Users in Houthi-Held Yemen Tried to Develop Advanced Weapons With AI, Anthropic Says
Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles. AI is…
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GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure
Threat actors have started exploiting a newly patched vulnerability in GitLab one day after public disclosure, attack surface management firm WatchTowr warns. Tracked as CVE-2026-85706…
Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing
The message is simple: fine-tune future in-house phishing simulation tests through the findings and analysis of Pistachio’s research. Pistachio was founded in Oslo Norway in…
In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader…
Surfshark Systems Targeted by Hackers
VPN and cybersecurity services provider Surfshark this week disclosed a cybersecurity incident impacting certain internal data. The incident, it says, was discovered on August 31,…
Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster
Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA when he was just 17 years old. He is now the CEO of Bishop Fox. He says little…
Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board
Amazon has appointed cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to its board of directors, strengthening the technology giant’s security expertise at the board level. Mandia was elected…
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026
Thirty-three cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in August 2026. For a detailed view of the more than 420 acquisitions announced in 2025,…
Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development
An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI…
Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation
Cisco and the cybersecurity agency CISA on Wednesday flagged the exploitation of a Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerability disclosed earlier this year. The…
Android’s September 2026 Updates Patch 180 Vulnerabilities
After two ‘no security vulnerabilities’ bulletins in July and August, Google on Tuesday announced the release of patches for 180 vulnerabilities as part of the…
AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns
Adversaries, both criminal and state-sponsored, are increasingly using AI to automate and scale their attacks, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). What started as…