ICYMI: July 2026 @AWS Security
If you found time for a bit of vacation this summer, you might be in catch-up mode. Here’s a list to help: all the expert blog posts, new service capabilities, code samples, and workshops, in case you
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OpenAI: Agent behavior that led to Hugging Face intrusion formed in May
The company says the breach stemmed from a systemic failure of alignment and security, and has taken measures to prevent agents from independently orchestrating complex cyberattacks. The post OpenAI:
Detecting multi-stage attacks on AWS: A guide to cross-service signal correlation
A single alert from one security service tells you something happened. Read that signal alongside activity from other services and your own business context, and you will know whether what happened is
VMs won't contain cyber-capable agents
As part of Patch the Planet, we received preview access to GPT 5.6-Cyber with a simple task: evaluate its cyber capabilities. Recent events inspired me to give it a challenge to work through: escape t
Fast Track ISM-ready cloud environments and IRAP Assessments with Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS
This post announces the availability of a new independent assessment report available on AWS Artifact analyzing how Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) can automatically deploy multi-account environ
The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane
Organizations need protection that operates in the gap between discovery and remediation. The post The patch window is collapsing: Why security needs a new control plane appeared first on Microsoft Se
State divergence enables unauthorized access
We found and reported a bug in Provenance Blockchain, a public proof-of-stake chain built on Cosmos SDK, that lets any user grant themselves admin control over marker accounts without holding a single
Black Hat State of Security Vendors
Andy Ellis has a roundup of the security vendors at Black Hat this year. Key Takeaways: We have entered into an AI world. While nearly half of booths didn’t directly mention AI or agents in thei
Fake Microsoft security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirus
We found fake Microsoft-branded scanners that invent security problems, tell victims to uninstall AV, and then steer them into a refund scam.
24th August – Threat Intelligence Report
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 24th August, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) has
Criminal Deception in Silicon Valley
Interesting paper : Abstract: With entrepreneurial fraud cases on the rise, we investigate how entrepreneurs carry out criminal deception , employing deceptive means to defraud audiences. Analyzing co
Friday Squid Blogging: Neon Flying Squid
The neon flying squid can fly in formation. The shoal of about 100 squid rose unexpectedly from a patch of the Pacific Ocean around 370 miles from Tokyo and glided near the boat for about 30 metres. T
More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges
The AI Security Institute has a new report of AI systems engaging in "unsanctioned behavior"—what I have been calling " genie behavior —while being tested on their cybersecurity capabiliti
AWS Network Firewall now supports rule hit count
As firewall rule sets grow in complexity, security teams face a common challenge: manual log analysis is used to determine which rules are actively matching traffic and which are consuming capacity wi
Detailed Timeline of OpenAI’s Cyberattack on Hugging Face
OpenAI presented details of its AI’s model’s cyberattack on Hugging Face at Black Hat last week. Simon Willison details the timeline. It’s really interesting to read through—an
Insider Threat Report: Dark Web Recruitment & Access Trends
Flashpoint’s monthly analysis of insider threat recruitment, illicit access advertising, and threat actor activity targeting enterprise environments. The post Insider Threat Report: Dark Web Recruitme
BTR Reforged: Weaponizing Defender’s Remediation Driver as a Kernel Operation Primitive
Research by: Jiří Vinopal (@vinopaljiri) Abstract What if a trusted security component could be repurposed into an attacker-controlled kernel primitive? What if a signed Microsoft remediation driver c
Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras
A usage policy for Flock license plate reader cameras tells police not to talk about the cameras: When cops use Flock to arrest someone in Wapello County, Iowa, they don’t want them to know. A u
Microsoft named a Leader in the Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, 2026
Microsoft is named a visionary leader in the 2026 Frost Radar for Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, recognized for unified runtime security with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. The post Microsoft nam
Scammers are using fake crypto AML checkers to drain your wallet
We found wallet-checking sites impersonating real anti-money laundering services that trick people into approving access to scammers.