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Vulnerabilities

RCMP says relationships with allies 'strong' after report FBI stopped co-operation following CBC 9/11 memo

The head of the RCMP says the national law enforcement agency maintains "strong relationships" with its allies, seemingly downplaying reports that FBI Director Kash Patel sought to punish Canada for a CBC memo regarding how to describe 9/11.

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Vulnerabilities

New WordPress Click2Shell Flaw Forces Theme Installs, Can Chain to Code Execution

WordPress today released patches to fix a new set of vulnerabilities in its core software, one of which could allow a crafted web link, opened by a logged-in administrator, to install a theme from the official WordPress.org directory without anyone clicking Install. The security firm pwn.ai, whose

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Breaches

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI

Sept 18 : Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act.The hacks occurred in May during a cybers

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Breaches

Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI, WSJ reports

(Corrects typo in headline)Sept 18 : Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act, the Wall Stre

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Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity researchers gain access to OpenAI’s GitHub repository using Claude

Three cybersecurity researchers used Claude to breach OpenAI Group PBC’s GitHub repository. Sources told the Wall Street Journal today that the repository contains “OpenAI’s algorithmic secrets.” The files were accessible until June 24, the day the researcher

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Other

Guerassim Nikolov explains why autonomous systems are becoming the new insider threat

For decades, the insider threat conversation has focused on employees, malicious actors with privileged access, or well-meaning staff who make costly mistakes. That conversation now needs to expand to include entities that are not human at all. As enterprises

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Other

Cramer’s week ahead: What to watch as Wall Street navigates a tough September

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday said investors could be in for a relatively quiet week, with only a handful of major earnings reports and corporate events on the calendar as Wall Street works its way thr

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Vulnerabilities

How to Get from AI-Assisted to AI Native

When considering the history of AI, Richard Sutton observed that brute force and compute scale has always trumped human expertise, and when you look for it, you can see this “bitter lesson” play out throughout tech history. In his keynote at Ai4 2026, Tim O’R

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Malware

Brevo Supply-Chain Attack Infected Over 100,000 Websites

A Brevo supply-chain attack used compromised Cloudflare access to inject malware into websites, potentially affecting over 100,000 sites. Brevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, is a French cloud-based marketing and customer communication platform whose clients

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Vulnerabilities

Medical Device Security Exceptions Need a Named Owner, Health-ISAC Baselines Say

Your device inventory already holds gaps your security team cannot close. The question nobody has answered is who agreed to live with them. New Health-ISAC baselines put a name on that decision. Source: Medical Device Security Exceptions Need a Named Owner, H

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Other

US Entrepreneur and Peace Advocate Susan Ann Davis Receives Honorary Doctorate from Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Ann Davis has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Ulster University's Senate and Council. The distinction recognizes her outstanding contributions to business, women's leadership, and entrepren

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Other

Friday Squid Blogging: On Squid Egg Sacs

Short essay about squid egg sacs. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.

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