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UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure

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UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure 2026-09-02 at 18:45 By Kevin Townsend 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 Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure appeared first on […]

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Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’

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Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’ 2026-08-31 at 12:07 By Associated Press The ruling is part of Anthropic’s legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. The post Judge Says Pentagon’s Measures Against Anthropic Were ‘Illegal and Baseless’ appeared first

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Trump Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear

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Trump Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear 2026-08-27 at 17:17 By Eduard Kovacs The White House’s new executive order 14420 widens scrutiny of industrial control systems over cyber sabotage concerns. The post Trump Order Aims to Block Foreign Backdoors in US Power Grid Gear appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate

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FBI takes down China-linked hacking network behind attacks on NASA, DOJ and U.S. Senate 2026-08-27 at 10:19 By Sinisa Markovic The Justice Department and FBI have seized domains tied to two hacking tools built and run by a Chinese state-sponsored group, cutting off access to malware that had been used against U.S. government agencies for

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CISA’s logging guidance works beyond government

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CISA’s logging guidance works beyond government 2026-08-24 at 13:56 By Zeljka Zorz The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) wants federal agencies to (re)shape their logging strategy around one question: when an attack hits, can you actually use the logs you’ve collected to catch it and reconstruct what happened afterward? The Logging Reference Architecture

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Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind

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Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind 2026-08-21 at 11:41 By Eduard Kovacs Two industry surveys released this week by Kiteworks and CyberSheath paint a consistent picture of the defense industrial base. The post Contractors’ CMMC Confidence Rises as Ability to Prove It Falls Behind appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them

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US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them 2026-08-19 at 14:30 By Ionut Arghire The 17 members of the Mabna Institute targeted hundreds of universities and organizations in the US and abroad. The post US Charges 17 Iranian Hackers, Offers $10 Million Rewards for 5 of Them appeared first on

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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals

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France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals 2026-08-17 at 17:20 By Sinisa Markovic France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the intrusion exposed data on 678,000 individuals and professionals. The incident came to light after an

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680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach

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680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach 2026-08-17 at 16:53 By Ionut Arghire Hackers used compromised credentials to access enterprise and personal tax-related data. The post 680,000 Impacted by French Tax Authority Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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17 draft Cyber Resilience Act standards are open for comment

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17 draft Cyber Resilience Act standards are open for comment 2026-08-14 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec A company selling a connected toy in Europe must show by the end of 2027 that the product meets the Cyber Resilience Act. The law states what manufacturers have to achieve and stops there, which leaves the toymaker to

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White House authorizes private US companies to hack foreign criminal networks

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White House authorizes private US companies to hack foreign criminal networks 2026-08-13 at 17:31 By Sinisa Markovic President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 12 allowing vetted private companies to run offensive cyber operations against foreign threat actors, under the control and oversight of the US government. The post White House authorizes

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US Water Systems Get Cyber Boost From New Senate Bill and ‘Water Watch Center’

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US Water Systems Get Cyber Boost From New Senate Bill and ‘Water Watch Center’ 2026-08-11 at 17:03 By Eduard Kovacs The Water Watch Center launched at DEF CON aims to help under-resourced utilities protect their systems against hackers. The post US Water Systems Get Cyber Boost From New Senate Bill and ‘Water Watch Center’ appeared

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200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach

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200 accounts compromised in Swiss government’s Microsoft SharePoint breach 2026-08-07 at 15:29 By Sinisa Markovic Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint servers belonging to Switzerland’s Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication (BIT), compromising the login credentials of around 200 accounts. On July 28, BIT’s security specialists noticed unusual activity on the SharePoint servers.

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What the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement could look like

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What the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement could look like 2026-08-07 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Edwin Weijdema, Field CTO at Veeam, answers questions on Article 50 of the EU AI Act and what the first year of enforcement might bring. He explains why corrective orders

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EU begins enforcing AI Act, putting AI models under the microscope

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EU begins enforcing AI Act, putting AI models under the microscope 2026-08-04 at 09:49 By Sinisa Markovic Europe’s fight to regulate AI models moved from paper to practice on 2 August 2026, when the European Commission’s AI Office and national authorities began enforcing the AI Act. On the same date, new transparency rules took effect,

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EU to Crack Down on AI Deepfakes, Illicit Imagery and Hacking With New Team in Brussels

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EU to Crack Down on AI Deepfakes, Illicit Imagery and Hacking With New Team in Brussels 2026-07-31 at 13:00 By Associated Press When the AI Act comes into force, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers with labels or digital watermarks that chatbots or imagery are generated with AI. The post EU

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Russian hackers exploit unpatched Zimbra servers to steal emails

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Russian hackers exploit unpatched Zimbra servers to steal emails 2026-07-24 at 15:09 By Sinisa Markovic Russian state-backed hacker group Laundry Bear has been breaking into government and commercial networks for at least a year by exploiting a vulnerability in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) webmail platform. Laundry Bear (also known as Void Blizzard, CL-STA-1114, and

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Months-long breach exposes South Korean diplomats’ personal data

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Months-long breach exposes South Korean diplomats’ personal data 2026-07-23 at 14:04 By Sinisa Markovic South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has disclosed that attackers breached the Korea National Diplomatic Academy’s online education system, compromising personal data belonging to current and former ministry staff and diplomats stationed abroad. The Korea National Diplomatic Academy launched the online training platform

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US Warns of Iranian Hackers Targeting Siemens, Schneider, and Rockwell ICS Devices

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US Warns of Iranian Hackers Targeting Siemens, Schneider, and Rockwell ICS Devices 2026-07-23 at 08:28 By Eduard Kovacs An updated advisory from federal agencies provides information on the techniques used to hack programmable logic controllers. The post US Warns of Iranian Hackers Targeting Siemens, Schneider, and Rockwell ICS Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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