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BleepingComputer
Aug 2, 2026
OpenAI has revealed Astra, an unreleased model designed to tackle complex, long-running tasks, after an internal version produced ten significant advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science. [...
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BleepingComputer
Aug 2, 2026
A vulnerability in COLDCARD hardware wallet firmware allowed attackers to steal an estimated $88. 6 million in Bitcoin from thousands of wallets whose seeds were generated using a flawed random number generator. [...
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BleepingComputer
Aug 2, 2026
Google is preparing a new Chrome security feature that would block policy-installed extensions from hijacking the New Tab page or changing the default search engine. [...
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BleepingComputer
Aug 1, 2026
A critical vulnerability in the Active Storage framework can allow an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from a Rails application, and potentially escalate to remote code execution (RCE). [...
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BleepingComputer
Jul 31, 2026
Pharmaceutical company Amgen says it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole corporate data and patient information stored in multiple cloud systems operated by third-party service providers. [...
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Dark Reading
Jul 31, 2026
A couple-dozen changes to SBOM fields will make them more comprehensive, but some argue that the framework lacks real risk-management improvements.
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SecurityWeek
Jul 31, 2026
<p>Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: parcel delivery company OnTrac hacked, Adobe patches, UK Department for Education loses 607,000 records. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www. securityweek.
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SecurityWeek
Jul 31, 2026
<p>Iran has the “geopolitical motivations” and a recent history of targeting water systems, experts pointed out. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www. securityweek.
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Dark Reading
Jul 31, 2026
The most valuable move any security team can make is building a certificate and key inventory.
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Dark Reading
Jul 31, 2026
When a fraudulent transaction occurs, law enforcement agencies must work quickly to halt payments before cybercriminals cash out.
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Dark Reading
Jul 31, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of California residents have already registered for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), which launches Aug. 1. Other states could follow if the process goes smoothly.
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Dark Reading
Jul 31, 2026
The organization behind Team USA's Olympic/Paralympic fencing teams has automated identity verification to handle growing membership, cutting manual review time while ensuring athletes compete in the correct categories.
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SecurityWeek
Jul 31, 2026
<p>The internet giant has built an agent harness to find vulnerabilities across Chrome’s codebase. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www. securityweek.
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SecurityWeek
Jul 31, 2026
<p>When the AI Act comes into force, AI companies will be required to make clear to consumers with labels or digital watermarks that chatbots or imagery are generated with AI. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www. securityweek.
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SecurityWeek
Jul 31, 2026
<p>A security company’s systems were hacked after it installed a malicious Python package deployed by Claude. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://www. securityweek.
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AHA Cybersecurity
Jul 30, 2026
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U. S. and international agencies July 29 released joint guidance outlining minimum elements for a “software bill of materials” for organizations to better understand and improve their cybersecurity efforts.
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The Hacker News
Jul 30, 2026
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been attributed to a sophisticated macOS malvertising campaign that involves redirecting users to fake web pages displaying a full-screen non-existent update sequence to deliver malware as part of a new iteration of the long-running Contagious Interview campaign.
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Krebs on Security
Jul 30, 2026
Security experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming for a one-time fee, warning that they secretly rent the user's Internet connection out to strangers. But a groundbreaking new analysis finds these devices also routinely spoof themselves as mobile phones clicking ads on AI-generated websites as part of sprawling operation that seeks to defraud online merchants and advertising networks.
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The Hacker News
Jul 30, 2026
A lot of security still comes down to trusting the wrong screen. This week, that screen might be a login page, an install guide, a recruiter call, or a familiar service behaving slightly wrong. Behind it: reused credentials, exposed systems, quiet loaders, abused trust, and exploit paths that should have been harder.
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The Hacker News
Jul 30, 2026
A now-patched vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB could have let an attacker escape the service's Gremlin query sandbox and obtain full read and write access to databases across customer tenants, according to Wiz. Wiz, which codenamed the chain CosmosEscape, said the exploit chain began with a crafted query against a Gremlin database controlled by the attacker.
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CISA Advisories
Jul 30, 2026
CISA Urges Water and Wastewater Systems Sector to Protect OT Against Activity Targeting PLCs
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The Hacker News
Jul 30, 2026
Hidden instructions in a Word document can make Microsoft 365 Copilot rewrite figures in a report, then copy the same instructions into the finished file. Håkon Måløy disclosed the technique on July 28, 144 days after reporting it to Microsoft. In his proof of concept, the internally generated file triggered the same behavior when it was used in a second Copilot drafting session.
