The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent network breaches of Fortune 500 company Prudential Financial and mortgage lender loanDepot.
CIRCIA Is Almost Here
After more than four years of waiting, the federal government's most far-reaching cybersecurity reporting law is finally close to taking real, enforceable shape. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has told stakeholders it intends to publish the long-delayed final rule for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) in September 2026 — and once that happens, the clock starts ticking toward mandatory reporting for hundreds of thousands of U.S. businesses.
AI Coding Tools Got Hacked Into Hacking: What It Means for Your Business
Hackers didn't need to write new malware, they just told a trusted AI coding assistant it was "running a test," and it happily helped them break into ten companies. If a $9-billion AI tool can be talked into attacking its own users, what's stopping the AI plugins already running inside your business?
CMMC Level 2 Is on Hold: What Defense Contractors Need to Know
If you've been preparing your company for a CMMC Level 2 certification assessment, you may have heard some confusing news: the federal government has put CMMC Phase II on hold.
That part is true.
What isn't true is that CMMC has disappeared.
On July 13, 2026, the Department announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II, which had been scheduled to begin November 10, 2026. At the same time, officials launched a 60-day review of the program. Phase I self-assessment requirements remain in place.
AI Phishing Attacks Are Changing Fast: What Businesses Need to Know in 2026
AI phishing attacks are making familiar cyber scams faster, more convincing, and harder for employees to recognize. Recent 2026 threat intelligence shows attackers expanding beyond email into Microsoft Teams, voice calls, trusted cloud services, and highly personalized messages. For businesses, protecting Microsoft 365 identities and training employees to verify unusual requests has become increasingly important.
Microsoft says recent Windows 11 updates break SSH connections
Microsoft has confirmed that last month's Windows security updates are breaking SSH connections on some Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 systems.
D-Link won’t fix critical flaw affecting 60,000 older NAS devices
More than 60,000 D-Link network-attached storage devices that have reached end-of-life are vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability with a publicly available exploit.
Unpatched Mazda Connect bugs let hackers install persistent malware
Attackers could exploit several vulnerabilities in the Mazda Connect infotainment unit, present in multiple car models including Mazda 3 (2014-2021), to execute arbitrary code with root permission.
Palo Alto Networks warns of potential PAN-OS RCE vulnerability
Today, cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks warned customers to restrict access to their next-generation firewalls because of a potential remote code execution vulnerability in the PAN-OS management interface.
HPE warns of critical RCE flaws in Aruba Networking access points
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) released updates for Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10 software to address two critical vulnerabilities in Aruba Networking Access Points..
Black Basta ransomware poses as IT support on Microsoft Teams to breach networks
The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack.
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Microsoft claims to have fixed Windows Metadata connection issues which continue to plague customers, causing problems for users trying to manage their printers and other hardware.
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The RansomHouse ransomware operation has created a new tool named 'MrAgent' that automates the deployment of its data encrypter across multiple VMware ESXi hypervisors.
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A new iOS and Android trojan named 'GoldPickaxe' employs a social engineering scheme to trick victims into scanning their faces and ID documents, which are believed to be used to generate deepfakes for unauthorized banking access.
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The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish "confidential" documents if a ransom is not paid.
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