Cybersecurity M&A Boom Driven by AI-Driven Deals A record-breaking number of cybersecurity deals has been announced this year, with 117 transactions in just one quarter alone. What’s behind this surge? The answer lies in the rapidly growing demand for native-AI cybersecurity services and the security capabilities needed to tame agentic AI. This trend is not … Read more
A massive data breach at British retail giant ASOS has laid bare a critical vulnerability in customer-facing Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms. The attack, perpetrated by a group calling itself Xuanye Group, compromised sensitive information belonging to over 17 million customers and demonstrated the ease with which a single stolen login can grant access … Read more
Microsoft has announced that devices running outdated versions of Windows will no longer receive critical security updates after next year’s Windows Update certificate rotation. This means that any device still using an unsupported version of Windows will be left vulnerable to cyber threats, without access to essential security patches and updates. The affected systems are … Read more
German authorities have made a significant breakthrough in their efforts to disrupt the operations of the notorious Qilin ransomware group. A Russian national, suspected of being a core member of the group, has been arrested following extradition from Japan earlier this month. The individual was detained after arriving in Germany as a tourist, and was … Read more
The founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of assisting the notorious ShinyHunters hacking group, which has made headlines for its brazen theft of sensitive data from thousands of law enforcement agents. The arrest is the latest development in an ongoing investigation that has seen the group extort … Read more
As of next year, millions of outdated Windows devices will no longer receive security updates from Microsoft, leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks. The tech giant has announced that it will stop providing security patches for unsupported versions of Windows after the rotation of its Windows Update certificates in May and June 2027. This means … Read more
A critical vulnerability in SonicWall’s secure remote access gateways has been exploited in real-world attacks just days after a patch was released. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-102255, affects specific models of the SMA1000 appliance and allows an attacker to take control of the device without authentication. The affected devices are the SMA1000 6210, 7210, and … Read more
A Critical Issue in AI Agent Management: Preventing Unauthorized Access As AI agents become increasingly ubiquitous in corporate environments, their ability to perform complex tasks with minimal human oversight is a double-edged sword. While agents can indeed be more efficient than humans in many situations, they also require careful management to prevent unauthorized access and … Read more
Cyberattackers have been exploiting a vulnerability in Google’s advertising system, using Bing search-result redirects as click URLs to direct unsuspecting users to fake download pages for the popular AI tool, Claude. The technique, dubbed “Adception” by security researchers at Push Security, is designed to evade security checks and deceive even the most vigilant visitors. The … Read more
Credential-Stealing GitHub Actions Workflows Found in Tens of Thousands of Repositories, Threatening Developer Security A shocking discovery has left cybersecurity experts reeling as tens of thousands of GitHub repositories have been found to contain malicious workflows that can steal sensitive credentials. The threat, which affects a staggering number of developers worldwide, is particularly concerning given … Read more