Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task Force 2026-10-04 at 17:57 By Associated Press The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week. The post Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task Force […]
Chinese spies impersonate White House, Anthropic figures to phish AI policy experts 2026-10-02 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic A China-aligned espionage group has been posing as a former White House official and a prominent economist to get into the cloud accounts of AI policy experts in the US, Proofpoint have found. The group, which the […]
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Suspected state-sponsored hackers exploited NetScaler zero-day since early September (CVE-2026-88772) 2026-09-30 at 15:33 By Zeljka Zorz “Advanced and suspected state-sponsored threat actors” are likely to be behind the initial targeted intrusions that leveraged CVE-2026-88772, one of the two recently disclosed NetScaler vulnerabilities that have been exploited as zero-days, says Mandiant CTO Charles Carmakal. Mandiant and […]
ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward 2026-09-30 at 13:20 By Ionut Arghire In the wake of a suspected leader’s arrest, ShinyHunters says it never intended to publish data stolen from the FBI. The post ShinyHunters Defiant After FBI Calls on Members to Come Forward appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]
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Trump Says Top Tech Firms Have Signed Accord to ‘Self-Police’ AI Development 2026-09-30 at 04:48 By Associated Press The accord opened the door to future regulation but focused on four voluntary steps for the companies to take. The post Trump Says Top Tech Firms Have Signed Accord to ‘Self-Police’ AI Development appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]
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DARPA Selects Xint to Use AI in Securing Military Messaging Apps 2026-09-29 at 20:24 By Kevin Townsend The AIxCC competition winner will analyze messaging app code and compiled binaries for vulnerabilities, with technology that could also help commercial customers secure their software. The post DARPA Selects Xint to Use AI in Securing Military Messaging Apps […]
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Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People 2026-09-29 at 15:25 By Eduard Kovacs The data breach affects the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintains personnel records for the Department of Defense. The post Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]
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China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks 2026-09-26 at 21:09 By Associated Press The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents. The post China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks appeared first […]
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CISA Election Security Plan Flags Patching Barriers, Voter Database Attacks 2026-09-25 at 15:39 By Eduard Kovacs Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin tasked CISA with developing the plan in July. The post CISA Election Security Plan Flags Patching Barriers, Voter Database Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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OpenAI agent hacking spree widens to Australia, targeting government website 2026-09-24 at 15:53 By Zeljka Zorz Before the Hugging Face and RubyGems hacks, autonomous OpenAI agents attempted to hack into three other websites, including an Australian government public health website, independent research lab Transluce revealed on Wednesday. “Notably, the tasks the agents were trying to […]
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack, Demands Retraction of Threat Report 2026-09-23 at 10:13 By Eduard Kovacs The cybercrime group is unhappy with its description in an FBI report and threatens to leak stolen information. The post ShinyHunters Claims FBI Hack, Demands Retraction of Threat Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]
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Attacker compromised nearly 1000 Zyxel switches since August (CVE-2026-7273) 2026-09-22 at 13:42 By Zeljka Zorz A Chinese-speaking threat actor has exploited a vulnerability (CVE-2026-7273) in unpatched ZyXEL GS1900 Smart Managed Switches and has exfiltrated sensitive data from 996 devices across 48 countries, GreyNoise reported on Monday. The affected switches are predominantly located in Italy, the […]
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CISA Retires Weekly Vulnerability Bulletin in Risk-Based Pivot 2026-09-17 at 17:28 By Eduard Kovacs The decision follows BOD 26-04, which directs federal organizations to prioritize vulnerabilities based on real-world risk. The post CISA Retires Weekly Vulnerability Bulletin in Risk-Based Pivot appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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CISA Releases Cyber Decoy Guidance to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defenses 2026-09-17 at 10:53 By Ionut Arghire Complementing Zero Trust models, decoys enable organizations to detect, observe, and block malicious activity in their environments. The post CISA Releases Cyber Decoy Guidance to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure Defenses appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]
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EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, Moves to Rein In Social Media 2026-09-16 at 17:15 By Kevin Townsend Ursula von der Leyen warns that advanced AI could unleash hacking on an unprecedented scale as Europe prepares new protections against social media’s “capture” of children. The post EU Chief Warns of AI-Powered Hacking, Moves to Rein […]
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US, UK, Dutch Agencies Expose Iranian ‘Chosen Brick’ Surveillance Malware 2026-09-16 at 15:00 By Eduard Kovacs US, UK, and Dutch government agencies published a report detailing the malware, and the FBI described the abuse of Telegram for C&C. The post US, UK, Dutch Agencies Expose Iranian ‘Chosen Brick’ Surveillance Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]
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Self-improving AI should slow down, von der Leyen tells EU lawmakers 2026-09-16 at 14:28 By Mirko Zorz European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants frontier AI development slowed, and said on Wednesday that she will invite the leading AI labs to discuss how the EU can support their own efforts to do that. In […]
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240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency 2026-09-15 at 14:45 By Ionut Arghire Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN product to steal the personal information of roughly 240,000 people. The post 240,000 Hit by Data Breach at Japan’s Digital Agency appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]
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Chinese AI firms are siphoning capabilities from American models, CISA warns 2026-09-09 at 12:55 By Anamarija Pogorelec China-based AI companies are using large-scale knowledge distillation campaigns to copy capabilities from leading U.S. AI models, according to a joint cybersecurity advisory from the CISA, NSA, and FBI. Knowledge distillation is a standard AI training technique that […]
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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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