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Cursor confirmed it suffered a security breach that let hackers distribute a malicious Claude Code extension through its marketplace after stealing credentials from AI infrastructure provider Fireworks AI. [...]
Read the original article →SCKit abuses ScreenConnect to deploy unauthorized remote access and target technicians. Explore the attack chain, mitigations, and Microsoft Defender XDR hunting. The post SCKit abuses ScreenConnect to deploy remote access and target technician sessions appeared f…
Read the original article →In the role, Casey Quinn will lead statewide privacy governance and data protection efforts for executive branch agencies.
Read the original article →The law could help people receive emergency alerts when cell networks fail, but experts say better technology alone won’t fix gaps in how warnings are sent.
Read the original article →Cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Trezor has confirmed that three Safe 5 devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained malicious hardware implants designed to steal wallet recovery phrases and send them to attackers over cellular networks. [...]
Read the original article →German defense technology company Quantum Systems confirmed that it detected an incident in late October that was part of an active cyberattack by "hostile actors." [...]
Read the original article →Vulnerable Check Point Security Gateway instances have been targeted in PHP2Shell attacks that deployed data-wiping malware on VMware ESXi hosts. [...]
Read the original article →An AI agent built to automate invoice processing could be manipulated into changing vendor bank details through a malicious email, without triggering traditional security alerts. Token Security examines five critical AI agent security gaps and shares practical gui…
Read the original article →Microsoft warned customers earlier this week that the November 2026 security updates may break printing for documents with complex formatting. [...]
Read the original article →The playbook is intended to serve as a guide for cities and counties to adopt AI responsibly, particularly those that lack dedicated AI teams.
Read the original article →With quantum computing expected to emerge within the next decade, NASCIO is urging states to start taking the threats seriously.
Read the original article →The state’s new hotline aims to help older adults identify and report suspected Medicare fraud as federal and state officials step up efforts to combat health care fraud and protect public benefits.
Read the original article →Microsoft Defender Research and the AI Red Team discuss how poisoned datasets and poisoned model checkpoints can trigger remote code execution and other malicious activities. The post Trained to betray: How post-training supply chain attacks hijack coding agents a…
Read the original article →Threat actors are deploying GSocket on compromised Linux servers to keep encrypted remote access after the original vulnerability is patched. Learn how to detect, investigate, and remediate this activity. The post The global socket: how threat actors are weaponizi…
Read the original article →Microsoft FORGE Lab researchers used codename MDASH to investigate Linux kernel vulnerabilities, resulting in 59 upstream bug reports, 33 assigned CVEs, and 38 merged fixes. The research includes eight demonstrated local root privilege-escalation exploits and exam…
Read the original article →Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Fortinet FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and other Fortinet products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities coul…
Read the original article →Microsoft Research has released new threat research detailing how a capable agent model could be turned into a sleeper agent by editing fewer than ten neurons to inject a short payload; Microsoft Research has also found that this threat is detectable by frontier a…
Read the original article →The legislation aims to clear obstacles for broadband deployment, but agricultural groups argue it could come at the expense of rural property rights.
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