Latest news as of 9/9/2026, 11:20:46 PM
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A coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems on July 26 and 27, triggering a statewide cybersecurity response. Braham, Plymouth, South St. Paul and Maple Plain have publicly described a plant outage, communications failures or affected automated controls. Braham's water plant went offline, and the city asked residents to minimize
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AI agents are designed to improvise as they complete tasks, making broad permissions a growing security risk. Token Security explains why identity, intent-based access controls, and least privilege are becoming the foundation for securing agentic AI. [...]
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Microsoft has released the KB5101684 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2, which 42 bug fixes and additional feature improvements for the operating system. [...]
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More than 30 facilities disrupted in 'coordinated cyberattack,' though officials have yet to name a culprit
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Most organizations have incident response plans, security tools, and technical teams in place. Yet new research suggests that many still lack the coordination, visibility, and executive alignment needed to withstand a serious cyberattack. According to The State of Incident Response Readiness 2026, based on a survey of 600 senior IT security decision makers conducted by Vanson Bourne in January
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Nebula Security says a patched Firefox JIT flaw could be triggered by simply visiting a malicious webpage and was also used to compromise Tor Browser. Tracked as CVE-2026-10702, the bug provides arbitrary code execution inside the browser's renderer process. Mozilla rated it High and fixed it in the Firefox 151.0.3 update. "No settings or additional user interaction are required," Eten Zou,
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AI is compressing exploit timelines. The real question isn't whether your vulnerability management playbook needs to change, it's which part of it you've been getting wrong all along. The conversation happening in security circles right now goes something like this: Mythos is here. Exploit timelines are collapsing. Does the vulnerability management playbook need to change? The honest answer is
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Buying a new computer in 2026 is a unique experience. Rather than deal with incredibly high tech prices, more shoppers are opting for high-quality refurbished tech. This ASUS Chromebook CM30 refurb is in near-mint condition with a grade "A" rating, but it still only costs $144.97 (reg. $369.99) on sale. [...]
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The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) on Wednesday said it charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov for allegedly facilitating terrorist activities and for failing to remove prohibited information in violation of Russian law. The principal security agency said the instant messaging platform "failed to remove numerous channels, chats, and bots on the platform that are