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Kiteworks Acquires Bonfy.AI to Fill the AI Gap in Data Governance
Financials have not been disclosed, but the estimated cost is in the tens of millions of dollars.
Surfshark Systems Targeted by Hackers
A misconfigured test server containing engineering material, including internal configurations, was accessed by threat actors.
Anthropic Says Russian Hackers Used Claude AI to Automate Malware Evasion
Anthropic reveals how criminal groups are increasingly targeting AI vendors’ own infrastructure, including to steal a pre-release Claude model.
PaperCut Flaws Exploited in AI-Powered Attacks
A Russian threat actor used AI to build, test, and deploy exploits against hundreds of organizations worldwide.
Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board
Mandiant founder and cybersecurity veteran brings more than 30 years of public and private sector experience to Amazon’s board.
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026
Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Brinqa, Cribl, Echo, Fortinet, Kiteworks, Palo Alto Networks, and Visa.
Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development
Both Anthropic and OpenAI have seen high-profile resignations in recent years that were tied to safety concerns.
Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster
Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA when he was just 17 years old. He is now the CEO of Bishop Fox.
Webinar Today: Keep Pace With AI – A New Operating Model for Endpoint Remediation
Join the webinar for a focused, 20-minute discussion on Frontier Pace Governance, an approach to balancing automation, policy, and business risk as IT…
Deceptive Android Apps Exploit Google Play Early Access to Evade Reviews
Deceptive apps in Early Access are being used by dishonest developers for their own benefit.
Critical NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
Tracked as CVE-2026-19490, the authentication bypass flaw has been exploited in the wild since at least September 3.
Widened Scan Turns Up Fourth Rogue Claude Cyber Incident
Anthropic is most concerned about Claude Mythos 5’s reckless behavior after recent incidents in which real systems were hacked.
4.1 Million Impacted by AdaptHealth Data Breach
In June 2026, hackers stole personal, health, and insurance information from AdaptHealth’s systems.
Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation
Cisco and CISA have flagged exploitation of CVE-2026-20079, a vulnerability disclosed in March 2026.
New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender
The exploit provides full System privileges on Windows machines running the September 2026 patches.
Fortinet Code Execution Flaw Exploited in PivotC2 RAT Attacks
The high-severity, unauthenticated vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-25249 was patched in January 2026.
HelmGuard Raises $7.3 Million for Agentic GRC and Security
The company will increase its US market presence and will expand its engineering and go-to-market teams.
Android’s September 2026 Updates Patch 180 Vulnerabilities
The security updates resolve critical flaws across Android’s Framework, System, and Kernel components.
AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns
Criminal and state-sponsored adversaries are increasingly using AI to automate and scale their attacks, according to GTIG.