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    West Pharmaceutical starts restoring operations after ransomware attack

    The company confirmed data was stolen and encrypted by the attackers.

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    Foxconn confirms cyberattack affecting some North American facilities

    A ransomware group has claimed a major attack against the electronics manufacturer.

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    Instructure confirms cybersecurity incident

    The ed tech company that operates Canvas said information impacted by the data breach includes messages, names, email addresses and student ID numbers.

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    OpenAI launches Daybreak to combat cyber threats

    The cybersecurity initiative uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, partnering with Cloudflare, Cisco and CrowdStrike to counter threats.

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    AI and an absent government: Takeaways from RSAC 2026

    Cybersecurity professionals discussed the balance between autonomy and oversight at the recent conference.

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    Identity takes center stage as a leading factor in enterprise cyberattacks

    A new report shows two-thirds of ransomware attacks began with an identity-related breach.

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    New cybersecurity industry coalition aims to lead US critical infrastructure protection

    The new Alliance for Critical Infrastructure’s biggest goal: changing how the nation plans for a major cybersecurity crisis.

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    Anthropic’s Claude used in attempted compromise of Mexican water utility

    Researchers warn the incident highlights how AI tools can help untrained threat actors develop complex cyberattack capabilities.

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    AI used to develop working zero-day exploit, researchers warn

    A report by GTIG shows threat groups are increasingly leveraging AI to scale attacks. The exploitation attempt was disclosed and patched, preventing a mass incident.

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    Second Canvas data breach causes major disruptions for schools, colleges

    The Instructure-owned learning management system went offline on May 7 after a threat actor once again gained unauthorized access.

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    Palo Alto Networks warns state-linked cluster behind zero-day exploitation

    A patch for the flaw, which hackers began targeting in early April, won’t be ready for another week.

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    Iran-sponsored threat group behind false flag social engineering campaign

    The state-linked actor has been masquerading as a criminal ransomware group in attacks targeting U.S. organizations.

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    Businesses hide vast majority of ransomware attacks, report finds

    The security firm BlackFog said the number of disclosed incidents it tracked in Q1 was roughly one-tenth of the number of undisclosed incidents.

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    NIST will test three major tech firms’ frontier AI models for cybersecurity risks

    After Anthropic’s announcement of Claude Mythos, agencies across the government are racing to get ahead of new AI models’ potential dangers.

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    Businesses eager but unprepared for AI to transform their security strategies

    Meanwhile, a new report found, companies are neglecting other basic security tools.

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    CISA urges critical infrastructure firms to ‘fortify’ before it’s too late

    As concerns mount about potential cyber sabotage by the Chinese government, the U.S. is warning operators to practice maintaining services in a degraded state.

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    Trellix investigating breach of source code repository

    The cybersecurity company said there is no immediate evidence of code being exploited or released.

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    New MOVEit vulnerabilities prompt urgent patch warning

    Progress Software warned customers to immediately upgrade the file-transfer tool to fix the serious flaws.

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    Critical vulnerability in cPanel leads to widespread exploitation

    Researchers warn that threat activity continues to surge, including brute force attacks and ransomware.

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    White House questions tech industry on defensive AI use, cybersecurity resilience

    Companies may be reluctant to answer some of the government’s questions, given the sensitive topics they address.

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    US and allies urge ‘careful adoption’ of AI agents

    New guidance from a coalition of Western governments underscores the difficult-to-predict risks of still-evolving agentic tools.

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    As email phishing evolves, malicious attachments decline and QR codes surge

    A new Microsoft report also describes the collapse of a once-dominant tool for generating phishing websites with fake CAPTCHAs.

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    US agencies promote zero-trust practices for operational technology networks

    Many zero-trust defenses work differently in industrial environments than in traditional business networks, five federal agencies said in newly published guidance.

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    State CISOs losing confidence in ability to manage cyber risks

    Deloitte-NASCIO study shows AI, budget pressures are forcing states to make tough decisions.

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    PwC partners with Google Cloud to take on the managed security market

    The professional services firm is stepping up its managed security ambitions with a Google Cloud-powered service that leans on agentic AI. The target market is companies that have outgrown DIY security.