Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit.
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Market-Research Firm AlphaSense Clinches $7.5 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round
Firm raises $350 million from investors including Accenture and JPMorgan’s asset-management unit.
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Prison communication service Pay Tel exposed hundreds of thousands of driver’s licenses
Cybersecurity firm UpGuard discovered an unprotected Microsoft Azure server managed by Pay Tel containing at least 300,000 driver’s license scans and other government-issued identification documents.
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RondoDox Botnet Exploits Critical 2018 Vulnerability to Hijack ASUS Routers
Cybersecurity firm VulnCheck reveals hackers are using a critical 2018 vulnerability to bypass authentication and hack over a million ASUS routers.
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Google Unveils New Gemini AI Agent for Personal Tasks
The tech firm highlights both Spark and Omni, a video-creation tool, at its annual developer conference.
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PDQ Targets MSP Workflows with Connect Platform Upgrade
Salt Lake City-based IT management firm PDQ announced today a massive upgrade to its PDQ Connect platform tailored specifically for managed service providers (MSPs). PDQ Connect adds multitenant management The update introduces a highly requested multitenant architecture and centralized user management system. Instead of constantly logging in and out of disconnected systems to check on…
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OpenLoop Health confirms January 2026 Data breach affecting 716,000
In January 2026, telehealth infrastructure firm OpenLoop Health suffered a security breach that exposed information of 716,000 people. OpenLoop Health confirmed a January 2026 cyberattack that exposed personal information of 716,000 individuals using its telehealth services. The breach was reported to authorities in March, but the full scope was only recently determined. Threat actors exfiltrated…
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China’s ‘FamousSparrow’ APT Nests in South Caucasus Energy Firm
The cyberthreat group targets an Azerbaijani oil and gas firm with repeated attacks, as the China-linked actors extend targeting beyond hospitality, telecom, and government sectors.
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Instructure settles with hackers following massive student data theft
Educational tech firm Instructure reached a deal with hackers after a major Canvas breach exposed data stolen from schools and universities. Educational tech firm Instructure says it reached an agreement with the cybercrime group behind a major Canvas data theft, after attackers broke into its systems and threatened to publish stolen information from schools and…
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RansomHouse says it breached Trellix and exposes internal systems
RansomHouse claimed responsibility for the Trellix breach, adding the security firm to its Tor data leak site and sharing screenshots of internal systems. The RansomHouse ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on cybersecurity firm Trellix. To support its claims, the gang published screenshots allegedly showing access to internal Trellix services. In early…
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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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Huntress Expands Channel Reach with Four Distributors
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has announced four new distribution partnerships as it looks to scale its global presence and bring enterprise-grade protection to more organizations. The announcement, made today, confirms new alliances with Ingram Micro, Vertosoft, Liquid PC, and QBS Software. The move is aimed at strengthening Huntress’ channel ecosystem and accelerating growth across the mid-market,…
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Trellix discloses data breach after source code repository hack
Cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to “a portion” of its source code repository. […]
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AI Investor Coatue Joins Data Center Frenzy With New Venture to Buy Land
Philippe Laffont’s firm has launched “Next Frontier,” whose facilities will be meant for AI companies including Anthropic.
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Nine-Year-Old Zero-Day Flaw in Linux Kernel Discovered by AI-Equipped Security Researcher
A researcher from offensive security firm Theori has found a nine-year-old flaw in the Linux kernel with the help of AI
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Anti-DDoS Firm Heaped Attacks on Brazilian ISPs
A Brazilian tech firm that specializes in protecting networks from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has been enabling a botnet responsible for an extended campaign of massive DDoS attacks against other network operators in Brazil, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The firm’s chief executive says the malicious activity resulted from a security breach and was likely the work…
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Guardz Warns MSPs of Cloud Ransomware and BEC Risks
Today, cybersecurity firm Guardz released its 2026 State of MSP Threat Report, a deep dive into how Artificial Intelligence and identity-first attacks have completely flipped the script for MSPs and the small businesses they protect. The report reveals that AI has officially killed the obvious phishing email. Gone are the days of spotting a scam…
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Most Cybersecurity Professionals Feel Undervalued and Underpaid
A new report by global technology recruitment firm, Harvey Nash, found that three quarters of cybersecurity staff are pessimistic on pay and half are looking for a new job
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Ransomware attack on ChipSoft knocks EHR services offline across hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium
Dutch healthcare IT firm ChipSoft suffered a ransomware attack, forcing services and its HiX platform offline, impacting hospitals and patients. ChipSoft, a major Dutch provider of EHR systems, was hit by a ransomware attack that forced it to take its website and digital services offline, disrupting access for hospitals, healthcare providers, and patients. EHR (Electronic…
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LLM-generated passwords are indefensible. Your codebase may already prove it
Two independent research programs, one from AI security firm Irregular, one from Kaspersky, have now converged on the same conclusion: Every frontier LLM generates structurally predictable passwords that standard entropy meters catastrophically overrate. AI coding agents are autonomously embedding those credentials in production infrastructure, and conventional secret scanners have no mechanism to detect them. As…
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LLM-generated passwords are indefensible. Your codebase may already prove it
Two independent research programs, one from AI security firm Irregular, one from Kaspersky, have now converged on the same conclusion: Every frontier LLM generates structurally predictable passwords that standard entropy meters catastrophically overrate. AI coding agents are autonomously embedding those credentials in production infrastructure, and conventional secret scanners have no mechanism to detect them. As…
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North Korean Hackers Pose as Trading Firm to Steal $285M from Drift
North Korean hackers (UNC4736) posed as a trading firm for six months to infiltrate Drift Protocol, using social engineering tactics to steal $285M without suspicion.
