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WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android
A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini’s voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim’s connected windows, fake a message from their boss, push the phone into a Zoom call, or quietly poison its long-term memory. No malicious app on the phone is…
Global Security News
New ‘HTTP/2 Bomb’ DoS attack crashes web servers in under a minute
A new denial-of-service (DoS) attack dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb can be launched from a single machine to take down web servers within seconds. […]
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security
Cyber espionage campaign targeted stock exchange executive’s Outlook account
Attackers spent five months silently stealing emails from a stock exchange executive’s Outlook account in a suspected espionage operation. A threat actor quietly sat inside a senior executive’s Outlook account at a major global stock exchange for roughly 150 days, from October 2025 to March 2026. Broadcom’s Symantec and Carbon Black threat-hunting team investigated the…
Data Security, Global Security News
Request for Comments: PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0.1
From 3 June to 20 July, eligible PCI SSC stakeholders are invited to review and provide feedback on the currently published PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0.1 during a six-week request for comments (RFC) period.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Risk Management
Infosecurity Europe: How to Get Boards to Prioritize Cyber Risk Quantification
Cybersecurity leaders major companies discuss how they got support from the board on cyber risk
AI, Global Security News
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.
AI, Global Security News
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.
AI, Global Security News
New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls
Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone by Google on Android 12 or later. It will roll out globally this month, starting with Pixel devices. Story of two calls from “Mom” (Source: Google) “Fake call…
AI, Global Security News
Kyvos Exec: Semantic Layers are Critical for Enterprise AI
As enterprises move from AI experimentation to production deployments, questions around data consistency, governance, and scalability are becoming increasingly important. Many organizations have invested heavily in modern data platforms, yet AI systems still struggle to deliver reliable outcomes when business context is fragmented across tools and datasets. Pratik Jain, Senior Director of Technology at Kyvos…
AI, china, Global Security News, malware
China Uses Dual-Method Cyberattack on Czech Orgs
China is stealing data from high-value targets via a sneaky, double-layer spear-phishing campaign that includes the Azureveil malware.
Global Security News
Spanish police arrest individual in connection with data leak from state organizations
The arrested individual is accused of disseminating data from entities such as the State Attorney General’s Office, INCIBE, the National Police, the Civil Guard, and the National Security Council.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware
Infected Red Hat npm packages expose developer credentials
Developers who pulled packages from Red Hat’s @redhat-cloud-services npm namespace over the weekend got a secret-stealing worm instead. Security researchers from several cybersecurity outlets are warning of a new supply chain attack compromising over 30 Red Hat Cloud Services-related npm packages to steal credentials, authentication tokens, and other secrets from developer environments. The campaign, which…
Global Security News
KDE Linux security audit cuts kernel modules and unused packages
KDE Linux, the in-progress operating system from the KDE community, removed several kernel modules and software packages after a security audit of the components shipped with the system. The work followed the discovery of multiple security issues in the upstream Linux kernel during the prior month. Kernel and module changes Three contributors examined insecure and…
AI, Global Security News
Fingerprint launches AI assistant detection tools
The new AI Assistant Detection product provides real-time visibility into traffic from major AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.
Global Security News
Dashlane accounts suspended amid brute-force attack
Dashlane users reported receiving notifications of suspicious login attempts from unknown devices and foreign locations, leading to account lockouts.
Global Security News
Critical vulnerability in WP Maps Pro allows rogue administrator account creation
The vulnerability stems from a temporary access feature intended for vendor support.
Exploits, Global Security News
California sues 23andMe over 2023 data breach
The lawsuit stems from a credential-stuffing attack in October 2023, where threat actors exploited weak user credentials to access accounts.
Global Security News
The 2026 FIFA World Cup: A network availability stress test
Here’s four tips for organizations protecting the World Cup ecosystem from a major DDoS attack.
