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Google
Forget traffic lights, Google’s reCAPTCHA may ask for hand gestures

Google has introduced hand gesture verification for reCAPTCHA, a new method for verifying that a user is human. Google’s reCAPTCHA is part of Google Cloud Fraud Defense, …

Mastodon
Mastodon 4.6 adds profile Collections and two-factor controls

People who run accounts on the open source social network Mastodon can now group profiles together and share those groups across the web. The 4.6 release centers on a feature …

Android verification
Google sets timeline for Android developer verification enforcement

Android’s developer verification protections will take effect on September 30, 2026, starting with users in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Developers distributing …

Help Net Security
Accenture to buy Dragos, runZero, and NetRise in $4.2 billion cybersecurity deal

Accenture is expanding its position with the acquisition of a majority stake in Dragos and all of runZero and NetRise to deliver end-to-end operational technology (OT) …

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BlackFog brings shadow AI visibility to macOS endpoints with ADX Vision

BlackFog has announced the general availability of ADX Vision for macOS, extending its shadow AI detection, governance, and prevention platform to Apple endpoints. With this …

laptop
Your browser tab could become encrypted storage for someone else’s files

Decentralized storage networks already hand pieces of people’s data to strangers’ machines. The lasting question across these networks is whether the machine …

search
Companies are discarding the logs they need to catch a breach

Many large enterprises discard most of the log data their systems generate, and they do it on purpose to keep costs down. A Dynatrace survey of 450 senior IT leaders at large …

attack
Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year

Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: June 19, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ArmorCode, Barracuda Networks, Blue Planet, Flip, Fortinet, Legit Security, Tigera, …

Operation Endgame
Law enforcement hits SocGholish: 106 servers down, 15,000 sites cleaned

SocGholish, an operation that’s been delivering malware to users via fake software updates, has suffered a major blow: the international law enforcement coalition behind …

Roblox
Malware attacks strip Roblox developers of entire games

Hackers who once focused on stealing valuable Roblox items are now taking over entire games. Although Roblox operates the service, users can create and publish their own games …

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eSentire links AI-led penetration testing with MDR through Atlas Preempt

eSentire has announced the launch of Atlas Preempt, a component of the company’s Atlas Platform. Atlas Preempt performs continuous, AI-driven offensive testing against …

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