Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Nimbus Manticore accelerated cyberattacks during wartime, using AI-assisted malware, fake Zoom installers, and SEO poisoning. When the United States launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran at the end of February 2026, most analysts expected the country’s cyber apparatus to hunker down and weather the storm. That’s not what happened. Instead, researchers at Check Point have […]

What researchers dubbed the most sophisticated AI-integrated ICS campaign to date hit a brick wall in the form of a SCADA login screen.

Researchers raise the alarm that a new, rapidly evolving ransomware strain uses an OpenAI model to render and execute malicious code in real time, ushering in a new era of cyberattacks against enterprises.

Cybercriminals are using AI for help in planning and conducting cyberattacks—but cybersecurity vendors are fighting back. Learn from Acronis Threat Research Unit about how AI-powered security solutions are closing the gap in the battle against AI-driven cyber threats. [...]

Also: A Widespread Linux Bootloader VulnerabilityThis week, the U.S. banned AI robocalls, researchers discovered a Linux bootloader flaw, France investigated health sector hackings, the feds offered money for Hive information, Verizon disclosed an insider breach, Germany opened a cybersecurity center, and cyberattack victims reported high costs.

Data-Poisoning Attacks Are Critical Threat to Machine Learning Security, NIST WarnsMachine learning systems continue are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could allow hackers to evade security and prompt data leaks, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology warned. There is "no foolproof defense" against some of these attacks, researchers said.

UK cybersecurity authorities and researchers tamp down fears that ChatGPT will overwhelm current defenses, while the CEO of OpenAI worries about its use in cyberattacks.

Academic researchers are developing projects to apply AI to detect and stop cyberattacks and keep critical infrastructure secure, thanks to grants from C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute.