rapidly developed several free, open-source alternatives. These frameworks are tailored to specific needs such as security, minimalism, and edge computing: Latest Security Issues in the OpenClaw Ecosystem The explosive growth of OpenClaw (formerly…
AI, Global Security News
Amazon CEO Presses His Case for Big AI Spending
Andy Jassy uses his annual shareholder letter to tout AI vision, investments in robotics and rural delivery.
AI, Global Security News
Nutanix Delivers Complete Platform for the Agentic AI Era
New capabilities for Agentic AI infrastructure will enable enterprises and neoclouds to optimise, govern, and accelerate Agentic AI use cases Growing ecosystem of infrastructure, cloud, and service providers empower customers with choice and control Expanded options to modernise virtual machines and containers leveraging server and storage investments help customers navigate a constrained hardware supply chain…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
GigaOm names Nokia “Leader” and “Outperformer” in Data Center Switching for fifth straight year
Independent analysis highlights Nokia’s Data Center Fabric for innovation, performance and readiness for AI-scale infrastructure Nokia’s Data Center Fabric Solution earns top marks for AI capabilities, automation, and reliability Recognition highlights how Nokia is delivering secure and reliable solutions in data center networking where it has clear technology leadership
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
EngageLab SDK Flaw Exposed 50M Android Users, Including 30M Crypto Wallets
Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in a widely used third-party Android software development kit (SDK) called EngageLab SDK that could have put millions of cryptocurrency wallet users at risk. “This flaw allows apps on the same device to bypass Android security sandbox and gain unauthorized access to private data,” the Microsoft Defender
AI, Apps, Endpoint, Global Security News, malware, privacy
Protecting Cookies with Device Bound Session Credentials
Posted by Ben Ackerman, Chrome team, Daniel Rubery, Chrome team and Guillaume Ehinger, Google Account Security team Following our April 2024 announcement, Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) is now entering public availability for Windows users on Chrome 146, and expanding to macOS in an upcoming Chrome release. This project represents a significant step forward in…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Do Ceasefires Slow Cyberattacks? History Suggests Not
The cybersecurity community is waiting with bated breath to see if Iranian hackers will honor a ceasefire that doesn’t actually name or directly involve them.
Global Security News
10 Women Whose Inventions Transformed Household Chores
They aren’t famous, and didn’t necessarily get rich, but their products made domestic labor easier and safer.
AI, Global Security News, privacy, Venture
Chrome, Vivaldi, and the challenge of changing browsers
Ahem: My fellow Android-appreciating organisms — I’ve got a confession. After the better part of two decades of personally using Google’s Chrome browser on both Android and every desktop computer I own, I’ve made the leap into the arms of a shiny new web-weaving seductress. Her name is Vivaldi. Yes, it feels like a mildly…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploited to Steal Data via Malicious PDFs
A Adobe Reader zero-day is being exploited via malicious PDFs since 2025 where hackers steal data without user interaction, no patch available yet.
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware
UAT-10362 Targets Taiwanese NGOs with LucidRook Malware in Spear-Phishing Campaigns
A previously undocumented threat cluster dubbed UAT-10362 has been attributed to spear-phishing campaigns targeting Taiwanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and suspected universities to deploy a new Lua-based malware called LucidRook. “LucidRook is a sophisticated stager that embeds a Lua interpreter and Rust-compiled libraries within a dynamic-link library (DLL) to download and
Global Security News
Smart Slider updates hijacked to push malicious WordPress, Joomla versions
Hackers hijacked the update system for the Smart Slider 3 Pro plugin for WordPress and Joomla, and pushed a malicious version with multiple backdoors. […]
AI, Global Security News
The new M5-based MacBook Air is built to last — and perform
With its powerful M5 chip, the latest iteration of the world’s most popular laptop keeps everything that made the MacBook Air compelling in the first place, while meaningfully boosting performance across the board. Beyond the faster processor, there’s also much quicker SSD storage and better memory bandwidth, all of which combine to make this a highly capable Mac.…
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Nutanix Database Platform Bolsters MongoDB Support with New Certified Integration
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced a certified integration between the Nutanix Database Service (NDB) platform and MongoDB Ops Manager, combining infrastructure automation with database management to simplify MongoDB operations for customers.
Global Security News, Risk Management
Nutanix and NetApp Form Strategic Alliance with New Integration for a Modern Cloud Platform
Designed to enable organisations to accelerate and de-risk their cloud platform modernisation
AI, Cybersecurity, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Russia
Inside the FBI’s router takedown that cut off APT28’s ‘tremendous access’
The recent FBI-led operation to knock Russian government hackers off routers sought to topple an especially insidious and threateningly contagious cyberespionage campaign, top bureau cyber official Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop. Researchers, along with U.S. and foreign government agencies, revealed details of the campaign this week by which APT28 — also known as Forest Blizzard or…
Global Security News
Introducing Muse Spark: MSL’s First Model, Purpose-Built to Prioritize People
Today Meta announced Muse Spark.
