CISA is prioritizing work with critical infrastructure as it begins to recover from cuts
The agency has been focused on helping secure systems at drinking and wastewater utilities in recent weeks. Source link
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AI widely used to exploit critical flaws, disrupt supply chains
A report confirms the growing use of AI across a broad spectrum of threat groups. Source link
Tech industry alliance proposes AI agent safety reporting program
The information-sharing exchange is designed to widely share lessons learned from agentic AI security incidents. Source link
AI makes costly spearphishing attacks easier, cyber insurer says
Dive Brief: Ransomware extortion caused roughly three-quarters of business losses in the first half of 2026, the cyber insurance firm Resilience said in a recent…
US authorities see ‘significant escalation’ in attacks on water system devices
Hackers have locked operators out of their own OT networks, modified passwords and changed IP addresses. Source link
How volunteer cyber experts are helping protect rural water systems
A first-in-the-nation program is seeing promising results as it charts a path for supporting the U.S.’s most vulnerable infrastructure. Source link
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
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