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There is nothing cybersecurity professionals are more excited about, and nothing they fear more, than AI.

Open source software giant GitHub confirmed a data breach this week involving the theft of thousands of repos. One threat actor — TeamPCP — took credit.

The disguised apps use WebView automation, JavaScript injection, and OTP interception to avoid detection and complete fraudulent subscriptions.

Government leaders revealed that, in spite of state laws meant to improve cyber hygiene, an analysis of incidents showed issues persist and visibility falls short.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the command injection vulnerability to gain remote access to robotic systems, causing significant disruption to the environment.

While the numbers are modest, the crackdown on cybercrime involved 13 countries in the MENA region, the largest law enforcement collaboration to date.

Five ways CISOs can prepare for consuming AI Bill of Materials and influence the direction of how they're generated.

A brief overview of the forces at play that will get more organizations on board with creating and consuming AI bill of materials (BOMs).

Verizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) finds that exploits are now involved in 31% of initial access for breaches, while patching lags too far behind the bad guys.

YellowKey, GreenPlasma, and MiniPlasma add to the growing list of vulnerabilities a security researcher disclosed over the past six weeks.

The agency's GitHub repository, publicly available since November 2025, was ironically named "Private-CISA."

The SHub Reaper stealer, which hides behind fake WeChat and Miro installers, marks a shift from ClickFix social engineering to Apple script-based execution.

Dark Reading editors reflect on two decades of dramatic change — from perimeter defense to assume-breach strategies — and warn that while AI, cloud, and COVID-19 have transformed the threat landscape, organizations are still failing at fundamental security hygiene that could stop sophisticated attacks in their tracks.

Understanding AI BOMs and where they fit into risk management for artificial intelligence.

CVE-2026-42897 stems from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability and can allow an attacker to compromise Outlook Web Access (OWA) mailboxes.

The now-patched vulnerabilities in the rapidly growing AI agent framework allow attackers to steal credentials, escalate privileges, and maintain persistence.

The release of Shai-Hulud source code spells trouble for software developers as researchers worry the self-replicating worm could scale.