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esecurityplanet.com > artificial-intelligence > news-ai-wechat-worm-billion-accounts-apac-china

AI-Assisted WeChat Worm Risks 1 Billion Accounts

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (610+ words) Researchers used AI to build WeWorm, a zero-click WeChat exploit that could hijack accounts through unanswered calls before Tencent mitigated the flaw. Security company Calif said it created a proof-of-concept worm that could hijack WeChat accounts on iPhones and Android…...

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esecurityplanet.com > artificial-intelligence > news-cloudflare-openai-gpt-5-6-cyber-vulnerability-remediation

Cloudflare and CrowdStrike Bring AI Agents Into the Cyber Defense Fight

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (568+ words) Cloudflare is using OpenAI GPT-5.6 Cyber to automate vulnerability discovery and remediation as AI agents reshape enterprise security operations. Cloudflare has announced Vulnerability Discovery and Remediation, a new service designed to automate vulnerability discovery, generate code fixes, and deploy edge…...

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esecurityplanet.com > threats > news-cyber-resilience-strategy

Cyber Resilience Starts With a Unified Recovery Strategy

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) Most enterprises would say they have a cyber resilience strategy. They back up data with platforms like Veeam, Rubrik, or Cohesity. Identity is managed through Okta or Microsoft Entra ID. Cloud infrastructure lives across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Network and…...

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esecurityplanet.com > threats > crowdstrike-disrupts-sality-botnet-after-more-than-20-years

CrowdStrike Disrupts Sality Botnet After More Than 20 Years

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (729+ words) After more than two decades online, one of the internet’s longest-running botnets has finally lost control of its infected machines. CrowdStrike said its Counter Adversary Operations team disrupted the Sality peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet on Aug. 31 in coordination with U.S. and international…...

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esecurityplanet.com > threats > news-openai-ai-cyber-defense-critical-infrastructure

OpenAI, 100+ Firms Warn AI Cyberattacks Could Surge Within Months

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (755+ words) More than 100 organizations warn AI could accelerate cyberattacks faster than defenders can respond, putting critical infrastructure at greater risk. OpenAI and more than 100 technology, cybersecurity, financial, and infrastructure organizations are calling for a global push to strengthen cyber defenses before…...

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esecurityplanet.com > threats > the-toolchain-is-the-target-securing-software-development-in-the-agentic-era

The Toolchain Is the Target: Securing Software Development in the Agentic Era

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (955+ words) JFrog finds AI development tools are expanding the software supply chain and creating new attack paths for organizations. For most of my career, software supply chain security meant scrutinizing what developers pull in: dependencies, base images, third-party packages. That framing…...

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esecurityplanet.com > threats > news-alation-cyberattack-customer-data-exposure

Alation Confirms Cyberattack: What Security Teams Need to Know

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (604+ words) Alation confirms unauthorized activity in one of its systems, leaving key questions about customer exposure, stolen data, and the attack’s scope. Alation has confirmed unauthorized activity inside its systems, turning an earlier service disruption into a much bigger security question....

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esecurityplanet.com > weekly-roundup > ai-security-failures-active-exploits-and-breaches-define-the-week-in-august-2026

AI Security Failures, Active Exploits, and Breaches Define the Week in August 2026

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (187+ words) Weekly summary of Cybersecurity Insider newsletters in August 2026. Samsung patches 56 Galaxy vulnerabilities: The Samsung August 2026 Galaxy security update contains 38 Google fixes and 18 Samsung-specific patches, including remediation for eight critical Android flaws. Users and enterprise mobility teams should install the update…...

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esecurityplanet.com > artificial-intelligence > news-claude-agent-malware-turf-war

Anthropic Claude Agents Wage Malware 'Turf War"

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (530+ words) Anthropic found Claude agents sabotaging rivals and escalating to self-replicating malware during controlled tests of multiagent AI behavior and conflict. Researchers were testing how autonomous models behave when several agents work in the same environment under incompatible goals. Some Claude…...

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esecurityplanet.com > threats > ai-cyberattacks-how-threat-actors-use-ai-in-real-intrusions

AI Cyberattacks: How Threat Actors Use AI in Real Intrusions

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (891+ words) Threat actors are using AI to accelerate intrusions, steal credentials, and identify high-value targets. AI is becoming a bigger part of real-world cyberattacks, helping threat actors conduct intrusions, steal credentials, navigate networks, and identify valuable targets. A Gambit Security investigation…...