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AI Firm Mercor Confirms Breach as Hackers Claim 4TB of Stolen Data
AI firm Mercor confirms a breach linked to a LiteLLM supply chain attack, as hackers claim to have stolen 4TB of sensitive data and internal systems.
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Italian spyware vendor creates Fake WhatsApp app, targeting 200 users
WhatsApp blocked a fake app by Italian firm SIO/Asigint that targeted 200 users with spyware, urging them to reinstall the official app. WhatsApp has recently uncovered a malicious fake version of its app that targeted roughly 200 users, most of whom are in Italy. The platform confirmed that the unofficial client contained spyware and was…
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Oracle Lays Off Workers Amid Heavy AI Investment
Investors see the database firm as a barometer of the financial prospects for artificial intelligence. Oracle’s stock was up 5%.
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Employee Data Breaches Surge to Seven-Year High
Analysis from law firm Nockolds suggests non-cyber incidents are driving up employee data breaches
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Insider Threats Rise with North Korean AI Hiring Fraud Schemes
A suspected North Korean operative attempted to infiltrate a cybersecurity firm using a stolen identity and an AI-generated resume, underscoring how hiring pipelines are becoming an attack vector. The failed attempt reveals how threat actors are blending identity theft, automation, and anonymized infrastructure to bypass traditional recruiting safeguards. “In June 2025, we used a combination…
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Healthcare tech firm CareCloud says hackers stole patient data
Healthcare IT firm CareCloud has disclosed a data breach incident that exposed sensitive data and caused a network disruption lasting approximately eight hours. […]
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AVEVA pushes ‘data to dollars’ message as AI reshapes oil, gas, and LNG operations
Industrial software firm AVEVA is doubling down on its “data to dollars” strategy, arguing that better data governance and AI-driven operational models can simultaneously boost production, cut costs, and reduce emissions across oil, gas and LNG operations.
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IDC lowers its PC sales forecast again — and significantly
Research firm IDC has lowered its forecast for the PC market in 2026. According to the new assessment, global PC shipments are now expected to decline by 11.3%, compared to the previous forecast of a 2.4% drop. Tablet shipments are also expected to fall by 7.6%. The decline is attributed to memory shortages, rising component…
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AI Bot Hackerbot-Claw Targets Microsoft, DataDog and CNCF GitHub Repos
Security firm Pillar reveals the Chaos Agent in which Hackerbot-Claw, an AI agent, used natural language to compromise major GitHub projects and hijack developer tools.
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Anthropic holds firm against the Pentagon after supply‑chain risk label
Anthropic is standing firm in its dispute with the US Department of War after receiving an official letter designating it as a supply-chain risk, signaling that the company is unlikely to concede to the Pentagon’s demands over the military use of its frontier models. “I would like to reiterate that we had been having productive…
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How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the actual leaker… who promptly sent an innocent colleague into a career-ending ambush. In this episode, we unravel the jaw-dropping tale of a defence contractor caught selling…
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Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee
When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the actual leaker… who promptly sent an innocent colleague into a career-ending ambush. In this episode, we unravel the jaw-dropping tale of a defence contractor caught selling…
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Former Atlassian work futurist Dominic Price joins boutique advisory Be Luminous
Boutique advisory firm Be Luminous has appointed work futurist and TedX speaker Dominic Price as a Partner.
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The Week the Dreaded AI Jobs Wipeout Got Real
After Block CEO Jack Dorsey announced his fintech firm was laying off 4,000 people, concerns rose that other companies would follow suit and aggressively cut jobs.
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US Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Over Stolen US Cyber Tools
The US Treasury targets Sergey Zelenyuk and his firm Operation Zero for the illegal trade of stolen government cyber tools following the sentencing of Peter Williams.
