Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

A Go botnet called NadMesh turned up in early July hunting exposed AI services, and the operator's own dashboard claims 3,811 unique AWS keys

Also, France Probes Tchap Breach, M&S Cancels Bonuses, June Patch TuesdayThis week, CISA tightened patching rules, hackers provoked AI scanners. An accused Russian intel hacker appeared in court. Microsoft warned of AI-themed attacks. M&S canceled bonuses. France probed a Tchap breach. NHS trusts disclosed stolen data and a Telegram campaign targeted Russian troops.

Chipzilla hopes agents, robots, and edge devices make CPUs cool again... now it has to build the chips

Chipzilla hopes agents, robots, and edge devices make CPUs cool again... now it has to build the chips Intel is betting on AI to reverse its fortunes, wagering that inference and agentic workloads will restore the CPU to the center of compute - even as its chip manufacturing struggles persist.…

Lock 'em down interview AI agents represent the new insider threat to companies in 2026, according to Palo Alto Networks Chief Security Intel Officer Wendi Whitmore, and this poses several challenges to executives tasked with securing the expected surge in autonomous agents.…

Five Eyes intel alliance has created a team to target these scum who prey on kids Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) is working on an AI to interpret emojis and the slang used online by Generation Z and Generation Alpha, so it can understand them when they discuss crime online.…

The chip maker's Tiber Secure Federated AI service creates a secure tunnel between AI models on remote servers and data sources on origin systems.

Researchers say there's dissent in the ranks. Plus: An AI tool lets you have a go yourself at analysing the data Hundreds of thousands of internal messages from the Black Basta ransomware gang were leaked by a Telegram user, prompting security researchers to bust out their best Russian translations post haste.…

Manufacturers May Have to Reassess Product Strategy to Maintain Competitive EdgeDeepSeek's entry into the AI market triggered a ripple effect, with a potential major impact on chipmakers. Shares of Nvidia, AMD and Intel took a hit immediately after the Chinese model's release and is forcing these silicon stalwarts to reassessment of their product strategies.

​Microsoft is now testing its AI-powered Recall feature on AMD and Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider program. [...]

Also: US Fingers Russian GRU Hackers; Ohio City Sues ResearcherThis week, YubiKey 5 has a flaw, an Ohio city sued a researcher, the Irish regulator ended its GrokAI case, open-source AI tools exposed data, Starlink blocked X in Brazil, FCC banned Kaspersky, Intel addressed a researcher's claim, and Transport of London is still affected by a cyber incident.

Experiment demonstrates how AI can turn the tables on cybercriminals, capturing bank account details of how scammers move stolen funds around the world.

CVSS 10-Rated Bug Could Enable Hackers to Execute Arbitrary Code on SystemsA maximum-severity bug in Intel's artificial intelligence model compression software can allow hackers to execute arbitrary code on the company's systems that run affected versions. The technology giant has released a fix for the Neural Compressor flaw, which is rated 10 on the CVSS scale.

The improper input validation issue in Intel Neural Compressor enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.

China and Russia Strain an 'Increasingly Fragile Global Order'Authoritarian countries are seizing on technological advances to sway the global balance during a time of increased geopolitical fragility, U.S. intelligence agencies warned in an annual threat assessment. Generative artificial intelligence and biotechnology have high potential for shifting power.

Intel, FiVerity, and Fortanix team up to launch an AI-driven fraud detection platform into a confidential computing environment.