China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US Ready?
Earlier this year, insurance executives gathered in a Times Square conference room to play out a scenario: a Chinese cyberattack knocks out 5,000 US water…
Month: August 2026
MacSync Stealer Uses 30+ Rotating Domains to Steal macOS Credentials and Exfiltrate Data
MacSync Stealer is expanding its macOS-focused theft operation through a rotating network of more than 30 domains, using stable execution and network patterns to steal…
Editorial Style Videos Are The Cutting Edge Of Cybersecurity Journalism
An editorial style video uses journalistic narration and storytelling, changing scenes and angles, and b-roll, over plain, unedited or minimally edited footage that has no…
AWS limits AI agents’ data access, even when manipulated
AWS has detailed an approach for propagating user authorization context through AI agents, allowing access controls to be enforced by infrastructure and downstream services rather…
ChatGPT for Teens tackles risky chats and homework shortcuts
OpenAI has addressed complaints around teens’ use of its ChatGPT system by introducing ChatGPT for Teens, a version of the AI assistant designed specifically for…
AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Target Siemens S7 PLCs in U.S. Critical Infrastructure
The U.S. government on Wednesday warned of an “active threat” targeting critical infrastructure organizations in the country using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated exploit scripts. The activity…
ICO police facial recognition audits reveal ‘mixed’ bag
UK data regulator says “significant improvements” are needed in how UK police forces are using facial recognition technologies, after official audits reveal “a mixed picture”.…
Oz Hair And Beauty Data Breach Exposes Customer Data
Oz Hair and Beauty has confirmed that customers’ personal information was accessed during a data breach after an unauthorized third party briefly gained access to…
Vocus names chief AI officer
Vocus has named Ben Chan as its chief AI officer, with a remit to lead the telco’s “company-wide AI strategy” as well as centre of…
Hackers Target Zimbra Servers in Active Exploitation Campaign
A recently patched Zimbra Collaboration vulnerability is being exploited in the wild, according to Poland’s CERT Polska. The security hole is tracked as CVE-2026-73570 and…
Manic: The Android Malware That Exfiltrates Data Even When the Phone Is Offline
Manic: The Android Malware That Exfiltrates Data Even When the Phone Is Offline Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2026 Manic Android malware combines banking fraud and…
I Only Do Anything Once
I was walking someone through my setup this morning and caught myself saying the same thing over and over, so I might as well write…