GitLab warned customers today to immediately patch a critical AI Gateway vulnerability that could let attackers run arbitrary commands on vulnerable instances. [...]

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned eight members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) for their role in the theft of millions of dollars in ATM jackpotting attacks across the United States. [...]

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Browser-based attacks can steal sessions, abuse extensions, or manipulate users without creating the endpoint artifacts EDR is designed to detect. NordLayer explains three ways attacks can evade endpoint telemetry and why browser-level controls can help close the gap. [...]

Dell has patched two maximum severity vulnerabilities in the Container Storage Modules (CSM) that connect Dell enterprise storage arrays to Kubernetes environments. [...]

On Thursday, unknown attackers hijacked the official Microsoft account on X, which has over 13 million followers, in what appeared to be a pump-and-dump scheme promoting a crypto token. [...]

The FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms over potential consumer harms, safety claims and risks tied to increasingly autonomous AI systems.

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Google launched Gemini 4 Argon with trusted cyber defenders first in line as it tests vulnerability hunting, patching, and new AI safeguards.

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The best network monitoring tools include NinjaOne, FortiMonitor, PRTG, OpManager, and Domotz for monitoring and managing network infrastructure.

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Fortinet is warning customers of a critical FortiMail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286, that is being actively exploited in zero-day attacks to execute unauthorized code or commands on vulnerable devices. [...]

Autonomous AI agents using aggressive strategies attempted to hack U.S. and Canadian government websites to find school and divorce statistics. [...]

Microsoft says cyberattackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders, allowing threat actors to speed up vulnerability discovery, malware development, and post-compromise activity while security teams struggle to keep pace. [...]

An international law enforcement operation dubbed "Operation KillSwitch" seized the KillSec ransomware gang's data leak site and servers, led to three arrests, and identified a 16-year-old as the group's alleged administrator. [...]

Zero Trust can verify users once they are established, but onboarding creates a gap where organizations must decide who to trust before strong authentication exists. Specops explains why identity verification should begin before credentials, MFA methods, and access are issued. [...]

Secure file-sharing software company Kiteworks has released security updates to address 126 vulnerabilities, including a max-severity flaw affecting its Email Protection Gateway (EPG) security solution. [...]

The Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) is notifying millions of military service members that hackers stole their data after breaching the Pentagon's human resources management system in October 2025. [...]

On Thursday, cryptocurrency wallet provider MetaMask has disclosed an ongoing infrastructure security incident affecting some of its infrastructure. [...]

The Russian state actor Star Blizzard has been using a new malware installation tactic dubbed "RedFlick" to deploy its signature CosmicPulse backdoor. [...]

Keio Corporation (Keio), a major private railway operator in Japan, said its network was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, disrupting  some of its business systems. [...]

Japanese car-sharing service Times Car has confirmed that approximately 6.6 million user accounts were compromised in a cyberattack disclosed late last week. [...]