AI's Vulnerability Surge May Be More Manageable Than First Feared
New research suggests the coming Vulnpocalypse may not be so overwhelming for enterprise security teams — if they have the right strategies.
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Hackers exploit Sangoma Switchvox flaw to deploy reverse shells
Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-9586, an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the Sangoma Switchvox VoIP platform that can lead to remote code execution. [...]
SonicWall SMA 1000 Zero-Days Enable Unauthenticated RCE
The exploitation activity follows attacks earlier this summer on two other zero-day vulnerabilities in the vendor's edge devices.
Microsoft devs rejoice: Union types coming to C# in November
The unsafe keyword will do more heavy lifting, while union types unify disparate forms of data
AI-assisted mushroom hunting is a recipe for a bad trip
Even the best model gets fungus identification right just 65% of the time - talk about a false friend
With Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google reminds everyone it's still in the race
AI model scores well, runs fast, and doesn't cost too much (yet)
AI Gives Cybercriminals a Dangerous Time Advantage
Former cybercriminal Brett Johnson provides a look inside the mind of a threat actor and discusses where AI provides the most value for attackers.
OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions
The security tool intercepts potentially dangerous agent actions, blocking clear threats and requesting human approval when intent is uncertain. The post OpenLeash Adds a Human Che…
WordPress backup plugin flaw exposes millions of sites to takeover attacks
An SQL injection vulnerability in the All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin for WordPress could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code and take control of affec…
TCG083: Superintelligence for Everyone: Who Actually Holds the Power?
Mark Zuckerberg argues that broadly distributed personal AI, or a “superintelligence” in his parlance, can increase prosperity and counter the risks of AI being controlled by a han…
AI Agents Are Now Emailing Me with Their Security Concerns
I received the two emails below earlier in the month. They’re vaguely coherent. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that the corpus that AIs are training on contain data suggesting …
NAN130: Network Automation Forum: From Simple Survey to Global Community
Eric Chou welcomes guest co-host William Collins as well as Network Automation Forum founders Scott Robohn and Chris Grundemann to discuss how their community emerged from a simple…
Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI Unveil Cyber AI Models, Safeguards, and Access Programs
Google on Wednesday announced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, which it described as its most capable cybersecurity model, and has made it available to a set of trusted defenders via a new …
Infosec pros say we're not ready to lose control of AI
Nearly two-thirds of US national security pros surveyed believe AI risks, and government posture toward them, are unacceptable
Threat Gang 'Springs' Vishing Attacks on Microsoft Teams Users
The "Spring Ring" operation aims to compromise users of the collaboration suite to remotely access their sessions, spread malware, and even take over infrastructure.
Fake Software Installers Disable Windows Update and Weaken Microsoft Defender
An active malware campaign is using bogus software-download websites to impersonate trusted vendors and distribute malicious installers. "The campaign has targeted users looking t…
SonicWall's SMA1000 boxes under active attack again
Miscreants use chained zero days to pwn boxen as third-party SOCs say further attacks 'almost certain'
VMware by Broadcom: Product, service and support news
News of Broadcom’s plans to acquire VMware triggered concerns among customers, partners, and industry watchers, and the $60 billion Broadcom-VMware deal—finalized in late 2023—ulti…
Hackers exploit critical JFrog Artifactory flaw to forge admin tokens
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-82329) in JFrog Artifactory is being exploited in attacks to create tokens that provide administrative access. [...]
UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure
Late amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would give ministers new powers to restrict risky technology providers as supply chain attacks intensify. The post UK Move…
Microsoft will stop finishing your sentences in Word and Outlook
Predictive text remains available, but users will have to invite it into their workflow
NASA's Swift shortens orbital lifetime for the sake of science
Instruments reactivated for a final hurrah before reentry
Firefox and Thunderbird hit the fortnightly release treadmill
Don't disable automatic updates if the pace is too much – that's what ESR is for
Legacy Lenovo login opens 5,000 Dropbox accounts to attackers
Cloud storage biz severs old integration and urges victims to reset credentials
Malicious .git Configs Can Make Claude, Codex, Cursor, and Other AI Agents Run Attacker Code
Manifold Security has disclosed eight security flaws across seven command-line AI coding agents in which a repository's own Git configuration names a command that the agent runs on…
Ransomware protection for MSPs: A 6-point checklist for faster recovery
Ransomware resilience requires more than backups or endpoint detection alone. Acronis outlines six capabilities MSPs should test across client environments, from reducing exposure …
Offshoots of cancelled TrueNAS Core upgrade to FreeBSD 15
Exeunt zVault stage right; enter FreeCORE and BSDnas
Malicious Apache Modules Hijack Brazilian Government Site Traffic to Push Betting Pages
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime cluster known as Gambling Goblin has been observed installing malicious Apache modules on compromised web servers run by Brazilian government and educ…
Anthropic hires architect of UK AI policy as MPs warn of 'clear conflict of interest'
Matt Clifford plans to keep role as ARIA chair while leading the LLM maker's dealings with governments outside North America