New TrickMo variant creates Android network pivot using TON C2 and SOCKS5
Ravi LakshmananMay 12, 2026Malware/Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have reported a new version of TrickMo, an Android banking Trojan that uses The Open Network (TON) for command and control (C2). This new variant was observed by ThreatFabric from January to February 2026 and was observed actively targeting users of banks and crypto wallets in France, Italy, […]
Webinar: What are the riskiest SOC alerts that go unanswered?
hacker newsMay 12, 2026Threat detection/AI security Why are my highest-risk SOC alerts not being responded to? Security operations teams are overwhelmed with alerts. But the real issue isn’t necessarily the volume of alerts. That’s a blind spot. The most dangerous alerts are those that no one investigates. A recent report from The Hacker News investigated […]
Mini Shai-Hulud worm compromises packages including TanStack, Mistral AI, Guardrails AI
TeamPCP, the threat actor behind recent supply chain attacks, has been implicated in compromising npm and PyPI packages for TanStack, UiPath, Mistral AI, OpenSearch, and Guardrails AI as part of a new Mini Shai-Hulud campaign. The affected npm packages have been modified to include an obfuscated JavaScript file (‘router_init.js’) designed to profile the execution environment […]
Why Agentic AI is the next security blind spot
Agentic AI is already running in production environments in many organizations today. It performs tasks, consumes data, and takes actions, perhaps without any meaningful involvement from your security team. The industry debate has largely framed this as a policy issue: to allow, restrict, or monitor. But that framework misses the point. The more pressing question […]
Amazon starts delivery within 30 minutes across the US
Amazon’s shipping is getting faster and faster. On Tuesday, the online retailer announced the launch of a 30-minute delivery option called “Amazon Now” in dozens of U.S. cities. Amazon says this super-fast shipping option will allow customers to purchase “thousands” of items, including fresh groceries, household goods, and other locally-related products. At launch, Amazon Now […]
Instructor enters ransom agreement with ShinyHunters to stop 3.65TB canvas leak
Ravi LakshmananMay 12, 2026Vulnerability/Network Security Canvas’ parent company, American education technology company Instructor, announced it had reached an “agreement” with a decentralized cybercrime extortion group after the group infiltrated its network and threatened to divulge information stolen from thousands of schools and universities. In an update shared on Monday, the Utah-based company said it had […]
OpenAI launches Daybreak, an AI-powered vulnerability detection and patch verification service
Ravi LakshmananMay 12, 2026Vulnerability/AI Security OpenAI has launched Daybreak, a new cybersecurity initiative that integrates frontier artificial intelligence (AI) modeling capabilities with Codex Security. This allows organizations to identify and patch vulnerabilities before attackers find a way to exploit the same issue. “Daybreak combines the intelligence of OpenAI models, the scalability of Codex as an […]
iOS 26.5 brings default end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android
Ravi LakshmananMay 12, 2026Encryption/Mobile Security Apple on Monday officially released iOS 26.5 in beta with support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Rich Communications Services (RCS) as part of a “cross-industry effort” to replace traditional SMS with more secure alternatives. To that end, E2EE RCS Messaging is rolling out to iPhone users running iOS 26.5 on […]
Riding the AI rally, Robinhood prepares second retail venture IPO
Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch its second fund. The company is This is a standard regulatory procedure that allows details to go through an approval process before being made public. UIt differs from its first fund, which currently holds stakes in 10 […]
GM just laid off hundreds of IT employees to hire people with stronger AI skills
General Motors has laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees. This is part of an intentional skills swap to purge employees whose expertise no longer fits and make room for employees with AI-focused backgrounds. GM confirmed to TechCrunch that it had cut jobs. These were first reported by […]