A supply chain attack targeting the Admin Menu Editor Pro WordPress plugin has compromised more than 1,500 WordPress websites after threat actors breached…
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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
The U.S.
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…
HBO Max Reddit account hijacked for malware
Cybercriminals compromised HBO Max’s verified Reddit account and used it to distribute malware through 108 malicious advertisements over approximately 48…
Critical ScreenConnect flaw actively exploited
The U.S.
Anthropic tests Claude Money for bank data analysis
Anthropic has begun testing Claude Money, a personal finance feature that enables users to connect their bank accounts directly to the Claude AI assistant.
Google Launches Gemini 3.8 Live AI Models
Google has launched two new audio AI models designed to help enterprises deploy conversational voice agents with enhanced reasoning capabilities.
Salesforce global outage affects hundreds of instances
Salesforce suffered a multi-hour global outage on September 16 that disrupted service for customers across the United States, Japan, India, the United…
SE Labs Launches PIVOT Testing Program for Cybersecurity Ven
SE Labs, a UK-based security testing provider, announced the launch of PIVOT on September 15, a new independent testing program designed to evaluate…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.09.16
Social engineering, compromised software updates, insider misuse, and AI-assisted fraud continue to create opportunities for unauthorized access, data…