The Humanist AI Code of Conduct draws a line between defensive cyber research and operational attack capability.
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Hacked HBO Max Reddit Account Used for Malware Delivery via ClickFix Attack
Ads led to a ClickFix page designed to trick macOS and Windows users into installing malware.
Root RCE Zero-Day in Cisco Secure Email Gateway Under Active Exploitation
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2026-76461 to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
Beijing Hits Back at Anthropic CEO’s Call to Curb China’s AI Development
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to a question about Amodei’s essay by saying that all parties should work together on AI.
New Warnings About the Risks of AI to Humanity Revive a Long-Running Debate
Concerns over the potential risks of the technology are rising as new AI models become more powerful, heightening both the potential for misuse by people…
The Race to Control AI and Protect What Makes Us Human
As researchers warn that misaligned AI could threaten human survival, even beneficial systems may erode the critical thinking that defines our humanity.
Personal, Financial Info Exposed in Revolut Data Breach
The company unintentionally disclosed users’ information to a third party impersonating a government agency.
Chinese Hackers Exploit Critical Tencent Software Flaw for One-Click Code Execution
The Chinese-language input method editor for Windows can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely.
CISOs Race to Control AI Agents Without Destroying Their Value
Security leaders are struggling to modernize cyber hygiene and prevent over-privileged agents from causing unintended harm.
Telus Warns Customers of Account Breaches
Stolen credentials were used in a multi-month campaign to access subscriber personal data and billing records.
Three JFrog Artifactory Flaws Exploited for Backdoor Deployment
The vulnerabilities can allow attackers to bypass authentication and elevate their privileges to administrator.
ConnectWise Patches ScreenConnect Vulnerability Exploited in Worm-Like Attacks
The flaw allows attackers to send files and execute them without authorization through an active remote session.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Industry Needs to Give Safety Measures Time to Catch Up
Dario Amodei warned that within six to 12 months AI could be capable of leading a swarm of agents that could take over the entire internet.
BlueMoon Exploit Kit Chains Recent Chrome, Windows Zero-Days
Multiple espionage-motivated threat actors have adopted BlueMoon in opportunistic, rushed deployments.
Users in Houthi-Held Yemen Tried to Develop Advanced Weapons With AI, Anthropic Says
Anthropic said the users did not succeed in “fielding an operational device” but did carry out a failed test of a guided rocket.
Phishing Research Challenges Conventional Security Awareness Testing
Analysis of 2.47 million simulated attacks shows why organizations should measure credential leaks and reporting, not just clicks.
GitLab Vulnerability Exploited One Day After Disclosure
The critical-severity path traversal flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the GitLab server.
In Other News: InjectEave Attack, SIM Swapper Sentenced, Glasswing Findings Review
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Invisible Unicode slips past phishing filters, US puts $10 million bounty on Iranian cyber…
Trezor Says 347,000 Users Received Phishing Emails After Brevo Hack
Hackers compromised the Brevo marketing platform and used that access to send phishing emails to users of Trezor, BitBox, and CoinTracking.
Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities
Tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, the flaws could be exploited for remote code execution.