AI, Global Security News
Hyland platform innovations focus on AI governance, context, and agent oversight
Hyland has unveiled platform innovations designed to move AI from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption. Powered by the Content Innovation Cloud, these advancements transform governed enterprise content into trusted, actionable intelligence that accelerates business outcomes. To meet the demands of global organizations, Hyland announced the general availability of the Enterprise Context Engine and introduced industry-specific ontologies…
Global Security News
Microsoft confirms outage affecting MFA, My Sign-Ins platform
Microsoft is working to address an ongoing incident preventing customers from setting up multi-factor authentication (MFA) or accessing the My Sign-Ins platform. […]
AI, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
Unidentified RAT pushes NetSupport RAT, (Mon, Jun 1st)
Introduction This diary provides indicators from an unidentified RAT infection on Wednesday 2026-05-27 that was followed by a malicious NetSupport Manager RAT package. This originated from the SmartApeSG ClickFix campaign. I still don’t know the name of the initial RAT, but it has consistently been generating encoded (not HTTPS/SSL/TLS) traffic to a command and control…
AI, Data Breaches, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
ShinyHunters Leaks Charter Communications Data, Potentially Impacting 5 Million Customers
Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked data allegedly stolen from Charter Communications, exposing millions of customer records after a failed extortion attempt. The ShinyHunters extortion group has published data allegedly stolen from Charter Communications after the company apparently refused to pay a ransom. Charter Communications is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States. It…
AI, APAC, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
AI Growth Exposes Gaps in Governance and Readiness
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption continues to grow across industries, but new research from Veeam suggests many organizations are still working through the governance, security, and operational challenges associated with deploying AI at scale. The study, which surveyed 300 technology and business leaders across financial services, healthcare, government, manufacturing, and technology sectors, found that 95% of…
AI, Global Security News
Silent Ransom Group Uses In-Person IT Impersonation to Breach Systems
Threat actors from the Silent Ransom Group, aka Luna Moth, are escalating attacks by impersonating IT staff in phone calls and even showing up in person to gain direct access to victim systems
Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Infosecurity Europe: CyCOS Project Expands to Support UK SMEs as CIISec Takes Over
From a research-driven pilot, the Cybersecurity Communities of Support (CyCOS) is about to be handed over to CIISec
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Charter Communications data breach affects 4.9 million accounts
The ShinyHunters extortion gang stole personal information from 4.9 million accounts after hacking the U.S. telecom giant Charter Communications in early April, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]
AI, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
The behavioral signals that sharpen Trojan malware detection
Malware analysts spend a lot of time deciding which signals from a sandbox run are worth keeping. A sample executed in a controlled environment can generate hundreds of measurable attributes covering file structure, registry edits, process behavior, and network traffic. Most of those attributes add noise. A recent study works through this problem in detail,…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Network Security
Product showcase: TotalAV helps iOS users clean up their digital mess
TotalAV Mobile Security helps protect devices from malicious websites, SMS scams, unsafe public Wi-Fi networks, and exposed credentials. The app is available for Windows, Android, macOS, and iOS devices. After downloading the app from the App Store, users provide an email address, select what they want to scan, and start a Smart Scan. The scan…
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security
New infosec products of the month: May 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from Alation, AppOmni, Apricorn, ASAPP, Babel Street, Checksum, Cogent, CTERA, Forward, LastPass, Operant AI, Riverbed, Sysdig, Trust3 AI, TrustCloud, VIAVI, Versa Networks, and XM Cyber. Operant AI Endpoint Protector secures AI agents and MCP tools Operant AI has launched Operant Endpoint…
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
AI Software Supply Chain Threats Escalate in 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming software development, but new research from JFrog suggests security teams are struggling to keep pace with the risks that come with it. The Software Supply Chain Security State of the Union 2026 report found that AI-driven development is accelerating malicious package activity, insecure AI tooling, and software supply chain governance…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
5 ways to mount a strong defense in the AI era
Here’s how to mitigate the risk from AI-assisted attacks.
