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Anthropic reveals how criminal groups are increasingly targeting AI vendors' own infrastructure, including to steal a pre-release Claude model. The post Anthropic Says Russian Hackers Used Claude AI to Automate Malware Evasion appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A Russian threat actor used AI to build, test, and deploy exploits against hundreds of organizations worldwide. The post PaperCut Flaws Exploited in AI-Powered Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Attackers have chained two flaws in JFrog Artifactory, the repository that software build pipelines pull from, to take administrator control of self-hosted servers and plant backdoors, cloud security company Wiz said in a report. Wiz saw the attacks between August 15 and September 8. JFrog had fixed both flaws before then, so only servers that had not been updated were open to them.

A China-linked hacking group exploited a flaw in Sogou Input Method, one of the most widely used tools for typing Chinese characters on Windows, to install a backdoor on victims' computers, security company Gen Digital said in research published Thursday. The attack started with a crafted link and ended with the attacker able to do anything the logged-in user could do. Tencent, which owns

PaperCut on Thursday released a new security maintenance release that replaces all previously published emergency patches that were pushed to address two security flaws that have come under active exploitation. The software development company said PaperCut NG/MF versions 26.0.5, 25.0.13 and 24.1.10 are now available for customers to download. "These are Regular Maintenance Releases (MR) that

Cisco has revealed that three distinct threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks have been exploiting two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities. The attacks leverage CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS score: 10.0), an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web interface of FMC software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass

Mandiant founder and cybersecurity veteran brings more than 30 years of public and private sector experience to Amazon’s board. The post Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia Joins Amazon Board appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A lot of this week’s security news has the same awkward answer to one question: “Why was that allowed to work?” An extension asks for access and takes too much. A trusted service becomes part of a phishing chain. An old bug still gets results. An exposed system stays exposed. A package looks useful right up until it isn’t. Different stories, same basic problem: the path in was often already

Significant cybersecurity M&A deals announced by Brinqa, Cribl, Echo, Fortinet, Kiteworks, Palo Alto Networks, and Visa. The post Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 33 Deals Announced in August 2026 appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Both Anthropic and OpenAI have seen high-profile resignations in recent years that were tied to safety concerns. The post Anthropic Researcher Resigns With Warning About the Dangers of AI Development appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Bad actors are misusing Google Play's Early Access program to push deceptive apps that claim to offer money, rewards, casino winnings, and premium content. Early Access apps are apps that haven't been released on the official Android app marketplace. The main idea behind the program is for developers to solicit user feedback for new applications or features they may be working on before their

Vinnie Liu was recruited by the NSA when he was just 17 years old. He is now the CEO of Bishop Fox. The post Hacker Conversations: Vinnie Liu, Performer Turned Ringmaster appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Deceptive apps in Early Access are being used by dishonest developers for their own benefit. The post Deceptive Android Apps Exploit Google Play Early Access to Evade Reviews appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Join the webinar for a focused, 20-minute discussion on Frontier Pace Governance, an approach to balancing automation, policy, and business risk as IT operations accelerate. The post Webinar Today: Keep Pace With AI – A New Operating Model for Endpoint Remediation appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Tracked as CVE-2026-19490, the authentication bypass flaw has been exploited in the wild since at least September 3. The post Critical NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.