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Australia’s WiseTech to cut 2,000 jobs as AI renders manual coding obsolete
Australian logistics software firm WiseTech Global plans to eliminate around 2,000 jobs as it embeds artificial intelligence across its engineering and customer service operations, the company said Wednesday. The cuts, which will begin in the second half of FY26 and extend into FY27, will “reduce teams – initially product & development and customer service across…
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Everest ransomware hits Vikor Scientific ‘s supplier, data of 140,000 patients stolen
Everest ransomware claims an attack on diagnostic firm Vikor Scientific (Vanta Diagnostics), exposing data of nearly 140,000 people. The Everest ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Vikor Scientific, now operating as Vanta Diagnostics. The healthcare diagnostic firm disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 139,964 individuals, as reported by the US Department of…
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Ad Tech Firm Optimizely Investigates Vishing Incident
Ad tech firm Optimizely is notifying customers after a voice phishing attack led to unauthorized access to some of its internal systems. The company says threat actors obtained limited business contact information but did not access sensitive customer data or disrupt operations. “The threat actor gained access to Optimizely’s systems through a sophisticated voice-phishing attack,…
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Check Point Software Earns Leader & Fast Mover Position in GigaOm Radar for Cloud Network Security
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: Analyst firm highlights Check Point’s prevention‑first architecture, strong ecosystem integrations, unified cloud security platform, and continued pace of innovation
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Fintech firm Figure disclosed data breach after employee phishing attack
Fintech firm Figure confirmed a data breach after hackers used social engineering to trick an employee and steal a limited number of files. Blockchain-based lending firm Figure confirmed a data breach after an employee fell victim to a social engineering attack. According to a company spokesperson, the incident allowed hackers to access and steal a…
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Bitcoin trading firm CEO gets 20 years for operating $200 million Ponzi scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced the CEO of a multi level marketing and bitcoin trading firm to 20 years in prison after a conviction for wire fraud and money laundering tied to a large scale Ponzi scheme. Court records show that Ramil Ventura Palafox, 61, owned and controlled Praetorian Group International, known as PGI,…
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Claude Opus 4.6 Exposes Hundreds of Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic says its newest large language model, Claude Opus 4.6, has identified more than 500 previously unknown high-severity vulnerabilities across widely used open-source libraries. It “… reads and reasons about code the way a human researcher would — looking at past fixes to find similar bugs that weren’t addressed, spotting patterns that…
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Claude Opus 4.6 Exposes Hundreds of Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic says its newest large language model, Claude Opus 4.6, has identified more than 500 previously unknown high-severity vulnerabilities across widely used open-source libraries. It “… reads and reasons about code the way a human researcher would — looking at past fixes to find similar bugs that weren’t addressed, spotting patterns that…
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Claude Opus 4.6 Exposes Hundreds of Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic says its newest large language model, Claude Opus 4.6, has identified more than 500 previously unknown high-severity vulnerabilities across widely used open-source libraries. It “… reads and reasons about code the way a human researcher would — looking at past fixes to find similar bugs that weren’t addressed, spotting patterns that…
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Claude Opus 4.6 Exposes Hundreds of Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic says its newest large language model, Claude Opus 4.6, has identified more than 500 previously unknown high-severity vulnerabilities across widely used open-source libraries. It “… reads and reasons about code the way a human researcher would — looking at past fixes to find similar bugs that weren’t addressed, spotting patterns that…
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Claude Opus 4.6 Exposes Hundreds of Open-Source Vulnerabilities
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic says its newest large language model, Claude Opus 4.6, has identified more than 500 previously unknown high-severity vulnerabilities across widely used open-source libraries. It “… reads and reasons about code the way a human researcher would — looking at past fixes to find similar bugs that weren’t addressed, spotting patterns that…
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How R8dius’ Shauna McAllister Brings Indigenous Lens to Tech
Shauna McAllister, a sales leader at Canadian services firm R8dius, is helping reshape how technology companies think about Indigenous representation, data sovereignty, and responsible AI as demand for infrastructure and services accelerates across Canada. We spoke with McAllister about her experiences in technology and what she hopes the future looks like for communities and companies…
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How R8dius’ Shauna McAllister Brings Indigenous Lens to Tech
Shauna McAllister, a sales leader at Canadian services firm R8dius, is helping reshape how technology companies think about Indigenous representation, data sovereignty, and responsible AI as demand for infrastructure and services accelerates across Canada. We spoke with McAllister about her experiences in technology and what she hopes the future looks like for communities and companies…
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UK Construction Firm Hit by Prometei Botnet Hiding in Windows Server
Cybersecurity firm eSentire’s TRU break down the Russian Prometei botnet attack on a UK firm, detailing its TOR usage, password theft and decoy tactics.
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UK Construction Firm Hit by Prometei Botnet Hiding in Windows Server
Cybersecurity firm eSentire’s TRU break down the Russian Prometei botnet attack on a UK firm, detailing its TOR usage, password theft and decoy tactics.
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UK Construction Firm Hit by Prometei Botnet Hiding in Windows Server
Cybersecurity firm eSentire’s TRU break down the Russian Prometei botnet attack on a UK firm, detailing its TOR usage, password theft and decoy tactics.