Global Security News, AI, Risk Management, Apps
Developers on H-1B face a tighter job market as AI shifts hiring priorities
For years, software developers on H-1B visas benefited from steady demand among US technology employers. That market is becoming more selective as companies redirect spending toward AI and rely more heavily on coding assistants. Recent layoffs at companies including Meta and Amazon have added to the uncertainty, with engineering and software roles affected even as…
AI, Global Security News
$5.7 Trillion and Counting. How Much Further Can the Chip Rally Run?
Surging demand for chip makers has lifted major indexes from their wartime malaise.
Global Security News
High-severity Starlette vulnerability ‘BadHost’ could expose sensitive data
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-48710, arises from the framework’s handling of malformed Host headers.
Global Security News, malware
BTMOB Android RAT poses significant threat with easy-to-use builder
First identified in February 2025, BTMOB evolved from the SpySolr malware.
AI, Global Security News
Mass database extortion causes significant damage despite low payment rates
The Ransomnews Research Team’s five-year study, spanning from May 2021 to May 2026, analyzed over 65,000 exposed databases, finding that 46.3% contained ransom or wipe notes.
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to automatically isolate compromised devices
The new feature automatically disconnects compromised endpoints from the network, limiting the risk of further impact while maintaining connectivity to the Defender for Endpoint service for continued monitoring.
AI, Global Security News
Cybercriminals increasingly use AI for deepfake-based KYC bypass, report finds
New research from Flashpoint highlights a significant trend where threat actors are not focused on developing novel AI tools but rather on refining existing ones.
Global Security News
Zero-day vulnerability in Japanese LMS exploited to deploy Cobalt Strike
The vulnerability, CVE-2026-5426, stems from the use of hard-coded ASP.NET machine keys within the LMS.
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News
Fake Streams, Counterfeit Merch and Other Scams: How Fraudsters Target F1 Fans
From fake F1 streams to counterfeit merch, fraudsters are exploiting fans online and the Bitdefender Cybersecurity Grand Prix Fan Threat Index details how
AI, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, Risk Management
Why pure extortion is replacing traditional ransomware
Ransomware gangs are shifting from encryption to pure extortion, focusing on stolen data, reputational pressure, and stealthier attacks. Ransomware groups are quietly changing strategy in 2026. Instead of encrypting systems and causing immediate disruption, many attackers are now focusing on pure extortion: stealing sensitive data and threatening to leak it publicly if victims refuse to…
Global Security News
Organizations knowingly ship vulnerable code amid shrinking exploit windows
New research from Checkmarx reveals that 75% of organizations admit to frequently or sometimes deploying code they are aware is vulnerable.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
FBI warns of Kali Oauth stealers
The FBI has warned of the danger from a new wave of phishing attacks generated by a tool called Kali365. It enables cyber criminals to obtain Microsoft 365 access tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols without intercepting the user’s credentials by capturing Oauth tokens linked to the victim’s Microsoft 365 account. The scam works…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
FBI warns of Kali Oauth stealers
The FBI has warned of the danger from a new wave of phishing attacks generated by a tool called Kali365. It enables cyber criminals to obtain Microsoft 365 access tokens and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protocols without intercepting the user’s credentials by capturing Oauth tokens linked to the victim’s Microsoft 365 account. The scam works…
AI, china, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management, Russia
Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak
Lawmakers in both houses of Congress are demanding answers from the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) after KrebsOnSecurity reported this week that a CISA contractor intentionally published AWS GovCloud keys and a vast trove of other agency secrets on a public GitHub account. The inquiry comes as CISA is still struggling to contain…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Risk Management
Deleted Google API keys keep working for up to 23 minutes, researchers warn
Google API keys are credentials that let applications access Google services, from Maps to the Gemini AI. If a key is leaked, an attacker can use it to make API calls, rack up charges, and, if Gemini is enabled, access uploaded files and cached conversations. The assumed fix is simple: delete the key. But Aikido…
AI, Global Security News
