A cybersecurity training programme designed to widen access to the profession for women and non-technical entrants is expanding without EU funding, after being voluntarily adopted by organisations in Poland and North Macedonia following the formal close of its Erasmus+ project…
What to do When Your AI Guardrails Fail
I want to talk about a bug. Not because the bug itself was exceptional, but because what it exposed should change how every organisation architects AI governance. For several weeks earlier this year, Microsoft 365 Copilot read and summarised confidential…
It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down
Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down
Government Can’t Win the Cyber War Without the Private Sector
Securing national resilience now depends on faster, deeper partnerships with the private sector. The post Government Can’t Win the Cyber War Without the Private Sector appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026)
Last week, there were disclosed in and that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not…
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7 with automated cybersecurity safeguards
Software teams building agentic AI workflows have been pushing frontier models toward longer, unsupervised task runs. Claude Opus 4.7, now generally available from Anthropic, is aimed squarely at that demand, with particular gains in software engineering, multimodal processing, and the…
NIST admits defeat on NVD backlog, will enrich only highest-risk CVEs going forward
NIST is overhauling how it manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and switching to a risk-based model that prioritizes “enrichment” of only the most critical CVE-numbered security vulnerabilities. “This change is driven by a surge in CVE submissions, which increased…
Malicious WordPress Plugins with Backdoors Compromise Thousands of Websites
More than 30 WordPress plugins were shut down after a supply-chain backdoor compromised thousands of sites through the Essential Plugin portfolio. The post Malicious WordPress Plugins with Backdoors Compromise Thousands of Websites appeared first on TechRepublic. This article has been…
Two Americans sentenced for helping North Korea steal $5 million in fake IT worker scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that two Americans were sentenced to years in prison for helping the North Korean government place fake IT workers in U.S. companies. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the…
APK Malformation Found in Thousands of Android Malware Samples
APK malformation tactic now appears in over 3000 Android malware samples evading static analysis This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: APK Malformation Found in Thousands of Android Malware Samples
US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North Korea
US authorities jail two Americans for aiding North Korean laptop farm scams that infiltrated over 100 firms This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: US Nationals Jailed for Operating Fake Remote Worker Laptop Farms for North…
Payouts King Takes Aim at the Ransomware Throne
IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal chat logs were leaked online, exposing the group’s inner workings. This led…
The Reality of Resilience with Commvault
The industry is talking about cyber resilience like it is a new brand of coffee, but it is really the evolution of disaster recovery for a world that is actively trying to destroy your data. We used to care about…
Beyond Basic Monitoring: Why 2026 Demands Advanced Credential Defense
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, stolen credentials represent a paramount threat, with infostealers harvesting 4.17 billion credentials in 2025 alone. A Lunar survey reveals that 85% of organizations view them as a high or very high risk, ranking them among…
German Authorities Identify Leaders Behind GandCrab and REvil Ransomware Operations
Two individuals believed to be central figures in major ransomware campaigns have been named by German authorities. The BKA points to Russians Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin and Anatoly Sergeevitsh Kravchuk as driving forces behind GandCrab and REvil during a period…
CIOs fret over rising security concerns amid AI adoption
AI is emerging as a critical tool and a growing threat as CIOs struggle to balance innovation with risk, according to a new report. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: CIOs…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-04-16 18h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 15:36 : Americans who masterminded Nork IT worker fraud sentenced to 200 months behind bars 15:36 : Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise 15:36 : Cookeville Medical Center Notifies…
Americans who masterminded Nork IT worker fraud sentenced to 200 months behind bars
Fortune 500 companies and one US defense contractor got taken for $5m in four-year scam Two Americans have been jailed for a combined 200 months for helping North Korea generate $5 million through fraudulent IT worker schemes.… This article has…
Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise
The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team uncovered a sophisticated macOS intrusion campaign attributed to the North Korean threat actor Sapphire Sleet that abuses user driven execution and social engineering to bypass macOS security protections and steal credentials, cryptocurrency assets, and…
Cookeville Medical Center Notifies Patients After July 2025 Ransomware Attack
Tennessee’s CRMC notifies over 337,000 patients of Rhysida ransomware breach exposing sensitive data This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cookeville Medical Center Notifies Patients After July 2025 Ransomware Attack
NIST limits vulnerability analysis as CVE backlog swells
The agency will stop adding detailed information to vulnerabilities that don’t meet certain criteria. This article has been indexed from Cybersecurity Dive – Latest News Read the original article: NIST limits vulnerability analysis as CVE backlog swells
VirusTotal Inside the Agent Loop
At VirusTotal, we are closely following how AI agents are evolving and how we can be useful in that space. Part of that is analysis: the new generation of AI-native artifacts (skills, plugins, IDE extensions, agent configs) that attackers are…
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.4-Cyber to Boost Defensive Cybersecurity
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber, a cybersecurity-focused model built to help defenders analyze malware and fix software bugs. The company is also expanding its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program to thousands of verified experts. This article has been indexed from Hackread…
AI platform n8n abused for stealthy phishing and malware delivery
Attackers abuse AI automation platform n8n to run phishing campaigns, deliver malware, and evade security by using trusted infrastructure. Threat actors are exploiting the popular AI workflow automation platform n8n to launch advanced phishing campaigns, deliver malware, and collect device…