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Hackers grow more willing to destroy, not just disrupt, OT systems
Experts said the alarming trend has further stressed infrastructure providers that are already struggling with strong passwords, comprehensive logging and…
Critical flaws allow hackers to exploit zero-touch provisioning process in TP-Link Omada
Attacks on the technology used to deploy networking devices can cause widespread damage to trusted devices and data.
AI firms know policymakers won’t ‘let you make a Terminator factory,’ DHS official says
Leading AI companies have learned important lessons from recent incidents, the official said, and regulation isn’t necessary to preserve those lessons.
Hackers grow more willing to destroy, not just disrupt OT systems
Experts said the alarming trend has further stressed infrastructure providers that are already struggling with strong passwords, comprehensive logging and…
Western government leaders call for a focus on infrastructure resilience, not AI hype
U.S. and allied officials said companies should start preparing now for a cyberattack that changes how they provide essential services.
OpenAI warns autonomous hacks are ‘watershed moment for computer security’
Company employees said their industry should rethink how it balances capabilities and safeguards.
Focus on infrastructure resilience, not AI hype, Western government leaders warn
U.S. and allied officials said companies should start preparing now for a cyberattack that changes how they provide essential services.
CISA is prioritizing work with critical infrastructure as it begins to recover from cuts
The agency has been focused on helping secure systems at drinking and wastewater utilities in recent weeks.
White House walks tightrope on securing AI without stifling tech innovation
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the administration wants to work collaboratively with the private sector.
AI widely used to exploit critical flaws, disrupt supply chains
A report confirms the growing use of AI across a broad spectrum of threat groups.
Tech industry alliance proposes AI agent safety reporting program
The information-sharing exchange is designed to widely share lessons learned from agentic AI security incidents.
AI makes costly spearphishing attacks easier, cyber insurer says
Dive Brief: Ransomware extortion caused roughly three-quarters of business losses in the first half of 2026, the cyber insurance firm Resilience said in a…
OT security coalition urges Congress, CISA to enact reforms amid water sector hacks
Iran-nexus hackers are suspected in a broad campaign targeting drinking and wastewater sites in at least seven U.S. states.
China-based hacker employs DeepSeek in autonomous threat campaign
Researchers said the hacker also attempted to test Western AI tools, but ultimately was forced to revert to manual operations to succeed.
How volunteer cyber experts are helping protect rural water systems
A first-in-the-nation program is seeing promising results as it charts a path for supporting the U.S.’s most vulnerable infrastructure.
US authorities see ‘significant escalation’ in attacks on water system devices
Hackers have locked operators out of their own OT networks, modified passwords and changed IP addresses.
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.
As data breaches grow costlier, ungoverned AI creates new risks
Meanwhile, many companies still aren’t doing the basics to protect on-premises data, IBM found.
Authorities investigating a coordinated cyberattack against Minnesota water systems
The two-day attack comes days after federal officials warned of state-linked threat groups targeting a wider set of industrial devices.