- Claude Mythos Shows AI Can Outpace Human Cryptography Research
Claude Mythos found new flaws in HAWK and reduced AES, proving AI can autonomously advance cryptography research. Anthropic published two cryptographic research results achieved by Claude Mythos Preview working mostly autonomously: an improved attack on HAWK, a post-quantum digital signature scheme currently under NIST review, and a 200 to 800 times faster attack on a
- Hackers Strike Minnesota Water Utilities, One Plant Briefly Offline
Coordinated OT cyberattacks hit 30+ Minnesota water utilities, briefly disrupting one plant. Backup procedures prevented major water service impacts. Minnesota just had its own live-fire lesson in what happens when someone targets water utilities at scale. Between Sunday and Monday, July 26 and 27, a coordinated cyberattack hit operational technology (OT) systems at more than
- ShinyHunters Claims Ernst & Young Data Breach, Threatens to Leak Stolen Data
ShinyHunters claimed the Ernst & Young data breach, threatening to leak stolen tax records unless the firm contacts the group by July 31. The ShinyHunters cybercrime group has taken responsibility for the recently disclosed data breach involving professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY), adding the company to its Tor-based leak site and threatening to
- Broadcom Patches Critical VMware ESXi Vulnerability Enabling Host Code Execution
Broadcom patched a critical VMware ESXi VM escape flaw (CVE-2026-47876) that could let attackers run code on the host from a compromised virtual machine. Broadcom has released patches to address five vulnerabilities affecting VMware ESXi, vCenter, Workstation, and Fusion, including three rated critical. The most severe, tracked as CVE-2026-47876 (CVSSv3 base score of 9.3), is a
- OpenAI AI Model Used JFrog Artifactory Zero-Day Before Hugging Face Breach
OpenAI confirmed its AI exploited an Artifactory zero-day to escape its test environment before breaching Hugging Face. Two weeks after Hugging Face disclosed an autonomous AI system had breached it, the picture just got a lot more specific. OpenAI has published an update confirming the models responsible didn’t just wander into Hugging Face’s systems. They
- OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Breached Second Company, Report Says
Reuters says OpenAI’s rogue AI agent also breached a Modal customer, exposing a wider attack and raising fresh concerns over autonomous AI safety. Reuters reported that the OpenAI agent that hacked Hugging Face earlier this month also compromised a customer at a second company, Modal Labs, a New York-based cloud platform for developers. Modal CTO
- Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records
2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
- Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
- Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
- Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.
- Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
- Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version
Twitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.






