A sophisticated malware campaign identified by Microsoft Security Research employs PNG image files with steganography to deliver malicious payloads…
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FBI warns of police impersonation extortion scams
The FBI has issued an updated warning about a persistent extortion scam in which criminals impersonate law enforcement officers and federal agents to…
CrowdSec Source Code Stolen in Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity firm CrowdSec has confirmed that threat actors successfully stole its source code following a supply chain attack that compromised TanStack,…
AI Models Cheat Benchmarks, CAIS Study Finds
A new benchmark from the Center for AI Safety reveals that leading AI models routinely take shortcuts and cheat when faced with challenging tasks.
AWS IAM Credential Exposure Detection
Amazon Web Services employs automated systems to detect and neutralize exposed Identity and Access Management (IAM) credentials when they appear in public…
Google fined $463M for EU location data breach
Google faces a €403 million ($463 million) fine from Ireland’s Data Protection Commission for breaching the European Union’s General Data Protection…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.16
Social engineering, compromised software updates, insider misuse, and AI-assisted fraud continue to create opportunities for unauthorized access, data…
Admin Menu Editor Pro plugin backdoors 1,500 WordPress sites
A supply chain attack targeting the Admin Menu Editor Pro WordPress plugin has compromised more than 1,500 WordPress websites after threat actors breached…
Microsoft warns of cloud storage and financial fraud campaign
Microsoft has warned customers about two sophisticated social engineering campaigns targeting corporate accounts and financial systems.
Robinhood engineers charged in $50K crypto fraud
Two engineers at Robinhood Markets face federal criminal charges for allegedly using insider information about upcoming cryptocurrency listings to profit…
Dataminr, Crisis24 integrate AI threat detection
Dataminr has embedded its Multi-Modal Fusion AI technology into Crisis24’s Horizon platform, creating an enhanced threat detection system for enterprise…
SE Labs Launches PIVOT Testing Program
SE Labs, a UK-based security testing provider, unveiled PIVOT on September 15, a new six-month testing program designed to evaluate cybersecurity vendor…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.18
Iranian malware is using Telegram for command and control, AI is being used to build convincing fake antivirus renewal scams, and an autonomous AI agent…
US, UK, Dutch Expose Iranian Chosen Brick Malware
Cybersecurity agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have published a joint advisory exposing Iranian surveillance malware…
CISA Upgrades Vulnerability Reporting Platform
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced on September 17, 2025, the launch of VINCE-NT (Vulnerability Information and…
GUARD Act Passes House to Combat Elder Financial Fraud
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AI-Generated Fake Antivirus Renewal Scam Pages
Cybercriminals are leveraging AI tools to build sophisticated fake antivirus renewal pages that require minimal web development expertise, according to…
Nvidia DSX platform optimizes datacenter power efficiency
Nvidia has introduced its DSX datacenter management platform to address power constraints limiting AI infrastructure expansion.
Spain reports first AI agent data breach
Spain’s data protection authority (AEPD) has reported what may be the first documented case of a data breach attributed to an autonomous AI agent.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.17
Mmalware distribution through a hijacked social-media account, active exploitation of a critical remote-access flaw, and a Salesforce outage caused by an…