Europol Targets the Online Network Turning Teen Hackers Into Extortionists and Violent Offenders

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July 28, 2026 Europol is enhancing its response to “The Com,” a dangerous online ecosystem that allegedly recruits and manipulates minors into cyberattacks, extortion schemes, sexual exploitation, and violent offenses. …

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Claims AI Has Reached Singularity, Where Systems Improve by Themselves

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July 28, 2026 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared that artificial intelligence has entered the long-theorized singularity, a pivotal stage where AI systems begin improving themselves at an accelerating pace …

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Update Leaves Few Linux Servers Unprotected After Reboot

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July 27, 2026 A recent Microsoft Defender for Endpoint update briefly disabled antivirus protection on Linux servers following an upgrade and reboot, exposing affected machines to threats before Microsoft rolled …

Critical vBulletin Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Execute PHP Code Remotely

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July 27, 2026 vBulletin has patched CVE-2026-61511, a critical remote code execution flaw that could let unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary PHP code and compromise vulnerable forum servers. This issue affects …

GitHub Adds 3-Day Dependabot Cooldown to Block Malicious Package Updates

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July 27, 2026 GitHub has introduced a default three-day cooldown period for Dependabot version updates to reduce the risk of projects automatically adopting new malicious packages. This change targets a …

A Fake Teams Update Can Give Hackers Two Separate Ways to Control Your PC

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July 27, 2026 A new phishing operation, tracked as Operation BlueDash, is tricking users into installing a fake Microsoft Teams update that silently hands attackers not one but two independent …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …