Rust upstart reveals 'reimplementation' of Microsoft Office – with Claude on coding duty
ArtCraft adds Word, Excel, and PowerPoint lookalikes to its open source lineup, but they're not ready for production
Security & Lifecycle News
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Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication
Threat actors have started targeting CVE-2026-21589, a critical vulnerability in Atlassian’s self-hosted Data Center products. The post Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerab…
OAuth grants pile up faster than you can review them. Here's how to keep up.
OAuth grants create data highways between SaaS apps, AI agents, and other tools. And, they are multiplying faster than any security team can review them. As the recent Klue breach …
CrowdStrike finds possible bank hacker's CV among exposed AI logs
Suspected Chinese speaker used Claude Code and agentic pentesting tool ARTEX in attacks on South Korean lenders
Uranium crypto exchange hacker convicted for stealing $53 million
A Maryland man was found guilty of stealing more than $53 million after hacking the decentralized crypto exchange Uranium Finance twice in April 2021. [...]
IBM offloads 'hundreds' of its cloudy VMware customers
Broadcom partner 11:11 picks ‘em up ahead of channel death deadline
US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward
Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The post US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward appeared fi…
SonicWall and Splunk Patch Critical Vulnerabilities
Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities could allow attackers to bypass authentication, execute arbitrary code, and elevate their privileges. The post SonicWall and Splunk Patch…
AI giants promise to play nice with personal data after UK watchdog scrutiny
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and six others agree to changes, but the ICO isn't done asking questions
Samsung eyes $80B quarterly profit as memory buyers pay the price
AI demand fattens chipmakers' margins while cheaper PCs and phones become harder to produce profitably
Microsoft Teams to get support for third-party deepfake detection tools
Microsoft will soon introduce support for third-party deepfake detection solutions and impersonation protection in Teams meetings. [...]
Writing the Next Chapter
Dark Reading is about to begin a new decade in its storied history, and we have some breaking news of our own to share.
ASOS links data breach to social engineering attack, credential theft
ASOS is sending updates to affected customers about the cybersecurity incident it suffered earlier this week, confirming that hackers accessed some personal data. [...]
UK and Germany team up against Russian cyberattacks as Brexit rethink looms
Security pact promises information-sharing and coordinated disruption, but offers little detail on agencies or funding
Windows Search learns to take orders
Preview lets users change settings and carry out tasks directly from a tidier results list
Rein Security Raises $25 Million to Guard AI Agents at Runtime
The cybersecurity startup will invest in product innovation, agentic research, and employee base expansion. The post Rein Security Raises $25 Million to Guard AI Agents at Runtime …
How Technology Empowers—and Imperils—Dictators
This essay was written with Seva Gunitsky, and originally appeared in Foreign Affairs. Two weeks after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the Russian TV Channel…
Wazza Phishkit Targets Banking, Government, and Manufacturing Across the US, EU, and Australia
Phishing kits are no longer limited to copying a familiar login page and waiting for a victim to enter credentials. Attackers are increasingly building filtering, session managemen…
Owner of Empire cybercrime market gets 40 years in prison
The co-creator of Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating $430 million in illegal tra…
TP-Link Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP Router Flaws
SEC Consult has published technical details on vulnerabilities mentioned in a complaint filed by several US states. The post TP-Link Faces State Lawsuits and New Scrutiny Over ISP …
16 Malicious Firefox Extensions Pose as Rabby and OKX Wallets to Steal Recovery Phrases
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 16 malicious Mozilla Firefox extensions that are capable of stealing cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases and private keys.…
Microsoft unveils 'Surace' Laptop Ultra
What the f?
Fake Decryption Tools Masked $11M Markup in Ransomware Recovery Scheme
Zohar Pinhasi was paying ransoms to obtain decryption keys and then charging victims substantially more for remediation. The post Fake Decryption Tools Masked $11M Markup in Ransom…
Scientists get a new clue to the origin of solar wind 'switchbacks'
Understanding why our nearest star does what it does
Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million
The figure is far higher than the counts that surfaced in earlier filings and patient notifications. The post Oracle Health Data Breach Tally Climbs to Nearly 20 Million appeared f…
Cheapskates wouldn't pay for security help, got hit by ransomware, and went bust months later
The owner knew a guy...
Embedding the human factor into AI agent adoption
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FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices
Attackers are creating new accounts and deleting existing ones and passwords to prevent legitimate access. The post FortiBleed Attackers Locking Victims Out of Fortinet Devices app…
U.S. Offers Up to $10 Million for Tips on Zhang Yu, Charged in HAFNIUM Hacks
The U.S. State Department is offering up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Zhang Yu, a Chinese national charged in the United States in co…
MonsterCloud Owner Accused of Billing Over $19M While Secretly Paying Ransoms to Decrypt Data
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced charges against a 50-year-old U.S. and Israeli national for allegedly defrauding ransomware victims by secretly paying t…