Shutting down endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools before encryption begins has become standard operating procedure across the ransomware ecosystem, analysis of attacks by researchers at Halcyon has warned. The practice, sometimes called EDR-kill, was once considered a specialist capability.… Read More "Ransomware Groups Increasingly Deploy EDR Kill Techniques"
Stop chasing your team for security questionnaire answers
It’s 11:40 am. A security questionnaire just hit your inbox. You open the file and quickly realize you can’t finish this alone. Legal needs to review the data processing language. Product has to complete the architecture section. Security is the… Read More "Stop chasing your team for security questionnaire answers"
In Other News: Log4j RCE Scare, Minimus Shutdown, Iranian Hacker Sanctions
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy… Read More "In Other News: Log4j RCE Scare, Minimus Shutdown, Iranian Hacker Sanctions"
Key Reasons Why Identity Fabric Matters in 2026
An Identity Fabric knits fragmented identity systems into a coherent layer that observes how identities behave across applications, APIs, and infrastructure. As enterprise access spans more cloud services and automated workloads, identity security depends less on static configuration and more… Read More "Key Reasons Why Identity Fabric Matters in 2026"
Defining an AI Kill Switch Is Hard, But Necessary
The growing number of incidents of rogue agentic AI systems attacking third-party services and systems has resulted in calls for more aggressive security controls to monitor agent behavior and for companies to have the ability to slow, suspend, or shut… Read More "Defining an AI Kill Switch Is Hard, But Necessary"
Fake Voicemail SVG Attachments Fuel Large-Scale Phishing Campaign
A two-month phishing campaign used scalable vector graphics (SVG) attachments disguised as voicemail files to smuggle obfuscated JavaScript past email defenses, with 26,589 messages detected across 5527 organizations. Email security vendor INKY, which is part of Kaseya, detected and flagged… Read More "Fake Voicemail SVG Attachments Fuel Large-Scale Phishing Campaign"
Human Risk Management Platforms: How to Choose the Right Software
Security leaders can no longer treat workforce cyber risk as a quarterly phishing campaign. Shadow AI, sprawling SaaS adoption, generative AI-assisted social engineering, and siloed alerts leave many teams unable to answer a basic board question: which users and apps… Read More "Human Risk Management Platforms: How to Choose the Right Software"
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
During the 25 years Gerardo Pachuca has spent investigating thieves who steal cargo from semitrucks, he says he’s never seen behavior this brazen. The consultant and former Los Angeles sheriff’s detective claims that two times in recent months, robbers stole… Read More "‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware"
OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company’s Own Systems
Around the time some OpenAI models escaped their testing environment and hacked Hugging Face, some agents exploited a Linux kernel vulnerability to escalate privileges on OpenAI’s own systems. This was mentioned in a report published by OpenAI this week to… Read More "OpenAI Agents Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw on Company’s Own Systems"
Two Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot Flaws Enable Root RCE, One Starts Over Bluetooth
Swati KhandelwalAug 28, 2026Vulnerability / IoT Security Security researcher Olivier Laflamme has disclosed two independent root remote code execution (RCE) chains affecting the Unitree G1 EDU, including a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) path that can reach root on the robot’s… Read More "Two Unitree G1 EDU Humanoid Robot Flaws Enable Root RCE, One Starts Over Bluetooth"