Attackers repeatedly changed the files that AOMEI Backupper fetches from the vendor’s own update servers, in windows of five to ten minutes at a time between May and July 2026, so that any copy of the Windows backup program that checked for an update during one of those windows wouldRead More »Attackers Tampered with AOMEI Backupper’s Update Servers for Minutes to Deliver a Backdoor
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an advanced persistent threat (APT) spear-phishing campaign that has targeted individuals affiliated with Taiwan research organizations to direct victims to an adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing framework designed to harvest their Google account credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) codes. The activity is being tracked by
The financial sector was recently targeted by an AI hacking attack.
OpenAI claims it used its own model to mediate an insider threat concern, but some are questioning the details of this incident.
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: BofA adds 1,000 patching contractors, KGB RAT pairs data theft with jump scares, and Langflow flaw under attack. The post In Other News: ICS-Sniper Attack, Hacking XWorm Malware Operators, $250k Chrome Exploit appeared first on SecurityWeek.
OpenAI has disclosed seven new incidents in which its artificial intelligence (AI) models exhibited misaligned behavior, including one case where its research model, after not having funds on an Ethereum test network, spent test cryptocurrency from a third-party’s wallet without authorization to complete a coding task. The incident, the AIRead More »OpenAI Research Model Spent 3rd-Party Test ETH Without Permission to Deploy Smart Contract
A cyber incident affecting contractor BAE Systems has knocked out the Bankruptcy Noticing Center, halting notices nationwide for a week. The post BAE Systems Security Incident Stalls Notices From US Bankruptcy Courts appeared first on SecurityWeek.
In the space of a month, a new category of AI model went from nonexistent to everywhere. TypeSafe AI released Jev on September 15 and called it a System One model, a nod to Kahneman’s fast, intuitive thinking. OpenAI announced its own Decisions API at DevDay and opened a publicRead More »AI Decision Models and Their Impact on AI SOC Platforms
This is a problem: Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a backdoor, whether it’s a task-specific fine-tune, a merged adapter or an abliterated build. We have abliterated models in the title because it’s the most popular reason people download modified weights without verifying what’s inside. AbliterationRead More »Backdooring Open-Weight AI Models
Armory Castle exploited CVE-2026-102764 for initial access, deployed custom tools, and deleted logs and artifacts. The post Chinese APT Exploited BeyondTrust Vulnerability as Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.
