Microsoft will distribute Defender for Endpoint EDR updates through Microsoft Update, enabling EDR security improvements to be released independently of monthly Windows operating system updates. The rollout started for Windows 10 devices in late May 2026 and will expand to Windows 11 and other supported Windows versions later this year. Microsoft expects deployment to be…
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Gogs patches critical zero-day enabling remote code execution
Gogs has patched a critical security zero-day flaw that can allow attackers to compromise Internet-facing instances and access any repositories (including private ones). […]
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Operationalizing AWS security: A maturity roadmap
Enabling security tooling is the starting point. Making it operational—where findings drive decisions, response times are measurable, and your security posture improves week over week—is where most organizations struggle. This blog post provides a phased maturity roadmap for organizations that have already enabled AWS Security Hub and Amazon GuardDuty. These two services form the foundation…
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Critical Infrastructure: The Risk Hiding in Plain Sight – Jason Manar – CSP #225
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Critical UniFi OS bug lets hackers gain root without authentication
Attackers can chain three already fixed vulnerabilities in the Ubiquiti UniFi OS server to execute remote code with root privileges and without authentication. […]
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Why managing digital identities has become critical to agentic AI projects
Teams need identity systems that have access control, the ability to limit and revoke privileges, and auditability.
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WWDC: Apple’s AI moment of truth arrives
Everybody is watching to see what comes from Apple at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today. There’s a great deal at stake, as when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) today’s event represents an existentially important moment for the company. Apple execs absolutely must convince developers, industry watchers, users — all of us — that it…
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North Korean Hackers Use Fake Coding Tasks to Steal Crypto
North Korean actor UNK_DeadDrop targeted developers with fake coding tasks to steal crypto
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Critical Check Point VPN Flaw Exploited to Bypass Passwords in IKEv1 Setups
Check Point has warned of active exploitation of a critical vulnerability impacting Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments that are configured to use the deprecated IKEv1 key exchange protocol. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50751 (CVSS score: 9.3), is a case of a logic flow weakness in certificate validation that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker…
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Guardrails for agents: How to secure AI at runtime
Here’s how identity security is becoming the enforcement layer for agentic AI.
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Everest Forms Pro WordPress Flaw is Handing Attackers Admin Access
Hackers exploit CVE-2026-3300 in Everest Forms Pro to inject PHP via form fields, creating rogue admin accounts. 29,300 attempts blocked. Researcher h0xilo submitted a flaw in Everest Forms Pro for WordPress, tracked as CVE-2026-3300, to Wordfence’s bug bounty program and earned $325 for it. WPEverest patched the flaw on March 18. Wordfence published a full…
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Reducing security operations complexity with Wazuh Cloud
Security teams are increasingly overwhelmed by alert fatigue, infrastructure maintenance, and complex hybrid environments. This article explores how Wazuh Cloud helps simplify SIEM/XDR operations through managed infrastructure, automated scaling, and AI-driven security analysis. […]
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Guardz Launches AI Reporting Tool for MSP Security Teams
Managed service providers may finally have an easier way to explain exactly what their security work is accomplishing. Guardz today unveils a new agentic reporting capability designed to simplify how managed service providers (MSPs) create, customize, and deliver security reports to customers. Security operations get automation boost The launch marks the company’s latest step toward…
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OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Account Security Controls
OpenAI brings Lockdown Mode and Active Sessions to ChatGPT to curb prompt injection data theft
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Hackers used Meta’s AI support system to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts
Meta has revealed that attackers hijacked 20,225 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw in the company’s AI-assisted account recovery system. According to the company, a vulnerability in High Touch Support (HTS) allowed unauthorized parties to perform password resets on Instagram accounts. HTS is an AI-assisted account recovery system for Instagram designed to help users regain…
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Silent Ransom Group Uses Fast Flux Botnet to Hide Law Firm Leak Sites
Cybersecurity firm Resecurity reports Silent Ransom Group is using a fast flux botnet to hide data leak sites while targeting law firms with theft and vishing.
