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VMware vCenter Exploited Worldwide, Lazarus Weaponizes a Windows Zero-Day & LiteLLM Supply-Chain Attack Reaches 2,500 Organizations
The window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation is collapsing from weeks to days and sometimes hours as attackers target virtualization…
 • James Azar
20:21
Cisco VPNs Under Active Attack, Microsoft Drops 421 Patches, Sandworm Weaponizes Job Interviews & North Korea Lands Inside the U.S…
From exploited VPN gateways and a Windows kernel zero-day to ransomware targeting hospitals and nation-state recruiters targeting sysadmins, today’s…
 • James Azar
23:31
Ransomware Hits SonicWall & Fortinet, Sandworm Reaches Poland’s Power Grid, and the Patch That Didn’t Patch
VPN gateways, RMM platforms and cellular routers are becoming the attacker’s preferred path into the enterprise and today’s incidents show why edge…
 • James Azar
18:17
Metabase Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation, N-able RMM Backdoor Targets MSPs, and Atlassian's AI Assistant Leaks Enterprise Data
Attackers are no longer chasing endpoints, they're compromising the platforms that manage your infrastructure, your AI, and your customers.
 • James Azar
19:25
Critical Rails RCE Goes Public, Claude AI Breaches Three Organizations During Testing, and Iran Linked to Water System Attacks
From AI models publishing live malware to critical Rails exploits and nation-state attacks on water infrastructure, today's stories prove that trust…
 • James Azar
20:40
Data Loss Prevention in the Age of AI
Why Security Teams Must Govern Data at the Speed of Machines
 • James Azar

July 2026

Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Exploited, Russian Hackers Weaponize Exchange OWA, and OpenAI's Rogue AI Campaign Expands Beyond Hugging Face
The platforms trusted to secure the enterprise are becoming prime attack targets, while AI, identity, and infrastructure converge into cybersecurity's…
 • James Azar
24:42
Minnesota Water Systems Targeted, OpenAI AI Models Exploit a Real Zero-Day, and Critical Infrastructure Faces Another Wake-Up Call
From coordinated attacks on America's water systems to AI exploiting real-world software vulnerabilities, today's cybersecurity headlines reveal that…
 • James Azar
19:39
Fastjson Zero-Day Has No Patch, Windchill Becomes the Latest Ransomware Gateway, and a Hospital Cyberattack Diverts Patient Care
Three actively exploited vulnerabilities, a healthcare system forced into patient diversion, and a stark reminder that cybersecurity failures ultimately…
 • James Azar
16:11
Third Check Point Zero-Day of 2026 Exploited, Hotel Wi-Fi Becomes a Microsoft 365 Attack Platform, and GitLab Faces Critical Remote Code…
When the tools designed to protect us become the attack surface, cybersecurity demands a new approach to trust, identity, and resilience.
 • James Azar
16:11
This Week in Cybersecurity #61
Your weekend catch-up : Identity Is the New Perimeter: AI Escapes Containment, Supply Chains Fail, and Every Major Incident This Week Started With…
 • James Azar
OpenAI's AI Agent Escapes the Sandbox, Oracle Releases 1,449 Security Patches, and Supply Chain Attacks Continue to Escalate
When AI breaks containment, ransomware disrupts global supply chains, and identity becomes the battlefield, cybersecurity enters a new operational era.
 • James Azar
20:49
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