UK begins antitrust inquiry into Microsoft's business software ecosystem
Brit regulator has 'heard' customers can't always 'effectively combine software from Microsoft with that of other providers'
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AI to infest eight in ten premium phones within two years
And Counterpoint sees fad spreading from pricey handsets to smart rings and earbuds too... whether you asked for it or not
Ghostwriter Targets Ukrainian Government With Geofenced PDF Phishing, Cobalt Strike
The Belarus-aligned threat group known as Ghostwriter has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting governmental organizations in Ukraine. Active since at least 2016, Gho…
Enhancing Data Center Security Without Sacrificing Performance
For AI data centers, where the stakes are the highest and performance constraints are the tightest, security and performance are no longer a zero-sum game. The post Enhancing Data …
New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fragnesia Allows Root Privilege Escalation
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46300, is similar to the recently disclosed exploits named Dirty Frag and Copy Fail. The post New Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fragnesia Allows…
Dude… where’s my password? Claude reunites forgetful stoner with $400k Bitcoin stash
AI to the rescue as 11-year search for password turns up in old PC files
Anthropic’s Bun Rust rewrite merged at speed of AI
Version 1.3.14 of JavaScript toolkit released as last Zig version; a million lines of Rust code merged in gargantuan commit
AI Drives Cybersecurity Investments, Widening 'Valley of Death'
In a role reversal, investment dollars in security startups exceeded the value of mergers and acquisitions in 1Q26 by more than $1 billion, a rare occurrence.
Mythos Proves Potent in Vulnerability Discovery, Less Convincing Elsewhere
Independent benchmarking finds Mythos highly effective for source code audits, reverse engineering, and native-code analysis, though its exploit validation and reasoning capabiliti…
Akamai to Acquire AI and Browser Security Firm LayerX for $205 Million
The acquisition enables Akamai to expand its Zero Trust portfolio to add protection directly into the browser. The post Akamai to Acquire AI and Browser Security Firm LayerX for $2…
Americans would rather have a nuclear plant in their backyard than a datacenter
AI and the bit barns that power it have developed a serious PR problem
KongTuke hackers now use Microsoft Teams for corporate breaches
Initial access broker KongTuke has moved to Microsoft Teams for social engineering attacks, taking as little as five minutes to gain persistent access to corporate networks. [...]
ZTE and Telkom Indonesia sign strategic MoU to accelerate digital solutions and infrastructure development
Strengthening Indonesia’s digital ecosystem through AI, cloud computing, and next-gen connectivity
Chinese APTs Expand Targets, Update Backdoors in Recent Campaigns
Salt Typhoon has hit an energy entity in Azerbaijan. Twill Typhoon has targeted Asian entities with an updated RAT. The post Chinese APTs Expand Targets, Update Backdoors in Recent…
Foxconn Attack Highlights Manufacturing's Cyber Crisis
A Nitrogen ransomware attack on Foxconn's North American facilities is one of 600 hits on manufacturers this year, as gangs increasingly target the sector for its low tolerance for…
NASA fleshes out Artemis III, the Moon mission that won't go to the Moon
SpaceX and Blue Origin may yet get a role in low Earth orbit rehearsal, readiness permitting
PraisonAI CVE-2026-44338 Auth Bypass Targeted Within Hours of Disclosure
Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a recently disclosed security vulnerability in PraisonAI, an open-source multi-agent orchestration framework, within four hou…
How AI Hallucinations Are Creating Real Security Risks
AI hallucinations are introducing serious security risks into critical infrastructure decision-making by exploiting human trust through highly confident yet incorrect outputs. When…
Cops arrest man suspected of being Dream Market kingpin
Owe Martin Andresen faces charges in both US and Germany connected with money laundering, claims he sent gold bars directly to his doorstep
G7 Countries Release AI SBOM Guidance
The goal of the guidance, which outlines minimum elements, is to help organizations enhance transparency in AI systems and supply chains. The post G7 Countries Release AI SBOM Gui…
UK government prescribes Single Patient Record for NHS data chaos
Doctors welcome joined-up care plan, but warn patient trust depends on safeguards, access controls, and knowing where Palantir fits in
How Dangerous Is Anthropic’s Mythos AI?
Last month, Anthropic made a remarkable announcement about its new model, Claude Mythos Preview: it was so good at finding security vulnerabilities in software that the company wou…
F5 Patches Over 50 Vulnerabilities
The company’s latest quarterly advisory describes high and medium-severity issues in BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, and NGINX. The post F5 Patches Over 50 Vulnerabilities appeared first on Securi…
Dell confirms its SupportAssist software causes Windows BSOD crashes
Dell confirmed that its SupportAssist software is causing blue-screen crashes on some Windows systems following a wave of user reports about random reboots affecting Dell devices s…
Dirty Frag gets a sequel as Fragnesia hands Linux attackers root-level access
Fresh kernel flaw comes with public exploit code and continues ugly run of highly reliable privilege escalation bugs tied to memory and page-cache handling
Hackers Targeted PraisonAI Vulnerability Hours After Disclosure
The first exploitation attempts were observed less than four hours after the authentication bypass was publicly disclosed. The post Hackers Targeted PraisonAI Vulnerability Hours A…
Windows Zero-Days Expose BitLocker Bypasses And CTFMON Privilege Escalation
An anonymous cybersecurity researcher who disclosed three Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities has returned with two more zero-days involving a BitLocker bypass and a privilege escal…
Calling the cops just got extra AI as police seek to add tech to contact systems
AI already listening in to call handlers in real time, conducting live database searches
US charges suspected Dream Market admin arrested in Germany
The alleged main administrator of Dream Market Incognito Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been indicted in the United States on money laund…
High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion
The patch was announced as Broadcom is attending the Pwn2Own hacking competition in Berlin this week. The post High-Severity Vulnerability Patched in VMware Fusion appeared first o…