Fake Gemini and Claude Code Sites Spread Infostealers Through SEO Poisoning
The infostealer payload in this campaign collect a vast amount of data, from collaboration authentication keys to cryptocurrency wallets
AI, Global Security News
Meet Fractal, an OS made for microarchitecture reverse engineering
Probing how a CPU isolates user code from kernel code is messy work. Researchers patch kernels, write drivers, or boot stripped-down bare-metal programs, and any of those choices change variables they were trying to hold still. Fractal, a new operating system from MIT CSAIL, was built to take that mess out of the loop, and…
AI, Global Security News
Google folds CodeMender into agent ecosystem amid push for AI-led AppSec
Google is expanding the role of its CodeMender security agent from autonomous vulnerability remediation toward a larger agentic development ecosystem, signalling a broader push toward AI-driven AppSec. Months after introducing CodeMender, an AI-powered agent designed to autonomously identify and patch software vulnerabilities, Google is now integrating the technology into its expanding Agent Platform strategy unveiled…
AI, Global Security News
New infosec products of the week: May 22, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ASAPP, Babel Street, CTERA, Forward, Riverbed, and Trust3 AI. Babel Street targets AI-driven threats with new agentic investigation capabilities Babel Street has launched Insights Investigator, a new agentic capability that puts tradecraft-trained AI agents at the front edge of investigative…
Global Security News
How SpaceX’s IPO Cements Elon Musk’s Grip on the Company
With supervoting shares and help from Texas state law, the CEO has worked to address governance issues he has faced at Tesla.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Selective HTTP Proxying in Linux, (Thu, May 21st)
Recently, Rob wrote about a tool, Proxifier, that can intercept requests from specific processes. Proxifier is available for Windows, macOS, and Android. But I have not seen a generic Linux option yet. The advantage of a tool like Proxifier is the ability to target specific software. For debugging, reverse engineering, and similar tasks, selecting a…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Smashing Security podcast #468: High-speed train hacks and homicidal lawnmowers
A 23-year-old radio enthusiast spent £300 on a piece of kit from the internet, and used it to bring four packed high-speed trains to a screeching halt. His defence in court? Possibly the most creative excuse we’ve heard all year. Meanwhile, owners of $4,000 robot lawnmowers are discovering that their gadget can be hijacked over…
AI, Global Security News, malware
Ukraine identifies infostealer operator tied to 28,000 stolen accounts
The Ukrainian cyberpolice, working in conjunction with U.S. law enforcement, has identified an 18-year-old man from Odesa suspected of running an infostealer malware operation targeting users of an online store in California. […]
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
ISC2 Report: AI Is ‘Double-Edged’ Sword of Cybersecurity
A new study from ISC2 has found that cybersecurity professionals now see AI as both their biggest opportunity and biggest threat. The findings point to a field at an inflection point, with teams moving to adopt AI for defense while preparing for more scalable, convincing AI-enabled attacks. AI ranks as top security opportunity and threat…
china, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Webworm Deploys EchoCreep and GraphWorm Backdoors Using Discord and MS Graph API
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged fresh activity from a China-aligned threat actor known as Webworm in 2025, deploying custom backdoors that employ Discord and Microsoft Graph API for command-and-control (C2 or C&C) communications. Webworm, first publicly documented by Broadcom-owned Symantec in September 2022, is assessed to be active since at least 2022, targeting government agencies
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Funding, Global Security News, Government & Policy
CISA credential leak raises alarms, and Capitol Hill demands answers
Congressional Democrats want answers from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about the reported public exposure of sensitive agency credential data on GitHub in an incident that the security researcher who discovered it called one of the worst leaks he’s ever seen. Other security professionals also voiced concern Tuesday about the leak and the potential…
AI, Data Breaches, Global Security News
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Digesting a Dynamic Bouillabaisse of Cyber Evolution
Dark Reading editors reflect on two decades of dramatic change — from perimeter defense to assume-breach strategies — and warn that while AI, cloud, and COVID-19 have transformed the threat landscape, organizations are still failing at fundamental security hygiene that could stop sophisticated attacks in their tracks.
