Pressure mounts on Canvas as data leak extortion deadline looms
Pressure is mounting on Instructure, the company behind Canvas, as cybercriminals threaten to leak a trove of sensitive data they claim was stolen during a…
Month: May 2026
Japan’s new spy agency receives FBI backing with eyes on China and Russia
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing through legislation to establish the country’s first centralised intelligence agency since the second world war, driven by concerns…
ISACA poll finds AI adoption outpaces governance and ROI
A global ISACA survey of more than 3,400 digital trust professionals has found most organisations believe staff are already using artificial intelligence, but many report…
Linux kernel maintainers suggest a ‘kill switch’ to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched
As he pointed out in a recent post, when a vulnerability is found, “fleets stay exposed until a patched kernel is built, distributed and rebooted…
Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
Both privilege escalation vulnerabilities stem from bugs in the kernel’s handling of page caches stored in memory, allowing untrusted users to modify them. They target…
Axonius Federal Systems targets FedRAMP High certification to support mission-critical federal agencies
Axonius Federal Systems (AFS), the U.S. federal subsidiary of Axonius, announced initiation of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Class D (High) Certification…
CNA taps Atos for expanded cybersecurity, identity management and infrastructure operations support
Atos, vendor of AI-powered digital transformation, announced extension and expansion of its partnership with CNA, one of the largest U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance…
Bringing AI Code Security into Qualys ETM
A first-class data model for the next generation of findings AI-driven code security is becoming a real category. Anthropic’s Claude Code Security and OpenAI’s Codex…
GM agrees to $12.75M California settlement over sale of drivers’ data
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $12.75 million settlement agreement with General Motors (GM) over allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act…
Google Warns of Hackers Using AI to Create Working Zero-Day Exploit
Google Threat Intelligence Group recently published an alarming report detailing the rapid industrialization of generative artificial intelligence in adversarial workflows. The most significant finding reveals…
cPanel and WHM Servers Targeted in Attacks Exploiting CVE-2026-41940
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting cPanel and WHM servers, identified as CVE-2026-41940, is currently under active exploitation by a highly sophisticated and elusive cybercriminal…
Google Says Hackers Used AI to Develop a Zero-Day Exploit
Google researchers have discovered the first evidence of hackers using AI to develop zero-day exploits, autonomous Android backdoors, and automated supply chain attacks against GitHub…