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Ransomware

ThreatsDay: Ransomware Affiliate Betrayal, WhatsApp RAT, Exposed Hacker Tools and 12 More Stories

The crooks have trust problems of their own. One ransomware affiliate decided to keep the profits for himself. Elsewhere, an attacker left a server exposed, complete with tools and traces of an intrusion. Apparently, keeping things secure is a problem on both sides of the fence. The rest of the wee

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AI Security

Elastic’s AlertZero puts AI agents to work on security alert overload

Enterprise search and security company Elastic N.V. today introduced AlertZero, a team of specialized artificial intelligence agents for security operations. Built into Elastic Security, the agents take on alert triage, threat hunting and forensic analysis, a

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Vulnerabilities

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Kitploit is a directory of hacking, cybersecurity, and pentesting tools. Discover the latest project updates to find vulnerabilities, analyze systems, automate testing, and strengthen your security.

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Vulnerabilities

Anthropic launches critical infrastructure program and free OSS Scanner for open source

Anthropic PBC today launched a program that brings its frontier models and onsite engineers to the security companies protecting power grids, water systems and other critical infrastructure. OSS Scanner, launched with it, offers open-source projects free peri

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AI Security

Epic’s AI Security Test Exposes Untraceable Patient Data Access

Epic Systems found flaws in certain MyChart configurations that could let someone view patient records without the access appearing in an audit trail. The company found them by testing its software with Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, Stirling Martin, Epic’s chief

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AI Security

Crown Mountain Rescue, AI-Generated Facebook Slop, Utah Data Centers, More: ResearchBuzz AI Update, October 8, 2026

AI PROBLEMS North Shore News: Solo teen hiker hoisted from mountain cliff after using AI to plan route, North Shore Rescue says. “The hiker started on Grouse Mountain around 8 a.m., aiming to do a

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Vulnerabilities

Alphabet spinoff Isomorphic Labs reportedly raising funding at up to $50B valuation

Isomorphic Labs Ltd., an Alphabet Inc. spinoff working to accelerate drug discovery, is said to be raising a new funding round. The Bloomberg report that revealed the discussions today didn’t specify the size of the deal. The paper’s sources did, however, div

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Other

White House Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program Over H-1B Fraud

The Trump administration is cutting one of Americas biggest tech companies out of a major green card program over alleged visa fraud. Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that Microsoft is bei

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Vulnerabilities

Anthropic launches Cyber Mission to defend power grids and open-source code

Anthropic's initiative could significantly enhance cybersecurity resilience, leveraging AI to protect critical infrastructure and open-source software.

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AI Security

CoreWeave Forge aims to speed up the AI improvement loop

Enterprises racing to put agents into production are learning that the AI improvement loop never really ends. Agents must be run, observed, evaluated and improved continuously. CoreWeave Inc. has been assembling a full-stack platform aimed at agentic AI. Its

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Breaches

Japan Sees Sharp Rise in Web Data Leaks Amid Mobile API Abuse and Metabase Attacks

Attackers behind a string of personal data leaks at Japanese organizations have abused APIs for mobile apps and targeted known software flaws, the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) said. The Tokyo-based center, which takes incident reports, based its October 8, 2026 alert on those re

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AI Security

Anthropic, Google and Mistral Unveil Their Latest AI Models: What’s New and Why It Matters

The AI race hasnt slowed down. In the last week, Google, Anthropic and Mistral AI all released new AI models ranging from widely accessible to super exclusive. Each focuses on different improvements,

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