Latest news as of 7/9/2026, 4:27:59 PM
The Register
Opponents won the count but missed the 360-seat threshold needed to stop the interim CSAM-scanning rule
Bleeping Computer
A new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation called Forg365 focuses on stealing Microsoft 365 accounts by combining adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) and device code methods with AI-assisted lure generation. [...]
Dark Reading
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.
Bleeping Computer
Security operations don't slow down when IT teams take vacation, but staffing levels often do. Kaseya explains how AI-driven automation can help organizations maintain consistent security operations and reduce reliance on manual processes year-round. [...]
Graham Cluley
Have you received an email from a recruiter at Adobe, Netflix, or OpenAI offering you an exciting new marketing role? Well, before you start brushing up your interview technique, take a closer look at who is really behind it. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The Register
Weeks after the exploit code dropped, Redmond has finally ships a fix for the Defender zero-day
Dark Reading
A cryptomining incident highlights how AI gateways can provide access to AI models, cloud infrastructure, and identity and access management (IAM) data.
The Hacker News
AI has changed how fast attacks move. Work that once took an attacker days now takes minutes. Using models like Mythos, attackers write tailored bait, pick targets, test what lands, and jump to the next host before your team clears the first alert. That is the gap, and it is not your fault. The tools and runbooks most teams run on were built for attackers who work at human speed. AI-driven
The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new ransomware family called GodDamn that employs the PoisonX kernel driver to neutralize security software as part of its defense evasion strategy. According to a new report published by the Threat Hunter Team from Symantec, the ransomware was first publicly spotted in the wild on May 21, 2026. It's assessed to be a rebrand of the Beast ransomware,
The Hacker News
Everyone seems to have announced a clearinghouse over the past few weeks. We did too. Ours is called Athena, and the main thing that sets it apart is that it was already real and running when we announced it — built quietly months earlier, heads down, taking findings and shipping fixes, because customers kept asking us to. We only announced it now because everyone else started announcing theirs,