Fortinet warns of critical FortiMail flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Fortinet is warning customers of a critical FortiMail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286, that is being actively exploited in zero-day attacks...
Month: October 2026
Alleged KillSec Ransomware Mastermind a 16-Year-Old
Law enforcement from multiple countries collaborated to disrupt a cybercrime operation that has claimed some 500 victims worldwide in the...
Autonomous AI agents tried to hack US, Canadian government websites
Autonomous AI agents using aggressive strategies attempted to hack U.S. and Canadian government websites to find school and divorce statistics.The...
Iranian accused of hacking American universities extradited from Montenegro
An Iranian national accused by the U.S. of taking part in dozens of breaches involving the theft of academic data...
Authorities seize KillSec extortion group infrastructure, arrest 3 alleged members
Authorities arrested the alleged leader and two additional members of KillSec, a data extortion group primarily run by teenagers that...
Microsoft says threat actors are ahead in the early AI race
Microsoft says cyberattackers are currently benefiting from artificial intelligence faster than defenders, allowing threat actors to speed up vulnerability discovery,...
National cyber director: Government-industry collaboration vital to managing AI risks, competition with nations
Collaboration with industry is key to balancing AI security risks and benefits, as well as staying ahead of China and...
Give yourself room to be human
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Fall is officially here in Maryland, and I can’t be more...
Zero Trust Creator Says Model Holds Firm Against AI-Assisted Attacks
Is zero trust still effective in the AI era? A new book from John Kindervag says yes, but that assumes...
Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank
Traverse barriers and checkpoints in the occupied West Bank—your choices reflect the reality of nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live...