China-based hacker employs DeepSeek in autonomous threat campaign
Researchers said the hacker also attempted to test Western AI tools, but ultimately was forced to revert to manual operations to succeed. Source link
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OT security coalition urges Congress, CISA to enact reforms amid water sector hacks
Iran-nexus hackers are suspected in a broad campaign targeting drinking and wastewater sites in at least seven U.S. states. Source link
Anthropic says human error let Claude AI models escape test environment and hack third parties
The company said its discovery, which followed OpenAI’s similar admission, proved the need for better testing guardrails. Source link
Shadow AI, leadership resistance make AI governance tough for worried CISOs
Fewer than half of CISOs think their bosses see AI security as a business enabler, according to an Okta survey. Source link
Hackers abuse Microsoft Teams in ransomware campaign through fake IT support
Researchers said dozens of US and Canadian firms have been targeted, however, the motivation appears to be financial rather than espionage. Source link
As data breaches grow costlier, ungoverned AI creates new risks
Meanwhile, many companies still aren’t doing the basics to protect on-premises data, IBM found. Source link
Companies fear AI risks more than common cybersecurity threats
That misprioritization could blind companies to the threats they should be focusing on, Arctic Wolf said in a new report. Source link
Authorities investigating a coordinated cyberattack against Minnesota water systems
The two-day attack comes days after federal officials warned of state-linked threat groups targeting a wider set of industrial devices. Source link
Microsoft launches agentic security platform designed to combat AI-based attacks
The rollout comes amid growing concerns about the ability of hackers to launch campaigns using autonomous methods. Source link
Tech industry giants say US must embrace openness, transparency in AI
Global technology, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence firms are stepping up their push for the U.S. government to embrace open AI systems, touting their security benefits…
In the Mythos era, security belongs at runtime
For most of security’s history, defenders were saved by time. A vulnerability was disclosed, a patch shipped and attackers spent months or years building a…
The most vulnerable AI products are also some of the most commonly exposed online
Dive Brief: North America accounts for the most internet-exposed industrial control systems (ICS) as of early 2026, with roughly 38% of all such devices located…