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The Hacker News
Jul 30, 2026
Network firewalls are the workhorses of modern cybersecurity. They are trusted to protect the network, blocking malicious traffic and preventing intrusions and breaches. And for decades, network security teams have built controls around a relatively stable model: users connect to applications, applications exchange data, and security tools inspect packets, protocols, and destinations.
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GAO IT Reports
Jul 30, 2026
The U. S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) maintain the Financial Audit Manual (FAM).
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AHA Cybersecurity
Jul 29, 2026
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, shares insights from a conversation with two FBI leaders about the surge of cyberattacks on the U. S. healthcare field — including how nation-state actors are leveraging cybercriminals and artificial intelligence to disrupt healthcare — and what hospitals and health systems can do to defend themselves.
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Health-ISAC
Jul 29, 2026
<p>Recovery is the weakest function in health sector cybersecurity programs. Only 22 percent of surveyed CISOs rate themselves at the top two maturity levels for restoring operations after an incident. That finding comes from the 2026 CISO Benchmarking report from Health-ISAC, which surveyed 76 security executives.
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Health-ISAC
Jul 29, 2026
<p>By Errol Weiss, Chief Security Officer, Health-ISAC Five days: That was the median time in 2025 between the publication of a high- or critical-severity vulnerability and its addition to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog of flaws known to be exploited in the wild, according to Rapid7’s 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report. Now put that […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://health-isac. org/healthcares-30-day-patch-policy-may-already-be-obsolete/">Healthcare’s 30-day patch policy may already be obsolete</a> appeared first on <a href="https://health-isac.
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CISA Advisories
Jul 29, 2026
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
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CISA KEV Catalog
Jul 29, 2026
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) formerly known as Firepower Management Center contains a use of hard-coded password vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in to an affected device using a low-privileged account to access sensitive data within the impacted systems.
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GAO IT Reports
Jul 28, 2026
What GAO Found TSA has taken some steps to communicate Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) program information with stakeholders. However, TSA relies on an ad hoc communication approach rather than a documented communication plan to determine how to share information with stakeholders. This has contributed to some stakeholders reporting that they experienced declining engagement with and delays receiving key program updates from TSA.
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Health-ISAC
Jul 27, 2026
<p>The Role of Government and Industry Collaboration The fight against hospital data breaches isn’t one that individual hospitals can win alone. It requires a concerted effort from government bodies, industry associations, and private cybersecurity firms. Government agencies, like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), play […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://health-isac.
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CISA Advisories
Jul 27, 2026
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
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GAO IT Reports
Jul 27, 2026
What GAO Found In May 2025, GAO identified 39 priority recommendations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Since then, DHS has implemented five of these recommendations. GAO also closed two recommendations that were no longer valid.
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CISA KEV Catalog
Jul 27, 2026
Fortinet FortiOS contains an exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability. This may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the patch developed for the symbolic link persistency mechanism observed in some post-exploit cases, via crafted HTTP requests. An attacker would need first to have compromised the product via another vulnerability, at filesystem level.
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CISA KEV Catalog
Jul 27, 2026
Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator On-Prem contains an OS command injection vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to access privileged internal functionality and impact the VCO host. Successful exploitation may compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the orchestrator and data managed by the orchestrator.
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Health-ISAC
Jul 24, 2026
<p>Health sector organizations are facing an observed increase in successful attacks by the threat actor, ShinyHunters. The group appears to prioritize identity compromise and SaaS access over traditional ransomware deployment. The operational pattern described in recent incident reporting aligns to a repeatable chain: vishing (voice social engineering) → helpdesk/MFA reset or device re-enrollment → Microsoft […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://health-isac.
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Health-ISAC
Jul 24, 2026
<p>A Study of AI’s Effect on the Identity Attack Surface—and Organizations’ Responses AI is quietly redrawing the attack boundary of the global identity fabric. Organizations are giving AI agents the keys to critical systems faster than they’re putting guardrails around those new identities. Without rigorous defense and recoverability of the identity infrastructure, over-helpful agents can […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://health-isac.
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CISA Advisories
Jul 23, 2026
Russian State-Supported Cyber Actors Conduct Phishing Campaign Targeting Users of Zimbra Collaboration Suite
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CISA Advisories
Jul 22, 2026
CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
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CISA KEV Catalog
Jul 22, 2026
Check Point SmartConsole contains an improper authentication vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain an application login token and use it to authenticate with full administrative privileges.
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