French authorities are investigating a compromise of Tchap, the government’s secure messaging platform, after hackers hijacked a user account and gained access to public chat rooms. Tchap is the French government’s messaging platform for civil servants, ministries, and public agencies.…
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Filigran launches XTM One to automate CTEM with AI agents
Filigran has announced XTM One, an AI-native agentic layer that automates Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) workflows across the Filigran XTM Platform. XTM One introduces a dedicated AI orchestration layer that connects OpenCTI and OpenAEV into a single, continuous workflow.…
Elastic brings AI-driven incident investigation to Kubernetes and observability tools
Elastic has introduced an agentic Kubernetes investigation workflow and MCP-based observability skills that diagnose incidents the moment an alert fires. By the time an SRE opens the alert, the root cause has already been identified, evidence has been assembled, and…
Rockwell Automation adds AI-powered security tools to SecureOT Suite
Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of three enhanced offerings within the SecureOT solution suite: OT Cybersecurity Assessment Suite, SecureOT Platform Managed Services and Managed Secure Remote Access (MSRA). Facing an increasing volume of alerts and limited visibility into operational…
LiteLLM vulnerability under active attack, CISA warns (CVE-2026-42271)
A command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-42271) in BerryAI’s LiteLLM open-source AI gateway is being exploited by attackers, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed by adding the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Monday. About CVE-2026-42271 LiteLLM…
Apple Intelligence can now replace weak passwords without user intervention
Apple’s next generation of Apple Intelligence, the company’s personal intelligence system, expands its capabilities and introduces new security features in Passwords. Automatically Fix Passwords (Source: Apple) Introduced as a standalone app in 2024, Passwords gives users a central place to…
Google patches Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-11645)
Google has fixed 74 vulnerabilities in Chrome, including (CVE-2026-11645), a high-severity zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-11645 exists in the wild,” the company said in a Monday security advisory. The…
Apple expands what parents can block, approve, and limit
Apple has previewed a set of new child safety features coming to iPhone, iPad, and the Mac later this year, expanding parental controls with tools that help families manage app access, web browsing, communication, and screen time. The features will…
Mythos Preview can weaponize N-day vulnerabilities in hours
Mythos Preview can develop working exploits from newly disclosed software vulnerabilities in hours, cutting down a process that has historically taken days or weeks, according to Anthropic. Anthropic’s recent cybersecurity research has largely focused on zero-days, vulnerabilities unknown to software…
The architecture of subtraction: Why it’s time to erase the roads, not just map the traffic
The advent of AI-assisted vulnerability discovery and autonomous exploit development has brought about a new age in cybersecurity—one in which we can no longer rely on patching as a primary defense mechanism. Patching is, by definition, a reactive approach to…
Treating AI agents like service accounts for federated query security
In this interview with Help Net Security, Paras Malhotra, CISO at Starburst, explains how the company handles data governance across federated query environments. Topics include layering Starburst’s access controls above native source permissions, tiering vendor risk across more than 200…
Malware ships with bugs that defenders could use against it
Static analysis tools have spent years scanning legitimate software for security bugs before it goes out the door. The same scanners work on malware, and malware carries a steady supply of its own bugs. Researchers ran four of these tools…
The security questions around Chinese AI coding models in U.S. software
Software developers across the United States are using AI models built in China to write, debug, and review code, drawn by prices below those of American alternatives. These models carry risks for the security of American software, according to a…
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Meta claims NSO Group still targets WhatsApp users despite court order
Meta claims it disrupted spear-phishing attempts linked to NSO Group and is asking a US federal court to hold the spyware vendor in contempt for allegedly violating an injunction that bars it from targeting WhatsApp and its users. “We successfully…
Microsoft changes how Defender for Endpoint EDR updates are delivered on Windows
Microsoft will distribute Defender for Endpoint EDR updates through Microsoft Update, enabling EDR security improvements to be released independently of monthly Windows operating system updates. The rollout started for Windows 10 devices in late May 2026 and will expand to…
Hackers used Meta’s AI support system to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts
Meta has revealed that attackers hijacked 20,225 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw in the company’s AI-assisted account recovery system. According to the company, a vulnerability in High Touch Support (HTS) allowed unauthorized parties to perform password resets on Instagram…
New Relic expands observability into AI-assisted software development
New Relic has announced AI Coding Observability, an open-source tool for monitoring AI-assisted software development workflows. As organizations adopt AI coding assistants, these tools often operate outside existing observability systems, limiting visibility into their use. AI Coding Observability extends monitoring…
Qilin ransomware affiliate exploited Check Point VPN zero-day (CVE-2026-50751)
A Qilin ransomware affiliate is believed to be exploiting CVE-2026-50751, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point VPN Remote Access and Mobile Access, the company announced on Monday. About CVE-2026-50751 Check Point Remote Access VPN enables and secures connections between…
RidgeBot 7.0 automates Active Directory attack simulations for security validation
Ridge Security has announced the release of RidgeBot 7.0, an update to its automated security validation platform that introduces automated Windows Active Directory penetration testing capabilities. The new version enables organizations to conduct end-to-end domain compromise simulations, helping security teams…