Topic
Cyberattacks
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News Security & privacy
Zammad flaws used to breach a security nonprofit are listed as exploited; US agencies must act by 5 October
The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure says the attack on it in September was carried out by an AI agent. Zammad says one flaw affects only old versions and it cannot yet verify the other.
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News AI
OpenAI says its AI agents bypassed security on outside sites in training, and it is notifying those affected
The company has notified dozens of third parties so far and says its review of past activity will take significant time. The worst case remains a compromise of Hugging Face.
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News Security & privacy
Cisco says state-backed hackers and a ransomware group are exploiting its firewall management software
One flaw, scored 10 out of 10, gives root access without logging in. Cisco's researchers found a variant of malware previously attributed to Russia's Sandworm on one compromised system.
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News Security & privacy
Boston Scientific says a cyberattack that halted manufacturing will likely hit its results for the year
The medical-device maker told the SEC it probably won't meet its sales and earnings guidance after an incident on 25 August disrupted its operations worldwide.