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doxx.net Raises $38 Million to Prevent AI Agent-on-the-Internet Misadventures

doxx.net’s new ADN platform prevents agentic misadventure while the agent is operating under the user’s authority. The post doxx.net Raises $38 Million to Prevent AI Agent-on-the-Internet Misadventures appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS

The bugs could lead to authentication bypass, shell command execution, and memory corruption. The post Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Kiteworks patches over 100 vulnerabilities, Microsoft publishes 2026 Digital Defense Report, AI finds 24 Android app flaws. The post In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor

The dropper “carries a complete universal Mach-O inside itself, roughly 756 KB in the development build, and extracts it at runtime. The post macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Trump’s Super Intelligence edict supercharges .si domain registrations

US President Donald Trump’s rebranding of artificial intelligence (AI) as super intelligence (SI) has already caused a flurry of activity for one internet domain registry. SI is the international country code for Slovenia, and in the 24 hours following Trump’s executive order, Slovenia’s .si domain registry recorded 9,780 new .si registrations, compared to just 3,515 […] more…

Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account

Hackers used the account, which has 13 million followers, to amplify a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency account. The post Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US

Amir Barati, an alleged member of the Mabna Institute, was indicted for targeting universities, private organizations, and government entities in the US and abroad. The post In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Scientists just pushed superconductors beyond their usual current limit

Ultrashort electrical pulses allowed scientists to push superconductors closer than ever to the point where their electron pairs actually break apart. The method revealed hidden differences between superconducting materials and could open new ways to probe and control their quantum behavior. more…

How Meta stumbled onto a winning AI strategy

We’re on the brink of a revolution in how people use AI. Today, people mostly use non-agentic, non-personalized, non-proactive AI tools via PC browsers and mobile apps. Very soon, I predict, most AI usage will move to agentic, personalized, and proactive AI assistants via wearables like glasses, watches, and earbuds. We’ll move from mostly typing […] more…

Facing the music: Apple, Samsung, and memory cost inflation

Samsung users are still digesting big price increases on the Galaxy S26 series, particularly as they mean some models are now more expensive than equivalently capable iPhones. That’s bad news for everyone, of course, but this is unlikely to get any better for some time to come, with memory giant Micron warning that the memory supply/demand imbalance is going […] more…

US FTC will investigate Anthropic and OpenAI

The US Federal Trade Commission has warned leading AI players that they will to have tighten up their acts. The agency will soon send formal demands for information to Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI companies as part of an investigation into whether they are breaking consumer protection laws. The FTC has acted following a number […] more…

Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks

The China-based hacking group has been exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities since July 2025. The post Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites

The attacks targeted the US Department of Education and Library and Archives Canada, and researchers linked some agents to OpenAI. The post AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action

CVE-2026-104286 is a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability that could allow attackers to write arbitrary files to the system. The post Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

AI could boost software engineer productivity by 32.6%

Tools such as Anthropic Claude Code or OpenAI Codex have changed the face of software development, and all the signs are that this investment is set to increase further. But is paying a monthly subscription (and perhaps additional usage fees) cost-effective? Will the increasing level of investment in AI-generated software prove to be worthwhile? That’s […] more…

Omnissa delivers a peek into the benefits of breaking through enterprise data silos

When Omnissa this week rolled out a new AI governance authority product, Elara, in beta, it delivered a glimpse into the potential of having visibility between the typical enterprise’s data silos, whether they’re in lines of business, disparate geographies, or corporate operational units. “By connecting signals across systems that often operate independently, Elara gives IT […] more…

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