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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 …

hot
US agencies warn attackers are targeting refrigeration systems that protect food and medicine

Threat actors are going after the controllers that keep grocery store freezers and cold storage rooms at safe temperatures, and they may push those units into continuous …

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 …

Mariia Bakhtina
Security certification is a snapshot, and buyers read too much into it

In this Help Net Security video, Mariia Bakhtina, a research specialist at Masaryk University, explains what a Common Criteria or FIPS-140 certificate does and does not …

AI
87% say their AI controls need to work better

The AI running inside large companies has stopped waiting for permission. Across five categories of AI, from chatbots to process automation, more than half of 3,600 business …

AI
99% of repository access tokens never expire

Developers, automated tools and AI coding agents hold permissions that can outlast the work they were granted for. Without access reviews, organizations can leave accounts …

travel scams
Rental phishing sites use live chat to win over hesitant travelers

Holiday travelers looking for a place to stay are landing on copies of popular rental platforms, complete with host names, ratings and reviews, that ask for their passwords, …

Vercel
Vercel ties login sessions to devices, rolls out AI security reviews in public beta

Vercel, the popular cloud platform for building and hosting websites and web applications, has announced the rollout of Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) and the launch …

Norway
Cyberattack on Norway’s aid agency may have swept up all user data

The names and email addresses of 20,614 people registered on Norad’s Grants Portal may have ended up in the hands of attackers, Norway’s development aid agency has disclosed. …

Zyxel
Patched Zyxel GS1900 switches remained open to in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-107441)

Zyxel GS1900 series network switches that received a fix for a flaw that was later reported to have been exploited in the wild are still open to an exploit attackers used, …

GTA 6
Scammers capitalize on GTA 6 hype to push malware and crypto cons

Scammers are offering supposed leaked builds, early copies and phone versions of Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) weeks before the game’s November 19 launch, Netcraft warned in a …

Google AI
Google puts new limits on AI agents that hunt threats and fix vulnerabilities

Google Cloud is adding new controls to CodeMender, its AI tool for finding and fixing software vulnerabilities, allowing businesses to isolate attack simulations and target …

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