AI becoming an SOC imperative for curtailing emerging cyber threats
While powerful, AI technologies are no panacea for immature enterprise security architectures, and they can only be applied successfully after the fundamentals of cyber defence…
Month: May 2026
Putting the Dee(Dee) in Defense: Huntress Acquires Curricula
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve acquired Curricula: a fun, story-based security awareness training platform that empowers employees to become their own line of defense…
Microsoft warns of new Defender zero-days exploited in attacks
On Wednesday, Microsoft started rolling out security patches for two Defender vulnerabilities that have been exploited in zero-day attacks. The first one, tracked as CVE-2026-41091,…
WantToCry Ransomware Abuses SMB Services to Remotely Encrypt Files
A ransomware strain called WantToCry has been targeting businesses by abusing a widely used file-sharing protocol to encrypt files without dropping any malware on the…
The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech
As tensions between President Donald Trump and Europe continue to simmer, the continent is accelerating its moves to reduce its addiction to US technology. Cities…
Mini Shai-Hulud Hits @antv npm Packages, Targets CI/CD Secrets
An Active and sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the widely used @antv npm ecosystem, where a threat actor compromised a maintainer account and pushed malicious…
Banana RAT Malware in Fake Invoices Hits Customers at 16 Brazilian Banks
A new threat called Banana RAT malware is targeting banking customers in Brazil, using fake documents and tools to compromise devices and steal funds. Cybersecurity…
Why AI changed the threat model for travel technology
In this Help Net Security interview, Devon Bryan, SVP, Global CSO at Booking Holdings, reflects on his path from Air Force network security engineer to…
GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension
Ravie LakshmananMay 21, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Developer Tools GitHub on Wednesday officially confirmed that the breach of its internal repositories was the result of…
Presight and Abu Dhabi Civil Defence build AI-driven public safety platform
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has spent the past decade positioning itself as one of the world’s most ambitious adopters of artificial intelligence (AI), embedding…
CVE-2026–5140 Flaw Grants Root Access On Pardus Linux
A critical local privilege escalation vulnerability chain tracked as CVE-2026–5140 has exposed serious security weaknesses in Pardus Linux. Researchers revealed that the flaws allow any…
Account Theft Scheme Uncovered By Ukraine Cyber Police
The National Police of Ukraine has disclosed an international cybercrime operation tied to the theft of nearly 30,000 customer accounts belonging to a California-based online…