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New Relic expands observability into AI-assisted software development
New Relic has announced AI Coding Observability, an open-source tool for monitoring AI-assisted software development workflows. As organizations adopt AI coding assistants, these tools often operate outside existing observability systems, limiting visibility into their use. AI Coding Observability extends monitoring into the software development process, enabling organizations to track, analyze, and audit AI-assisted coding activities.…
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Check Point links VPN zero-day attacks to Qilin ransomware gang
Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point has released security updates to patch a critical flaw affecting Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access deployments, which was exploited in zero-day attacks. […]
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Silverfort Securing AI Agents With Copilot Studio Integration
Identity security organization Silverfort has announced it will integrate its Identity Security control for AI agents into Microsoft Copilot Studio. Runtime security addresses Copilot actions before execution The integration will enable Silverfort to deliver inline identity security at runtime, enforcing intelligent access control policies the moment a Copilot agent attempts to act, blocking unauthorized access…
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AI Phishing Is Crushing SOCs with Alert Volume: How to Reduce Tier 1 Overload
Phishing has always been a numbers game. AI has turned it into a volume machine. Attackers can now create convincing emails, fake login pages, and tailored lures in minutes. Every polished message adds another case for Tier 1 to review, another link to inspect, and another alert that cannot be dismissed at a glance. As…
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Anthropic Calls for AI Pause as Industry Races Ahead
Anthropic picked an interesting week to warn the world about the dangers of advanced AI. Anthropic warns of self-improving AI risks Just days after filing confidentially for an IPO, the company published a rather lengthy proposal arguing that AI companies may eventually need a way to hit pause. The company worries that AI could reach…
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Spotlight On: Dreamplug Technologies Private Limited (CRED), a New Principal Participating Organization
Welcome Dreamplug Technologies Private Limited, operating under the brand name CRED, a new Principal Participating Organization (PPO) at the PCI Security Standards Council! In this special spotlight edition of our PCI Perspectives Blog, CRED CISO, Himanshu Kumar Das, introduces us to his company and how they are helping to shape the future of payment…
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Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited Check Point VPN zero-day (CVE-2026-50751)
A Qilin ransomware affiliate is believed to be exploiting CVE-2026-50751, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access, the company announced on Monday. About CVE-2026-50751 Check Point Remote Access VPN enables and secures connections between corporate networks and remote or mobile devices. Check Point Mobile Access lets mobile and remote…
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Google Protocol Buffers flaw turns schemas into shells
A widely used JavaScript implementation of Google’s Protocol Buffers format is placing too much trust in untrusted data, exposing affected applications to remote code execution and other attacks. Researchers at Cyera have disclosed six vulnerabilities affecting “protobuf.js,” all stemming from the library’s handling of schema and metadata. Attackers could exploit an input validation oversight to…
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The Hardest Fork
Mythos is real. I know a big chunk of the industry thinks it’s a marketing stunt, and I get why. I get it. But I’ve seen the findings, and they’re bad. These aren’t “whoops, this line right here is wrong, and that’s RCE.” They’re novel combinations of a few dozen issues out of thousands of…
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EU’s cloud sovereignty push leaves room for US hyperscalers
The European Commission published its tech sovereignty package last week, including the clearest signal yet of its intention to strengthen European cloud sovereignty and reduce its dependence on US hyperscalers. It’s a response to growing concerns among European organizations and regulators about the reliance on US tech firms and legislation such as the US CLOUD…
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RidgeBot 7.0 automates Active Directory attack simulations for security validation
Ridge Security has announced the release of RidgeBot 7.0, an update to its automated security validation platform that introduces automated Windows Active Directory penetration testing capabilities. The new version enables organizations to conduct end-to-end domain compromise simulations, helping security teams identify attack paths and prioritize exploitable risks. RidgeBot 7.0 delivers automated Active Directory penetration testing…
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Instagram Recovery Tool Bug Exposed 20,225 Accounts to Password Reset Abuse
Meta says an Instagram recovery tool bug allowed attackers to abuse password resets, affecting 20,225 accounts and exposing users without 2FA to account takeover risk.
