Calling on Cyber Pros to Help Defend City Hall
Government agencies with smaller budgets need support — and here's how you can help. Originally reported by darkreading on August 21, 2026. Read the full story
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No-Filter 'Kriminal' AI Platform Raises Cybercrime Concerns
The AI company officially forbids illicit use, while offering guardrail-free social engineering, offensive cybercrime, and OSINT scanning to anyone with a bit of cryptocurrency. Originally reported…
Read more →China-Linked Hacker Shows AI Capabilities in APAC Attack
In the first purported "near-autonomous" attack on a nation-state, a Chinese-language operator used a complex AI framework to target and compromise government agencies, likely in Taiwan.…
Read more →Video Call Exploit Chains Two Flaws in Unisoc Modems
Researchers found that by combining two vulnerabilities, they could take over an Android device by delivering a payload and getting the victim to answer their phone.…
Read more →Amid AI-Driven Bug-Hunt Tsunami, NIST Looks to … AI
Driven by AI-augmented research and scanning, vulnerability volumes continue to surge, driving the National Institute of Standards and Technology to ask whether AI could be the…
Read more →Mission-Driven Security: Inside a Global Bank's Defense
In this video interview, Standard Chartered's group CISO shares insights on transitioning from technical roles to strategic leadership, the importance of business-savvy security executives, and how…
Read more →Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out
It can be daunting to determine who's responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who's harvesting data from the mobile apps we use…
Read more →Global Threat Campaign Hits Critical VMware vCenter Flaw
Exploitation against CVE-2026–59310 began earlier this month, and patching the vulnerability may not be enough to fully mitigate the threat. Originally reported by darkreading on August…
Read more →Long-running Data Theft Campaign Targeting Salesforce, ServiceNow
The "City-Forum" campaign has been active since at least March 2025 and has targeted organizations across multiple sectors with custom tooling. Originally reported by darkreading on…
Read more →Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holes
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including one weakness that is already being…
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