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Researchers Find Frontier Models Defy Humans to Protect AI Peers Artificial intelligence systems will lie, falsify records and sabotage company systems to prevent their fellow models from being shut d…

Vendor Issues Hotfix for Critical Flaw in FortiClient Endpoint Management Server Fortinet's endpoint management security server software is under fire from attackers, who are actively targeting two cr…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2026-35616, a critical improper access control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS), …

Threat actors likely associated with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been observed using GitHub as command-and-control (C2) infrastructure in multi-stage attacks targeting organi…

An Iran-nexus threat actor is suspected to be behind a password-spraying campaign targeting Microsoft 365 environments in Israel and the U.A.E. amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The activity, …

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered federal agencies to secure FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) instances against an actively exploited vulnerability…

The Drift Protocol says that the $280+ million hack it suffered last week was the result of a long-term, carefully planned operation that included building "a functioning operational presence inside t…

Microsoft says that Storm-1175, a China-based financially motivated cybercriminal group known for deploying Medusa ransomware payloads, has been deploying n-day and zero-day exploits in high-velocity …

Microsoft has deprecated and removed the Support and Recovery Assistant (SaRA) command-line utility from all in-support versions of Windows updates starting March 10. [...]

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was preventing some Classic Outlook users from sending emails via Outlook.com. [...]

Exploit code has been released for an unpatched Windows privilege escalation flaw reported privately to Microsoft, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM or elevated administrator permissions. [...]

The 20 Hottest AI Cybersecurity Companies: The 2026 CRN AI 100 crn.com

Mike Masnick points out that the recent New Mexico court ruling against Meta has some bad implications for end-to-end encryption, and security in general: If the “design choices create liability” fram…

A viral video circulating in cybersecurity and crypto circles has exposed a novel and surprisingly simple technique for unmasking North Korean state-sponsored IT workers attempting to infiltrate Weste…

North Korea’s cyber program has fundamentally shifted how it builds and deploys malware. Rather than relying on one all-purpose hacking tool, the regime has assembled a fragmented ecosystem of purpose…

A new attack campaign is actively targeting open-source repositories on GitHub by carefully disguising malicious code as completely routine CI build configuration updates. The campaign, prt-scan explo…

The largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange on the Solana blockchain — became the target of a massive and well-orchestrated theft on April 1, 2026, Drift Protocol. Unknown attackers managed t…

A malicious Python package has been discovered on PyPI that disguises itself as a privacy-focused AI inference tool while quietly stealing sensitive user data in the background. Named hermes-px, the p…

DPRK-linked threat actors are preferring stealth over sophistication in targeting South Korean organizations, as researchers report the use of weaponized Windows shortcut ( .LNK ) files and GitHub-bas…

Malicious web content can be used to manipulate, deceive, and exploit autonomous AI agents navigating the internet, Google DeepMind researchers show. The researchers have identified six types of attac…

In recognition of 21 generative AI risks, the standards groups recommends that companies take separate but linked approaches to defending GenAI and agentic AI systems.

Medical professionals are not going to stop using AI tools to manage growing workloads. Organizations should prioritize bolstering security protocols to limit their blast radius.