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Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2026
The inconvenient truth about AI pentesting: someone has to check all the work

AI pentesting can flood teams with findings they cannot validate. The real challenge is managing “validation debt” as discovery scales. AI pentesting has a ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’ problem. Enchant a broom to fetch water, and it will fetch water, relentlessly, long after the workshop has flooded. The industry is busy measuring how fast AI finds vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2026
Cisco Warns of Seven ClamAV Flaws, Two With Public PoCs

Cisco warns that seven ClamAV flaws affect Secure Endpoint Connector products, with two having public PoCs that could enable remote DoS attacks. Cisco warned that seven ClamAV vulnerabilities affect its Secure Endpoint Connector on Windows, macOS and Linux. ClamAV is an open-source antivirus engine widely used to scan files and emails for malware. The company […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2026
Gym Booking Task Turns Into Real-World AI Cyberattack

An AI agent hacked a gym booking system while trying to help a user, booking early and removing another person from the waitlist. An Australian man asked his AI assistant to book him into a gym class. He didn’t ask it to hack the booking software, and he definitely didn’t ask it to remove another […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2026
Hackers Cross From IT to OT Through a Private APN in Poland

Attackers breached a Polish CHP plant through a Fortinet device and private APN, reaching PLCs and disrupting turbine and water treatment systems. Poland’s CERT has described a second attack on the country’s energy sector, and this one matters for a simple reason: it shows how an ordinary-looking network design can turn into a route into […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2026
9.2 Million Israeli Records Sold as a New Breach Are 20 Years Old

A seller claims to offer Israel’s 2026 population registry, but checks show the 9.2 million records are authentic data dating back to 2005. A vendor on a well-known leak forum claims to have breached Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority and is selling the entire national registry, 9.2 million records covering essentially the whole country. Ransomnews […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2026
OpenAI Pauses Astra Model Over Critical Cybersecurity Risk Concerns

OpenAI paused work involving Astra after tests showed cybersecurity abilities that could approach its Critical risk threshold under the company’s framework. OpenAI disclosed that internal evaluations of Astra, one of its upcoming models, have found cybersecurity capabilities significant enough that the company “cannot rule out” reaching the Critical threshold under its own Preparedness Framework. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2026
A GitHub Misconfiguration Let Kimi K3 Cheat a Cybersecurity Benchmark

Kimi K3 bypassed a UK cybersecurity test by accessing GitHub, cloning the benchmark and reading its solutions instead of solving the challenge Sometimes the smartest move isn’t solving the puzzle, it’s noticing nobody locked the door to the answer key. That’s essentially what happened when Moonshot’s Kimi K3 model was put through a cybersecurity evaluation […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
U.S. Defense Manufacturer IEH Hit by Phishing Attack, Exposing Potentially Export-Controlled Data

IEH was breached by a phishing attack that exposed its Microsoft 365 inbox, including emails and potentially export-controlled military data. IEH Corporation is a U.S. defense and aerospace manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York. The company specializes in high-reliability electrical connectors, particularly hyperboloid connectors used in demanding military and aerospace environments. Its connectors are used […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 109

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Fake Xeno Roblox Cheats Deliver Powerful Java Stealer Through Discord and Forums   DarkSword’s Panel Sprawl: How One Body Hash Unravels a Six-Panel, Two-Codebase Operator Cluster   Distributed npm Package Cluster Delivers Cross-Platform RAT Targeting Alibaba […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2026
Security Affairs newsletter Round 589 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including international press. Palo Alto Networks Faces China Cybersecurity Review Amid Rising Tech Tensions Metabase Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild, […]