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In Other News: Industrial Router Exploitation, CISA KEV Nomination Form, Gas Station Hacking

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: CISA contractor exposes credentials, Mythos testing and new features, Huawei router flaw triggered telecom blackout. The post In Other News: Industrial Router Exploitation, CISA KEV Nomination Form, Gas Station Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet

Jacob Butler, 23, has been arrested in Canada and US authorities are seeking his extradition on computer hacking charges. The post Canadian Man Arrested for Operating Kimwolf Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

‘First VPN’ Cybercrime Service Disrupted, Administrator Arrested

The FBI says First VPN has been used by dozens of ransomware groups for network reconnaissance and intrusions. The post ‘First VPN’ Cybercrime Service Disrupted, Administrator Arrested appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

TrendAI Patches Apex One Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild

CVE-2026-34926 is a directory traversal flaw that can be exploited against the on-premise version of Apex One. The post TrendAI Patches Apex One Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Grafana Says Codebase and Other Data Stolen via TanStack Supply Chain Attack

Hackers accessed Grafana’s GitHub repositories after a token compromised in the TanStack attack was not rotated. The post Grafana Says Codebase and Other Data Stolen via TanStack Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

With AI, typing’s out, talking’s in

Eight months ago, LinkedIn co-founder and former CEO Reid Hoffman confessed: “I am voicepilled.” He argued that talking instead of typing was the next great leap in computing. Being “voicepilled,” he said, was the epiphany that you can be vastly more productive and creative when not bogged down by the Victorian-era contraption known as the […] more…

WordPress Site Down? Here’s How to Get Back Online

If your WordPress site goes offline, every minute costs you lost sales, missed leads, and a dent in visitor trust. Search engines may start flagging errors, and customers see a blank page instead of your business. In that moment, the pressure is real: What broke, and how do you get back online before the damage […] more…

EU moves forward on $5.8B scale-up fund to keep startups from leaving

The European Union has stepped up efforts to grow its homegrown tech sector and reduce dependence on US firms, advancing plans this week for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion) fund to help startups scale in Europe rather than seek capital or buyers abroad. Analysts welcomed the initiative, but said its success will depend on whether […] more…

Do Apple’s accessibility efforts point at its AI plans?

You can usually measure a society by the way it treats its most vulnerable populations, and technology often can help people live better, more autonomous lives. Apple firmly believes that, and this year’s raft of accessibility announcements introduced to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day shine a light on that belief. The company has won a string of awards […] more…

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload

Insufficient validation and authentication in the Secure Workload’s REST APIs provide remote attackers with Site Admin privileges. The post Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Microsoft refreshes Surface line with biz-friendly features – and a high price tag

Microsoft this week refreshed its Surface for Business range of devices, adding features designed to appeal to enterprises. But high prices for the devices might be hard for IT buyers to swallow. Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro for Business on Tuesday, alongside two variants of its Surface Laptop for Business devices – a premium […] more…

Ocean Emerges From Stealth With $28M for Agentic Email Security Platform

The company has developed a platform that uses specialized AI agents to inspect every incoming message. The post Ocean Emerges From Stealth With $28M for Agentic Email Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Apple Rejected 2 Million App Store Submissions in 2025 for Security and Fraud Prevention

The company blocked over 1.1 billion accounts and $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions. The post Apple Rejected 2 Million App Store Submissions in 2025 for Security and Fraud Prevention appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Drupal Patches Highly Critical Vulnerability Exposing Websites to Hacking

CVE-2026-9082 can be exploited without authentication for information disclosure, privilege escalation, and remote code execution. The post Drupal Patches Highly Critical Vulnerability Exposing Websites to Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Socket Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation

The company will invest in its firewall, certified patches, protection extensions, new products, and team expansion. The post Socket Raises $60 Million at $1 Billion Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Microsoft Patches Exploited UnDefend and RedSun Defender Zero-Days

The bugs could be exploited to elevate privileges to System or create a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The post Microsoft Patches Exploited UnDefend and RedSun Defender Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

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