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ConnectSecure’s Patch 360 gives MSPs control over patch testing and deployment
ConnectSecure has announced the launch of Patch 360, a patch management solution built for managed service providers (MSPs) to reduce deployment risk while accelerating vulnerability remediation. Patch management has long followed a “deploy-and-hope” model, with teams addressing critical issues only after users are impacted. Patch 360 replaces that approach with a rigorous test-and-trust framework that…
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Oxford University discloses data breach after careers platform hack
The University of Oxford disclosed a new data breach last week after being informed by its third-party provider, Group GTI, that its CareerConnect career services platform had been compromised. […]
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BM Blockchain says its free cloud mining could let users earn up to $4,888 a day, plus new sign-ups get $108
In the latest development, BM Blockchain says its free cloud mining could let users earn up to $4,888 a day, plus new sign-ups get $108. As more people talk about digital money, many are looking for easy ways to get into crypto rewards without buying expensive mining gear or dealing with complicated tech. BM Blockchain…
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UNC3753 Escalates: From Vishing Calls to Physical Office Intrusions at US Legal and Financial Firms
UNC3753 phones staff posing as IT, hijacks screen sessions, steals sensitive legal files, and now sends operatives physically into offices to plug in USB drives. Google Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group published a detailed report documenting an active extortion campaign carried out by the cybercrime group UNC3753 (aka Luna Moth, Chatty Spider, and…
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Infosecurity Europe: Prompt Injection Remains Unsolved, OWASP Researcher Warns
At Infosecurity Europe 2026, OWASP’s Ariel Fogel warned that prompt injection remains an “unresolved problem” within generative AI architecture
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VerdantBamboo Deploys BSD Variant of BRICKSTORM on Linux Appliances
A China-nexus cyber espionage group has been observed deploying a BSD variant of a known backdoor called BRICKSTORM, as well as two other malware families codenamed PLENET (aka GRIMBOLT) and AGENTPSD to target Linux systems. The activity has been attributed by Volexity to a threat cluster it tracks as VerdantBamboo, which it said overlaps with…
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CISA: Patch actively exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318)
A vulnerability (CVE-2026-28318) that can be exploited to crash SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer servers is being leveraged by attackers in the wild, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed on Friday. The agency has ordered US federal civilian agencies to address it by June 19, 2026, either by implementing a patch or implementing…
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Instagram Glitch Reportedly Exposed Contact Info of Zuckerberg and Other Users
Instagram glitch exposed Mark Zuckerberg’s email addresses and phone number, plus contact details of other top users, through a password reset flaw.
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N-able CEO: AI is Becoming an MSP Competitive Risk
As artificial intelligence becomes more deeply embedded in managed services, N-able CEO John Pagliuca says MSPs are entering a new phase of opportunity and risk. Pagliuca told Channel Insider that most MSPs are no longer simply experimenting with AI for personal productivity. Instead, many are beginning to use AI to streamline technician workflows, support customer…
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The AI security race needs accountability, not overregulation
AI models such as Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and OpenAI’s Daybreak represent a fundamental inflection point in security. These advances are not only reshaping technology but also redefining trust, risk, and the relationship between humans and intelligent systems. As innovation accelerates, AI governance and responsible deployment are becoming strategic priorities for every organization. Historically, governments have…
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Meta AI Recovery Tool Flaw Exposed 20,000+ Instagram Accounts
A flaw in Meta’s AI-powered Instagram recovery tool exposed over 20,000 accounts, letting attackers reset passwords and take over profiles. Meta’s High Touch Support tool, known as HTS, was designed to help Instagram users recover locked accounts: you provide an email address, you get a password reset link. The flaw was equally simple: the tool…
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Why Utah Is Becoming a Leading Choice for Colocation Services
In this post, I will show you why Utah is becoming a leading choice for colocation services. As businesses continue to generate larger volumes of data, the demand for secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure is growing rapidly. Companies across industries are now looking beyond traditional hosting and exploring colocation solutions that offer better uptime, security,…
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Samsung just made Galaxy phones more secure in One UI 9 beta
Samsung’s One UI 9 beta integrates Lockdown mode into the power menu. This is the screen that contains Power off, Restart, and emergency options. Opening it initiates Lockdown mode, disabling biometric authentication. “We tried it out on the Galaxy S26 Ultra running on One UI 9 beta 2, and it returns users to the lock…
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The State of AI in SecOps, the Unintended Consequences of Vulnmaxxing, and the News – Filip Stojkovski – ESW #462
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Why most enterprise security teams would fail a military readiness test
Have you ever watched a military cyber ops team go to work responding to a cyberattack simulation? It’s like that scene from Die Hard 4.0 when all the screens start flashing red and systems start shutting down; however, unlike the movies, where bumbling government IT workers are caught out and panicking, our military actually moves…
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15 tough cybersecurity questions every CISO must answer
As CISOs know, an effective security program cannot be static. Rather, it must adapt to the evolving threat landscape and an ever-changing business environment. To adapt and improve, CISOs must continuously evaluate their existing program. That starts with asking tough questions about their performance, investments, and strategies. Here, security leaders share 15 questions every CISO…
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Democrats Unveil Flood of AI Proposals in Potential Challenge to Tech Giants
Sen. Adam Schiff and other lawmakers seek oversight of the Pentagon’s AI use.
