Out-of-the-Box Expectations for 2026 Reveal a Grab-Bag of Risk
Security teams need to be thinking about this list of emerging cybersecurity realities, to avoid rolling the dice on enterprise security risks (and opportunities).
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Tenable Tackles AI Governance, Shadow AI Risks, Data Exposure
The Tenable One AI Exposure add-on discovers unsanctioned AI use in the organization and enforces policy compliance with approved tools.
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OpenClaw AI Runs Wild in Business Environments
The popular open source AI assistant (aka ClawdBot, MoltBot) has taken off, raising security concerns over its privileged, autonomous control within users’ computers.
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Researchers Uncover Chrome Extensions Abusing Affiliate Links and Stealing ChatGPT Access
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious Google Chrome extensions that come with capabilities to hijack affiliate links, steal data, and collect OpenAI ChatGPT authentication tokens. One of the extensions in question is Amazon Ads Blocker (ID: pnpchphmplpdimbllknjoiopmfphellj), which claims to be a tool to browse Amazon without any sponsored content. It was uploaded to the Chrome
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China-Linked UAT-8099 Targets IIS Servers in Asia with BadIIS SEO Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign attributed to a China-linked threat actor known as UAT-8099 that took place between late 2025 and early 2026. The activity, discovered by Cisco Talos, has targeted vulnerable Internet Information Services (IIS) servers located across Asia, but with a specific focus on targets in Thailand and Vietnam. The scale…
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Badges, Bytes and Blackmail
Behind the scenes of law enforcement in cyber: what do we know about caught cybercriminals? What brought them in, where do they come from and what was their function in the crimescape? Introduction: One view on the scattered fight against cybercrime The growing sophistication and diversification of cybercrime have compelled law enforcement agencies worldwide to…
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Zimbra Collaboration Local File Inclusion
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability (CVE-2025-68645) exists in the Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Webmail Classic UI due to improper handling of user-supplied request parameters in the RestFilter servlet. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft malicious requests, potentially exposing sensitive configuration and application data and aiding further compromise.
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Ex-Google Engineer Convicted for Stealing 2,000 AI Trade Secrets for China Startup
A former Google engineer accused of stealing thousands of the company’s confidential documents to build a startup in China has been convicted in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Thursday. Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding), 38, was convicted by a federal jury on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft…
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SmarterMail Fixes Critical Unauthenticated RCE Flaw with CVSS 9.3 Score
SmarterTools has addressed two more security flaws in SmarterMail email software, including one critical security flaw that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-24423, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of 10.0. “SmarterTools SmarterMail versions prior to build 9511 contain an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the ConnectToHub API
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Versa Concerto SD-WAN Authentication Bypass
What is the Vulnerability? A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2025-34026) has been identified in the Versa Concerto SD-WAN orchestration platform, impacting versions 12.1.2 through 12.2.0. The issue allows unauthorized actors to bypass standard authentication controls and access internal management components. If exploited, this vulnerability could expose sensitive system information and increase the risk of broader platform…