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A major GitHub Action used by 23,000+ repos was compromised, leaking CI/CD secrets. Google's Red Team simulates real-world attacks. New AI security agents learn organizational context for better threat detection.
80% of organizations struggle to identify high-risk data in hybrid clouds. State actors bypass MFA via LinkedIn/WhatsApp social engineering. Anthropic's Claude outperforms GPT-4o in security testing.
Two critical Microsoft Copilot vulnerabilities exposing private repos and corporate data. Orange Group confirms 12,000 files stolen by HellCat ransomware affiliate. jQuery dominates high-risk OSS flaws.
Security architects face limited career growth, GoLang backdoor using telegram as C2 channel, 86% of orgs have exposed secrets in private GitHub repos
Malicious AI models found on Hugging Face. Multiple PE firms compete for Trend Micro. Security leadership salaries reach $261.5K median
Major ASP.NET security breach affects thousands. AI platforms face new security challenges as malicious code discovered in ML models
Critical vulnerabilities in TeamViewer and Apple M-Series chips expose millions to attacks. ESXi ransomware actors evolve tactics using SSH tunneling
Subaru's admin panel flaw enabled unauthorized vehicle control. ChatGPT crawler vulnerability enables DDoS attacks.
Critical AWS S3 ransomware campaign discovered. Snyk uploads suspicious NPM packages. Microsoft UEFI vulnerability enables Secure Boot bypass.
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