TL;DR Two malicious versions of the popular PyTorch Lightning package have been uploaded to PyPI following the publisher account’s compromise. Lightning versions 2.6.2 and 2.6.3 (tracked as sonatype-2026-002817) were published on April 30, 2026, containing embedded malicious code that gathers developer…
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The Slop Problem Isn’t What You Think
There’s a bloke on Twitter who spent three hours writing a passionate thread about AI ruining the internet. There was quite the debate, and someone asked if he’d ever used Grammarly. That’s the whole story, really. People call AI content…
Escape AI Pentesting Agents 2.0 – A Deep Dive
What each agent actually does (BOLA, Regression testing agent, Business logic testing agent, and others..), how they coordinate, and what you can expect from Escape’s AI pentesting product in the upcoming weeks. The post Escape AI Pentesting Agents 2.0 –…
Top Threats We’re Tracking in April
KasadaIQ analyst commentary on the threat environment The post Top Threats We’re Tracking in April appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: Top Threats We’re Tracking in April
[un]prompted 2026 – Traditional ML vs. LLMs: Who Can Classifv Better?
Author, Creator & Presenter: Xenia Mountrouidou, Principal Cyber Data Scientist At Expel Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink The post [un]prompted 2026…
White House Pushes Back Against Anthropic’s Mythos Expansion
The White House is opposing Anthropic’s plan to expand access to its Mythos AI model, creating a high-stakes confrontation between the U.S. government and a top AI developer about how leading-edge AI models can be distributed. When Anthropic unveiled Mythos…
CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail): Linux Kernel LPE
New Linux ‘copy_fail’ LPE gives root on all major distros. Mitigate before patching. The post CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail): Linux Kernel LPE appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: CVE-2026-31431 (Copy…
Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): Frequently asked questions about Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability
A flaw in the Linux kernel present since 2017 allows a local user to gain root access on virtually every major Linux distribution. A public exploit is available and reported to work reliably. Key Takeaways CVE-2026-31431 is a high severity…
Linux Kernel Flaw ‘Copy Fail’ Exposes Widespread Privilege Escalation Risk
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability is exposing a pathway for unprivileged users to gain full admin control on a wide range of systems. The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-31431 and dubbed Copy Fail, affects nearly all major Linux distros released…
[un]prompted 2026 – Capability-Based Authorization For Al Agents
Author, Creator & Presenter: Niki Aimable Niyikiza, Senior Security Engineer & Al Security Researcher At Snap Our thanks to [un]prompted for publishing their Creators, Authors and Presenter’s outstanding [un]prompted 2026 AI Security Practitioner content on the Organizations’ YouTube Channel. Permalink…
Strengthening Trust in Digital Education Platforms with Passwordless Authentication
Learn how passwordless authentication strengthens trust in digital education platforms by improving security, user experience, and access control. The post Strengthening Trust in Digital Education Platforms with Passwordless Authentication appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from…
Ransomware Victims up 389%, TTE in Less Than Two Days: How Can Defenders Stay Ahead?
Agentic AI’s impact on ransomware—it’s execution, its success and even who gets to play, is being widely felt. And we’re just getting started. The post Ransomware Victims up 389%, TTE in Less Than Two Days: How Can Defenders Stay Ahead?…
Why Enterprises Need an MCP Gateway, Not Native Connectors
Anthropic made the architectural case for MCP gateways at an AI Engineer conference recently. The talk was titled “Why Gateways Are All You Need”. It laid out exactly why enterprise MCP deployments stall and what the path forward looks like.…
FBI and International Agencies Shut Down Scam Centers, Arrest 276 People
The FBI and law enforcement from Dubai, Thailand, and China shut down nine scam centers and arrested 276 people in connection with crypto fraud operations that were used to target Americans and steal millions of dollars by convincing victims to…
Ransomware Attacks on Schools: 4 Warning Signs IT Teams Shouldn’t Ignore
Ransomware attacks are increasingly threatening to K–12 schools, with districts of all sizes becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. These school ransomware attacks don’t just impact IT systems. They can shut down classrooms, disrupt learning for days or even weeks, and…
Benchmarking AI Pentesting Tools: A Practical Comparison
We benchmarked 4 AI pentesting tools: Escape, Shannon, Strix, PentAGI, and Claude against a modern vulnerable application. Learn more about their detection rates, false positive rates, and scanning speed. The post Benchmarking AI Pentesting Tools: A Practical Comparison appeared first…
What We Do in the Shadows: How CISOs Can Crack Down on Shadow AI
Shadow AI is spreading across enterprises as employees use AI tools without oversight, creating new data security and compliance risks. The post What We Do in the Shadows: How CISOs Can Crack Down on Shadow AI appeared first on Security…
Wasn’t Visibility Supposed to Fix This?
Exposure management needs more than visibility. Learn how context, workflows and execution drive real vulnerability remediation. The post Wasn’t Visibility Supposed to Fix This? appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original…
It’s Not the Computer, Stupid. It’s the Information in It. Two Recent Indictments Stretch the Limits of “Theft” of Information.
The legal system persists in framing “computer crime” through the archaic lens of tangible property—theft and conversion—despite the fact that information is non-rivalrous and easily duplicated without depriving the original owner of possession. Recent federal indictments, such as the Van…
Identity Continuity for Epic EHR
TL;DR Strata Maverics sits between Epic and your identity providers, so Epic never has to change when they do. Microsoft Entra ID runs as primary. Keycloak runs as a warm secondary. Failover takes seconds. Clinical sessions and backend JWT integrations…