The company will use the new capital to expand its vulnerability operations platform and support international growth.
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280,000 Impacted by Premier Medical Group Data Breach
In June 2026, hackers accessed files containing patients’ names, contact information, diagnosis details, and health insurance information.
Chrome, Firefox Updates Patch 115 Vulnerabilities
Google resolved 42 security defects in Chrome, and Mozilla fixed 73 bugs in Firefox.
Acronis Patches Exploited Vulnerability in cPanel Backup Plugin
CVE-2026-87886 is a high-severity insecure file permissions flaw that can lead to local privilege escalation.
Enterprises Warned of Attacks Exploiting WSO2 Vulnerability
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-5430, can be exploited to gain access to valuable enterprise data.
Oracle Patches 800+ Vulnerabilities in September 2026 Security Update
The security updates resolve over 800 vulnerabilities across 17 product families, including over 100 critical-severity flaws.
Microsoft Commits to Sweeping AI Privacy Rules for Students. Will Other Tech Giants Follow?
Microsoft agreed to adopt guardrails and privacy standards for its AI in schools, as negotiated with the American Federation of Teachers.
“We Think the Security Control Is Working” Is No Longer Good Enough
Point-in-time audits and sampled assessments offer only snapshots; continuous control monitoring provides evidence that security controls are working…
$1 Million Sandbox Challenge Uncovers Linux Kernel Flaws
AI-assisted researchers flooded Vercel with reports, forcing the company to automate vulnerability triage.
Exein Secures $270M at $1.7B Valuation for Physical AI Security
The cybersecurity startup is building a proprietary foundation model and plans to accelerate global expansion.
Texas Utility CenterPoint Energy Confirms Breach After Hacker Leaks Data
A hacker claims to have stolen 7.5 million customer records after breaching the company’s systems.
Thai Broadband Provider Hacked via Fortinet Vulnerability
The hackers staged numerous scripts for reconnaissance and CVE probing, along with brute-force utilities and privilege escalation tools.
OpenAI Investigates Report Linking AI Agents to RubyGems Attack
The incident occurred in May, when RubyGems maintainers suspended new account registrations due to what appeared like malicious activity.
240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN product to steal the personal information of roughly 240,000 people.
Apple Patches 200 Vulnerabilities With New iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27 Releases
The updates resolve kernel vulnerabilities that could lead to memory corruption, privilege escalation, system termination, and information leaks.
Microsoft AI Code of Conduct Sets Cyberattack Boundaries, Chain of Command, Safety Constraints
The Humanist AI Code of Conduct draws a line between defensive cyber research and operational attack capability.
Hacked HBO Max Reddit Account Used for Malware Delivery via ClickFix Attack
Ads led to a ClickFix page designed to trick macOS and Windows users into installing malware.
Root RCE Zero-Day in Cisco Secure Email Gateway Under Active Exploitation
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2026-76461 to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
Beijing Hits Back at Anthropic CEO’s Call to Curb China’s AI Development
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to a question about Amodei’s essay by saying that all parties should work together on AI.
New Warnings About the Risks of AI to Humanity Revive a Long-Running Debate
Concerns over the potential risks of the technology are rising as new AI models become more powerful, heightening both the potential for misuse by people…
