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Kaseya-BleepingComputer webinar pitches integrated security-plus-recovery model for MSPs
BleepingComputer is hosting a sponsored webinar with Kaseya on May 14, 2026, framed around a single argument: MSPs can no longer treat prevention and recovery a
NIST Throttles CVE Enrichment as Vulnerability Submissions Surge 263%
NIST is scaling back the depth of analysis it applies to incoming CVE records, citing a 263% jump in vulnerability submissions that has overwhelmed the National
NIST's NVD Retreat Leaves Defenders Scrambling for CVE Enrichment Alternatives
NIST has scaled back its handling of the National Vulnerability Database, creating a widening enrichment gap that security teams previously relied on for CVSS s
Old Vulnerabilities Get a Second Life as AI Attack Surface Expands
Legacy weaknesses - injection flaws, broken access controls, insecure deserialization, exposed secrets - are resurfacing inside AI systems. The same classes of
Operation PowerOFF Seizes 53 DDoS-for-Hire Domains, Exposes 3M Accounts
International law enforcement coordinated under Operation PowerOFF has seized 53 domains tied to DDoS-for-hire services, commonly known as booters or stressers.
Payouts King ransomware hides payloads inside QEMU VMs to evade endpoint scans
Sophos has documented two active campaigns abusing the open-source QEMU emulator to run hidden Alpine Linux virtual machines on compromised Windows hosts, placi
Sanctioned Grinex exchange loses $13.7M, pins breach on 'Western intelligence'
Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-based crypto exchange widely regarded as a rebrand of the seized Russian platform Garantex, halted operations after attackers drained $13.7
Three Defender Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation, Two Remain Unpatched
Three zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender are being actively exploited in the wild, with only one of the flaws currently addressed by a patch. The re
Tycoon 2FA Operators Pivot to Device Code Phishing After Takedown Pressure
Operators behind the Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service kit are fragmenting and shifting tactics, moving toward device code phishing as law enforcement and platfo
AI SOCs Stuck at Triage: Why Summarizing Alerts Isn't Running Operations
Vendors are flooding the market with 'AI SOC' platforms, but most simply accelerate the front end of the workflow — summarizing alerts, enriching events, and su
Artemis II crew backs NASA pivot to lunar surface base after deep-space test flight
NASA's Artemis II astronauts, fresh off the first human deep-space mission in over five decades, say building a permanent lunar base is achievable on an acceler
ATHR turns vishing into a productized SaaS — AI agents handle the calls
ATHR is a new underground platform that productizes telephone-oriented attack delivery (TOAD) end-to-end: email lure generation, brand-specific templates, sende