Google plans to add private, server-side memory to Private AI Compute, enabling AI assistants to maintain continuity across devices while providing…
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New Android malware RemControl steals banking PINs and blocks removal attempts
A new Android banking trojan called RemControl tricks victims into installing a fake TV app, then takes control of their phones to steal banking PINs,…
Apple’s new iOS 27 feature looks for signs you’re being scammed
Apple introduced a scam-prevention feature called Impersonation Risk Detection with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. The feature allows supported apps to request a…
GNOME 50.5 security fixes patch a gvfs CVE and Epiphany code injection
GNOME 50.5, which the GNOME Release Team shipped on September 24, patches a CVE in the gvfs file system layer, a JavaScript injection flaw in the Epiphany…
Claude.ai is about 3x faster after 3,000+ changes
Anthropic engineers made claude.ai and the Claude desktop app roughly three times faster during a two-week sprint in August, with Claude finding the…
What to do first when you get 90 days to secure AI agent data
In this interview with Help Net Security, Kelly Herrell, CEO at Nol8, explains where AI agents create exposure inside organizations. The first thing to…
Your security program knows about the firewall, but does it know about the elevator?
By early August, attackers had hit water systems in at least seven U.S. states. The FBI and EPA said the intruders remotely accessed internet-facing…
Ubuntu kernel CVE fixes are moving to a weekly release schedule
Ubuntu kernels will ship every week under a new release schedule from Canonical, which is merging its four-week cycle for regular Stable Release Updates…
Europe’s technology backbone is becoming a cyber target
Disruptive attacks on public-facing services, financially motivated cybercrime and compromises of shared technology providers are increasing cybersecurity…
Americans’ views on data centers have turned more negative
American attitudes toward data centers have turned noticeably more negative over the course of 2026, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. 54% of…
Cofense measures employee readiness against real-world phishing threats
Cofense has announced an expansion of its AI-driven Phishing Defense Platform through Cofense Command Center, its orchestration layer for measurement and…
Portnox detects and removes unauthorized AI applications from managed devices
Portnox has announced new capabilities to detect unauthorized AI applications and agents on managed devices and automatically enforce security policy,…
80,000 relay servers help users in China slip past U.S. AI region bans
More than 80,000 relay servers are helping users in China bypass geographic restrictions on leading U.S. AI models, according to Team Cymru. “What we have…
Network Solutions Dark Web Monitoring alerts small businesses to domain-linked data exposure
Network Solutions has launched Dark Web Monitoring, a new security capability that alerts small businesses when information associated with their domain…
Fake Claude Max giveaway tricks users into handing over their Google account credentials
A fake Claude Max giveaway uses a spoofed Google sign-in window to steal users’ login credentials, Malwarebytes researchers have found.…
Barracuda brings AI security and governance within reach of smaller organizations
Barracuda Networks has launched Barracuda AI Data Security, the AI security and governance solution purpose-built for resource-constrained organizations…
DarkMe RAT trades zero-days for plain phishing emails
DarkMe, a remote access trojan and info-stealer that has previously been associated with a threat group that targeted financial market traders and…
Lookout targets smishing, voice cloning, and vishing with real-time mobile protection
Lookout has launched Social Engineering Protection (SEP), a new module within the Lookout Mobile AI Security Platform. SEP provides automated, real-time…
Attackers hit Check Point Management Servers and Spark firewalls, F5 BIG-IP APM instances
Check Point Software has released emergency fixes for a critical Check Point Management Server vulnerability (CVE-2026-93616) that has been exploited as…
GPT-6 Sol and Luna arrive with 50% lower API prices
OpenAI has expanded GPT-6 with the GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models. Both are available in ChatGPT Work and Codex for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and…