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Two-Thirds of Open Source Community Unaware of Cyber Resilience Act
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Infosecurity Europe: How DSIT Protects Thousands of UK Orgs from Cyber Vulnerabilities
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology details how a combination of hands-on human advice and technology systems keeps government agencies safe
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Meta AI Bug Exposes Over 20,000 Instagram Accounts
Meta confirms an AI tool vulnerability led to unauthorized access to Instagram accounts after a failure in email verification during password reset
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OpenAI is locking down parts of ChatGPT to reduce data theft risks
OpenAI has started rolling out Lockdown Mode for ChatGPT, an optional security setting that restricts access to external resources and several product capabilities. It is available for personal accounts, including Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, as well as self-serve ChatGPT Business accounts. “Lockdown Mode is not intended for everyone. It is designed for people…
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UNC3753 Used Vishing and Physical Intrusions in U.S. Data Theft Extortion Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign that has targeted dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and financial services in the U.S. between January and May 2026. The activity has been attributed by Google Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) to a threat actor dubbed UNC3753, which is…
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Ukraine’s foreign minister offer recipe for improved resilience
Cybersecurity professionals were offered lessons of resilience in the most extreme circumstances from Ukraine’s former minister of foreign affairs. Dmytro Kuleba, who served as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2020 and 2024, told Infosecurity Europe delegates that the key to Ukraine’s survival after the full-scale Russian invasion of 2022 was pre-planning, a lesson learned…
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IoT Botnet C0XMO Adds Competitor-Killing Capability
C0XMO is a new Gafgyt botnet variant exploiting old router flaws, spreading across IoT devices, killing rivals, and enabling large-scale DDoS attacks. In March 2026, FortiGuard Labs discovered a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet, dubbed C0XMO, which is noticeably more capable than its predecessors. The malware spreads through CVE-2021-27137, a stack buffer overflow in…
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VS Code Adds 2-Hour Extension Auto-Update Delay to Limit Supply Chain Attacks
Microsoft has announced that Visual Studio Code (VS Code) will apply a two-hour delay before extensions for the integrated development environment (IDE) are updated automatically to a newer version in an attempt to tackle software supply chain threats. “When automatic updates are enabled, new versions are auto-updated two hours after they are published, adding an…
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Over 20,000 Instagram accounts stolen in Meta AI support hack
Meta has revealed that over 20,000 Instagram users had their accounts hijacked in a recent incident where attackers used Meta’s AI-powered support system to reset passwords. […]
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DockSec: Open-source AI-powered Docker security scanner
DockSec is an OWASP Incubator Project that combines three container security scanners with a language-model layer for explanation and remediation. Created by Advait Patel, the Python tool runs Trivy, Hadolint, and Docker Scout against a developer’s Dockerfile and image, correlates the findings, returns a 0-100 security score, and proposes line-specific fixes. DockSec requires Python 3.12…
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When attacks spread too far: Lessons from real cyber attack case studies
In this Help Net Security video, Michael Adjei, Director, Systems Engineering at Illumio, explains three real world cyber attacks and what went wrong during detection. Adjei walks through a collaboration tool scam that copied Microsoft Teams, an identity phishing case used for payment fraud, and a long running advanced threat campaign. Each story follows the…
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Trump AI Order Seeks Voluntary Frontier Model Testing
Discover how the White House’s new executive order aims to enhance security and innovation in frontier AI through a voluntary testing framework.
