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Reco Raises $55 Million for Agentic Security
The company will use the funds to expand its sales, partnerships, channels, and customer support teams.
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Hackers Use ChatGPT Custom GPTs in ClickFix Attacks
The personalized versions of ChatGPT were used to impersonate legitimate products and trick users into executing PowerShell commands.
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Pentagon Personnel Agency Data Breach Impacts 3 Million People
The data breach affects the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), which maintains personnel records for the Department of Defense.
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Rig Security Emerges From Stealth With $12M to Tackle Agentic AI Identity Risks
Rig provides an identity dependencies graph to distinguish between legitimate users and rogue AI agents
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Four Cyber Threats Harboring Big Plans for the Future
- AI, supply-chain exposure, quantum computing and geopolitical conflict are testing security programs. Preparing for disruption must become part of day-to-day operations.
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OpenAI Calls Off GPT-6.1 Astra Launch, Details Safety Cases for Frontier Training
The GPT-6.1 Astra model was slated to debut in ChatGPT and Codex in October, but it fell short of expectations.
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Dutch Police Arrest Convicted Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation
Pepijn van der Stap was convicted in 2023 for hacking multiple organizations, stealing their data, and extorting them.
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Daemon Tools Hackers’ NeedyMantis Malware Dissected by Microsoft
The malware framework uses a modular architecture and a custom executable file format for long-term persistence.
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Apple Patches Meta-Reported Zero-Day Linked to ‘Extremely Sophisticated Attack’
Apple has released iOS and macOS updates to patch the zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-86950.
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Modulate Raises $25 Million to Advance Deepfake Detection
The misuse and abuse of AI-generated voice is growing. Modulate’s intention is to allow real time detection and intervention.
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Call for Presentations Open for 2026 CISO Forum Virtual Summit
SecurityWeek seeks original, vendor-neutral presentations that help cybersecurity leaders navigate emerging threats, strengthen resilience, and address the strategic challenges facing today’s enterprise security programs.
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Prison Sentence for Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon
Cameron John Wagenius was sentenced to 70 months in prison for stealing information from the wireless carriers.
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DC Health Agency Exposes 400,000 Beneficiary Records
The Medicaid IDs and other information of Medicaid and DC Healthcare Alliance beneficiaries were exposed.
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Google Warns of ShinyHunters’ Fresh Oracle PeopleSoft Campaign
The extortion group has modified its exploit in new attacks targeting the PeopleSoft vulnerability CVE-2026-35273.
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New Mexico Jury Finds Facebook Liable for Deceiving Users About Privacy Protections
A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform.
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Nvidia Unveils AI Agent Safety Platform With Hardware-Based Watchdog
The platform combines open source software and a reference system design to keep AI agents within set boundaries.
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Kiteworks Urges Server Shutdown, Finds Advanced Forms Vulnerability
The company says the measure was precautionary and that it has no evidence of Kiteworks or customer systems being compromised.
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Citrix Confirms 2 NetScaler Zero-Days After Admins Pulled the Plug
Citrix has released patches for the critical NetScaler vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772.
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