AI, Apps, Global Security News, malware
Internet Explorer may be dead, but its ghost still runs malware
Microsoft’s aging “mshta.exe” utility, a leftover component from Internet Explorer, is still being actively abused in modern malware campaigns years after the browser itself was retired. According to new research from Bitdefender, attackers continue to abuse Microsoft HTML Application Host (MSHTA), a built-in Windows utility capable of executing VBScript and JavaScript from local or remote…
AI, Global Security News, Network Security
Webinar: The hidden bottlenecks in network incident response
IT teams are increasingly overwhelmed by alerts from disconnected systems, forcing responders to manually coordinate investigations during network incidents. This webinar explores how automation and AI-assisted workflows can help reduce response delays and improve operational coordination. […]
Global Security News
The quest for greater tech independence
A complete decoupling from US technology is neither realistic nor necessary, but the changing environment does require nations and companies to reassess their relationships and dependencies
AI, Global Security News, malware
Inside SHADOW-WATER-063’s Banana RAT: From Build Server to Banking Fraud
In this blog entry, researchers from the TrendAI™ MDR team discuss how they mapped the full end-to-end operation of SHADOW-WATER-063’s Banana RAT banking malware by analyzing server-side artifacts and victim-side data.
Global Security News
Google and Blackstone to Create New AI Cloud Company
The duo plans to launch the unnamed U.S. company with $5 billion in equity capital from Blackstone, which will be the majority owner, according to people familiar with the matter.
AI, Global Security News
Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Under Attack, No Patch Available
CVE-2026-42897 stems from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability and can allow an attacker to compromise Outlook Web Access (OWA) mailboxes.
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
Optiv: AI is Reshaping the MDR Security Approach for Partners
Cybersecurity is fundamentally different today from many other industries being disrupted by AI. Defenders are constantly facing active adversaries, and AI has only intensified these threats. Many sectors are focused on AI-driven efficiency and automation, while cybersecurity teams must simultaneously defend against attackers who are rapidly adopting AI-powered tooling. In a conversation with Benjamin Spencer,…
Global Security News
Request for Comments: PCI Secure Software Lifecycle Standard v2.0
From 15 May to 15 June, eligible PCI SSC stakeholders are invited to review and provide feedback on the draft PCI Secure Software Lifecycle Standard v2.0 during a 30-day request for comments (RFC) period.
Global Security News
Live Q&A: Ask Me Your Questions About EVs
Join a real-time, written chat with Christopher Mims from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 20. WSJ subscribers can submit their questions at any time in the comments space below.
AI, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
New infosec products of the week: May 15, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week Alation, Apricorn, Versa Networks, and TrustCloud. The questionnaire-based TPRM model is broken, and TrustCloud has a fix TrustCloud announced a new version of TrustLens, its third party risk management (TPRM) solution. The new TrustLens agentic AI capabilities focus on delivering four requirements every…
AI, Global Security News
TeamPCP hackers advertise Mistral AI code repos for sale
The TeamPCP hacker group is threatening to leak source code from the Mistral AI project unless a buyer is found for the data. […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Meet Fragnesia, the third Linux kernel vulnerability in a month
Linux admins reeling from handling last month’s CopyFail and last week’s Dirty Frag kernel vulnerabilities have a new headache to deal with: Fragnesia. “This is a significant vulnerability,” Robert Beggs, head of incident response firm DigitalDefence, told CSO. “It is bypassing traditional filesystem permissions that are present and enforced (for example, ‘file is owned by…
Global Security News
State-sponsored actors, better known as the friends you don’t want
Incident Response teams must increasingly be prepared to respond to threats coming from nation-state attackers
AI, Global Security News
[Webinar] Why Your AppSec Tools Miss the “Lethal Path” (and How to Fix It)
TL;DR: Stop chasing thousands of “toast” alerts. Join experts from Wiz and Okta/GitLab to learn how hackers connect tiny flaws to build a “Lethal Chain” to your data—and how to break it. Register for the Strategic Briefing Here. Most security tools work like a smoke alarm that goes off every time you burn a piece…
Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy
KDE gets over €1 million investment to strengthen security and core infrastructure
European governments and public institutions have been shifting away from proprietary software for years, and the financial infrastructure supporting open-source alternatives is growing to match. Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund announced today that it is investing more than €1 million in KDE, the open-source project behind the Plasma desktop environment and a broad range of Linux…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Why Canadian Telecom Providers Are Prime Targets for Cyberattacks
Canadian telecom providers face mounting cyber threats from ransomware, SIM swapping, data breaches, and nation-state attacks targeting critical infrastructure.