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Google Colab CLI opens runtimes to Claude Code and Codex
Google released the Google Colab Command-Line Interface, a tool that connects local terminals to remote Colab runtimes. The CLI provides an execution platform for developers and AI agents, letting users provision compute, run local Python scripts on remote runtimes, and retrieve artifacts back to local machines. Google Colab CLI (Source: Google) Commands and accelerator options…
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Cybercriminals create 19,000 FIFA-themed domains ahead of 2026 World Cup
Fans looking for tickets, accommodation and match broadcasts are already encountering scams tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring millions of visitors and an estimated 6 billion spectators to a tournament spread across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In a new report, Intel…
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GitHub Copilot app launches as desktop home for AI coding agents
GitHub introduced the Copilot app, a desktop application built for working with AI coding agents, at Microsoft Build 2026. The release expands GitHub’s Copilot product line beyond editor integrations and command-line tools into a dedicated workspace for directing several agents at once. The Copilot app is available in technical preview to existing Copilot Pro, Pro+,…
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52% of direct-to-IP threats are missing from intelligence feeds
Security tools are good at inspecting websites, domains, URLs, and files, so attackers are moving lower in the stack and communicating directly with IP addresses, where visibility is limited. According to Palo Alto Networks’ report, this creates a visibility gap that allows malicious traffic to blend into normal internet activity and evade detection. At the…
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ISC Stormcast For Monday, June 8th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9962, (Mon, Jun 8th)
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In a World Where Change Has Become the Norm, Which Companies Are Built to Last?
The goal of our Best Companies for the Future list is to find companies that meet this unprecedented historical moment
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How SpaceX Became Embedded in America’s War Machine
Pledges to quickly deploy technology and ties cultivated with the Pentagon have helped land new contracts totaling billions of dollars.
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Governing Claude Enterprise in Environments Where Inline Controls Can’t Go
TrendAI™ integrates Anthropic’s Claude Compliance API into TrendAI Vision One™ through two collectors that bring AI-aware visibility and detection to Claude Enterprise usage: one keeps all data inside the environment, while the other feeds TrendAI Vision One™ for deeper correlation and compliance.
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Hands on with Intelligent Terminal, an AI-powered Windows Terminal
Microsoft has created an open-source fork of Windows Terminal called “Intelligent Terminal,” and it allows you to use AI directly inside Terminal without interfering with the regular session. […]
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DentaQuest Breach: ShinyHunters Publish Data Impacting 2.6M People
ShinyHunters leaked 234 GB of data allegedly stolen from DentaQuest after failed negotiations, potentially impacting 2.6 million people. The ShinyHunters extortion group has published a 234 GB archive of data allegedly stolen from dental benefits administrator DentaQuest. The cybercrime gang added the company to its Tor data leak site in May, and the data was…
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The IoT Appliance Repair Gap: When Your Wi-Fi Dishwasher Breaks, Who Actually Fixes It?
In this post, I will talk about the IoT appliance repair gap and aswer the question – when your Wi-Fi dishwasher breaks, who actually fixes it? Connected appliances have created a category of failure that most authorised service networks are not set up to handle. When a smart dishwasher stops working in a Dubai apartment,…
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Here’s How Long It Will Take for AI to Reach Its Potential
There are plenty of reasons to believe that artificial intelligence will be slower than its biggest boosters believe, but faster than the skeptics say.
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 100
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Malware Targeting WordPress Abuses Steam Community Profiles for Command & Control Operations Legitimate-Looking Codex Remote UI Secretly Steals Your AI Tokens Operation Dragon Weave : Uncovering a China-Linked Campaign Targeting Czech Republic and Taiwan…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 580 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers…
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C0XMO botnet spreads via DD-WRT router flaw, kills rival malware
A new variant of the Gafgyt botnet called C0XMO is targeting DD-WRT router firmware and can move to other device types with various CPU architectures. […]
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Silent Ransom Group targets law firms with fake IT support calls
The Silent Ransom Group extortion gang is actively targeting U.S. law firms and professional services organizations in social engineering attacks that often lead to data theft within hours of initial contact, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm Mandiant. […]
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Google’s Unique Approach to Getting Data Centers Built
Plus, a DIY solar hack, a country fights teen brain rot with free ChatGPT and Apple’s plans for a Siri-led AI comeback.
