Attackers rarely stop after gaining initial access. Huntress analyzes a real-world intrusion to show how threat actors establish persistence, disable defenses, and reshape compromised systems, and why defenders must investigate the original entry point rather than simply remove the malware. […]
DataBahn Raises $40 Million for Agentic Data Pipeline Management
The company will accelerate investments in R&D and product innovation to expand its agentic data control plane.
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Azure Cosmos DB Flaw Exposed Platform-Wide Key That Could Access Any Database
A now-patched vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB could have let an attacker escape the service’s Gremlin query sandbox and obtain full read and write access to databases across customer tenants, according to Wiz.
Wiz, which codenamed the chain CosmosEscape, said the exploit chain began with a crafted query against a Gremlin database controlled by the attacker. From there, code execution on a
Cantina Emerges From Stealth With $8 Million in Funding
The startup’s community-powered agentic security platform helps proactively identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities.
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Onyx Security Raises $113 Million to Control AI Agents in the Enterprise
The Series B funding round brings the total raised by Onyx Security to $153 million.
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‘DangleGeddon’: AI Could Weaponize Forgotten DNS Records at Global Scale
Researchers warn that AI could turn dangling DNS takeovers into a nation-state weapon capable of disrupting governments, banks and global supply chains.
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CISA Guide Helps Federal Agencies Securely and Effectively Use Open Source Software
Microsoft Copilot for Word Can Copy Hidden Prompts Into New Documents
Hidden instructions in a Word document can make Microsoft 365 Copilot rewrite figures in a report, then copy the same instructions into the finished file. Håkon Måløy disclosed the technique on July 28, 144 days after reporting it to Microsoft.
In his proof of concept, the internally generated file triggered the same behavior when it was used in a second Copilot drafting session.
Måløy’s
The Network Has Become the Control Plane for AI Security
Network firewalls are the workhorses of modern cybersecurity. They are trusted to protect the network, blocking malicious traffic and preventing intrusions and breaches. And for decades, network security teams have built controls around a relatively stable model: users connect to applications, applications exchange data, and security tools inspect packets, protocols, and destinations. Firewalls
Semiconductor Firm Analog Devices Discloses Data Breach
Hackers were detected on Analog Devices systems in June, and an investigation found that they stole files.
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