Akira ransomware attacker uses Safe Mode reboot to evade EDR

Laura FrenchAugust 12, 2026

The ransomware payload ultimately failed to deploy due to insufficient virtual memory.

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Vulnerability Management
Using LLMs for Vuln Discovery – Rishi Sharma – ASW #395
Attack surface management
Attack Surface Management – Matt Lea – CSP #227
Incident Response
Three interviews: system fragility, operational clarity, and Identity for AI agents – Robin Macfarlane, Kyle Sandy, Todd Thiemann – ESW #471

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Network Security

Critical VMware vCenter flaw actively exploited in 47 countries

Steve ZurierAugust 12, 2026

Unspecified APT group has made attacks across 361 unique IP addresses in 47 countries.

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Vulnerability Management

Zoom vulnerabilities could enable RCE against meeting participants

Laura FrenchAugust 12, 2026

The flaws involving Zoom’s screenshare annotation feature were discovered with AI assistance.

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Vulnerability Management

Microsoft SharePoint Server bug exploited in ransomware attacks

Steve ZurierAugust 11, 2026

CISA gave no specifics, but one expert said it's potentially the work of China-linked Storm-2603.

CISA Acting Director Nick Andersen

Application security

US cyber officials warn AI is giving attackers an edge

SC StaffAugust 11, 2026

FBI and CISA officials warn AI could accelerate cyberattacks as agencies bolster U.S. defenses.

‘GhostJacking’ attack turns error logs into indirect prompt injections

Laura FrenchAugust 11, 2026

Attacks targeting Cloudflare, DataDog and Sentry MCP integrations were demonstrated at DEF CON 34.

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Vulnerability Management

Progress LoadMaster bug added to CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities

Steve ZurierAugust 10, 2026

CISA warns of active Progress LoadMaster attacks; patch and investigate now.

Talk to the LLM: How AI exposes ‘pig butchering’ scams

Paul WagenseilAugust 10, 2026

A security researcher is using AI to study and expose long-duration scams that abuse online trust.

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Black Hat: AI isn’t the problem. We are

Paul WagenseilAugust 9, 2026

The obstacles in trying to secure AI use boil down to one issue: We're thinking about it the wrong way.

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