WhatsApp Catches Spyware Firm NSO Defying No-Hacking Court Order
Meta-owned communications app WhatsApp says it recently detected and disrupted a spear-phishing attempt linked to spyware company NSO Group. The attack is allegedly in defiance…
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A Security Raises $37 Million for Autonomous Offensive Security Platform
A Security emerged from stealth mode on Monday after raising $37 million in funding for its autonomous offensive security and remediation platform. The company was…
Everybody Is Vibe Coding But Nobody Told the Security Team
In February 2025, Andrej Karpathy coined the term “vibe coding” to describe a new way of building software: rapid, AI-assisted development where users ‘fully give…
174,000 Impacted by Lansing Community College Data Breach
Lansing Community College (LCC) is notifying over 174,000 people that their personal information was compromised in a data breach more than one year ago. The…
Meta Says 20,000 Instagram Accounts Hacked via AI Tool Abuse
Meta says roughly 20,000 Instagram accounts may have been hacked in a recent attack abusing an AI-powered account recovery support tool. Hackers compromised many Instagram…
Emphere Raises $2.1 Million for AI-Powered Vulnerability Remediation
Emphere, a Seattle cybersecurity startup building an AI-driven vulnerability remediation platform, this week announced raising $2.1 million in pre-seed funding from AI2 Incubator and Outsiders…
Cisco Warns of 7th SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploited in 2026
Cisco informed customers on Thursday about yet another SD-WAN product vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild – the seventh whose exploitation was detected…
Five Eyes: Chinese Spies Target Government, Military Staff With Fake Job Opportunities
Chinese military intelligence officers are posing as recruiters in online campaigns targeting government and military personnel with access to sensitive information, the Five Eyes countries…
Opal Security Raises $23 Million for AI-Native Identity Governance
Identity governance startup Opal Security has announced raising $23 million in a new funding round that brings the total investment in the company to $59…
Industry Reactions to New Trump AI Cybersecurity Executive Order: Feedback Friday
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order establishing a voluntary framework for federal vetting of the most advanced frontier AI models before their public…
Chrome 149 Patches 429 Vulnerabilities
Google this week promoted Chrome 149 to the stable channel with patches for 429 vulnerabilities, a record for a single Chrome refresh. Already exceeding several…
In Other News: Anthropic Maps AI Threats, Unpatched Comodo Flaw, Palantir Chief Eyed for CISA
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage but remain relevant to the broader…