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AI reverse engineering let researchers add a new feature to Slack

Intezer researchers used AI agents to rebuild source code for Slack, Apple’s Finder and a TinyTurla-NG sample, from a backdoor family Cisco Talos attributes to the Turla …

CISA
CISA tweaks cyber incident form to spot attacks that might be linked

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its online incident reporting form to help analysts spot when attacks on different organizations …

Claude
Claude Mythos 5.2 arrives with stronger bug hunting and less sandbox-breaking behavior

Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2. The two versions share an underlying model, with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity and biology tasks in the …

Eric Fourrier
What a security leader should tell the CEO about leaked credentials

In this Help Net Security interview, Eric Fourrier, CEO of GitGuardian, talks about leaked credentials and personal liability for security leaders and boards. He explains how …

biometrics
Security teams want to spot unusual AI agent behavior while they’re still defining normal

AI agents topped the list of planned investments in behavioral monitoring in Abnormal AI’s 2026 State of Behavioral Security Report. Asked where their organizations would …

Agentic AI
Over 575 malicious OpenClaw skills delivered malware to Windows and macOS

Cybercriminals are using AI agents to coordinate attacks, stolen credentials to access linked services, and tools that interfere with intrusion detection and system recovery, …

Python Package Index
PyPI makes release attestations easier to find with new security tab

The Python Package Index (PyPI) has added a security tab to its project pages, giving developers a place to check where individual release files came from. How PyPI shows …

Malwarebytes connector for Claude
Product showcase: What the Malwarebytes Claude connector reveals about unexpected texts

The Malwarebytes connector for Claude checks suspicious links, phone numbers, and email addresses without leaving the chat. You can paste a link or upload a screenshot of a …

Wirken
Wirken: Open-source AI agent gateway

Wirken is an open-source gateway that sits between messaging apps and AI agents. It assumes any agent can be turned against its owner and limits what a compromised one can …

attack
An average of 8 minutes is all hackers need to log in with stolen credentials

Attackers used stolen credentials to log in an average of eight minutes after infection across 27 confirmed infostealer cases, according to a report from Elastic Security …

OpenAI
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Cyber found 81 Firefox flaws earlier AI testing missed

OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Cyber, a version of GPT-6 Astra trained to find software vulnerabilities, test how attackers could exploit them, and help develop fixes. The model …

Patch Tuesday
November 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Old software continues to bite

How did you enjoy October 2026 Patch Tuesday? Were there enough CVEs reported to keep you busy for the rest of the year or are you finished and ready for another round next …

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