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How IT Professionals Can Monitor Remote Employees’ PCs Without Violating Privacy Laws
Remote working is here to stay and may very well become the new standard for employees’ work. But this leaves IT professionals in a bit of a quandary- how can they monitor the activities of their remote employees without breaching privacy protection laws? Let’s take a look at how to best go about it. With…
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The Wearable Showdown: Oura Ring 5 vs. Fitbit Air vs. Whoop MG vs. Apple Watch
Our columnist tests out the latest fitness trackers for your wrist, finger and elsewhere, with a focus on sleep monitoring and heart-rate accuracy.
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Week in review: Cisco SD-WAN 0-day exploited, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: OWASP Agent Memory Guard: Stop AI agents from being weaponized through their own memory Agent Memory Guard is an open-source runtime defense layer that sits between an agent and its memory store, screening every read and write through a pipeline…
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Adaptive AI Worms Present New Threats to Enterprises
Discover how adaptive AI worms are revolutionizing cybersecurity threats and what enterprises must do to protect themselves from these evolving dangers.
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How To Identify And Avoid Online Gaming Scams
Read on to find out how to identify and avoid online gaming scams. Online gaming scams have been around for almost as long as online games. Whether they were ways for hackers to steal your credit card details or a way for them to access your accounts, the scams were simple and effective in the…
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Automated Reconnaissance Is Reshaping Cyber Risk
A single email address may now be all cybercriminals need to build a surprisingly detailed profile of a target. Flare researchers identified an automated bot that can generate detailed dossiers from a single email address by aggregating data from multiple breached databases. “Tools like this Telegram bot show how little effort it now takes to…
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Los Angeles Personal Injury Attorney: Legal Support After an Accident
In this post, I will talk about having Los Angeles personal injury Attorney and show you how to legal support after an accident. Accidents can happen unexpectedly and often leave victims dealing with physical injuries, emotional stress, and financial hardship. In a large metropolitan area like Los Angeles, heavy traffic, busy workplaces, and crowded public…
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U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SolarWinds Serv-U flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SolarWinds Serv-U flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-28318 (CVSS ver 3.1 score of 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. SolarWinds Serv-U is a managed file transfer (MFT) and secure file…
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New Pink Extortion Group Targets Microsoft 365 Cloud Data Via Vishing Scams
Cybersecurity researchers are warning businesses about Pink Extortion Group, a threat actor that uses voice phishing to bypass multi-factor authentication and steal files from cloud environments.
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Report: Anthropic Deploys Engineers to Support NSA Use of Mythos
Reports claim Anthropic engineers are helping the NSA use its restricted AI model Mythos, known for advanced cybersecurity capabilities. This week, the Financial Times reported that Anthropic has placed approximately six “forward-deployed” engineers inside the National Security Agency to help the intelligence agency use Mythos, its most capable cyber model, for offensive operations. Two people…
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Critical Everest Forms Pro flaw exploited to take over WordPress sites
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-3300) in the Everest Forms Pro plugin, which lets them take complete control of a WordPress website. […]
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New ChatGPT Lockdown Mode Limits Tools That Could Enable Data Exfiltration
OpenAI has begun rolling out a new Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT for eligible personal accounts to reduce the risk of data exfiltration arising from prompt injection attacks. The feature is primarily designed for people and organizations that handle sensitive data and require stricter protection guarantees. Lockdown Mode is available to logged-in users across Free, Go,…
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Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?
Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the Pentagon gave it a killer marketing advantage, burnishing its public image as a principled AI company that puts values over profits — unlike more mercenary rivals such as OpenAI or Google. But Anthropic’s double standard on authoritarianism suggests the nearly trillion-dollar firm is as calculating and ethically flexible as any…
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Free Apps Are Quietly Turning Smart TVs Into Web-Scraping Proxies for AI
A researcher has reverse-engineered the iOS SDK that Bright Data embeds in consumer apps and documented how it turns devices, including always-on smart TVs, into exit nodes that relay web-scraping traffic for a data business Bright Data markets heavily to the AI industry. The company, the successor to Luminati, operates what it calls the largest…
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited SolarWinds Serv-U DoS Flaw to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity security flaw impacting SolarWinds Serv-U multi-protocol file server software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-28318 (CVSS score: 7.5), is a denial-of-service (DoS) bug that causes the service to crash
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Claude Opus Found a Four-Year-Old Hole in Zcash’s Privacy Layer. Nobody Knows If Someone Already Used It.
