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Today

Anthropic's AI Finds Bugs. IBM Bets $5B It Can Fix Them.

by Jeffrey Schwartz / 3h

IBM and Red Hat assign 20,000 engineers to the new Project Lightwell service as Anthropic's Mythos findings ignite debate over how to secure the open-source software supply chain.

When Too Much Security Data Became the Risk

by Joan Goodchild / 4h

Rapid growth turned routine firewall logs into a security and budget liability. One CISO used artificial intelligence to filter what data truly belongs in the SIEM.

Yesterday

Crafty Phishing Campaigns Auto-Adapt to Victim's Device, OS

by Alexander Culafi / 19h

Attackers fingerprint victims through user-agent data to deliver OS-specific payloads, increasing compromise rates and campaign profitability.

And the Winner in Dominant Malware Delivery? ClickFix

ClickFix API driven malware

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by Rob Wright / 20h

Researchers say the highly effective social engineering technique is no longer the exception for malware attacks — it's now the rule.

'Phantom Squatting': An Emerging AI-Driven Supply Chain Threat

Phantom squatting hijacks hallucinated domains

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by Elizabeth Montalbano / 1d

LLMs consistently hallucinate Web domains for legitimate brands that attackers can register for malicious activity in a difficult-to-detect attack vector.

Safe Events Start With Threat Intel & Digital Security

by Olga Polishchuk / 1d

Planning ahead to defend against cyber threats is the work that keeps events uneventful.

Jun 30, 2026

China-Linked Group Targets Southeast Asia Critical Systems

by Robert Lemos / 1d

The group compromised at least 10 regional organizations, including two state-owned entities, and deployed a new backdoor.

Fake Bug Report Hijacks AI Coding Agents at Scale

Agentjacking hijacks AI coding agents

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by Jai Vijayan / 1d

"Agentjacking" is the latest demonstration of how easily attackers can exploit an AI agent's inability to differentiate between content and instructions.

Attackers Seize Exposed AI Endpoints to Power Offensive Ops

by Alexander Culafi / 1d

Threat actors don't need any special authentication to reach a target endpoint — they just need to know where it is.

Why Identity Security Is Your Cyber Career Entry Point

by Kristina Beek / 1d

As AI reshapes cybersecurity workflows, John Paul Cunningham, CISO at Silverfort, says the technology is creating opportunities rather than eliminating jobs — and there are more ways than ever to break into the essential field.

Phishers Gain Persistence at EU, Asia Hospitality Orgs

by Elizabeth Montalbano / 1d

Separate but similar campaigns described by Microsoft and Trend Micro use malicious zip files to spread malware via social engineering and obsfucation, including blockchain abuse.

AI-Generated Workflows Are a Silent Security Disaster

by Yelena Mujibur Sheikh / 2d

Teams are dealing with a truly dangerous problem — automation that works, but that no one understands.

NIST Enrichment Reductions Impact CVE Coverage, Accuracy

by Rob Wright / 2d

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scaled back the number of CVEs it selects for in-depth analysis, but the move has produced mixed results, according to researchers.

Jun 29, 2026

'Djinn' Stealer Targets Cloud, AI Credentials

CVE-2026-48558

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by Jai Vijayan / 2d

The infostealer was delivered via CVE-2026-48558, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SimpleHelp, targeting credentials linking development and admin environments to wider enterprise systems.

Vulnerabilities Expose Private Data in Indian Government Systems

by Nate Nelson / 2d

One critical vulnerability, among many discovered by a researcher, could have allowed anyone to walk in and take over a national government portal.

Can Clothes Make You Invisible to Facial Recognition?

by Nate Nelson / 2d

Does life feel Orwellian sometimes? One researcher has a solution for you: graphic tees that confuse the neural networks in surveillance cameras.

Iran, Russia, China Target Water Systems for Sabotage

Nation-states target water systems

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by Alexander Culafi / 2d

Nation-state attackers breach water systems through weak passwords, exposed PLCs, and poor segmentation — not sophisticated malware.

Amazon Q VS Extension Flaw Leads to Cloud Credential Theft

Amazon Q vulnerability exposes credentials

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by Elizabeth Montalbano / 2d

Adversaries could plant a malicious repository that can execute arbitrary code and steal cloud credentials by exploiting the vulnerability, which showcases growing MCP risk.

Jun 27, 2026

Third-Party Breaches Teach Education Sector a Costly Lesson in Vendor Risk

by Bree Fowler / 5d

Rising threats from third-party actors are forcing institutions to play defense to protect student data from ransomware and other attacks.

Jun 26, 2026

New Initiative Tackles Security for End-of-Life Open Source Software

by Arielle Waldman / 5d

The Open Source Sustainability Initiative's goal is to help enterprises manage and secure aging open source projects while maintaining regulatory compliance.

AI Decline? Confidence in Autonomous Penetration Testing Falls

by Robert Lemos / 5d

Companies are still experimenting with automated AI systems to find security weaknesses, but fewer are relying on the technology.

Cisco Adds NHI to Security Stack With Astrix, WideField Acquisitions

Cisco to acquire WideField Security

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by Jeffrey Schwartz / 5d

Cisco joins a growing list of security platform providers that are betting that securing the agentic workforce means turning identity into the primary control plane.

AI Won't Wipe Out Entry-Level Cybersecurity Jobs

by Jon France / 6d

Instead of eliminating jobs for early-career cyber pros, AI is creating new opportunities for candidates with strong human decision-making skills.

Meeting Trump's 2030 Quantum Deadline Will be Expensive, Complex

by Alexander Culafi / 6d

Getting accurate visibility into IT and OT systems will be compounded by multivendor environments, misaligned update life cycles, and interoperability gaps.

Robinhood Cuts Access Approval Time to Support High-Velocity Development

by Ericka Chickowski / 6d

The fintech company's engineering-first application security team reengineered the process for granting system access, making it easier and more secure for developers working on their projects. Here are the lessons learned from Robinhood's experience.

Thanks for Crushing the Submissions Inbox. We're Trying to Keep Up

by Becky Bracken / 6d

It might be taking a bit longer than usual to respond to your submissions — here's why.