AI, Apps, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Europe, Global Security News, Network Security
Enabling AI sovereignty on AWS
Cloud and AI are transforming industries and societies at unprecedented speed, from accelerating research and enhancing customer experiences to optimizing business processes and enriching public services. At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we believe that for the cloud and AI to reach their full potential, customers need control over their data and choices for how and…
AI, Global Security News
Why Changing Passwords Doesn’t End an Active Directory Breach
Resetting a password doesn’t always remove attackers from Active Directory. Specops Software explains how cached credentials and Kerberos tickets can keep attackers authenticated after a reset. […]
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Your Purple Team Isn’t Purple — It’s Just Red and Blue in the Same Room
Defending a network at 2 am looks a lot like this: an analyst copy-pasting a hash from a PDF into a SIEM query. A red team script is being rewritten by hand so the blue team can use it. A patch waiting on a change-approval window that’s longer than the exploitation window itself. Nobody in…
Global Security News
ShinyHunters Claims Second Attack Against Instructure
The edtech company is struggling to wrest control from its hackers. PII belonging to hundreds of millions of people is on the line.
Global Security News
A Robot You Can Snuggle Debuts at WSJ’s Flagship Event
Plus, other highlights from WSJ’s flagship live event, The Future of Everything.
AI, Compliance, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, malware
Apple vs. social engineering: Terminal paste trap blocked
Echoing concerns from other security experts, Orange Cyberdefense (OC) recently warned that employees have become the biggest security threat faced by business. Now, in the latest illustration of its ongoing security response, Apple is putting new protections in place in macOS 26.4 that should help – but employee education remains critical as hackers turn to complex, multi-stage, social engineering…
AI, Endpoint, Global Security News
New infosec products of the week: May 8, 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week LastPass, Operant AI, Sysdig, and VIAVI. Operant AI Endpoint Protector secures AI agents and MCP tools Operant AI has launched Operant Endpoint Protector, a new addition to its AI Defense Platform that enables enterprise IT and security teams to discover, detect, and defend…
Global Security News
How Anthropic’s Mythos Threw the White House AI Strategy Into Chaos
The Trump administration’s recent effort to be involved in the rollout of new models marks a shift from a hands-off approach.
Global Security News, malware
New PCPJack worm steals credentials, cleans TeamPCP infections
A new malware framework called PCPJack is stealing credentials from exposed cloud infrastructure while actively removing TeamPCP’s access to the systems. […]
AI, Global Security News
One keypress is all it takes to compromise four AI coding tools
Developers clone unfamiliar repositories all the time. Open-source projects, work from teammates, sample code from a tutorial, a library someone recommended on a forum. The convention is old and reasonable: you look at what’s inside before you run it. AI coding assistants that work from the command line have inherited that convention, and a new…
AI, Cybersecurity, Endpoint, Global Security News, Risk Management
Video: Deepfake Defense May Become a Core MSP Service
Deepfakes are moving from viral novelty to real-world cyber threat. In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Boso speaks with Daniel Elliott, CEO of Delta Bear, about how AI-powered impersonation attacks are targeting businesses, why legacy security tools may fall short, and how MSPs and MSSPs can build new services around deepfake…
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
China to Invest in DeepSeek at $50 Billion Valuation
The money will come from government-backed investors and align the AI startup with Beijing’s push for technology self-sufficiency.
