A first-in-the-nation program is seeing promising results as it charts a path for supporting the U.S.’s most vulnerable infrastructure.
Mimecast introduces AI agent governance and managed threat response
Mimecast has unveiled Agent Risk Center, a beta capability for discovering, monitoring, and governing AI agents, alongside Managed Threat Response, a…
Water system cyberattacks spread to Georgia, Michigan amid US-Iran conflict
Trump rejects Tehran theory, blames ‘grossly incompetent’ governor of Minnesota instead
Check Point Named a Visionary Leader in 2026 Frost Radar for Enterprise Risk Mitigation and Management Platforms
Check Point has been named a Visionary Leader in Frost & Sullivan’s Frost Radar: Enterprise Risk Mitigation and Management Platforms, 2026 report, and…
SentinelOne expands security operations automation with governed AI
SentinelOne has today announced governed, closed-loop response across the Singularity Platform, delivering trustworthy automation for security operations.…
HollowFrame Loader Evades Defender with Fake Python DLL
Blackpoint Cyber’s Adversary Pursuit Group has identified a sophisticated attack framework that manipulates Microsoft Defender settings before deploying…
Chinese hacker used DeepSeek to launch autonomous cyberattacks on vulnerable servers
A Chinese threat actor operating under the aliases “knaithe” and “KnYuan” used multiple LLMs to automate cyberattacks against internet-facing systems with…
Horizon3.ai hits $2 billion valuation in $250 million funding round
Horizon3.ai has announced a $250 million Series E at a valuation of more than $2 billion, tripling its valuation from $650 million at Series D in just…
River Bank Says Hackers Deleted Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
The bank holding company was hacked in June, but the investigation into the incident continues.
Snowflake Launches Cortex AI Gateway
Snowflake has introduced Cortex AI Gateway, a new platform aimed at providing enterprises with centralized control over how AI agents interact with their…
ModernStealer Threat Actor Linked to Government and Defense Data-Leak Claims
ModernStealer is the name behind underground posts claiming to offer military, government, nuclear, and aerospace material. The posts appeared on dark web…
TP-Link TL-WR940N Router Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code Remotely
TP-Link has announced a high-severity security vulnerability in its TL-WR940N v6 wireless router that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to…
An analysis of incidents at Brazilian educational institutions
Kaspersky expert provides statistics and details on several incident response cases at educational institutions in Brazil, as well as tips for schools and…
CISA publishes OSS security guidance
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published comprehensive guidance for federal agencies on managing open source software…
AI pentesting tools are generating more findings than security teams can validate, new survey finds
New research from Pentest-Tools.com suggests that AI-assisted penetration testing tools are generating vulnerability findings faster than most security…
Beneficial Owners Registry Breach Exposes 31,000 Firms
Liechtenstein’s Register of Beneficial Owners suffered a cyberattack on the night of July 30, 2026, resulting in unauthorized access to data copies linked…
Check Point Named a Visionary Leader in the 2026 Frost Radar™ for Enterprise Risk Mitigation and Management Platforms
Frost & Sullivan evaluated more than 30 vendors that identified themselves as enterprise risk mitigation and management (ERMM) platforms. Only 15 met the…
Qilin Ransomware Most Active in H1 2026
Qilin ransomware emerged as the most active threat group during the first half of 2026, leading global ransomware activity tracked by Cyble Research and…
Huntress Makes RMM-Blocking Feature Free for All Customers as Attacks Surge 277%
Cybersecurity vendor Huntress has opened up a new application control capability to its entire customer base for free, as new data shows attacks abusing…
Samsung bans apps sharing user internet with strangers
Samsung has removed applications from its Galaxy Store that share users’ internet connections with third parties through residential proxy networks,…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2026-08-03 15h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 13:2 : N‑able Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Hack N-central Servers 13:2 : Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate 13:2 : PNLD Confirms Data Breach Affecting…
N‑able Patches Vulnerability Exploited to Hack N-central Servers
The N‑central vulnerability CVE-2026-18577 has been exploited in the wild after threat actors found a patch bypass.
Horizon3 hits $2 billion valuation with $250M Series E as AI threats escalate
Cybersecurity startup Horizon3 raised $250 million at a $2 billion valuation as companies want continuous, AI-powered security validation instead of…
PNLD Confirms Data Breach Affecting UK Police and Justice Staff
UK police legal database breach exposed officers’ names and work emails, increasing phishing risks. NCA is investigating. The Police National Legal…