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AI
Nearly half of open-source AI projects never reach production

Open models are moving into production across more organizations, and the work of securing those deployments increasingly extends beyond the model weights. Mozilla’s The State …

cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: High severity WordPress vulnerabilities, fake OAuth IDs bypass sign-in logs

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Two new high severity WordPress vulnerabilities, patch immediately! The 7.0.2 …

WordPress
Two new high severity WordPress vulnerabilities, patch immediately!

The 7.0.2 WordPress security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. The vulnerabilities reported to the WordPress security team include: …

ransomware
Spirals ransomware locks down victim systems in under 24 hours

A previously unknown ransomware strain called Spirals was used last month in an attack against an IT services company in South Asia, where attackers went from initial access …

FaceTime
Scammers weaponize FaceTime to drain bank accounts

Apple is warning iPhone and iPad users that scammers are using FaceTime calls to trick them into handing over money and account details. According to Apple, scammers pose as …

1Password Claude integration
Claude can now sign into websites with 1Password without exposing your credentials

1Password has introduced 1Password for Claude, a beta integration that lets Anthropic’s AI assistant complete browser tasks requiring authentication without accessing …

Biohazard
Ransomware attack halts Coca-Cola’s Fairlife US milk production

A ransomware attack has stopped milk production at Fairlife, the Coca-Cola dairy brand known for its high-protein milk, protein shakes, and nutrition drinks. Coca-Cola …

door
Prompt injection is becoming the XSS of the web agent era

Autonomous web agents read whatever a page displays, and much of that content comes from strangers. Product reviews, seller listings, and advertisements sit beside trusted …

Voice
The script, not the voice, is what makes AI voice phishing work

The call comes in at 4:40 on a Friday. The voice belongs to a senior manager, or sounds close enough, and she needs a password reset before a flight. She is polite, she is in …

cybersecurity budgets
The five step plan that cuts security budget waste

In this Help Net Security video, Viktor Bulanek, CTO of Penetrify, explains where security budget waste comes from. Budgets get built around vendor categories, compliance …

hard drive reliability check
A hard drive reliability check on 341,263 drives, from 4TB to past 20TB

Large cloud storage operators track their hard drives every day, recording which units keep running and which ones drop off the racks. Backblaze does this at scale, and its Q1 …

Infosec products of the week
New infosec products of the week: July 17, 2026

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cloudflare, Lineation.ai, Nudge Security, and Polygraf AI. Polygraf AI Meeting Guard …

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