AI, APAC, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, malware, Network Security, privacy, Risk Management
How CISOs Reduce Cyber Risk with MITRE ATT&CK
Nowadays CISOs face escalating threats that outpace traditional defenses. The strategy is evolving from compliance-driven checklists to a threat-informed approach. MITRE ATT&CK provides a globally accessible knowledge base of real-world adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), enabling organizations to understand, prioritize, and counter actual attacker behaviors rather than abstract controls. This shift helps align security efforts with business…
AI, Global Security News
Google’s Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks
Google has announced expanded Binary Transparency for Android as a way to safeguard the ecosystem from supply chain attacks. “This new public ledger ensures the Google apps on your device are exactly what we intended to build and distribute,” Google’s product and security teams said. The initiative builds upon the foundation of Pixel Binary Transparency,…
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware
CISA boasts AI automation improvements to threat analysis, mission support
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has gotten “by far” the biggest gains from artificial intelligence automation in its security operations unit to help analysts sift through threats, but it’s also proven valuable elsewhere within the agency, CISA officials said Tuesday. It’s “really allowing those analysts to do triage very fast, so they focus on…
Global Security News
FTC to ban data broker Kochava from selling Americans’ location data
The FTC will ban data broker Kochava and its subsidiary, Collective Data Solutions (CDS), from selling location data without consumers’ explicit consent to settle charges alleging that it sold precise geolocation data collected from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. […]
AI, Compliance, Global Security News, Risk Management
Download: Secure Foundations for AI Workloads on AWS
Center for Internet Security helps organizations deploy AI and high-performance compute environments from a trusted, hardened operating system baseline. CIS Hardened Images help teams reduce misconfiguration risk, support compliance efforts, and move faster in AWS. What are AI-optimized CIS Hardened Images CIS Hardened Images are secure, on-demand, scalable cloud images that help organizations deploy from…
AI, Global Security News, Russia
Conti ransomware gang member sentenced to 102 months in prison
A Latvian national who was part of a major Russian ransomware organization that stole from and extorted more than 54 companies has been sentenced to 102 months in prison. Deniss Zolotarjovs, 35, of Moscow, Russia, was part of a group linked to former members of the Conti ransomware group. Prosecutors said the group used several…
Global Security News
How the Story of a USB Penetration Test Went Viral
Two decades ago Dark Reading posted its first blockbuster — a story from a pen tester who sprinkled rigged thumb drives around a credit union parking lot and let curious employees do the rest. This episode looks back at the history-making column with its author Steve Stasiukonis, Dark Reading senior editor Becky Bracken, and Dark…
AI, Global Security News
SSL.com rotates their root certificate today, (Tue, May 5th)
I just got an email from SSL.com last night, they are rotating out their root certificate today (May 5,2026). This is normal, business as usual stuff for a CA, but certificates get used for all kinds of things, and sometimes they aren’t used like they should be, so sometimes hiccups happen. If you are using…
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White House Officials Discuss Assessing AI Models That Pose Security Risks
The aim is to protect consumers and businesses from potential cyberattacks by AI models prematurely released.
AI, Global Security News
AI is more accurate than doctors in emergency diagnoses — study
A new study from Harvard Medical School indicates that AI can outperform doctors in initial assessments in emergency care, according to The Guardian. The study, published in the journal Science, compared AI tools with doctors in triage situations — the process in which patients are sorted and prioritized, and where quick decisions must be made…
china, Global Security News, malware
Silver Fox Springs Tax-Themed Attacks on Orgs in India, Russia
More than 1,600 socially engineered messages from the China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group target various sectors to deliver the previously undocumented ABCDoor backdoor, ValleyRAT, and other malware.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security, Risk Management
US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
Cybersecurity agencies from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom jointly published guidance Friday urging organizations to treat autonomous artificial intelligence systems as a core cybersecurity concern, warning that the technology is already being deployed in critical infrastructure and defense sectors with insufficient safeguards. The guidance focuses on agentic AI —…
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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