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What the Data Says About AI in Security Operations in 2026

AI is officially mainstream in security operations. According to Prophet Security’s State of AI in Security Operations 2026 report (produced from ViB’s survey of 250+ cybersecurity pros), 40% of security teams now use AI daily. Another 56% are currently testing it out, and only 4% have no plans to adopt it.

For the teams already using AI, what is actually changing? Here are the ten biggest

CISO Conversations: Chris Wheeler – Trust Is the Job, From the Navy to the C-Suite

SecurityWeek talks to Chris Wheeler, CISO at Resilience, about his journey from the Navy to becoming a cybersecurity leader.

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Carhartt data breach exposes information of 12.9 million accounts

The ShinyHunters extortion group has published sensitive data from nearly 13 million accounts stolen from clothing retailer giant Carhartt earlier this month, according to data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned. […]

Spark RAT Targets Cambodia, Abuses Vulnerable OPSWAT Driver to Disable Security Tools

Individuals and organizations in Cambodia have emerged as the target of a new campaign that delivers an open-source remote access trojan (RAT) called Spark RAT.

“The samples employ diverse lure themes, suggesting an effort to appeal to a broad range of potential victims. These include government notices, public health materials, real estate-related content, and other topics,” Acronis Threat

Cyberattack Causes Global Disruption at Boston Scientific

The cybersecurity incident has disrupted Boston Scientific’s ability to process and ship customer orders.

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The Future of AI-Driven Security Depends on Complete Data

For twenty-five years, “data” in security meant logs and events. But logs are a lossy representation of reality.

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GoCaracal Malware Uses Ethereum Smart Contract to Fetch Replacement C2 Address

Threat actors linked by Arctic Wolf to Dark Caracal with medium confidence deployed a previously undocumented Go-based malware framework, GoCaracal, during a June 2026 intrusion at an unnamed communications organization in Venezuela.

GoCaracal provides operators with remote shell access and payload execution, while the extended profile adds browser data theft, keylogging, remote desktop control

CISA orders feds to patch Citrix NetScaler RCE flaw by Saturday

CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to patch their Citrix NetScaler appliances against an actively exploited remote code execution vulnerability by Saturday. […]

US Disrupts Chinese Hacking Platform Used in Military and Critical Infrastructure Attacks

The operation focused on a group named QTFY, which offers hacking services to the Chinese government and others.

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ATF confirms “major incident” after recent Qilin breach claims

ATF, the regulatory agency that enforces federal laws governing firearms and explosives in the United States, has confirmed that one of its systems was compromised after breach claims made by the Qilin ransomware gang. […]

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