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Malicious AI agent skills can slip past the scanners built to stop them

Developers who build with AI coding agents grab capabilities off public marketplaces the same way they grab packages from npm or PyPI. The add-ons are called agent skills. …

reddit
The fake report message that ends with a stolen Reddit account

A direct message arrives on Reddit from a stranger, and it invites a reply. That reply is the point. This scheme runs on social engineering, with no malware and no malicious …

GitHub
Open-source collaboration is growing worldwide and putting pressure on maintainers

Developers are pushing code and opening pull requests across economy borders at a rate GitHub has rarely seen. Outbound collaboration, the sum of git pushes and pull requests …

McAfee Mobile Security
Product showcase: Protect your iPhone with McAfee Mobile Security

McAfee Mobile Security for iOS combines scam protection, web protection, VPN, Wi-Fi security, and device security checks in a single app. It is also available for Android. …

Wireshark
Wireshark 4.6.7 patches a dozen security flaws

Network analysts who open packet captures in Wireshark push untrusted data through a large set of protocol dissectors, and each parser is a spot where a malformed frame can …

mobile
Messaging fraud trends point to smarter attacks, stronger blocking

Fraudsters spent 2025 investing in scale. New routes, new tools, and higher message volumes moved through the SMS, voice, and chat channels that businesses rely on to reach …

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A single malware file can outweigh an entire AI dataset

Antivirus vendors and security startups keep shipping AI features that promise to read malware the way a seasoned analyst would. The results inside security teams tell a …

Langflow
Attackers using Langflow flaw for credential harvesting (CVE-2026-55255)

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning about yet another Langflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-55255) leveraged by attackers in the wild. The …

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Censys Internet Map links real-time DNS data to internet infrastructure

Censys has announced the expansion of the Censys Internet Map to include real-time DNS visibility. Security teams can now seamlessly pivot between domains, names, and the …

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Blackpoint AI SOC Agent autonomously contains identity-based attacks

Blackpoint Cyber has unveiled the generally available autonomous response capability, Blackpoint AI SOC Agent for identity threat detection and response (ITDR). Using an AI + …

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First Recon AI Security Runtime helps enterprises govern AI with audit-ready evidence

First Recon AI has announced the public launch and general availability of First Recon’s AI Security Runtime, a security platform that both governs and secures how …

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FalconStor Cloud Clean Room enables validated recovery without dedicated infrastructure

FalconStor has announced FalconStor Cloud Clean Room, an on-demand infrastructure platform designed to let organizations perform validated recovery testing in a persistent …

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