Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

NightmareEclipse Says Mitigation Can Exhaust Disk Space, Crash AppsMicrosoft's patch for CVE-2026-50656, known as RoguePlanet, has sparked fresh criticism after researcher NightmareEclipse alleged the mitigation can exhaust disk space, crash applications and leak memory, extending a months-long dispute over Microsoft's handling of multiple zero-day disclosures.

Access Management Leaders Remain Unchanged as Customer Identity Cases ProliferateAdvances in customer identity around better user experience, strong authentication, and centralized identity processes have driven rapid growth in the access management market. The space by grew 17.6% to $5.85 billion in 2023 as organizations increasing look to replace homegrown CIAM solutions.

Also: VPN Vulnerabilities Attract Hackers, Hackers Use Swiss Mail to Send MalwareThis week, Russia suspected in Balctic Sea cable sabotage, VPNs draw ransomware attackers and Swiss snail mail malware. An AI training company reported a cybertheft of $250,000 and a U.S. space firm reported a breach. Microsoft said it will pay $$$ for AI vulnerabilities and a MFA success story.