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Vulnerabilities

Security through obscurity is dead, and AI delivered the fatal blow

The term "security through obscurity" describes an old idea that networks and systems will remain secure so long as their architecture, along with any vulnerabilities or other weaknesses, remains secret or hidden. It was never a sound strategy for protecting sensitive assets and systems, but many or

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Mexican authorities uncover illicit crypto mining operation linked to cartels

The rise in cartel-linked crypto mining highlights the evolving intersection of organized crime and digital finance, complicating law enforcement.

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Hackers exploit Tencent app flaw to deploy GrayRabbit malware

Threat actors linked to a China-aligned espionage group are exploiting a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-51990) in Tencent's Sogou Input Method for Windows to deploy the GrayRabbit backdoor.

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The Chain That Opened the Crisis: How SonicWall SMA1000’s First Zero-Day Turned VPN Appliances Into MFA Harvesting Machines

The SonicWall SMA1000 crisis began on June 22, 2026, with two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410. While the second chain received more public attention, the first chain established the operational playbook for the summer. It demonstrated how a

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Revolut confirms customer data breach from fake government requests

The breach highlights vulnerabilities in fintech security, emphasizing the need for robust verification processes to protect sensitive customer data.

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CISA Adds 5 Actively Exploited Artifactory, ScreenConnect, and RouterOS Flaws to KEV

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added five security flaws impacting JFrog Artifactory, ConnectWise ScreenConnect, and MikroTik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild. Details of the vul

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The great AI hiring reversal: Why companies are rediscovering the value of skills intelligence

For many firms, the next stage of AI adoption will therefore focus less on replacing people and more on understanding them. Skills intelligence, workforce visibility and internal mobility are emerging as strategic priorities because leaders increasingly reali

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The biggest vulnerability in your Bitcoin wallet might be the shipping label

Hardware wallets might be able to protect your keys, but the paperwork from buying them could expose your identity. To buy a hardware wallet, you give a company your name and address so it can send you a device designed to put you in control of your money. On

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Anthropic: AI Misuse Is Entering a New Phase: From Cybercrime to Surveillance, Propaganda and Weapons

AI is becoming an operational force for cybercrime, surveillance, propaganda, fraud and weapons development, lowering the cost and scale of attacks. Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more than a tool for people who want to do something malicious. It is

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Senators From Both Parties Question OpenAI on Breach of AI Startup

Source: PBS News Hour Lawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by artificial intelligence demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored concerns about the technology's potential to elude human control. Senator

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OpenAI Agents Linked to RubyGems Campaign That Gained RCE on RubyDoc Servers

The "major malicious attack" that targeted RubyGems in May 2026 was the work of a swarm of OpenAI agents, according to a new report published by researchers Spencer Kitts, Thomas Larsen, and Sydney Von Arx. On May 12, Maciej Mensfeld, senior product manager for software supply chain security at Men

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