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Download: 2026 Credential Risk Report
85% of cybersecurity professionals consider compromised credentials a primary attack path, yet only 19% continuously monitor active credentials and…
Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust
Google’s open-source autonomous Customer Support & Returns Agent, built using the Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Gemini, demonstrates how developers can…
Critical GitLab flaw allows attackers to modify or delete public projects (CVE-2026-19478)
GitLab has released patches for two vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity code injection flaw that can be exploited without authentication. The…
OpenAI tightens defenses after AI agents breach research environment
Following the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident, in which an agentic collective autonomously penetrated OpenAI’s research infrastructure and another company’s…
Hacker claims millions of records stolen from corporate Azure tenants
A threat actor known as “TheHatman” claims to have obtained millions of employee records from the Azure environments of several Fortune 500 companies,…
Synthesized builds Test Data Agent to validate AI agents with production-like data
Synthesized has announced its Test Data Agent, a new agentic infrastructure capability being developed to create and provision the realistic data,…
Google’s open-source HEIR lets AI work with data it can’t see
Google’s researchers and engineers developed the Homomorphic Encryption Intermediate Representation (HEIR) compiler project, an open-source compiler…
A hollowed out data layer is making CISOs fly blind into AI attacks
The security industry is currently transitioning to an era where both offense and defense are AI-led, and every SOC operates at machine speed. However,…
Attackers turn to AI for help identifying files worth stealing
AI tools are being used by cyber attackers to write malicious code, build tools that harvest credentials, search compromised networks, identify valuable…
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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals
France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the…
Fortinet expands AI security portfolio with Virtue AI acquisition
Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, strengthening its broader Security for AI strategy and its vision for securing the agentic enterprise. The acquisition…
Attackers exploit patched macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy cryptominer
A recently patched security flaw in Apple macOS is being actively exploited by hackers to bypass authentication, gain root access, and install a…
SafePal breach affects 39,798 customers, data allegedly for sale
Cryptocurrency wallet maker SafePal disclosed a data breach that exposed order information for 39,798 customers, including names, email addresses,…
Police bust cybercrime ring accused of stealing €30 million in four-day spree
German and Brazilian police dismantled an international bank fraud ring blamed for a €30 million cyberattack on a German financial institution, arresting…
Windows 11’s strongest security defenses can be bypassed without a screwdriver
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Durham University have found a way to knock down some of the toughest protections in Windows 11 without…
Hazmat: Open-source containment for AI agents
Hazmat is an open-source tool that runs AI coding agents inside a separate account on your own machine. It wraps the harnesses people use: Claude Code,…
Product showcase: ScamNet looks for warning signs in suspicious calls and shady links
ScamNet: Anti-Scam Suite is a consumer security app from Synaptrex Technologies that helps users detect and block scams involving phone calls, text…
When companies get specific about AI, revenue growth looks different
Companies that provide specific evidence of how they use AI tend to record stronger revenue growth. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Larridin…