Claude Opus 4.8 helped uncover a four-year-old critical flaw in Zcash that could have enabled undetectable creation of counterfeit coins. On May 29, the security researcher Taylor Hornby found a critical vulnerability in Zcash Orchard privacy pool using Claude Opus 4.8. The Zcash team hired Hornby specifically to look for this kind of issue. He…
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AI Agent Uncovers 21 Zero-Days in FFmpeg; Chrome Patches Record 429 Bugs
Two things landed within days of each other this week. A security startup reported 21 previously unknown vulnerabilities in FFmpeg, the media library inside almost everything that touches video, all of them found by an autonomous AI agent. The same week, Google shipped Chrome 149 with patches for 429 security bugs, the most ever in…
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Miasma Worm Hits 73 Microsoft GitHub Repositories in Major Supply Chain Attack
Microsoft’s GitHub repositories have become the latest to fall victim to the ongoing Miasma self-replicating supply chain attack campaign. The incident impacted 73 Microsoft repositories across four of its GitHub organizations, including Azure, Azure-Samples, Microsoft, and MicrosoftDocs, per OpenSourceMalware. The development has GitHub to disable access to those repositories. “Access to this
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WHYNOT REPORT: NVIDIA CORPORATION
Executive Summary Nvidia faces significant negative intelligence across legal controversies, massive warranty payout spikes (1000% increase 2024-2025), widespread driver instability, and numerous security vulnerabilities. The 12VHPWR power cable defect lawsuit (Nov 2022) involving melting cables and fire hazards represents a major product liability issue. A 1000% spike in warranty claims ($81M → $894M) in 2025…
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WHYNOT REPORT: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (AMD)
Executive Summary AMD faces significant negative intelligence across product reliability, legal vulnerabilities, driver/software instability, and market volatility. Ryzen 7000 and Ryzen 9000 series CPU burnout/failure issues span 2023-2026, with ongoing motherboard partner BIOS instability claims. Adeia Semiconductor patent infringement lawsuit (Nov 2025) alleges AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology violates bonding methods. TrustPilot customer service rating of…
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WHYNOT REPORT: INTEL CORPORATION
Executive Summary Intel faces significant negative intelligence across product reliability, financial instability, security vulnerabilities, and competitive disadvantages. The 13th/14th generation processor microcode defects (affecting ~40% of desktop CPUs) represent the most serious recent failure, requiring delayed microcode patches and extensive class-action litigation. Intel’s financial health has deteriorated with $18.8B losses in 2024, credit rating downgrades…
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WHYNOT REPORT: Google Cloud Platform (2024-2026)
What’s a Why-Not Report? It hearkens back to the days of old. When we could read about the downside of vendors, instead of regurgitating marketing. A whynot report is a negative intelligence report focused on negative historical vendor events, weaknesses, failure patterns, and competitive disadvantages, essentially answering “why not” this vendor as a curiosity of…
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Exposed Fuel Tank Gauges Under Attack in the US
Cybersecurity experts warn of rising threats to exposed fuel tank gauges in the US, risking gas stations and the entire fuel supply chain.
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WHYNOT Report: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Generated: June 2026 What’s a Why-Not Report? It hearkens back to the days of old. When we could read about the downside of vendors, instead of regurgitating marketing. A whynot report is a negative intelligence report focused on historical vendor events, weaknesses, failure patterns, and competitive disadvantages, essentially answering “why not” this vendor as a…
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager CVE-2026-20245 Flaw Actively Exploited – No Patch Available
Cisco has warned that a high-severity security flaw impacting Catalyst SD-WAN Manager has come under active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20245, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. It affects the following deployment types – On-Prem Deployment Cisco SD-WAN Cloud-Pro Cisco SD-WAN Cloud (Cisco Managed) Cisco SD-WAN for Government…
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WHYNOT Report: IBM Corporation
Report Date: June 5, 2026Whynot Score: 72/100 (Moderate-High Avoidance Recommended) What’s a Why-Not Report? It hearkens back to the days of old. When we could read about the downside of vendors, instead of regurgitating marketing. A whynot report is a negative intelligence report focused on negative historical vendor events, weaknesses, failure patterns, and competitive disadvantages,…