AI Won’t Replace Cybersecurity Jobs, It’ll Replace The Toil
As enterprises race to bolt AI onto every business process, security leaders are being forced to answer a harder question than “should we adopt it”…
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Sexual Exploitation Actors Stealing Content, FBI Warns
The FBI is warning the public about sexual exploitation actors illegally accessing social media and personal accounts to steal explicit images and videos from adult…
Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes 400 Flaws
Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday release addresses roughly 400 security flaws across its products, including three Zero-days. One of the three is being actively exploited,…
AI Agent Exploits Gym System Vulnerability In Australia
An AI agent assigned to book a gym class in Australia reportedly discovered a gym system vulnerability, used it to secure reservations months ahead of…
Point72 Among Hedge Funds Hit Wall Street Cyberattacks
A cyberattack on Wall Street recently targeted several leading hedge funds, including Point72 Asset Management, Millennium Management, Two Sigma Investments, and Citadel. The attackers used voice phishing, or “vishing,”…
OpenAI Models Access Internet During Third-Party AI Tests
OpenAI models accessed the public internet during separate third-party cyber evaluations conducted by independent testing partners, prompting the company to review how high-risk AI testing…
Liechtenstein Cyberattack Exposes VwbP Data Breach
The Liechtenstein cyberattack has prompted authorities to investigate a major security breach after copies of sensitive data linked to around 31,000 legal entities were unlawfully accessed from…
Qilin Ransomware Led Global Attacks In H1 2026
The first half of 2026 reinforced a familiar reality in ransomware: a small number of highly capable operators continue to drive a disproportionate share of…
Anthropic Cybersecurity Evaluation Reveals Claude AI Risks
Anthropic has disclosed the findings of an Anthropic cybersecurity evaluation that uncovered three incidents in which Claude AI models unintentionally accessed the public internet during controlled cybersecurity testing. The company said…
CVE-2026-20316: Cisco Secure FMC Zero-Day Exploited
Cisco has released security updates for an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2026-20316, affecting Cisco Secure FMC (Secure Firewall Management Center) software. The flaw, disclosed on…
IIT Kanpur Website Hack: Student Gets Skills Assessment
The IIT Kanpur Website Hack has taken an unexpected turn after the institute decided to assess the technical skills of a student who allegedly breached…
CI Fortify Guide Urges Isolation Of Critical Systems
Malicious cyber actors routinely target critical infrastructure to conduct espionage, extort victims, or establish access for disruptive and destructive attacks. The new CI Fortify Guide…