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Critical Ruflo Flaw Lets Attackers Spawn Rogue AI Swarms
Unauthenticated attackers could send HTTP requests to an exposed endpoint to execute commands inside the MCP bridge container. The post Critical Ruflo Flaw Lets Attackers Spawn Rog…
1 in 5 Data Center Assets Are Within Easy Reach of Attackers
Claroty has analyzed 750,000 cyber-physical systems across some of the world’s largest data center facilities. The post 1 in 5 Data Center Assets Are Within Easy Reach of Attackers…
Brighton gig screen goes One Step Beyond with an update pop-up
Install now or remind me later? Neither belongs in the House of Fun
US and Allies Update SBOM Guidance
Five years after the initial release, the refresh introduces new elements, removes others, and updates terminology. The post US and Allies Update SBOM Guidance appeared first on Se…
Chrome 151 Patches 370 Vulnerabilities
The major browser update resolves roughly 80 critical- and high-severity security defects. The post Chrome 151 Patches 370 Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Flaw to Keep Mailbox Access After Credential Rotation
The Russian threat actors recently linked to the exploitation of a now-patched vulnerability in Zimbra have been observed exploiting another vulnerability, this time in Microsoft O…
FCC Blocks New Foreign-Produced Robots and Power Inverters Over Cyber Risks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added foreign-produced mobile robots and networked power inverters to its Covered List on July 28. The move generally prevents new model…
Headteacher had the most guessable username-password combo you could imagine
Schools often don't prioritize or understand cybersecurity
Cisco Secure FMC Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild
The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20316 can be exploited by a remote, unauthenticated attacker to log into affected devices. The post Cisco Secure FMC Zero-Day Exploited in th…
Excuses like 'AI did it' don't exist in the eyes of the law
If your AI goes rogue, better have a good lawyer
Amazon Links Debug and Chalk npm Hijack to North Korea’s Sapphire Sleet
Amazon has tied the September 2025 hijack of the npm packages debug and chalk to North Korea. For ten months, the incident sat in the public record as crypto theft: a maintainer ph…
Veeam adds support for six more hypervisors in case you are up for a new one
Yes, this is mostly about VMware migrations
Cisco FMC Zero-Day Actively Exploited, Static Credentials Could Expose Sensitive Data
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a newly disclosed security flaw impacting Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software…
Curiosity rover spots field of giant honeycomb on Mars – but no giant space bees
Posisbly cracked mud, therefore more evidence Red Planet was once less horrible
Qualcomm won’t be a big datacenter player anytime soon
But AI has come along just in time to cover being dumped by Apple
Cisco 'retires' its Azure Local offering rather than catch up to Microsoft’s changed hardware requirements
Redmond now allows only locked-down rigs with joint software and hardware support for its on-prem hyperconverged cloud and Switchzilla won't go there
SE Asian Cybercriminal Syndicates Become a Global Power
The organized crime groups have moved from goods to services and continue to traffic people from at least 80 countries, costing nations in the region at least $88 billion in 2025 a…
CISA unveils a six-step blueprint for isolating critical infrastructure during cyberattacks
Most IT operators understand that critical infrastructure should be isolated in crisis situations, but many don’t know how to do it in a way that maximizes security and minimizes d…
'Flying Eagle' Full-Service Mobile RAT Builder Wings Across China
A premium-grade malware-as-a-service offering takes flight with multiple threat groups, building infostealers that drain victims' bank accounts.
Russian hackers exploit Exchange OWA zero-day for long-term mailbox access
The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Laundry Bear, also known as Void Blizzard, is exploiting an Exchange Outlook Web Access vulnerability in email campaigns to deliver a soph…
Cybersecurity, Then & Now: A Visual Look at 20 Years of Change
Since 2006, Dark Reading has been at the forefront of covering cybersecurity. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Microsoft's cloud brings rain of revenue but modest M365 AI revenue harvest
Capex spending? What? Me worry?
Cisco warns of FMC static credential flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Cisco is warning that a high-severity Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) static credential vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20316, was actively exploited in zero-day attacks…
Dell, Nutanix combo expands virtualization, private cloud choices
Dell and Nutanix have teamed to offer customers more enterprise storage choices in Nutanix private cloud environments. Dell’s PowerStore enterprise all-flash storage system now sup…
NOAA ditches weather-predicting supercomputers for Google Cloud
Government agency will use Google Cloud H4D VMs to replace HPE Cray machines
Anthropic confirms Claude is down worldwide
Claude is down for some users, with Anthropic confirming elevated errors across multiple AI models. The disruption is causing requests to fail with a "529 Overloaded" message, incl…
Big vacuum is watching as robo-cleaners put humans behind the wheel
Like a Waymo mated with a Roomba
OpenAI's Rogue Model Claims More Victims Beyond Hugging Face
OpenAI's goal-seeking agent compromised a Modal customer environment and others during its sandbox escape.
Red Agents vs. Blue Agents: How to Make AI Better at Defense
The agentic AI playing field was heavily tilted toward offense, so researchers began using red team agents to help teach their blue counterparts.