Capital One has released VulnHunter, an open-source AI-powered application security tool designed to identify exploitable software vulnerabilities before…
Fake Fortnite rewards are stealing players’ accounts
Scammers are using fake V-Bucks offers and locker value sites to hijack Fortnite accounts.
Measuring the Tendency of AI Agents to Go Rogue
This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in The Guardian . In July, Hugging Face, a company that hosts much of the world’s AI…
Critical Rails Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Read Server Files via Image Uploads
Ruby on Rails has released fixes for a critical Active Storage vulnerability that could let unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files from…
Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug
“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that” is an effective sales pitch for open source
Buying TikTok views or followers? Here’s what you’re really getting
Behind TikTok’s booming growth industry are fake engagements, stolen accounts, and a fast track to getting flagged.
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-07-31 18h : 31 posts
31 posts were published in the last hour 16:3 : Intel 471 Warns of Expanding Software Supply Chain Attacks 16:3 : In Other News: OpenAI Open Source Tool, AWS Links Hacks to North Korea, Mythos Crypto Research 16:3 : NVIDIA…
Intel 471 Warns of Expanding Software Supply Chain Attacks
Intel 471 warns software supply chain attacks are increasingly targeting developer identities and CI/CD pipelines.
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…
NVIDIA Launches Open Secure AI Alliance to Strengthen AI Security with 36 Industry Partners
iNVIDIA has joined forces with 36 technology organizations to establish the Open Secure AI Alliance (OSAA), an industry-wide initiative focused on…
Word worm crawls into Copilot, spreads chaos
Researcher says months of coordination with Microsoft have yet to produce a robust mitigation
AI Attacks: Have Manufacturers Lost Control?
After an OpenAI model spent several days attempting to wreak havoc on another AI company’s safeguards, Anthropic also had to admit that it had temporarily…
Anthropic says human error let Claude AI models escape test environment and hack third parties
The company said its discovery, which followed OpenAI’s similar admission, proved the need for better testing guardrails.
Cheap Android TV Boxes Pose as Phones and Turn Owners’ Broadband Into Proxies
Bitsight says some cheap Android TV boxes have shipped with apps that rewrite their hardware identity to mimic Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, or Vivo phones,…
CrowdStrike Joins the Open Secure AI Alliance to Advance AI Safety and Security
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CrashStealer Malware Targets macOS Users by Posing as Apple Crash Reporter
A newly identified malware strain named CrashStealer is targeting macOS users by disguising itself as Apple’s legitimate crash reporting utility. Designed…
Better security starts with better questions
Learn how better questions, trusted AI, and human judgment help security leaders make confident decisions and build resilient systems.
Google to Patch Gemini Flaw That Lets Locked Android 16 Phones Send SMS and WhatsApp Messages Without PIN
Google is preparing to roll out a fix for a newly identified security vulnerability in its Gemini AI assistant that could allow unauthorized users with…
WP2Shell WordPress Exploit Technical Analysis and Real Attack Data
On July 17th, 2026, the WordPress Security Team released updates to WordPress core addressing a critical vulnerability chain that can be leveraged by…
US Sanctions on VPN Service Briefly Disrupt Telegram’s t.me Link Shortener Due to Compliance Action
iTelegram’s t.me link-shortening domain briefly went offline earlier this week after a compliance action linked to US sanctions inadvertently affected the…
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.
Shareware vs. Freeware: Key Differences Explained
Shareware is software you can try free for a limited time or with limited features before paying to unlock the full version. Freeware is software…
Building Trustworthy Agentic AI: How Security Concerns Have Changed in 2026
2026 is touted as the year AI moves from speculation and interest to real-world deployment and value. Yet one global analyst firm predicts 40% of agentic…
Indian Banks Increase Cybersecurity Investments to Counter AI-Powered Cyber Threats
Indian banks are ramping up cybersecurity spending as artificial intelligence-fueled cyber threats grow more sophisticated. As per the Digital Threat…