Cisco Talos Warns Autonomous AI Agents Could Turn Pentests Into Stealthy Red Team Attacks
Autonomous AI agents could move beyond noisy vulnerability scans and become quiet, persistent attackers, Cisco Talos has warned.
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Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
Flock would not say if CEO Garrett Langley would take a pay cut following the reduction in workforce.
Hackers Abuse Trusted Terraform Workflows to Infect Developer Systems With Cross-Platform Malware
A newly identified supply-chain campaign is abusing Terraform provider workflows to infect developer systems with malware built for
How to keep AI agents within their permissions
AI agents can use valid credentials to perform actions beyond their assigned permissions, creating risks that traditional access
Warden Stealer Spreads Through ClickFix, Malvertising, Cracked Software and Game Cheats
A fast-growing Windows information stealer called Warden Stealer is being spread through ClickFix lures, malicious advertisements, cracked software
In Other News: AI Used in Korean Bank Breaches, Poem-Guided Botnet, Empire Admin Gets 40 Years
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Tensorlake npm SDK compromised, Empire Market co-founder gets 40
Social Engineering AI Agents: The New BEC for 2026
As AI agents gain authority over business systems, attackers can manipulate them like business email compromise (BEC) victims.
Max severity SonicWall SMA1000 flaw now exploited in attacks
Attackers are exploiting a maximum-severity vulnerability in SonicWall SMA1000 appliances (CVE-2026-102255) that was patched on Tuesday, three days
Q3 2026 Sets New Record for Ransomware Attacks
Comparitech observed 2627 claimed ransomware attacks in Q3, with critical sectors like finance, technology, education and healthcare experiencing
Google Domains Impacted by Recent ccTLD Hijacks
Hackers hijacked the .gh, .sl, and .as ccTLDs and obtained HTTPS certificates for several Google domains. The post
Man admits to running network of 15,000 money mules for cybercriminals
A Ukrainian-Russian dual citizen has pleaded guilty to running a massive money laundering operation that laundered millions for