Halo-record: Open-source audit trails for AI agents
Brian Kuan wrote halo-record, a small Python package that sits inside an AI agent and writes down the moves it makes: tool calls, model calls, data access, approvals. Each …
AI AppSec tools agree on just 5% of security findings
Software vulnerabilities are turning into exploits within hours, and application security teams carry patch backlogs that go back years. Top types of viable application …
Free ChatGPT users get ads picked from whatever they just asked about
Say you’re on the free plan and you ask ChatGPT to help you pick a mattress. An ad may turn up next to the answer, and it got there because of what you just asked about, …
Week in review: Compromised Zimbra servers, previously patched Citrix NetScaler flaw exploited
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Unpatched Zimbra servers are falling to CVE-2026-73570 attacks At least 274 …
North Korean remote workers are broadening their job hunt beyond IT
North Korean (DPRK) remote workers are expanding their job searches beyond IT, according to Huntress. Recent investigations have identified suspected DPRK workers employed in …
Android 17 adds new protections against sneaky Wi-Fi tracking and web snooping
Google introduced a batch of network security changes coming in Android 17, aimed at making it harder for network operators, snoops, and scammers to track what you do on your …
Manchester Airports Group breached, millions of customers’ data stolen
Someone broke into the systems of Manchester Airports Group (MAG) and walked away with a “quantity” of customer data from three UK airports, the company has confirmed.
What 90 days and a small budget can buy in AI agent security
In this interview with Help Net Security, Prasad Tharippala, Field CISO at Versa, explains what organizations miss when they run open-weight models in house. He covers the …
New infosec products of the month: August 2026
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from A10 Networks, Abnormal AI, F5 Networks, Intezer, Netscout, ScienceLogic, Searchlight …
Two alleged TeamPCP hackers arrested over global supply chain attacks
Two men from Western Australia have been charged after police allege they were part of TeamPCP, a cybercrime group that planted malicious code in open-source software, then …
Cyberattack causes network outage at Boston Scientific, disrupts global operations
Medical technology company Boston Scientific suffered a cyberattack that disrupted its IT systems and caused a network outage, affecting global operations. Boston Scientific …
PaperCut NG/MF vulnerabilities exploited in zero-day attacks
Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-81578) affecting print management solutions PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF are being exploited by attackers, PaperCut Software has …
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