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AI Agents Broke the Security Playbook. Here's What Replaces It.
Traditional security workflows were built for environments that changed at human speed. Token Security explains why AI agents require a new approach: building on a live identity foundation while giving security teams the flexibility to create workflows tailored to their own environments.
- July 16, 2026
- 10:00 AM
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23andMe to pay $18 million in new genetics data breach settlement
Genetic testing company 23andMe has agreed to pay $18 million to settle claims from a coalition of 43 attorneys general that it failed to protect customers' genetic data.
- July 16, 2026
- 09:47 AM
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Shadow AI Is Everywhere. Here's How to Find and Secure It.
Shadow AI is quietly spreading across SaaS environments as employees adopt new AI tools without IT oversight. Nudge Security explains how security teams can discover AI apps, monitor usage, and govern risky AI activity.
Scattered Spider members behind TfL hack get five years in prison
Two leading members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective were sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for hacking Transport for London (TfL) in 2024.
- July 16, 2026
- 08:31 AM
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Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro reach end of support in 90 days
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that systems running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB 2016 and Home and Pro editions of Windows 11 24H2 will stop receiving updates in three months.
- July 16, 2026
- 07:59 AM
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This refurbished 2-in-1 Chromebook with stylus is only $145 through 7/19
This refurbished ASUS Chromebook CM30 is good for work and steaming, and for a few more days, through July 19, this near-mint ASUS Chromebook CM30 (2024) is available for just $144.97, down from $369.99. That's a savings of $225.02 on a versatile 2-in-1 that's built to keep up with everyday life.
- July 16, 2026
- 07:11 AM
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CISA orders feds to patch actively exploited Oracle flaw by Saturday
CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure their systems by Saturday against ongoing attacks exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Oracle E-Business Suite financial application.
- July 16, 2026
- 06:56 AM
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Russian hackers trojanize WebEx, Zoom apps to push Starland malware
A financially motivated Russian threat actor tracked as UAT-11795 is using trojanized software to steal credentials and cryptocurrency by deploying a new backdoor called Starland RAT.
- July 16, 2026
- 06:19 AM
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New Spirals ransomware encrypts victim network in under 24 hours
A new ransomware actor called Spirals completed a corporate intrusion, from initial access to data theft and encryption, in less than 24 hours.
- July 16, 2026
- 06:00 AM
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Dutch police bust investment fraud ring stealing over €100 million
The Dutch Police announced the arrest of multiple individuals suspected of being part of an international investment fraud scheme estimated to have tens of thousands of victims.
- July 15, 2026
- 05:55 PM
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Zoom warns of critical account takeover vulnerability
Zoom is warning of a critical vulnerability in its desktop client and software development kit for Windows that could be exploited by an unauthenticated party to hijack accounts.
- July 15, 2026
- 04:16 PM
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Google Gemini CLI abused as a hacking agent, malware botnet operator
A Russian-speaking threat actor known as "bandcampro" used Google's open-source Gemini CLI AI tool as a hacking agent and to operate a small-scale botnet.
- July 15, 2026
- 02:33 PM
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A Refurbished Lenovo Chromebook built to take a beating — $55
If your daily workload is mostly browser tabs, email, video calls, and Google Docs, a full-spec laptop is overkill. The Lenovo Chromebook 100e Gen 2 (2019) is built for that lighter workload, and shrugs off the occasional bump or spill. It is currently going for $54.97, down from $199.99.
- July 15, 2026
- 02:10 PM
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AsyncAPI npm packages infected with credential-stealing malware
Five malicious versions of AsyncAPI packages were published to the Node Package Manager (npm) in a supply-chain attack that delivered a remote access trojan with info-stealing capabilities.
- July 15, 2026
- 11:37 AM
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We built a vulnerability vending machine: AI tokens in, zero-days out
Intruder built an AI-powered "vulnerability vending machine" that combines code slicing with LLMs to automatically discover complex software vulnerabilities. The company explains how the system found and exploited a previously unknown WordPress plugin zero-day, with additional discoveries already under responsible disclosure.
- July 15, 2026
- 10:01 AM
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CISA warns admins to patch actively exploited SharePoint flaws
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned Tuesday that attackers are actively exploiting three vulnerabilities to hack Internet-exposed on-premises SharePoint Server instances.
- July 15, 2026
- 05:44 AM
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Microsoft: Some Dell PCs shut down after recent Windows updates
Microsoft is blocking this month's Windows 11 security updates on some Dell devices because they are causing shutdowns and performance issues.
- July 15, 2026
- 04:26 AM
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US charges alleged operators of Russian bulletproof hosting service
U.S. federal prosecutors have unsealed charges against three Russian nationals, accusing them of providing bulletproof hosting (BPH) services to ransomware gangs that caused over $62 million in damages to victims worldwide.
- July 15, 2026
- 03:45 AM
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SonicWall warns of SMA1000 flaws exploited in zero-day attacks, patch now
SonicWall warns that threat actors have been exploiting two SMA1000 vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410, in zero-day attacks and urges customers to install the newly released security updates.
- July 14, 2026
- 05:23 PM
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Spanish Police take down €140 million cyber fraud ring, arrest four
The Spanish Police dismantled a cybercrime and money-laundering organization that made €140 million ($160 million) from investment fraud and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
- July 14, 2026
- 04:23 PM
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Nearly 300 GitHub repos pose as legit software to push malware
A threat actor has published hundreds of fake GitHub repositories impersonating legitimate software and security projects to distribute infostealer malware.
- July 14, 2026
- 03:15 PM
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