Anthropic debuts pricey and sluggish automated Code Review tool First vibe coding, now vibe reviewing ... but the buzz is good as it finds worthy issues Devops09 Mar 2026 | 1
AI vs AI: Agent hacked McKinsey's chatbot and gained full read-write access in just two hours David and Goliath…but with AI agents Security09 Mar 2026 | 5
Microsoft taps Claude to make Copilot Cowork a better agent Copilot gets tuned to handle long-running knowledge work tasks AI + ML09 Mar 2026 | 2
ShinyHunters claims more high-profile victims in latest Salesforce customers data heist And they abused a Mandiant-developed open source tool in the attacks Cyber-crime09 Mar 2026 |
FBI is investigating breach that may have hit its wiretapping tools Infosec In Brief PLUS: Europol takes down two crime gangs; LastPass users phished (again); Crooks increase crypto hauls; And more Security08 Mar 2026 | 8
AI agents now help attackers, including North Korea, manage their drudge work interview Crims 'will do what gets them their objective easiest and fastest,' Microsoft threat intel boss tells The Reg Security08 Mar 2026 | 8
Firefox taps Anthropic AI bug hunter, but rancid RAM still flipping bits Now if only device makers would deliver higher quality components AI + ML06 Mar 2026 | 32
Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israeli smartphones Steals SMS messages, location data, contacts … and delivers it to Hamas-linked crew Cyber-crime06 Mar 2026 | 26
Iran intelligence backdoored US bank, airport, software outfit networks MOIS-linked MuddyWater crew has a new, custom implant Cyber-crime05 Mar 2026 | 18
'Hundreds' of Iranian hacking attempts have hit surveillance cameras since the missile strikes Attack infrastructure attributed to 'several Iran-nexus threat actors' Cyber-crime04 Mar 2026 | 33
Malware-laced OpenClaw installers get Bing AI search boost Think before you download Cyber-crime04 Mar 2026 | 6
Google feels the need for security speed, so will ship Chrome updates every two weeks Retains eight-weekly Extended Stable releases but warns fortnightly updates are the best way to stay safe Software04 Mar 2026 | 18
Dev stunned by $82K Gemini bill after unknown API key thief goes to town Probably not an isolated incident only as researchers have already found 2,863 live API keys exposed Security03 Mar 2026 | 44
Western governments seek to lock down 6G before it even exists Telecoms coalition wants to avoid another 5G-style vendor scramble with early security guardrails Networks03 Mar 2026 | 20
Gamers furious as indie studio Cloud Imperium quietly admits to data breach Slow disclosure and odd reassurance that exposing names and contact details won't be a problem isn't going down well Security03 Mar 2026 | 39
Phish of the day: Microsoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens Security03 Mar 2026 | 3
Iran's cyberwar has begun 'Expect elevated activity for the foreseeable future' Cyber-crime02 Mar 2026 | 14
South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds Cyber-crime02 Mar 2026 | 5
Denizens of DEF CON are 'fed up with government' Interview Jake Braun thinks hackers need to create a 'Digital arsenal of democracy' to defend us all Research28 Feb 2026 | 65
Double whammy: Steaelite RAT bundles data theft, ransomware in one evil tool Credential and cryptocurrency theft, live surveillance, ransomware - an attacker's Swiss Army knife Cyber-crime27 Feb 2026 |
Suspected Nork digital intruders caught breaking into US healthcare, education orgs Who is knocking at the Dohdoor? Cyber-crime27 Feb 2026 | 3
Ransomware payments cratered in 2025, but attacks surged to record highs Smaller crews piled in as old names splintered and rebranded Research27 Feb 2026 | 5
French DIY etailer ManoMano admits customer data stolen Updated Crooks claim they helped themselves to over 37M accounts during January hit on subcontractor Cyber-crime27 Feb 2026 | 9
Claude collaboration tools left the door wide open to remote code execution Anthropic fixed the flaws – but the AI-enabled attack surfaces remain Research26 Feb 2026 | 4
LLMs killed the privacy star, we can't rewind, we've gone too far You'll find these days that there's no hiding place AI + ML26 Feb 2026 | 38
Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos Cyber-crime25 Feb 2026 | 8
Hide from Meta's spyglasses with this new Android app Academic urges users not to harass those suspected of snooping with (sp)eyewear Applications25 Feb 2026 | 59
Threat intelligence supply chain is full of weak links, researchers find And they're being stressed by geopolitical concerns that threaten to slow important data-sharing efforts Research25 Feb 2026 | 3
AI has gotten good at finding bugs, not so good at swatting them Discovery is getting cheaper. Validation and patching aren’t Security24 Feb 2026 |
Patch these 4 critical, make-me-root SolarWinds bugs ASAP SolarWinds + file transfer software = what attackers' dreams are made of Patches24 Feb 2026 | 3
Rogue devs of sideloaded Android apps beg for freedom from Google’s verification regime 37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play OSes24 Feb 2026 | 46