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
Cato Networks Joins Westcon-Comstor’s AWS Marketplace Program
Global IT distributor Westcon-Comstor has announced that Cato Networks, a provider of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions, is joining its AWS Marketplace program. Launched in 2024, the distributor program helps partners close deals faster and reduce the procurement friction in AWS Marketplace. Adding Cato Networks to the program is meant to unlock “new growth…
Global Security News
STX RAT Targets Finance Sector With Advanced Stealth Tactics
STX RAT, a newly identified remote access trojan, attempted deployment in finance, showing advanced C2 and stealthy delivery methods
AI, Global Security News
Claude Managed Agents bring execution and control to AI agent workflows
Anthropic’s Claude Managed Agents are a suite of composable APIs for building and deploying cloud-hosted agents at scale, handling sandboxed code execution, checkpointing, credential management, scoped permissions, and end-to-end tracing for you. Developers can define tasks, tools, and permissions within a managed environment, while the platform handles execution and state management. The product is currently…
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Apple worst, Asus best for laptop repairability
Broken laptops are not becoming easier to fix, despite the availability of public data about their repairability and growing support for right-to-repair legislation. That’s according to US PIRG Education Fund, a consumer protection nonprofit. Its fifth annual Failing to Fix survey found Asus to be the most repairable laptop brand — although its score dropped…
AI, Apps, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management, Russia
Adobe Acrobat Reader Zero Day Exploited in Active PDF Attacks
Attackers have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader for months, using malicious PDF files to silently steal data and potentially take over victim systems. Active since at least Dec. 2025, the campaign highlights how a seemingly routine document can serve as an effective entry point for system compromise. This exploit “allows the…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
113,000 explicit prompts from AI girlfriend platform exposed, many linked to user IDs
MyLovely.AI, an AI girlfriend platform, suffered a data breach that exposed over 100,000 users. MyLovely.AI allows people to create personalized not safe for work (NSFW) content and engage in real-time conversations with AI-generated companions, often involving highly personal prompts and interactions. According to Have I Been Pwned, the breach exposed email addresses, user-created prompts, links…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
Masjesu botnet targets IoT devices while evading high-profile networks
Masjesu is a stealthy DDoS-for-hire botnet targeting IoT devices, active since 2023 and designed to stay hidden by avoiding high-profile networks. Masjesu is a stealthy botnet active since 2023, advertised as a DDoS-for-hire service. It targets IoT devices like routers and gateways, spanning multiple architectures. Designed for persistence, it executes carefully, avoiding high-profile IP ranges…
Global Security News
When attackers already have the keys, MFA is just another door to open
Stolen credentials turn authentication systems into the attack surface. Token shows how wearable biometric authentication verifies the user—not the session—blocking phishing relays and MFA bypass. […]
Global Security News
Bitcoin Depot Reports $3.6m Crypto Theft After System Breach
Bitcoin Depot has disclosed a cyber-attack that led to the theft of more than 50 Bitcoin, worth $3.66m, after hackers accessed its internal systems
AI, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
Datto RMM Exploited in Phishing Attack, Researchers Warn
Security researchers have uncovered an active phishing campaign that abuses Datto’s remote monitoring and management platform, CentraStage, as a command-and-control channel, giving attackers full interactive control over compromised systems while flying under the radar of traditional security defenses. Phishing campaign delivers remote access trojan via fake files The campaign, tracked by the Fortra Intelligence and…
Exploits, Global Security News
Claude Code Can Be Manipulated via CLAUDE.md to Run SQL Injection Attacks
LayerX researchers have discovered how to bypass Claude Code’s safety rules using the CLAUDE.md file. This exploit allows…
AI, APAC, Exploits, Global Security News, malware
Claude helps researcher dig up decade-old Apache ActiveMQ RCE vulnerability (CVE-2026-34197)
In the latest demonstration of how AI assistants can help with bug hunting, Horizon3.ai researcher Naveen Sunkavally used Claude to unearth CVE-2026-34197, a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ that’s been introduced in the codebase 13 years ago. The vulnerability was patched in late March 2026 and there’s currently no indication that it is…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Mallory brings contextual threat intelligence to security operations
Mallory is launching an AI-native threat intelligence platform, purpose-built to answer the questions CISOs and their teams are asking every day: What are the real threat vectors for our organization? What’s actually exploitable in our environment right now? What should we proactively fix? The platform monitors thousands of threat sources, contextualizes them against your actual…
Global Security News
Mallory Launches AI-Native Threat Intelligence Platform, Turning Global Threat Data Into Prioritized Action
Austin, Texas, United States, 9th April 2026, CyberNewswire
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Hybrid P2P Botnet, 13-Year-Old Apache RCE and 18 More Stories
Thursday. Another week, another batch of things that probably should’ve been caught sooner but weren’t. This one’s got some range — old vulnerabilities getting new life, a few “why was that even possible” moments, attackers leaning on platforms and tools you’d normally trust without thinking twice. Quiet escalations more than loud zero-days, but the kind that matter more…
AI, Global Security News
Meta Removes Law-Firm Ads Recruiting Clients to Sue It
After recent losses in trials related to social-media practices, the tech company begins taking down ads on its apps meant to attract eligible plaintiffs.
