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Apple Patches 30+ iOS, macOS, Safari Flaws, Including AI-Discovered WebKit Bugs

Apple on Monday released security updates for iOS, macOS, and the Safari web browser to address over three dozen flaws, including four vulnerabilities in WebKit that were discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Anthropic Claude and OpenAI Codex Security. The WebKit vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-43707 - A memory corruption issue that could result in an

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Quantifind Raises $200 Million for AI-Native Risk Intelligence

Quantifind will accelerate international expansion and extend its platform’s localized risk intelligence capabilities. The post Quantifind Raises $200 Million for AI-Native Risk Intelligence appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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New Controller Flaws Expose Highway Signs and Billboards to Remote Hacking

CISA has published an advisory to inform organizations about three vulnerabilities found by a researcher in Daktronics controllers. The post New Controller Flaws Expose Highway Signs and Billboards to Remote Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Oracle E-Business Suite Flaw CVE-2026-46817 Actively Exploited in the Wild

A critical security flaw impacting Oracle E-Business Suite has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to Defused Cyber. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46817 (CVSS score: 9.8), refers to an improper privilege management and authentication flaw in Oracle Payments that could be abused to take over susceptible instances. "Easily exploitable vulnerability allows

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Malicious Perplexity Chrome Extension Intercepted Searches and Address Bar Input

Microsoft has found a malicious Chrome extension that posed as the AI search engine Perplexity and quietly logged what people searched for. It routed every query and every character typed into the address bar through an attacker-controlled server before redirecting users to real results. Microsoft says Google removed it from the store after responsible disclosure. The extension was called "

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WhatsApp is Finally Getting Usernames to Help Keep Phone Numbers Private

WhatsApp on Monday officially announced the start of global reservations of usernames with an aim to protect the privacy of more than three billion users on the messaging platform. The optional feature is designed to help users connect with someone on the service through usernames, as opposed to directly sharing their phone numbers. Username reservations will start rolling out starting today,

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WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy

An optional ‘username key’ adds another layer by requiring a secondary credential before someone can message users. The post WhatsApp Rolling Out Username Feature to Bolster Phone Number Privacy appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Mustang Panda Uses Zoho WorkDrive as Command Channel in Indian Government Attacks

The China-aligned espionage group Mustang Panda is running two campaigns against the Indian government and hydropower targets, deploying new malware and turning a legitimate cloud service into its command channel. Acronis Threat Research Unit found active compromises inside Indian government networks, including machines used by senior administrative staff, and worked with 

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Linux Kernel Flaws, AI Malware Tricks, Turla Backdoor, Infostealers and More

This week was a reminder that attackers do not always need big tricks. One small mistake, one old access path, one missed patch, and suddenly the door is open. The noise is not all noise, either. Forums are talking, researchers are finding easy cracks, and defenders have more cleanup waiting. Here’s the full Monday recap. ⚡ Threat of the Week New DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local

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Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines

Indirect prompts hidden in a repository can lead to Claude Code spawning a reverse shell on the developer’s machine. The post Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Straiker Raises $64 Million for AI Security Platform

The startup’s platform can identify AI agents and provide visibility into their access, behavior, and risks. The post Straiker Raises $64 Million for AI Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Insurance Regulators Group NAIC Hit in Oracle PeopleSoft Hack

The ShinyHunters extortion group claims to have stolen 3.1 TB of data from the organization. The post Insurance Regulators Group NAIC Hit in Oracle PeopleSoft Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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236,000 DCloud Uni-App Sites Used in Crypto Scams, Phishing, and Wallet Drainers

New findings unearthed by Infoblox show that more than 236,000 websites are using investment scam templates built using a legitimate Chinese open-source, cross-platform application development framework called DCloud Uni-App. The templates power bogus cryptocurrency exchanges, multi-language pig-butchering operations, WhatsApp phishing networks, fake gambling platforms, brand-impersonation

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Why Post-Quantum Cryptography Starts With Credentials

Today’s encrypted data, such as credentials, may no longer remain confidential in the future because the public-key cryptography protecting it will soon be broken by quantum computers. Although no machine today can break elliptic curve cryptography or RSA, quantum hardware is advancing rapidly and will inevitably change how organizations protect their data. Ciphertext and credentials captured by

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Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse

A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand its malware arsenal as part of its ongoing cyber onslaught against Ukraine throughout 2025. Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said it observed 35 distinct spear-phishing campaigns mounted by Gamaredon against new targets, with most of them taking place in the second half of the year. Primary targets of these

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‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

A variant of DirtyFrag, the flaw allows unprivileged local users to manipulate the Linux page cache and gain root privileges. The post ‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration. The post OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Russian State Hackers as Messaging App Attacks Evolve

UNC5792 and UNC4221 have been targeting US government officials, military leaders, and allied personnel. The post US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Russian State Hackers as Messaging App Attacks Evolve appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Microsoft Removes 119 Edge Extensions That Hid Malware in Images and Fonts

Microsoft has shut down a long-running malicious extension operation on the Edge Add-ons store that hid its payloads inside ordinary image and font files, then woke up days after install to steal credentials and run ad fraud. The company calls it StegoAd, a mash-up of steganography and adware, and ties 119 extensions to a single threat actor it says has been active since at least 2021.

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OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Sol as Its Most Advanced Cybersecurity AI

The company says Sol matches competing systems like Mythos Preview while using only a third of the output tokens. The post OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Sol as Its Most Advanced Cybersecurity AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.