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Surfshark Systems Targeted by Hackers

Fri, 09/11/2026 - 5:41am

A misconfigured test server containing engineering material, including internal configurations, was accessed by threat actors.

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Anthropic Says Russian Hackers Used Claude AI to Automate Malware Evasion

Fri, 09/11/2026 - 4:47am

Anthropic reveals how criminal groups are increasingly targeting AI vendors' own infrastructure, including to steal a pre-release Claude model.

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PaperCut Flaws Exploited in AI-Powered Attacks

Fri, 09/11/2026 - 4:18am

A Russian threat actor used AI to build, test, and deploy exploits against hundreds of organizations worldwide.

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Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 4:30pm

Mandiant founder and cybersecurity veteran brings more than 30 years of public and private sector experience to Amazon’s board.

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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 12:14pm

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Brinqa, Cribl, Echo, Fortinet, Kiteworks, Palo Alto Networks, and Visa.

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Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 10:52am

Both Anthropic and OpenAI have seen high-profile resignations in recent years that were tied to safety concerns.

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Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 10:30am

Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA when he was just 17 years old. He is now the CEO of Bishop Fox.

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Deceptive Android Apps Exploit Google Play Early Access to Evade Reviews

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 9:39am

Deceptive apps in Early Access are being used by dishonest developers for their own benefit.

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Webinar Today: Keep Pace With AI – A New Operating Model for Endpoint Remediation

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 9:30am

Join the webinar for a focused, 20-minute discussion on Frontier Pace Governance, an approach to balancing automation, policy, and business risk as IT operations accelerate.

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Critical NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 8:20am

Tracked as CVE-2026-19490, the authentication bypass flaw has been exploited in the wild since at least September 3.

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Widened Scan Turns Up Fourth Rogue Claude Cyber Incident

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 7:52am

Anthropic is most concerned about Claude Mythos 5’s reckless behavior after recent incidents in which real systems were hacked.

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4.1 Million Impacted by AdaptHealth Data Breach

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 7:20am

In June 2026, hackers stole personal, health, and insurance information from AdaptHealth’s systems.

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Organizations Warned of Cisco Secure FMC Exploitation

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 6:06am

Cisco and CISA have flagged exploitation of CVE-2026-20079, a vulnerability disclosed in March 2026.

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New ‘ShieldCrash’ Zero-Day Exploit Targets Microsoft Defender

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 3:09am

The exploit provides full System privileges on Windows machines running the September 2026 patches.

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Fortinet Code Execution Flaw Exploited in PivotC2 RAT Attacks

Thu, 09/10/2026 - 2:33am

The high-severity, unauthenticated vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-25249 was patched in January 2026.

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HelmGuard Raises $7.3 Million for Agentic GRC and Security

Wed, 09/09/2026 - 1:23pm

The company will increase its US market presence and will expand its engineering and go-to-market teams.

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AI Is Giving Lesser-Resourced Attackers Nation-State-Level Reach, Google Warns

Wed, 09/09/2026 - 12:56pm

Criminal and state-sponsored adversaries are increasingly using AI to automate and scale their attacks, according to GTIG.

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Android’s September 2026 Updates Patch 180 Vulnerabilities

Wed, 09/09/2026 - 12:30pm

The security updates resolve critical flaws across Android’s Framework, System, and Kernel components.

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Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Nvidia, AMD, Arm Issue Security Advisories

Wed, 09/09/2026 - 12:22pm

Major chipmakers announced patches for vulnerabilities recently discovered in their products.

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Fortinet Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in FortiMonitorOnSight, Chrome Extension

Wed, 09/09/2026 - 10:33am

The critical, unauthenticated bugs allow attackers to bypass authentication and proxy a user’s browser traffic.

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