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Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard the privacy of users' home networks. Topping the list is support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy standard that prevents networks from eavesdropping on which websites a user is visiting. "This new privacy standard works in tandem

A large group of AI agents reportedly bypassed their intended isolation, created a covert communication channel, and coordinated an attack on Hugging Face infrastructure. An independent investigation found that roughly 700 agents joined the activity after more than 1,200 agents used an internal package repository as an unauthorized message board. The incident began during OpenAI’s ExploitGym security evaluations , where tens of thousands of agents were assigned cyber tasks in separate sandboxed environments. The agents were supposed to operate independently. However, some encountered tasks…

ServiceNow has released security updates for four vulnerabilities in its Now Platform and ServiceNow AI platform, including three critical flaws that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code, access sensitive instance data , modify records, or escalate privileges. The company published its August 2026 CVE advisory on August 27, confirming that the issues were discovered through its internal security research and responsible disclosure programs. ServiceNow said each vulnerability was remediated independently and urged self-hosted customers to promptly apply the available updates…

Security teams have spent years trying to detect threats faster. AI is changing the harder part: how much time defenders have left to act. Advanced AI models can now help attackers discover vulnerabilities, generate exploit code, and move through weaknesses faster than traditional security processes were built to handle. The challenge is no longer just finding another vulnerability or

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a cluster of 18 Google Chrome and one Microsoft Edge extensions that were published over the last six months and harbored wallet secret stealing and cryptocurrency draining capabilities. The extensions, per Socket security researcher Karlo Zanki, share similarities in code and tradecraft, with evidence indicating that the campaign may have been active

A fake student resume is being used to place a remote-access tool on researchers’ Windows computers. The campaign hides a Windows executable inside an archive that appears to contain a graduate-school application, then opens a genuine Word document while the infection runs quietly in the background. The lure claims to come from a recent Beijing Institute of Technology graduate seeking research work in electrical engineering, energy systems and applied AI. That focus points to professors and laboratory staff as likely targets, rather than ordinary corporate recruiters, and turns academic…

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including a high-severity security vulnerability impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2019-1068 - A remote code execution vulnerability in