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ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all went down at once; enterprises need a backup plan

Enterprises are facing a disturbing new question in the age of AI: What happens when agentic assistants go dark? This became a very real scenario on Thursday, as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and SpaceXAI’s Grok near-simultaneously, and somewhat mysteriously, experienced significant, prolonged outages. Beginning in the morning, Eastern time, several ChatGPT models went down over […] more…

Word and Outlook will stop trying to guess what you’re going to type

Microsoft’s text suggestion feature will now be turned off by default in both Word and Outlook, reports The Register. The text suggestions attempt to predict which words or phrases the user intends to type in advance. According to Microsoft, some users appreciate the feature, while others find the suggestions distracting. With it disabled by default, […] more…

Serious vulnerability threatens tens of thousands of Exchange servers

A serious vulnerability was recently discovered in Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2016, and Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE). The vulnerability is designated CVE-2026-62911 and can be exploited by hackers to gain full access to affected systems, according to Bleeping Computer. Microsoft has released security patches to address the vulnerability as part of its August […] more…

Manchester Airports Group Data on 8.8 Million People Leaked After Ransom Refusal

Hacker group published roughly 550GB of data after MAG reportedly refused to pay a ransom demand; the group says it gained access via exposed admin keys. The post Manchester Airports Group Data on 8.8 Million People Leaked After Ransom Refusal appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Why is Apple so quiet about what it offers the enterprise?

I’ve been writing about Apple and how it benefits the enterprise for so long it’s easy to forget that the company doesn’t make enough noise about its accomplishments. Sure, it has pursued and won the argument about Total Cost of Ownership, proving that while initial costs might be higher, dollar for dollar Macs are a far more cost-efficient […] more…

Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents

New models, trained using NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra, aim to catch rogue agent behavior before it executes, without the latency of large-model review. The post Capsule Security Launches ‘AI Circuit Breaker’ to Stop Rogue Agents appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million for AI Runtime Security

The Austin-based company will invest in agentic runtime security capabilities to secure AI coding agents. The post HiddenLayer Raises $100 Million for AI Runtime Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Scientists just overturned a century-old physics assumption

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered an unexpected form of the Hall effect, overturning the long-held assumption that this electrical response only appears when a magnetic field points perpendicular to a material. Beyond expanding a century-old principle of physics, the finding could eventually lead to simpler magnetic sensors for electronics, transportation, and medical technologies. more…

AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million

The startup’s firewall evaluates AI skills, plugins and MCP servers for malicious instructions, excessive permissions and software supply chain risks. The post AI Agent Firewall Startup AIR Security Emerges From Stealth With $50 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Adobe’s Slack integration brings AI content creation to workplace chats

With the launch of a new integration this week, Adobe is making more than 70 Creative Cloud applications available in Slack, promising to bring generative AI (genAI) document creation closer to team conversations. The Adobe MCP (model context protocol) integration allows Slack users to access, edit, and create new documents from Adobe creative and productivity […] more…

153 Million Driver License Images Offered on Dark Web

Cybercriminals are offering digital scans of US and Canadian driver’s licenses, likely stolen from IDScan.net. The post 153 Million Driver License Images Offered on Dark Web appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Over 3 Million WordPress Sites Affected by Migration Plugin Vulnerability

The high-severity SQL injection flaw (CVE-2026-19949) could allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution. The post Over 3 Million WordPress Sites Affected by Migration Plugin Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Cisco Warns of Unpatched Secure Email Flaws, Patches Critical Switch Vulnerabilities

Publicly disclosed S/MIME flaws could expose encrypted email content, while critical IOS XR and Nexus bugs could enable remote code execution and authentication bypass. The post Cisco Warns of Unpatched Secure Email Flaws, Patches Critical Switch Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions

The security tool intercepts potentially dangerous agent actions, blocking clear threats and requesting human approval when intent is uncertain. The post OpenLeash Adds a Human Check to Risky AI Agent Actions appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

A look inside Apple’s relationships with Intel and TSMC

Former Apple chip supplier Intel has faced a lot of challenges since Apple ceased to be a client. It struggled to win back some of Apple’s processor manufacturing business, but seems to face one fundamental challenge — trust. That’s the very briefest gist of an extensive and outstanding report today from Culpium, which gives us an insider […] more…

UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure

Late amendments to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would give ministers new powers to restrict risky technology providers as supply chain attacks intensify. The post UK Moves to Block High-Risk Tech Suppliers From Critical Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

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