Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, by far its biggest single patch batch ever. Microsoft says artificial intelligence is helping to speed the discovery of vulnerabilities, but security experts warn that many organizations already are strugglingRead More »Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes
The record-breaking September security update fixes two exploited privilege-escalation zero-days and 20 potentially wormable vulnerabilities. The post Microsoft Patches Record 974 Vulnerabilities, Including Two Exploited Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Tracked as CVE-2026-75650, the exploited defect allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Adobe Patches Over 170 Vulnerabilities, Including Commerce Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.
This essay was written with Barath Raghavan, and originally appeared in Lawfare. In April, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent conducting a routine task at a company hit a snag, tried to solve it, and soon ended up deleting the company’s database along with all of its backups. In July, OpenAIRead More »AIs as Modern Genies
Malicious prompts concealed in documents, metadata, emails, images and code can manipulate autonomous agents into taking dangerous actions. The post The Hidden Instructions That Can Hijack AI Agents appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Alleged ‘white-hat’ hackers drained $320 million from Liquid’s federation wallet, demanding a bug fix. The post Hackers Return $263 Million Stolen From Liquid Network appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A previously undocumented financially motivated threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting Brazilian financial institutions since at least March 2026. Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is tracking the Brazil-based activity cluster under the name Slim Spider. “The adversary demonstrates deep operational knowledge of Brazilian financial infrastructure, including the instant payment
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The startup founded by Palo Alto Networks’ Nir Zuk has raised $290 million to build an AI-native security platform for highly regulated organizations that cannot rely on the public cloud. The post Cylake Raises $245 Million Ahead of Cybersecurity Platform Beta appeared first on SecurityWeek.
CISA will be rolling back services that support critical infrastructure.
