Security Risk Advisors Named a Finalist in CRN’s 2026 Best of the Channel Awards

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27th, 2026, CyberNewswire Security Risk Advisors is proud to share that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Joe Cicero as a finalist in the second annual CRN Best of the Channel Awards in the …

NVIDIA Launches Open Secure AI Alliance to Build Open-Source Defenses for AI Agents

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A coalition of over 30 technology industry leaders, including NVIDIA, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Cisco, IBM, Palo Alto Networks, and Red Hat, has launched the Open Secure AI Alliance. The initiative aims to equip cyber defenders with transparent, community-driven AI security tools …

Security in the AI Era Starts with First Principles 

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July 27, 2026 Written By Alfredo Hickman, CISO, Kai  Artificial intelligence is evolving so rapidly that keeping up can feel daunting. New models, capabilities, and attack vectors seem to emerge almost daily, pressuring CISOs to constantly adjust their security strategies. Security leaders …

Wrench Attacks Bypass Encryption by Forcing Victims to Unlock Crypto Wallets

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July 27, 2026 Cryptocurrency theft is increasingly moving beyond the screen. Criminals are using violence, threats, home invasions, and kidnapping attempts to force victims to unlock wallets or approve transfers while under pressure. These incidents are known as wrench attacks, …

Microsoft Moves Enterprise Windows Activation From Software to Hardware Verification

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July 27, 2026 Microsoft is preparing to transition its enterprise Windows activation from a software-trust model to one based on verified hardware. The company announced KMS Hardware-Secured. A new Key Management Service capability that uses Trusted Platform Module (TPM) attestation …

Researchers Find 84 Hidden iOS Data Streams Tracking Apps, Locations and Messages

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July 27, 2026 Apple’s Biome framework is drawing fresh attention after researchers identified 84 data streams that can preserve detailed records of how an iPhone is used. The findings do not describe malware or an active intrusion. Instead, they show …

WalletService Privilege Escalation Flaw Allows Attackers Full Control of Windows Systems

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July 27, 2026 Microsoft has addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in WalletService on Windows. This flaw could allow a standard user to gain full control over an affected machine, operating as text{NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM}. The vulnerability specifically affects WalletService, a …

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 Arrives on AWS With Improved Cybersecurity Capabilities

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July 27, 2026 AWS has introduced Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 on Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform on AWS, bringing a new high-capability AI model to enterprise cloud environments. Anthropic claims that Claude Opus 5 enhances capabilities in coding, document …

Top 10 Malware Used by Hackers Between July 20-26, 2026, to Launch Cyberattacks

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Weekly threat telemetry from ANY.RUN’s interactive sandbox shows Vidar stealer, AsyncRAT, and XWorm remained the three most-uploaded malware samples analyzed by security teams during the week of July 20-26, 2026, collectively accounting for hundreds of sandbox detonations as defenders raced …

Claude Code Symlink Import Lets Malicious Repositories Silently Exfiltrate Local Files

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July 27, 2026 Claude Code can load files from outside a repository through a symlinked memory import, which may allow local data to be included in the model’s first outbound request before the model performs any actions. A recently reported …