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Google
Google’s $10,000 refund test shows why AI agents need zero trust

Google’s open-source autonomous Customer Support & Returns Agent, built using the Agent Development Kit (ADK) and Gemini, demonstrates how developers can apply zero-trust …

GitLab
Critical GitLab flaw allows attackers to modify or delete public projects (CVE-2026-19478)

GitLab has released patches for two vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity code injection flaw that can be exploited without authentication. The vulnerabilities affect …

OpenAI
OpenAI tightens defenses after AI agents breach research environment

Following the OpenAI-Hugging Face incident, in which an agentic collective autonomously penetrated OpenAI’s research infrastructure and another company’s production …

Microsoft Azure
Hacker claims millions of records stolen from corporate Azure tenants

A threat actor known as “TheHatman” claims to have obtained millions of employee records from the Azure environments of several Fortune 500 companies, including …

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Synthesized builds Test Data Agent to validate AI agents with production-like data

Synthesized has announced its Test Data Agent, a new agentic infrastructure capability being developed to create and provision the realistic data, business context, and system …

Google HEIR
Google’s open-source HEIR lets AI work with data it can’t see

Google’s researchers and engineers developed the Homomorphic Encryption Intermediate Representation (HEIR) compiler project, an open-source compiler toolchain and development …

CISO
A hollowed out data layer is making CISOs fly blind into AI attacks

The security industry is currently transitioning to an era where both offense and defense are AI-led, and every SOC operates at machine speed. However, what most CISOs have …

attack
Attackers turn to AI for help identifying files worth stealing

AI tools are being used by cyber attackers to write malicious code, build tools that harvest credentials, search compromised networks, identify valuable business information, …

cybersecurity jobs
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: August 18, 2026

CISO ADI Global Distribution | USA | Hybrid – View job details As a CISO, you will develop and lead ADI’s global security strategy to protect information assets, digital …

France
France’s tax authority admits hackers made off with data on 678,000 individuals

France’s tax authority has disclosed a data breach after an attacker accessed the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) systems, saying the intrusion exposed …

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Fortinet expands AI security portfolio with Virtue AI acquisition

Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, strengthening its broader Security for AI strategy and its vision for securing the agentic enterprise. The acquisition builds on Fortinet’s …

Apple
Attackers exploit patched macOS Screen Sharing flaw to deploy cryptominer

A recently patched security flaw in Apple macOS is being actively exploited by hackers to bypass authentication, gain root access, and install a cryptominer, the Netherlands’ …

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