North Korea's Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware New ransomware of choice, same critical targets Cyber-crime24 Feb 2026 | 3
Infosec community panics as Anthropic rolls out Claude code security checker ai-pocalypse Not the first of its kind Security23 Feb 2026 | 17
Every day in every way, passwords are getting worse and worse opinion The only good password is no password at all Security23 Feb 2026 | 92
PayPal app code error leaked personal info and a 'few' unauthorized transactions About 100 customers affected Cyber-crime20 Feb 2026 | 15
AI coding assistant Cline compromised to create more OpenClaw chaos 4K unintended installs in very odd supply chain attack Security20 Feb 2026 | 7
ShinyHunters demands $1.5M not to leak Vegas casino and resort chain data What happens in Vegas… Cyber-crime20 Feb 2026 | 11
Crims create fake remote management vendor that actually sells a RAT $300 a month buys you a backdoor that looks like legit software Cyber-crime19 Feb 2026 | 13
Crims hit a $20M jackpot via malware-stuffed ATMs FBI warns these cyber-physical attacks are on the rise Cyber-crime19 Feb 2026 | 17
Adidas investigates third-party data breach after criminals claim they pwned the sportswear giant 'Potential data protection incident' at an 'independent licensing partner,' we're told Cyber-crime18 Feb 2026 | 3
ShinyHunters claims it drove off with 1.7M CarGurus records updated Latest in a rash of grab-and-leak data incidents Cyber-crime18 Feb 2026 |
Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read Data Loss Prevention? Yeah, about that... AI + ML18 Feb 2026 | 78
Fraudster hacked hotel system, paid 1 cent for luxury rooms, Spanish cops say 'First time we have detected a crime using this method,' cops say Cyber-crime18 Feb 2026 | 19
Notepad++ declares hardened update process 'effectively unexploitable' Miscreants will need to find another avenue for malware shenanigans Security18 Feb 2026 | 17
HackerOne 'updating' Ts&Cs after bug hunters question if they're training AI CEO lauds security researchers, insists they're not 'inputs' Security18 Feb 2026 | 4
Palo Alto CEO says AI isn’t great for business, yet Sees little enterprise AI adoption other than coding assistants, buys Koi for what comes next Security18 Feb 2026 | 4
China-linked snoops have been exploiting Dell 0-day since mid-2024, using 'ghost NICs' to avoid detection Full scale of infections remains 'unknown' Cyber-crime18 Feb 2026 | 10
Gemini lies to user about health info, says it wanted to make him feel better Though commonly reported, Google doesn't consider it a security problem when models make things up AI + ML17 Feb 2026 | 61
China remains embedded in US energy networks 'for the purpose of taking it down' Plus 3 new goon squads targeted critical infrastructure last year Cyber-crime17 Feb 2026 | 13
European Parliament bars lawmakers from using AI tools Who knows where that helpful email summary is being generated? AI + ML17 Feb 2026 | 12
Open source registries don't have enough money to implement basic security fosdem 2026 Free beer is great. Securing the keg costs money Security16 Feb 2026 | 34
How AI could eat itself: Competitors can probe models to steal their secrets and clone them Just ask DeepSeek AI + ML14 Feb 2026 | 51
30+ Chrome extensions disguised as AI chatbots steal users' API keys, emails, other sensitive data Are you a good bot or a bad bot? Security12 Feb 2026 | 15
AI agent seemingly tries to shame open source developer for rejected pull request Belligerent bot bullies maintainer in blog post to get its way AI + ML12 Feb 2026 | 58
Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough Cyber-crime12 Feb 2026 | 12
Microsoft warns that poisoned AI buttons and links may betray your trust Businesses are embedding prompts that produce content they want you to read, not the stuff AI makes if left to its own devices AI + ML12 Feb 2026 | 17
Devilish devs spawn 287 Chrome extensions to flog your browser history to data brokers Add-ons with 37M installs leak visited URLs to 30+ recipients, researcher says Security11 Feb 2026 | 7
Posting AI-generated caricatures on social media is risky, infosec killjoys warn The more you share online, the more you open yourself to social engineering Research11 Feb 2026 | 11
Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers' identities and redirect paychecks Exclusive Attackers using social engineering to exploit business processes, rather than tunnelling in via tech Cyber-crime11 Feb 2026 | 19
AI connector for Google Calendar makes convenient malware launchpad, researchers show 'Claude DXT's container falls noticeably short of what is expected from a sandbox' AI + ML11 Feb 2026 | 9
Microsoft's Valentine's gift to admins: 6 exploited zero-day fixes Roses are red, violets are blue ... now get patching Patches10 Feb 2026 | 15
Microsoft dials up the nagging in Windows, calls it security Updated More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system OSes10 Feb 2026 | 57