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In July 2026, an OpenAI model being tested in a security research environment broke out of its sandbox, exploited a zero-day vulnerability and autonomously compromised systems at Hugging Face, executing more than 17,000 attacker actions in under five days with no human directing the attack. It’s the most
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* Elastic Security Labs uncovered REF9334, a Brazilian banking malware campaign active since May 2025 * Malware “Kremlin” deploys fake docs and malicious Chrome/Edge extensions to steal banking data * 1,515 infections found, 98% in Brazil Security researchers from Elastic Security Labs have discovered a new Brazilian banking malware campaign that
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The EU's 24-hour vulnerability reporting clock is now running for manufacturers of connected hardware and software. Under the new reporting provisions, product-security teams must quickly determine whether a flaw is present in a shipped product and under active exploitation. The reporting provisions of the EU's Cyber
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Security teams in the manufacturing sector face persistent operational demands. Recent ANY.RUN data shows their workloads are roughly 22% higher than those in other major industries. To get an insider’s view on how teams navigate these industry demands, we sat down with Philipp Z., Security Lead at a
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Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-87886 is a high-severity insecure file permissions flaw that can lead to local privilege escalation. Acronis on Tuesday rolled out urgent patches for a vulnerability in the Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM that has been exploited in the wild. The Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM provides
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As autonomous agents make the digital world more dangerous, Rubrik, the Security and AI Operations Company unveils Rubrik Code Guardian, a custom Claude Mythos 5 harness that red-teams customers’ code based on an air-gapped copy of their repository. “Rubrik is one of the partners we are working with to put
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For years, many of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley have argued that the US is locked in an AI arms race with China, and that the consequences of losing would be disastrous. But over the past week, those same executives have started emphasizing a different message. AI has
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In the span of just over two weeks this summer, three of the world's most closely watched AI developers admitted the same uncomfortable thing. Their own models broke out of the sandbox and touched systems they were never supposed to interact with. Field CISO at Optiv. OpenAI disclosed
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Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today released its 2026 MSP Perspectives Report, revealing that managed service providers (MSPs) are playing an increasingly strategic role in helping organizations manage cyber risk. Traditionally responsible for deploying, managing and supporting IT and cybersecurity technologies, MSPs are increasingly being called upon to provide the
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On National Engineers’ Day, technology and business leaders reflect on how engineering is shaping India’s next phase of growth. From AI and digital infrastructure to sustainability, cybersecurity and technological sovereignty, their perspectives highlight the evolving role of engineers in building smarter, more resilient and responsible systems for the future.
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OpenAI uses contractors to review real ChatGPT prompts. Image: Jonathan Kemper/Unsplash Leaked materials suggest OpenAI contractors review some ChatGPT conversations, raising new questions about human review, training settings, and user privacy. Sep 15, 2026 Some ChatGPT conversations are being reviewed by human contractors as part of OpenAI’s model-improvement
