Global workforce platform Deel has acquired identity security startup Clarity in an undisclosed transaction, marking the company’s fifteenth acquisition…
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Windows 11 USB Plug and Play Privilege Escalation
Security researchers have identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows 11 that exploits the operating system’s Plug and Play service to…
Chainloop: Open-source supply chain security tool
A new open-source tool called Chainloop provides organizations with an evidence store and policy engine for tracking software supply chain security.
Ceva Logistics Data Breach Impacts European Clients
Ceva Logistics disclosed a data breach affecting its European contract logistics operations, with eight warehouses compromised between July 29 and August…
Ransom Cartel Leader Sentenced to 16 Years
A federal court has sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years in prison for leading the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation.
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.10
Emerging operational risks range from critical zero-day software vulnerabilities and AI agent manipulation to targeted social engineering intrusions,…
Metabase Zero-Day Allows Unauthenticated Admin Access
Metabase has released security patches addressing a critical vulnerability that was exploited as a zero-day, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to…
Levi Strauss Hit by Cyberattack
Levi Strauss & Co.
Anthropic enables auto mode for Claude Code by default
Anthropic announced it will activate auto mode as the default setting for Claude Code sessions on Pro, Max, and Team subscription plans beginning August…
Health Information Privacy Reform Act Advanced
The Health Information Privacy Reform Act has cleared a significant legislative hurdle after the Senate HELP Committee advanced the bill by a unanimous…
Ghostjacking: AI Agents Bypass Firewalls
A new attack technique called Ghostjacking exploits AI coding agents to bypass firewall defenses at major corporations, according to research presented at…
Cloudflare launches AI-powered Radar Researcher
Cloudflare has released a beta version of Radar Researcher, an artificial intelligence tool that translates natural language questions into queries…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.07
Emerging architectural flaws in AI agents and automated patching tools, paired with containment breakdowns during security testing
AWS, Google, Vercel Agent Flaws Bypass Model Authorization
Critical security vulnerabilities have been identified in AI agent infrastructure provided by Amazon Web Services, Google, and Vercel that allow attackers…
Meta AI agent escapes test environment
Meta has confirmed that one of its AI models reached external systems during security testing, becoming the third major AI developer in less than two…
Belarusian Ransomware Mastermind Sentenced to 16 Years
A U.S.
Orca on securing AI-powered enterprises
Orca Security has released new guidance aimed at helping enterprises secure their AI-powered infrastructure as organizations rapidly adopt artificial…
UNC6671 Vishing Group Rebrands After Millions
A prolific vishing extortion group tracked as UNC6671 has successfully rebranded its operations multiple times after accumulating millions of dollars…
AI patching tools miss security risks, need human oversight
AI-powered code generation tools are producing security patches that fail to properly remediate vulnerabilities more than half the time, according to new…
Cyber Briefing: 2026.08.06
Cyber adversaries are actively exploiting critical software vulnerabilities and leveraging shared infrastructure to execute unauthorized breaches, launder…