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Today's cybersecurity news highlights several key trends and threats. Microsoft has made Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) containers generally available, allowing administrators to manage their use effectively. A Cisco survey indicates that most organizations require over six months to implement new security controls, with only 8% demonstrating strong defenses against evolving AI threats. Cloudflare is set to introduce post-quantum website certificates by early 2027, signaling a move towards enhancing encryption standards in anticipation of quantum computing risks. Additionally, a critical vulnerability has been identified in the Perl DBI module on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, which could allow for denial of service or code execution attacks. Lastly, discussions around AI regulation are ongoing, with tech firms agreeing to self-police development practices.
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Microsoft is now testing a cleaner and faster version of Windows Search that should prioritize relevant results over ads and promotional content. [...]
iCagenda and Balbooa Forms Joomla Flaws Reportedly Exploited as Zero-Days CISA added two maximum-severity flaws affecting the iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions for Joomla to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after reports of zero-day exploitation in the wild. Both bugs, rated 10.0 on t...
Google has started rolling out FIDO2-compliant physical security key support as a second factor for authentication in Google Credential Provider for Windows (GCPW) to all Google Workspace customers. GCPW is a free tool that lets users sign in to Windows computers with their Google Workspace account...
The vast majority of UEFI computers carry a Microsoft certificate that will trust a small first-stage loader called a shim, a program Microsoft signs so that Linux and assorted boot tools can run with Secure Boot on. Eleven of those signed shims turned out to be old enough to undo the protection the...
Huntress found an AI-generated PowerShell script used for AD reconnaissance, showing attackers are using AI to create custom, evasive tools. During an incident response investigation on June 3, 2026, Huntress analyst Jevon Ang recovered a PowerShell script from a compromised Windows Server that the...
This blog examines the full lifecycle of a Python package, from hosting on repositories such as PyPI or custom web servers, through source and wheel distribution formats, to the final installation into virtual or system-wide Python environments.
A newly documented phishing-as-a-service platform distributed through Telegram is lowering the technical barrier to Microsoft 365 account takeovers by giving less-skilled attackers automated tools to evade some authentication controls and retain access after compromise.
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Supermarket giant Lidl has revealed details of a supplier breach impacting customer data
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and one entity for enabling ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations. [...]
UK-based cybersecurity firm Valarian has raised a total of $70 million for its ACRA technology.
The post Valarian Raises $50 Million for Sovereign Infrastructure Control Layer appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Instead of helping victims negotiate with BlackCat, a trusted ransomware negotiator secretly helped the gang extort them.
Five people have been charged in the UK following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a caller ID spoofing service used by fraudsters. Ayoub Sehailia, 28, Zakkaria Sehailia, 30, Usman Din, 30, Denis Ozmus, 29, and Fadila Salem, 53, all of London, are charged with offences...
Japan’s largest taxi operator Nihon Kotsu shut down systems after a malware attack, disrupting dispatch and bookings. Nihon Kotsu, Japan’s largest taxi company, disclosed on July 13, 2026 that its internal systems suffered an unauthorized external access involving malware infection in the early morn...
A threat actor poisoned several Jscrambler NPM package versions to drop a cross-platform credential stealer.
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xAI's Grok Build coding CLI was uploading entire Git repositories, full commit history and all, to a Google Cloud Storage bucket run by xAI, not just the files a coding task needed.
A researcher publishing as cereblab, testing version 0.2.93, captured one of those uploads, cloned the git bundle out...
Seventy-one percent of organizations say AI has access to core business systems. Only 16% govern that access effectively, according to the 2026 CISO AI Risk Report. Ask your IR team three questions: Where is your AI system inventory? What happens if a production model starts g...
Digital forensics analyst Katelyn Rogers discusses bridging academia and law enforcement, developing open-source investigative tools, and encouraging more women and early-career professionals to enter the field.
ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities
Microsoft will begin rolling out passkeys as the default authentication experience for Microsoft Entra ID in the public cloud on September 1, 2026. Organizations with SMS or voice authentication enabled will automatically be enabled for passkeys. The next time users complete MFA, they will be prompt...