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
US court refuses to stay Pentagon’s ‘supply-chain risk’ blacklisting of Anthropic
A federal appeals court in Washington has refused to suspend the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic, leaving defense contractors with conflicting legal signals over whether they can continue using Claude, and putting the ruling at odds with a separate federal court that reached the opposite conclusion last month. “The equitable balance here cuts in…
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Weak at the seams
Before I ever held a security title, I was a software engineer implementing vertically integrated automation systems for industrial manufacturing, warehouse-scale conveyor networks, robotic material handling, physical infrastructure controlled by software on increasingly connected networks. I learned early that tightly coupled systems produce tightly coupled failures. When a single software fault could halt a distribution…
Global Security News
Webinar: From noise to signal – What threat actors are targeting next
Threat actors often signal their intentions before launching attacks, from dark web chatter to access-broker listings and credential requests. Join our upcoming webinar with Flare Systems to learn how to turn those early warning signs into proactive defensive action before an intrusion begins. […]
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GrafanaGhost Flaw Allows Silent Data Exfiltration
A vulnerability called GrafanaGhost allows attackers to quietly extract sensitive data from Grafana environments without user interaction or traditional compromise techniques. Discovered by researchers at Noma Security, the flaw highlights how AI-driven features can introduce new, difficult-to-detect attack paths in widely used platforms. “Across ForcedLeak, GeminiJack, DockerDash, and now GrafanaGhost, we keep seeing the same…
Global Security News, Network Security
Mobile World Congress 2026: AI-powered Network Security
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Splunk to bring them together.
Global Security News, Network Security
Powering MWC Barcelona – Building a Unified SOC and NOC with Splunk in Record Time
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Splunk to bring them together.
Global Security News, Network Security
AI-powered Network Security at the Mobile World Congress 2026 SNOC
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Splunk to bring them together.
Global Security News, Network Security
Inside the Mobile World Congress 2026 SOC: Detecting Shadow Traffic with Firepower 6100
Cisco is the sole supplier of network services to Mobile World Congress. The Security and Network Operations Center used Cisco Secure Firewall 6100, Secure Access, Cisco XDR and Splunk to bring them together.
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Risk Management
Don’t just fight fraud, hunt it
Our nation has entered a new fraud arms race fueled by AI. With billions of dollars in fraud losses mounting in both the private and public sectors, it’s clear the old ways of deterring fraud aren’t working. That’s why we need a new playbook that starts with understanding how fraudsters operate, evolving our defenses, and…
AI, Global Security News
OPSWAT adds predictive AI engine to MetaDefender for pre-execution threat detection
OPSWAT has announced OPSWAT Predictive Alin AI, its first proprietary AI-based threat detection engine for the MetaDefender Platform. This AI-based innovation introduces a new category of capability within the MetaDefender Platform, a high-confidence predictive layer that works alongside existing detection and prevention engines to assess malicious intent before execution, driving greater efficiency across the platform.…
Global Security News, malware
New macOS Malware notnullOSX Targets Crypto Wallets Over $10K
macOS Malware notnullOSX targets crypto wallets over $10K, using fake apps, Terminal tricks, and backdoors to steal funds and sensitive data.
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Politics, Risk Management
How Phishing Is Targeting Germany’s Economy: Active Threats from Finance to Manufacturing
Germany’s economy is a precision machine: finance fuels it, manufacturing builds it, telecom connects it, IT optimizes it, and healthcare sustains it. The country sits at the crossroads of industrial power and digital transformation, making it irresistibly attractive to attackers. In this article, we explore real-world attacks targeting five critical German industries, analyzed by ANY.RUN’s analysts using Interactive…
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News
Acrobat Reader zero-day exploited in the wild for many months
Unknown attackers have exploited a zero-day Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerability since November 2025 and possibly even earlier, security researcher Haifei Li has discovered. PDF files carry the exploit Haifei Li is one of the creators of EXPMON, a sandbox-based cybersecurity system for detecting advanced file-based exploits. It does so by analyzing suspicious files submitted through…
AI, Global Security News
The Hidden Security Risks of Shadow AI in Enterprises
As AI tools become more accessible, employees are adopting them without formal approval from IT and security teams. While these tools may boost productivity, automate tasks, or fill gaps in existing workflows, they also operate outside the visibility of security teams, bypassing controls and creating new blind spots in what is known as shadow AI. While similar to…
AI, Cloud Security, Global Security News, Risk Management
Intruder expands cloud security with agentless container image scanning
Intruder has announced the release of Container Image Scanning, a new upgrade to its cloud security capabilities that automatically scans container images for vulnerabilities, granting customers actionable insight into container risk without deploying and maintaining scanning agents across their estates. Leveraging existing integrations with major cloud providers, Intruder supports Amazon Web Services Elastic Container Registry,…
Global Security News
Atomic Stealer MacOS ClickFix Attack Bypasses Apple Security Warnings
macOS 26.4 update introduced security warnings into Terminal to prevent ClickFix attacks, so attackers have shifted to Script Editor instead