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A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AF_UNIX socket subsystem allows attackers to escape containers and gain root access on the host. While a patch exists, Ubuntu has not yet released it for older version…
The traditional annual penetration test is becoming obsolete due to attackers’ rapid response times and the increasing use of AI to quickly exploit vulnerabilities. A new CISO guide advocates for ‘agentic pentesting’ – u…
AIUC, a startup focused on evaluating and certifying AI agents, has secured $40 million in Series A funding. This investment will allow them to expand their auditing capabilities and provide crucial security assessments…
HelmGuard, an AI-powered GRC and security platform, secured $7.3 million in seed funding to automate risk management and compliance assessments. The company’s platform utilizes AI agents to gather and analyze risk signal…
Discern Security, a California-based security platform company, has raised $13 million in Series A funding to bolster its AI-powered security posture evaluation and control improvement platform. The company aims to help…
Onyx Security, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, secured $113 million in Series B funding to address the growing security challenges associated with the increasing use of AI agents within enterprise environments. This inves…
The U.S. government is deploying a new AI-powered system, Gold Eagle, to proactively identify and remediate software vulnerabilities across federal agencies and critical infrastructure. This initiative is driven by the i…
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a VPN service provider, First VPN Service (1VPNS), and its administrator, Dmytro Rashevskyi, for enabling ransomware groups to carry out attacks against U.S. companies and inst…
The U.S. government has sanctioned a VPN service, First VPN, and its administrator, citing their role in enabling ransomware attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure. The sanctions target not only the VPN providers b…
The confidence in fully autonomous AI systems for penetration testing has significantly declined after initial optimism. A report by Cobalt found that only 9% of organizations now rely on AI-powered testing, down from 29…
The Athena coalition, comprised of numerous tech and fintech firms, has been established to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in open-source software (OSS) before public disclosure. This initiative addres…
The U.S. Department of Justice seized the CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com websites, which hosted deepfake nude images and videos of public figures, under the TAKE IT DOWN Act. This marks the first public use of the legislation…
This article details a significant surge in vulnerability discovery, driven largely by autonomous AI agents. Depthfirst identified 21 zero-days in FFmpeg using their AI agent, while Google patched 429 bugs in Chrome 149,…
A global operation, dubbed Operation Saffron, led by France and the Netherlands, successfully dismantled the First VPN service, a virtual private network specifically designed for criminal use. The service was utilized b…
European law enforcement agencies successfully dismantled First VPN, a virtual private network (VPN) service heavily utilized by cybercriminals to mask their activities, including ransomware attacks and fraud schemes. Th…
