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A brewing battle: More IT workers want unions. The industry doesn’t.

Until recently, many tech professionals viewed themselves as a special and respected worker class: highly educated, hard-working, well paid, and in demand. “They considered themselves above unions,” says Zak Thompson, senior software engineer at Kickstarter and union steward at Kickstarter United. Big Tech issued aspirational mission statements that motivated workers, workplaces were seen as meritocracies, […] more…

CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited ColdFusion, Langflow, Joomla Flaws

Two newly disclosed critical vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion and Langflow join two Joomla extension flaws in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with federal agencies given until July 10 to patch. The post CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited ColdFusion, Langflow, Joomla Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Critical Vulnerability Exposes GitHub Agentic Workflows to Prompt Injection

Researchers show how attackers can use a crafted public GitHub Issue to trick AI-powered workflows into exposing data from private repositories without authentication. The post Critical Vulnerability Exposes GitHub Agentic Workflows to Prompt Injection appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Anthropic shines a light into the Claude AI black hole

Anthropic has found a way to shed new light on how its models solve problems, thanks to its discovery of what it has dubbed the J-space. “We find that Claude has developed a small collection of internal neural patterns that, compared to all its other internal processing, play a special role. We call the collection […] more…

How to go incognito in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari

Private browsing. Incognito. Privacy mode. Web browser functions like those trace their roots back more than a decade, and the feature — first found in a top browser in 2005 — spread quickly as one copied another, made tweaks and minor improvements. But privacy-promising labels can be treacherous. Simply put, going “incognito” is as effective […] more…

County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group

The alleged victim, believed to be a small Ohio county, reportedly paid the extortion group to prevent the public release of sensitive stolen data. The post County Government Reportedly Paid $1 Million to Cyber Extortion Group appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Researchers Warn

Attackers are exploiting the critical Gitea vulnerability CVE-2026-20896 to bypass authentication with a single HTTP header and access vulnerable repositories and secrets. The post Critical Gitea Flaw Under Active Exploitation, Researchers Warn appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

CISA Reportedly Using Anthropic’s Mythos to Scan Government Software for Flaws

The audits are reportedly being spearheaded by CISA’s Attack Surface Evaluation team, a specialized unit tasked with conducting digital defense assessments and simulated hacking exercises. The post CISA Reportedly Using Anthropic’s Mythos to Scan Government Software for Flaws appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Envirotech Vehicles Closes Merger with Azio AI Ahead of Schedule, Positioning Combined Company to Capture $487 Billion 2026 AI Infrastructure Opportunity

Revised transaction structure enables immediate closing, accelerating the Company’s strategic pivot toward AI data centers, enterprise GPU compute, and digital power infrastructure. Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVTV) (“EVTV” or the “Company”) today announced the successful completion of its merger with Azio AI Corporation (“Azio AI”) on July 2, 2026, paving the way for the Company […] more…

Critical Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

Hackers are exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-48282) in Adobe ColdFusion that carries a CVSS score of 10/10. The post Critical Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Iran-Linked Hackers Using Modular C&C Framework in Cyberattacks

Researchers say the Iran-linked threat actor used an adaptable modular malware framework and compromised IT service providers to reach high-value targets in Israel. The post Iran-Linked Hackers Using Modular C&C Framework in Cyberattacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

CISO Conversations: Tarah Wheeler, Cybersecurity Leader, Thought Leader and Original Thinker

Tarah Wheeler is CISO at TPO Group, a firm that provides cybersecurity consultancy for high-stakes organizations. But despite this elevated position, her journey was far from typical. The post CISO Conversations: Tarah Wheeler, Cybersecurity Leader, Thought Leader and Original Thinker appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Talk, talk, talk: The rise of AI dictation tools at work

For workers who routinely spend hours a day interacting with various AI assistants, banging out prompts on a keyboard can quickly become a chore. “Whether it’s a coding task, helping write a document or think about strategy — there’s just so much typing and typing and typing you do as a part of that,” said […] more…

Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows VM Escape on Intel and AMD Systems

The 16-year-old Januscape flaw affects Linux’s KVM hypervisor, allowing attackers to escape virtual machines and potentially execute code on the underlying host. The post Linux Kernel Vulnerability Allows VM Escape on Intel and AMD Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

Keyfactor Scores $1 Billion+ Investment for AI, Post-Quantum Security

The investment will accelerate Keyfactor’s machine identity, PKI, and cryptographic security platform as enterprises prepare for AI-driven and post-quantum threats. The post Keyfactor Scores $1 Billion+ Investment for AI, Post-Quantum Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. more…

AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors

Scientists have combined machine learning with quantum physics to discover two new superconductors and create a much faster way to search for many more. The technique could bring researchers significantly closer to the long-sought goal of a room-temperature superconductor. more…

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