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darkreading Jul 14, 2026 at 21:50

Records Are Made to Be Broken: Patch Tuesday Raises Triage Stakes

Three of the 622 CVEs for which Microsoft issued patches this week are zero-days; there are more than 60 critical vulnerabilities.

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darkreading Jul 14, 2026 at 19:58

6 GHz Wi-Fi Flaws Could Disrupt Critical Systems

Automated Frequency Coordination systems by default trust client-side data, which could lead to location spoofing and other attacks that disrupt traffic.

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darkreading Jul 14, 2026 at 17:44

Manage Vendor Risk in a Few Practical Steps

Risk tolerance, exposure visibility, board oversight — handling third-party risk is complicated but achievable with disciplined, precise governance.

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darkreading Jul 14, 2026 at 16:02

Frontier AI: The Genie's Out of the Bottle, But Where's the Rulebook?

Cutting-edge artificial intelligence models are deploying with more independence and less human oversight. Several state governments are trying to legislate transparency in their use.

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darkreading Jul 14, 2026 at 15:53

ClickFix's Mushrooming Ecosystem Demands New Defense Tactics

The attack vector is available for rent at scale, and evades AV and EDR, leaving YARA analysis as the best detection option.

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darkreading Jul 14, 2026 at 13:00

Cursor IDE Auto-Executes Malicious Code in Poisoned Repos

Researchers reported the vulnerability to Cursor in December, but it still remains in the popular AI coding platform and can be exploited in poisoned repository attacks.

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darkreading Jul 13, 2026 at 21:24

Weak Security Continues to Fuel Russian Cyberattacks

In a first, the UK and the EU jointly impose sanctions on Russian individuals and entities for cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns in the region.

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darkreading Jul 13, 2026 at 18:18

'Yellow Teams' Are Defining the Future of AI Security

In some companies, engineers are building defense and attack tools to test the potential of artificial intelligence for cybersecurity — and its threat.

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darkreading Jul 13, 2026 at 16:50

GigaWiper Lets Threat Actors Choose Their Own Destructive Attack

A modular implant borrows from various malware families to combine both backdoor and wiper activities to maximize impact and minimize operational output.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 20:27

Frontier AI: The Genie's Out of the Bottle, But Where's the Rulebook?

Cutting-edge artificial intelligence models are deploying with more independence and less human oversight. Several state governments are trying to legislate transparency in their use.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 19:43

Turning the Tables on Email Scammers With 'ScamBuster'

An open source, AI-driven system adopts victim personas to engage with phishing attackers, allowing organizations and law enforcement to gather relevant data on cybercriminal operations.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 19:08

Jen Ellis: Connecting Cyber Community With Political Machinery

On the heels of her recent honors as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), we take a look back at the events that shaped Ellis' advocacy on behalf of security researchers.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 16:51

Cybercriminals Flock to Healthcare Businesses as Attacks Surge

While cyberattacks against hospitals and clinics grew modestly in the first half of 2026, attacks on service providers and other healthcare businesses more than doubled.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 14:00

Fresh ATM Crypto Software Bugs: Jackpot or Bust?

Organizations, and possibly ATMs, are at risk of compromise, thanks to holes in a Microsoft BitLocker security wrapper.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 13:50

More Countries Jump on the Social Media Ban Wagon

Age restrictions on accounts may be more of a ban(d) aid, because industry compliance is already falling short. Tech giants are struggling to follow the laws without affecting users.

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darkreading Jul 10, 2026 at 13:00

AI Coding: Do Security Risks Outweigh Productivity Gains?

AI coding tools cost $19-$200/month/user, but security scanning, remediation, and false positives add hidden costs. Are the productivity gains worth it?

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darkreading Jul 09, 2026 at 20:32

Iran's Cyber Crosshairs Focus Beyond Critical Infrastructure

Obscurity isn't a defense. If your company has any Internet-facing vulnerability, you're at risk from multiple threats.

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darkreading Jul 09, 2026 at 20:21

Microsoft Reins in RoguePlanet Zero-Day Threat

The researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the Windows Defender vulnerability in early June after dropping several other Microsoft zero-days.

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darkreading Jul 09, 2026 at 19:16

AI Agents Are a New Kind of Identity & Most Organizations Aren't Ready

If you're handling them like a service account or API token, consider yourself behind. AI agents need a fundamentally different approach.

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darkreading Jul 09, 2026 at 14:31

As Global Conflicts Go Digital, Businesses Need Wartime Gameplans

The fate of a Ukrainian tax software company shows how modern cyberwarfare can claim casualties far beyond the battlefield, and how businesses across the ocean still need to protect themselves.

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