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Defensive security practice across the stack.

active vulnerability exploitationJul 21, 20265 min

AI Cybersecurity Threats: The Human Layer Is the Weak Link

Two Scattered Spider members sentenced to 5.5 years for TfL cyberattack—exposing how AI-enhanced social engineering is the real AI cybersecurity threat.

advanced persistent threats aptsJul 20, 20264 min

How Russia’s APT28 Weaponized ClickFix to Bypass AI Cybersecurity Defenses

Russia’s APT28 group has evolved ClickFix from a social engineering trick into an API-driven attack that bypasses traditional EDR and AMSI protections — turning human trust into a persistent foothold in Ukrainian critical infrastructure.

consumer ai assistants agentic toolsJul 19, 20263 min

Google Built Computer-Use Into Gemini 3.5 Flash — And the Attack Surface Just Got Real

Google integrated computer-use into Gemini 3.5 Flash, letting AI agents see screens and click through apps. Hackers are already setting traps for these agents — here's what the security docs actually say.

cloud security incidentsJul 19, 20265 min

Google's Agentic Defense Playbook: What the Wiz Acquisition Actually Changes for Cloud Security

After its $32 billion Wiz acquisition, Google Cloud is betting that autonomous AI agents — not human analysts — will close the gap between breach detection and response. Here's what the agentic defense platform actually does, and why the 22-second handoff window makes it unavoidable.

trojanized exploit malicious package deliveryJul 18, 20266 min

Fake GitHub Repos, Real Damage: A Case Study in AI Cybersecurity Threats

A threat actor published nearly 300 fake GitHub repositories impersonating legitimate software and security projects to distribute the BoryptGrab infostealer, collecting data from 19 browsers, 32 crypto wallets, and messaging apps before exfiltrating to a Russia-based C2 server.

access management iam securityJul 17, 20264 min

Critical Security Flaw Discovered in Official Gitea Docker Image

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-20896) in Gitea's official Docker image, allowing unauthorized users to impersonate others, including administrators. Users are urged to upgrade to version 1.26.4 immediately or apply strict IP filtering for trusted proxies.

uefi secure bootJul 16, 20265 min

Shim: The Tiny Bootloader That Saved Linux Inside Microsoft's Secure Boot

The shim bootloader was invented as a cryptographic bridge to extend UEFI Secure Boot to Linux devices and utility software — solving the problem of unsigned kernels in a signed-boot world.

active vulnerability exploitationJul 16, 20263 min

Flipping the Script: Artificial Intelligence AI Cybersecurity and the War on Scrapers

A look at how web administrators are using hidden, defensive prompt injections to disrupt unauthorized AI web crawlers and scrapers, turning a well-known LLM vulnerability into an active application-level defense.

active vulnerability exploitationJul 15, 20265 min

Coordination on Russian Cyber Operations and Artificial Intelligence AI Cybersecurity Needs

The European Union and United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities — including GRU officers, Trickbot/Conti leaders, FSB cyber units, and hacktivists — in a coordinated package targeting Russia's state-sponsored cyber ecosystem that has struck critical infrastructure across Europe.

cloud security incidentsJul 15, 20264 min

China's Reusable Rocket Recovery Changes the Space Security Equation

China's state-owned rocket developer has successfully recovered a reusable booster for the first time, deploying an unconventional approach that could reshape launch economics and space-domain posture.

ai agent lifecycle identity managementJul 15, 20264 min

When AI Agents Multiply Machine Identities, Security Teams Lose Track of What's Trustworthy

AI agents are exponentially increasing non-human identities in enterprise environments, creating an identity governance gap where machine accounts outnumber humans 50:1 and breach rates jump to 43% for organizations struggling with visibility.

active vulnerability exploitationJul 15, 20265 min

API-Driven ClickFix and the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Threats

As ClickFix transitions to an API-driven, on-demand service, threat actors use freshly scrambled payloads and native Windows utilities to bypass traditional AV and EDR solutions, making memory and YARA analysis critical for defenders.