Michigan, South Dakota, and Georgia are reportedly on the list of states whose water systems have been targeted by Iran-linked hackers.
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Balance Theory Raises $19 Million to Help Enterprises Manage Cybersecurity Investments
The funding round was led by SYN Ventures, with participation from existing investors DataTribe and TEDCO.
Ruby on Rails Patches Critical Vulnerability
The flaw can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files and potentially achieve remote code execution (RCE).
In Other News: OpenAI Open Source Tool, AWS Links Hacks to North Korea, Mythos Crypto Research
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: parcel delivery company OnTrac hacked, Adobe patches, UK Department for Education loses…
Cyberattacks on Minnesota Water Systems Investigated as Officials Warn About Iranian Hackers
Iran has the “geopolitical motivations” and a recent history of targeting water systems, experts pointed out.
Critical Flaw Allowed to Azure Cosmos DB Pwnage
Named CosmosEscape, the vulnerability exposed the primary key for Cosmos DB accounts, granting full read and write access.
EU to Crack Down on AI Deepfakes, Illicit Imagery and Hacking With New Team in Brussels
When the AI Act comes into force, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers with labels or digital watermarks that chatbots or imagery are…
Google AI Uncovers 13-Year-Old Chrome Flaw Amid Record Patching Pace
The internet giant has built an agent harness to find vulnerabilities across Chrome’s codebase.
Prompted by OpenAI Disclosure, Anthropic Finds Its Own Models Hacked 3 Organizations
A security company’s systems were hacked after it installed a malicious Python package deployed by Claude.
Critical Flaw Led to Azure Cosmos DB Pwnage
Named CosmosEscape, the vulnerability exposed the primary key for Cosmos DB accounts, granting full read and write access.
CareCloud Data Breach Impacts Over 350,000
In March 2026, hackers stole personal, financial, and medical information from the company’s AWS environment.
Critical Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in TeamCity
Tracked as CVE-2026-63077, the security defect can be exploited without authentication via the agent polling protocol.
CISA Urges Water Sector to Protect OT After Coordinated Attacks on PLCs
CISA is urging water and wastewater utilities to lock down internet-exposed controllers, days after intrusions hit dozens of Minnesota systems.
Bank of America to Acquire Cybersecurity Firm MDSec
The acquisition will add approximately 65 cybersecurity professionals to Bank of America’s operations in the United Kingdom.
Okta to Acquire Identity Threat Detection Firm Permiso
The deal extends Okta’s reach beyond identity management and into the realm of security operations, positioning the company to compete more directly on…
Timeless Compliance: Why Better Questions Beat Bigger Frameworks
The best compliance programs aren’t the biggest ones. They’re the ones built on a short list of questions that can actually be answered, and that still…
Discern Security Raises $13 Million in Series A Funding
The company will invest in accelerating the development and adoption of its agentic platform.
DataBahn Raises $40 Million for Agentic Data Pipeline Management
The company will accelerate investments in R&D and product innovation to expand its agentic data control plane.
Cantina Emerges From Stealth With $8 Million in Funding
The startup’s community-powered agentic security platform helps proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities.
Onyx Security Raises $113 Million to Control AI Agents in the Enterprise
The Series B funding round brings the total raised by Onyx Security to $153 million.