Friday Squid Blogging: Squid on a Stick at the New York State Fair
Looks tasty . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
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Using a VM to Contain an AI Agent
It won’t work : My suspicion was that GPT 5.6-Cyber would succeed, but the frequency and manner of its success removed all doubt. We have to reassess sandboxing quality for capable AI agents, an
Impersonating IT support: how threat actors turn a remote session into enterprise-wide access
Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed a human-operated intrusion campaign that abuses Microsoft Teams external collaboration to impersonate IT support, gain remote access, and deploy a Node.js-based
Agentic security: Detection and response at machine speed
After talking with enterprise security leaders over the past year, one thing has become clear: the rise of autonomous AI agents is the most significant shift in security posture since the move to clou
Leaked Russian Cyber-Operations Training Materials
This is interesting: The records describe a force-generation mechanism for several General Staff components, including the GRU, Main Operational Directorate, and 8th Directorate, which is associated w
Fake GTA 6 leaked copy drains your crypto wallet
A fake GTA 6 leak is using wallet-draining code to steal cryptocurrency, tokens, and NFTs from eager fans.
Cybercrime at Machine Speed: Key Takeaways from Flashpoint’s 2026 Midyear Threat Intelligence Briefing
Threat actors are no longer just using automation to execute tasks, they are leveraging prepackaged, safeguard-free AI, weaponizing stolen session data, and directly targeting defenders’ security stac
We invited a direct competitor into Security Hub Extended. Here’s why.
When customers keep pointing you to a solution that overlaps with parts of your own offering, you have a choice to make. This post is about the choice we made with Upwind, and why we’d make it again.
Is Someone Hacking DoD Refrigerators?
It sure seems like it. The stores confirmed to be affected include Fort Irwin , Calif.; F.E. Warren Air Force Base , Wyo.; Fort Huachuca , Ariz.; Naval Station Newport , R.I.; Columbus Air Force Base
Automate IAM Identity Center governance with continuous discovery and reporting
AWS IAM Identity Center integrates with external identity provider (IdP) to provide customers with a centralized authentication and authorization solution for AWS resources across AWS Organizations. A
Friday Squid Blogging: Truckload of Squid Spills in Rhode Island
Ugh : A tractor-trailer rollover sent a truckload of squid spilling into a Rhode Island roadway, leaving a stench as they sat in the road for hours in the summer heat. Local authorities have dubbed it
AI Threat Report: How Artificial Intelligence Is Used Across Illicit Communities
A monthly analysis of how artificial intelligence is used in illicit communities, based on Flashpoint proprietary intelligence and direct visibility into real threat actor environments. The post AI Th
LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams
OpenAI disrupted a social engineering group from Cambodia that used ChatGPT. Its scope is impressive: The network simultaneously conducted multiple types of scams, often blending elements from differe
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
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
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
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.