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CISA Reportedly Using Anthropic’s Mythos to Scan Government Software for Flaws

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Anthropic’s powerful Mythos AI model to scan and audit federal government software for security vulnerabilities, according to a report from Reuters. Citing three sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that CISA is utilizing Mythos to scan code repositories across federal agencies. The operation aims to proactively discover and patch security bugs that could otherwise be exploited by foreign intelligence agencies and cybercriminals. The audits are…

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The Shift Toward Business-Aligned Risk Management

In the movie Moneyball, the Oakland A’s didn’t need more data; they needed to know which data actually won games. Risk assessment data has the same problem. A CVSS score of 9.1 might mean little to a CFO; the fact that it represents a vulnerability in a payment system processing $2 million daily means a great deal. This data must therefore link to information about operational disruptions that can cause financial loss, product delays, or…

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In Other News: Canadian Hacker Jailed, Open Source Zero-Days, Two Sentenced for ATM Jackpotting

SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news weekly roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage but remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy updates, industry reports, and other noteworthy events to help readers maintain a well-rounded awareness of the evolving cybersecurity environment. Here are this week’s highlights: Anonymous-linked hacker Aubrey Cottle jailed over Texas GOP cyberattack Aubrey Cottle,…

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Agentic AI Used to Conduct Ransomware Attack via Langflow

A threat actor exploited a vulnerability in Langflow to access an organization’s instance and abuse it in an agentic ransomware attack, cloud security firm Sysdig reports. Langflow is a Python-based, LLM-agnostic open source framework used for building LLM-driven applications and agent workflows. As part of the attack, a threat actor tracked as JadePuffer gained access to an internet-exposed Langflow instance through the exploitation of CVE-2025-3248 (CVSS score of 9.8), a critical missing authentication vulnerability disclosed…

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Medtronic Data Breach Impacts 3.8 Million People

Medical technology giant Medtronic is notifying more than 3.8 million individuals that their personal and medical information was compromised in a recent data breach. The incident occurred in April 2026, when the infamous extortion group ShinyHunters accessed the company’s corporate IT systems. Medtronic confirmed the attack in late April, noting that its products and manufacturing and distribution operations were not affected. ShinyHunters had added the company to its Tor-based leak site on April 17, claiming…

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How to Conduct a Successful Audit of AI-Driven Software Development

Traditionally, an audit independently examines records, processes and controls to verify compliance and assess financial and operational integrity. In the modern world, such an approach should extend to the software development lifecycle (SDLC) – especially in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) or large language model (LLM)-assisted code. Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and their teams need proof that developers are producing protected products, because one in five organizations has experienced a serious security incident…

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Adobe Patches Critical ColdFusion, Campaign Classic Vulnerabilities

Adobe on Tuesday announced security updates for ColdFusion and Campaign Classic to resolve half a dozen maximum severity vulnerabilities. The update for Adobe Campaign Classic resolves CVE-2026-48286 (CVSS score of 10/10), an incorrect authorization issue that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. Patches for the flaw were included in Adobe Campaign Classic version 7.4.3 build 9397, which is now rolling out to Windows and Linux users. Updates released for ColdFusion versions 2025 and 2023…

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Aflac Japan Data Breach Impacts 4.38 Million

Aflac Life Insurance Japan, a subsidiary of insurance giant Aflac, on Tuesday announced that hackers stole the personal information of 4.38 million customers. The company’s systems were hacked on June 15, and the attackers accessed them several times until June 25, when the data breach was discovered, Aflac said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. “Upon identifying the unlawful access, Aflac Japan promptly took steps designed to contain the incident and…

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‘DirtyClone’ Linux Kernel Vulnerability Leads to Root Access

JFrog has published technical details and a proof of concept (PoC) targeting a recent high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability that could allow any local user to gain root privileges. Tracked as CVE-2026-43503 (CVSS score of 8.8) and referred to as DirtyClone, the local privilege escalation bug was resolved on May 24, shortly after being reported to the Linux kernel maintainers. Now, JFrog explains that the flaw is a variant of DirtyFrag (also known as Copy Fail…

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Chinese Framework Powers 200,000 Scam Sites

More than 200,000 websites are using investment scam templates built with the Chinese open source framework Uni-App, Infoblox reports. A cross-platform development toolkit, Uni-App allows developers to create Vue.js codebases that can be deployed as mobile and desktop applications, or as mobile-optimized websites simultaneously. Widely used in China and supported by a developer ecosystem, the framework powers thousands of legitimate products, and its maker DCloud does not appear to be involved in its fraudulent use.…

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