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The Press Corner
A short résumé of each security publication from the daily scan, with the topic and a link to the original. The scan runs every day at 01:15 UTC. If that run misses, the next hourly pass picks it up. Last scan Oct 23, 2026.
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Exclusive: bipartisan bill would develop federal guidance for distillation attacks, convene industry on defensive cyber
One of the bill’s sponsors told CyberScoop it’s “incredibly expensive” for U.S. AI companies to stay ahead and distillation attacks incentivize stealing over innovation.
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- CyberScoop
eMudhra kills its certificate business after researchers cracked its private keys in under a second
The private keys were so weak they could be guessed in under a second — and one of them was just the number 4.
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- CyberScoop
Encryption isn’t enough to protect data wherever it goes
Once data is in use, encryption falls short. A tested approach that replaces sensitive values with realistic substitutes could make stolen information far less useful to hackers.
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- CyberScoop
Microsoft pins ConnectWise supply-chain attack to China-state aligned threat group
Storm-0940 used the agentic AI penetration testing framework to automate attacks and “reach more than 2,250 tenants at 2,900 sign-in attempts per minute,” Microsoft researchers said.
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- CyberScoop
PHP releases emergency fixes for 2 critical vulnerabilities
The project overseeing the programming language is releasing patches Wednesday, with the internet racing to patch the 9.2 rated flaw.
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- CyberScoop
Former NSA chief Nakasone says agency overhaul is ‘probably needed’
Paul Nakasone said the reported reorganization is likely necessary to meet faster-moving cyberthreats and competition in AI, but warned its success will rest on execution and a workforce facing mounting retirement pressure.
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- CyberScoop
AI policy circles targeted in China-linked phishing operation
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said TA419 impersonated officials and AI industry figures in an effort to gain access to cloud accounts held by U.S. think tank, university and legal-sector experts.
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- CyberScoop
Why judgment is emerging as cybersecurity’s defining skill
AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly. As those capabilities become more routine, they are changing what security practitioners spend their time on.
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- CyberScoop
National cyber director lays out White House plans to secure AI without writing new rules
The Trump administration executive order on artificial intelligence tried to strike the balance between responsible use, security and mutual benefit, all with an eye toward not making it regulatory in nature, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Tuesday. “Everyone is working towards the same goal in terms…
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- CyberScoop
Sysdig clocks first documented case of agentic ransomware
The AI agent didn’t accomplish every step in the late June 2026 attack, but it allowed the threat actor to significantly reduce complexity, speed up the tempo and gain operational advantages.
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- CyberScoop
US lifting export control restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos, Fable
The company and the Commerce Department say they have reached an agreement that will see the AI models released publicly with new guardrails and classifiers.
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- CyberScoop
Your AI agent could become your biggest insider threat
New research details how the increasing integration of AI agents into businesses is making it easier than ever for insiders – malicious or otherwise – to put sensitive data at risk.
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- CyberScoop
Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list
As AI drives deeper dependence across business, supply chains, and national security, the buildings that run the cloud are becoming critical infrastructure — and increasingly attractive targets.
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- CyberScoop
US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
The guidance warns that agents capable of taking real-world actions on networks are already inside critical infrastructure, and most organizations are granting them far more access than they can safely monitor or control.
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- CyberScoop
Cybercrime losses jumped 26% to $20.9 billion in 2025
The FBI’s annual report on digital crimes exposes a worsening environment. Yet, an unknown number of victims still suffer in the shadows never reporting the crimes they endure.
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- CyberScoop