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AI, Global Security News
Microsoft 365 users targeted by new phishing threat that bypasses MFA
Microsoft 365 access tokens are being targeted by an emerging Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Kali365, the FBI is warning. First observed in April 2026, Kali365 has been distributed through Telegram, allowing cybercriminals to obtain Microsoft 365 access tokens and bypass MFA without stealing user credentials. “Kali365 lowers the barrier of entry, providing less-technical attackers access…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
The Boring Stuff is Dangerous Now
AI agents capable of discovering and exploiting obscure vulnerabilities are emerging alongside developers producing vast amounts of potentially flawed AI-generated code, forcing defenders to adapt accordingly.
Compliance, Global Security News, Risk Management
Checkbox Assessments Aren’t Fit to Measure to Risk
Security governance needs to be more than an annual compliance exercise. New companies are emerging to address risk-management gaps in current audit tools.
AI, Funding, Global Security News, Venture
Exaforce raises $125 million to respond to AI-powered attacks
Exaforce announced a $125 million Series B financing round, one of the largest ever in the emerging AI SOC space. The round includes participation from HarbourVest, Peak XV, Mayfield, Khosla Ventures, Seligman Ventures and AICONIC. The new capital will help Exaforce scale its AI-native security operations platform, deepen its real-time reasoning capabilities, and expand globally.…
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Vibe Hacking: Two AI-Augmented Campaigns Target Government and Financial Sectors in Latin America
TrendAI™ Research has identified two emerging threat campaigns—SHADOW-AETHER-040 and SHADOW-AETHER-064—that use agentic AI to drive intrusion operations against government and financial organizations in Latin America, marking these among the first cases we have observed of AI agents executing attacks from initial access to data exfiltration.
AI, Global Security News
Vect 2.0 Ransomware Acts as Wiper, Thanks to Design Error
The emerging ransomware has been deployed against victims of the TeamPCP supply chain attacks, but organizations should think twice before paying for a decryptor.
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Politics
Behind the Mythos hype, Glasswing has just one confirmed CVE
Efforts to cut through the buzz surrounding Anthropic’s Mythos are emerging. As OpenAI moves to counter the hype around it with its own cybersecurity model, VulnCheck is reporting that the model’s publicly attributable output amounts to just one confirmed CVE. While Project Glasswing, the controlled access program for Mythos, promises a powerful offensive capability, gated…
Europe, Global Security News
Mirax Android Trojan Turns Devices Into Residential Proxy Nodes
Security researchers warn of Mirax, an emerging Android banking trojan using MaaS, remote access and residential proxies to target European users
Exploits, Global Security News
Automated Credential Harvesting Campaign Exploits React2Shell Flaw
An emerging threat cluster tracked as UAT-10608 is exploiting vulnerable Web-exposed Next.js apps and using an automated tool to exfiltrate credentials, secrets, and other system data.
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Fireside Chat: AI agents are reshaping mobile attacks — and exposing weak API trust models
SAN FRANCISCO — A new exposure is emerging in mobile security as AI begins to act on behalf of users — and attackers move to exploit that shift. Related: RSAC wrap-up—no easy fixes for AI exposures In a Fireside Chat at RSAC 2026, Approov CEO Ted Miracco described how mobile apps are starting to hand…
Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News
The AI Arms Race – Why Unified Exposure Management Is Becoming a Boardroom Priority
The cybersecurity landscape is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. What is emerging is not simply a rise in the number of vulnerabilities or tools, but a dramatic increase in speed. Speed of attack, speed of exploitation, and speed of change across modern environments. This is the defining challenge of the new era of digital warfare:…
Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions’ latest Cybercrime Report reveals key global fraud trends emerging over the past year. Derived from analysis of more than 116 billion online transactions detected through our LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® in 2025, t
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions’ latest Cybercrime Report reveals key global fraud trends emerging over the past year. Derived from analysis of more than 116 billion online transactions detected through our LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® in 2025, the report shows a significant 8% rise in global fraud rates driven by attacks targeting the gaming and gambling and ecommerce sectors, cost of living pressures and new emerging fraud tactics.
Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions’ latest Cybercrime Report reveals key global fraud trends emerging over the past year. Derived from analysis of more than 116 billion online transactions detected through our LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® in 2025, t
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions’ latest Cybercrime Report reveals key global fraud trends emerging over the past year. Derived from analysis of more than 116 billion online transactions detected through our LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® in 2025, the report shows a significant 8% rise in global fraud rates driven by attacks targeting the gaming and gambling and ecommerce sectors, cost of living pressures and new emerging fraud tactics.
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Risk Management
Dell Addresses Emerging Quantum Risks, AI Era Resilience
Dell Technologies is taking a step in expanding cybersecurity and resilience for the AI era and emerging quantum threats by introducing new security capabilities to help organizations secure, detect, and recover from next-gen threats. Quantum computing and AI continue to introduce new security threats These latest enhancements address risks from quantum computing and AI by…
Global Security News
Gemini picks up criminal activity buried in dark web noise
To help teams make faster and more accurate decisions on emerging threats, Google has introduced a dark web intelligence capability in Google Threat Intelligence. Powered by Gemini, the feature analyzes millions of dark web events each day and surfaces threats relevant to an organization’s operations. “Instead of requiring your team to manually input and update…
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Exclusive Networks Launches Ignition in North America
Exclusive Networks is expanding its incubation model for emerging cybersecurity vendors into North America, aiming to give MSPs and solution providers earlier access to next-generation, AI-driven technologies while accelerating vendor go-to-market timelines. Exclusive Networks launches Ignition in North America at RSA Conference Exclusive Networks this week announced the North American debut of its “Ignition” program,…
Global Security News
Identity is the Battleground
Part 2 to A Retrospective on VoidLink and the Emerging Workload Security Threat.
AI, APAC, Global Security News
Nvidia CEO Huang talks up ‘tokenomics’ — the new currency for AI
AI tokens are emerging as a kind of currency that will help in recruitment, budgeting and productivity, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said during a keynote address at the company’s GTC conference. (The show runs through Thursday in San Jose, CA.) AI tokens will also increasingly influence the progress and bottom line of companies, Huang said.…
Global Security News, privacy
The Backlash Against AI Devices That Are Always Watching
From Meta to Anthropic, new examples are emerging over how the fast-developing technology is set to redefine privacy.
AI, china, Funding, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
China announces new plans to take US industry head on
China has unveiled ambitious plans to compete with the US on emerging technologies by increasing funding for start-ups. The Chinese government said it wanted the digital economy to account for 12.5% of gross domestic product by 2030, a significant increase on the 10.5% share reported last year. Chinese Premier Li Qiang told the National People’s…
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Funding, Global Security News, Risk Management
Anthropic buys Vercept, deepening push into AI task automation
Anthropic has acquired Seattle-based AI startup Vercept, signaling further consolidation in the emerging market for AI agents that can directly operate software applications. Vercept, a graduate of Seattle’s AI-focused incubator A12, developed cloud-based agents capable of controlling a remote MacBook, part of a broader effort to rethink how work gets done as enterprises explore AI-driven…