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UK power facility disabled for days after suspected state-linked cyberattack
The disruption took place amid a wave of attacks targeting vulnerable industrial devices in the water and energy sectors.
By David Jones • Aug. 24, 2026 -
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Sponsored by EzProtectSalesforce gave every org the same free scanner. Attackers already know what it misses.
A defense every attacker can rehearse against isn't a defense. It's a false sense of security.
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Fitch explains how water, healthcare organizations can keep strong credit ratings despite cyberattacks
Resilience, not prevention, is key, analysts at the credit-rating agency said in a pair of new reports.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 20, 2026 -
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What we know so far about the hacking campaign against US water systems
Support is growing for stricter oversight and increased financial resources for utilities in the wake of a cyberattack spree, suspected to be the work of Iran-linked threat groups.
By David Jones • Aug. 20, 2026 -
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AI-backed campaign targeting vulnerable Siemens S7 devices, CISA and FBI warn
Hackers are developing scripts disguised as legitimate software in attacks aimed at multiple industries, including energy and water.
By David Jones • Updated Aug. 20, 2026 -
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Ransomware disproportionately targets medium-sized firms, straining customer relationships
These companies often have the hardest time balancing their roles as suppliers and customers, according to the risk management firm Black Kite.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 19, 2026 -
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Major genetic-testing firm says hack compromised sensitive patient data
The June breach, which also exposed employees’ information, underscored the supply-chain risks facing the healthcare sector.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 17, 2026 -
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US government will let private companies hack criminal gangs
The new program, meant to aggressively disrupt costly cybercrime schemes, carries numerous legal and security risks.
By Eric Geller • Updated Aug. 13, 2026 -
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Cisco says software vulnerability could let hackers crash firewalls
Threat actors have already begun exploiting the flaw, according to the U.S. government.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 12, 2026 -
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Civil-society initiative will pay cybersecurity vendors to protect rural water systems
DEF CON Franklin is seeking philanthropic grants, but its founder said the federal government ultimately needs to step in.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 10, 2026 -
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Experts say healthcare faces cybersecurity crisis: ‘These are patient safety issues’
Regulatory failures, funding constraints and industry consolidation have created serious hacking risks.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 7, 2026 -
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AI firms know policymakers won’t ‘let you make a Terminator factory,’ DHS official says
The Trump administration believes leading AI companies have learned important lessons from recent incidents and regulation isn’t necessary to preserve those lessons.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 7, 2026 -
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Hackers grow more willing to destroy, not just disrupt, OT systems
Experts said the alarming trend has further stressed infrastructure providers that are already struggling with strong passwords, comprehensive logging and other basics.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 6, 2026 -
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Western government leaders call for a focus on infrastructure resilience, not AI hype
U.S. and allied officials said companies should start preparing now for a cyberattack that changes how they provide essential services.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 5, 2026 -
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AI makes costly spearphishing attacks easier, cyber insurer says
Impersonation campaigns led to more than 85% of the losses that Resilience dealt with in the first half of the year, a dramatic increase from two years ago.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 4, 2026 -
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Deep DiveHow volunteer cyber experts are helping protect rural water systems
A first-in-the-nation program is yielding promising results as it charts a path for supporting the U.S.’s most vulnerable infrastructure.
By Eric Geller • Aug. 3, 2026 -
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Anthropic says human error let Claude AI models escape test environment and hack third parties
The company said its discovery, which followed OpenAI’s similar admission, proved the need for better testing guardrails.
By Eric Geller • July 31, 2026 -
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US authorities see ‘significant escalation’ in attacks on water system devices
Hackers have locked operators out of their own OT networks, modified passwords and changed IP addresses.
By David Jones • July 31, 2026 -
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Hackers abuse Microsoft Teams in ransomware campaign through fake IT support
Researchers said dozens of US and Canadian firms have been targeted, however, the motivation appears to be financial rather than espionage.
By David Jones • July 30, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Rein SecurityIn the Mythos era, security belongs at runtime
Frontier AI cut time-to-exploit from years to hours. Why defense now has to happen at runtime.
July 27, 2026 -
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Zero-day flaw in Check Point SmartConsole is under exploitation
Researchers warned the vulnerability offers an attacker the ability to make key changes to security configurations.
By David Jones • July 24, 2026 -
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CISA, FBI warn that Iran-linked hackers are expanding target set for water, energy
The agencies said threat groups have disrupted critical infrastructure sites by exploiting vulnerable PLC devices.
By David Jones • July 23, 2026 -
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Threat group claims credit for ransomware attack on Coca-Cola’s dairy unit
The attackers previously exploited vulnerabilities or used stolen credentials for initial access.
By David Jones • July 22, 2026 -
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OpenAI models escaped containment, hacked major AI application library
The attack is the first known instance of frontier models autonomously breaking out of a testing environment and into another company’s servers.
By Eric Geller • July 22, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks Inc.4 ways to secure local developer IDEs and tools without sacrificing velocity
Attention shifts from EDR to Agentic Endpoint Security to close visibility gaps that AI can exploit.
By Palo Alto Networks • July 21, 2026
