Latest news as of 5/23/2026, 2:48:40 PM
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft has resolved a known issue that was causing security applications to incorrectly flag a core Windows component, the company said in a service alert posted this week. [...]
The Hacker News
AI agents have quickly moved from experimental tools to core components of daily workflows across security, engineering, IT, and operations. What began as individual productivity aids, like personal code assistants, chatbots, and copilots, has evolved into shared, organization-wide agents embedded in critical processes. These agents can orchestrate workflows across multiple systems, for example:
The Register
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits The French data protection regulator, CNIL, today issued a collective €42 million ($48.9 million) fine to two French telecom companies for GDPR violations stemming from a data breach.…
Bleeping Computer
ConsentFix is an OAuth phishing technique abusing browser-based authorization flows to hijack Microsoft accounts. Push Security shares new insights from continued tracking, community research, and evolving attacker techniques. [...]
Check Point Research
Key findings Introduction In December 2025, a previously unknown Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operation calling itself Sicarii began advertising its services across multiple underground platforms. The group’s name references the Sicarii, a 1st-century Jewish assassins group that opposed Roman rule in Judea. From its initial appearance, the Sicarii ransomware group distinguished itself through unusually explicit and persistent use of Israeli […] The post appeared first on . Sicarii Ransomware: Truth vs Myth Check Point Research
The Hacker News
Security experts have disclosed details of an active malware campaign that's exploiting a DLL side-loading vulnerability in a legitimate binary associated with the open-source c-ares library to bypass security controls and deliver a wide range of commodity trojans and stealers. "Attackers achieve evasion by pairing a malicious libcares-2.dll with any signed version of the legitimate ahost.exe (
The Register
New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses Researchers at Group-IB say the DeadLock ransomware operation is using blockchain-based anti-detection methods to evade defenders' attempts to analyze their tradecraft.…
Bleeping Computer
Researchers identified an attack method dubbed "Reprompt" that could allow attackers to infiltrate a user's Microsoft Copilot session and issue commands to exfiltrate sensitive data. [...]
Dark Reading
The browser protection and detection technology will be integrated into Falcon platform to protect endpoints, browser sessions, and cloud applications.
The Register
Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision Two hospitals in Belgium have cancelled surgeries and transferred critical patients to other facilities after shutting down servers following a cyberattack.…