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AI Just Dethroned Stolen Passwords as the Number One Way Hackers Break In
Verizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals a seismic shift: vulnerability exploitation, supercharged by AI, has overtaken stolen credentials as the top way attackers get in.
Microsoft Defender Has Two Zero-Days Being Exploited Right Now. Patch Immediately.
CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender within two weeks. Here's what you need to know and how to check…
Cloudflare Just Taught an AI to Chain Security Bugs Into Real Exploits
Cloudflare partnered with Anthropic to test Mythos Preview against their own codebase. The model can now chain low-severity bugs into working exploits, and that changes everything about how…
AI Just Broke the 19-Year Record. Here’s What It Means for Your Business.
Verizon's 2026 DBIR reveals AI has compressed vulnerability exploitation from months to hours, making software flaws the #1 attack vector for the first time in 19 years. Here's…
80% of Organisations Are Worried About AI Data Leaks. Most Aren’t Doing Anything About It.
A new report reveals 80% of organisations fear AI-driven data leaks, yet only 40% have real strategies in place. Meanwhile, a hospital just lost 1.8 million medical records…
A Worm Just Hacked 160+ npm Packages — And OpenAI Got Hit Too
A self-propagating supply chain worm called Mini Shai-Hulud compromised 160+ npm packages including TanStack and Mistral AI, and OpenAI confirmed two employee devices were breached. Here's what happened…
IBM Report: AI-Generated Breaches Now Cost $5.72 Million. Here’s What Australian Organisations Need to Do
Phishing has surged 1,265% and AI attack costs now average $5.72 million, according to IBM’s 2025 report. The combination of shadow AI, exposed AI infrastructure, and ungoverned tool…
Mythos, APRA, and ASIC: Are Australian Enterprises Ready for the AI Threat?
Anthropic released Mythos, then APRA and ASIC sent urgent letters to the financial sector. Three events in three weeks, one message: the game has changed, and most organisations…
Your Smart Home Is Watching You. Here’s How to Fight Back.
Smart speakers, cameras, thermostats, doorbells - they're all collecting data about you. Here's what they know and how to take back some control.
AI Agents Are Everywhere. Your Security Team Probably Isn’t Ready.
Every company is rushing to deploy AI agents. Few are thinking about what happens when those agents get compromised. Here's what keeps me up at night.
This Week in Cyber: AI Gets Scary, Super Funds Get Hit, and Privacy Keeps Eroding
Another week in cyber security. AI threats are getting more real, Australian super funds are under attack, and your smart devices keep watching. Here's what mattered.
Someone’s Using AI to Make Fake Nudes of Teenagers. Here’s What Parents Need to Know.
A new sextortion tactic uses AI to generate realistic fake nude images of teenagers from their social media photos. This is real, it's happening now, and parents need…
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