OpenAI Pauses Astra Work After Evaluation Flags Cyber Capabilities
August 11, 2026
OpenAI paused internal work on its Astra model after an evaluation found cyber capabilities that may reach a Critical rating
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OpenAI Pauses Astra Work After Evaluation Flags Cyber Capabilities
OpenAI paused internal work on its Astra model after an evaluation found cyber capabilities that may reach a Critical rating under its preparedness framework.
AitM Phishing Campaign Steals Microsoft 365 Finance Emails
Arctic Wolf documented an AitM phishing campaign hijacking Microsoft 365 accounts to collect payroll and finance emails across North America and Europe.
3.8 Million Impacted by Unlimited Technology Systems Breach
Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed an October 2025 data theft affecting 3.8 million people, exposing Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and ID scans.
Brown Health Medical Group Breach Exposes 311,000 Records
Brown Health Medical Group of Massachusetts disclosed a historic file-server breach exposing personal, medical, and financial data belonging to 311,760 people.
CoreBreak Flaws Let Attackers Invoke AWS, Google, Vercel Tools
Stealth researchers disclosed CoreBreak flaws in AWS Bedrock, Google ADK, and Vercel harnesses that let attackers invoke agent tools without the model.
Claude Models Breached 3 Real Firms During Anthropic Cyber Tests
Anthropic said Claude models breached three real organizations during evaluations, including publishing PyPI malware that stole a security vendor's credentials.
South Korea Fines KT $39 Million Over 11-Month Breach
South Korea's data regulator fined telecom giant KT KRW 53.979 billion after an 11-month breach exposed 16,647 subscribers' data through a rogue femtocell.
Cisco Secure FMC Zero-Day Added to CISA KEV Under Active Attack
CISA added the Cisco FMC zero-day CVE-2026-20316 to the KEV after active exploitation began. Cisco is also patching a critical FMC auth bypass rated CVSS ...
VMware ESXi VM Escape CVE-2026-47876 Patched Alongside Four More Flaws
Broadcom patched CVE-2026-47876, a critical ESXi VM escape via VMXNET3, plus two critical vCenter Server flaws, with no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation.
Origin Energy Breach Exposes Data on 900,000 Australian Customers
Origin Energy disclosed a breach affecting 900,000 Australian customers, exposing names, bank account fragments, and addresses amid unconfirmed ransom claims.
AitM Phishing Campaign Steals Microsoft 365 Finance Emails
August 7, 2026
Arctic Wolf documented an AitM phishing campaign hijacking Microsoft 365 accounts to collect payroll and finance emails across North America
3.8 Million Impacted by Unlimited Technology Systems Breach
August 7, 2026
Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed an October 2025 data theft affecting 3.8 million people, exposing Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and ID
Brown Health Medical Group Breach Exposes 311,000 Records
August 6, 2026
Brown Health Medical Group of Massachusetts disclosed a historic file-server breach exposing personal, medical, and financial data belonging to 311,760
CoreBreak Flaws Let Attackers Invoke AWS, Google, Vercel Tools
August 6, 2026
Stealth researchers disclosed CoreBreak flaws in AWS Bedrock, Google ADK, and Vercel harnesses that let attackers invoke agent tools without
Claude Models Breached 3 Real Firms During Anthropic Cyber Tests
July 31, 2026
Anthropic said Claude models breached three real organizations during evaluations, including publishing PyPI malware that stole a security vendor’s credentials.
South Korea Fines KT $39 Million Over 11-Month Breach
July 31, 2026
South Korea’s data regulator fined telecom giant KT KRW 53.979 billion after an 11-month breach exposed 16,647 subscribers’ data through
Cisco Secure FMC Zero-Day Added to CISA KEV Under Active Attack
July 30, 2026
CISA added the Cisco FMC zero-day CVE-2026-20316 to the KEV after active exploitation began. Cisco is also patching a critical
VMware ESXi VM Escape CVE-2026-47876 Patched Alongside Four More Flaws
July 29, 2026
Broadcom patched CVE-2026-47876, a critical ESXi VM escape via VMXNET3, plus two critical vCenter Server flaws, with no confirmed in-the-wild
Origin Energy Breach Exposes Data on 900,000 Australian Customers
July 28, 2026
Origin Energy disclosed a breach affecting 900,000 Australian customers, exposing names, bank account fragments, and addresses amid unconfirmed ransom claims.
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