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  1. The Hacker News

    Hackers Breach Enterprise Firewalls and VPNs, Exposing Over 70,000 Credentials

    Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a large-scale campaign that has targeted exposed network edge devices such as Fortinet FortiGate and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect firewalls. "Artifacts from this investigation also indicate that operators in this campaign have obtained access...

  2. CIO Dive

    Tractor Supply taps former Home Depot exec as chief technology, digital officer

    Fahim Siddiqui will oversee digital operations and work to bolster long-term growth by improving the retailer’s customer experience.

  3. Dark Reading

    Cyber Insurance's New Reality: Underwriting Isn't Enough

    Rising AI, social engineering, and cloud risks are pushing carriers beyond risk transfer and deeper into cybersecurity itself.

  4. Security Week

    Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge

    Researchers tie PHP2Shell attempts to a Mirai botnet and show an ASLR bypass, but no successful compromise has been confirmed yet. The post Mirai Botnet Operators Join PHP2Shell Attacks as ASLR Bypass Exploits Emerge appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  5. Help Net Security

    UK proposes 14-year jail terms for subsea cable saboteurs

    Damaging a cable on the seabed off the UK coast could soon cost someone 14 years of their life behind bars, under plans the British government published this week. The proposal comes from a White Paper by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport that would update laws protecting...

  6. Help Net Security

    Microsoft 365 accounts compromised at 79 organizations, no passwords needed

    An attacker who spent ten weeks replaying stolen Microsoft 365 sign-in sessions broke into email accounts at 79 organizations and used hidden inbox rules to keep victims from seeing parts of their own mail, according to Huntress. The researchers tracked the campaign between July 14 and September...

  7. Infosecurity Magazine

    Gaming Giant Capcom Confirms Data Breach Exposed Users’ Personal Information

    Japanese video games giant Capcom confirmed unauthorized access to its online account system

  8. CIO Dive

    What’s keeping 5 tech executives up at night in the AI era

    From overreaching autonomous agents to a lack of C-suite accountability, tech leaders share their biggest worries on AI use.

  9. Dark Reading

    AI Agents as Insider Threats: Inside Microsoft's Bet on a Unified Security Stack

    Microsoft's Project Perception adds Guardian Agents to monitor and contain anomalous AI agents, but experts warn that policing unpredictable agents with other agents may multiply — not contain — the risk.

  10. CIO

    SAP lets AI play key role in its certification renewal process

    SAP professionals can now renew their certifications through AI-based roleplays. The new service builds on SAP’s revamp of its certification program last year, shifting the focus from rote learning of facts towards real-world use cases. “The evolution of Stay Certified reflects a broader shift...

  11. CTO Magazine

    Is AI Optimization More Important Than Bigger Models?

    AI optimization could be the next major AI breakthrough: Explore how systems that learn and improve over time can transform enterprise performance, enable smarter decisions, and deliver lasting business impact. Enterprises have become very good at building AI models. But what they have not yet...

  12. Wired

    Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8 Review: The Littlest Smartphone That Could

    Samsung’s cute compact is for those who want the smallest possible phone. Performance and camera are solid, but it’s pricier than its predecessor.

  13. The Hacker News

    PHP Warns of Another Unpatched RCE Two Days After Emergency PHP2Shell Patches

    PHP has warned of another way an attacker could run code on a web server, two days after it shipped emergency fixes for the critical PHP2Shell flaws. The new issue, assigned CVE-2026-115560, affects only web applications configured in an unusual way, and PHP considers it an unlikely risk.The...

  14. The Hacker News

    Russian-Linked Hackers Used New Mesh Network Backdoor in Destructive Ukraine Attack

    The Russian state-sponsored hacking group Sandworm teamed up with another threat actor to carry out a destructive wiping attack targeting a Ukrainian logistics company last year. According to ESET, the attack involved UAC-0099 (aka Earth Sirrush) obtaining initial access to the target on July 16...

  15. NY Times

    What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’

    “You shouldn’t overbeat scrambled eggs.”

  16. IT Pro

    TrendAI targets open weight model gains with Nvidia Nemotron deal

    The firm said the move allows customers to run AI-driven security entirely on infrastructure they control

  17. Wired

    Split Tunneling Is Your VPN’s Best Feature. Here’s How to Make the Most of It

    This feature common to VPN services gives you protection and privacy specifically when and where you need it.

  18. IT Pro

    88% of UK firms have had an 'agentic security incident' in the last year

    Concerns are growing over the scale of adoption and an inability to match “machine-speed” capabilities

  19. IT Pro Security

    88% of UK firms have had an 'agentic security incident' in the last year

    Concerns are growing over the scale of adoption and an inability to match “machine-speed” capabilities

  20. Wired

    Turtle Beach Vulcan II XP Review: Clicky Compromise

    Great for typing and fine for gaming, but too many compromises keep this mechanical keyboard from leveling up your play.