Tag: tool
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Thousands of malicious AI skills found capable of stealing data, running malware
AI agents can browse the web, use external tools, execute commands, and perform tasks on behalf of users. Many rely on skills that define how they interact with services and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/08/eset-ai-threat-trends-report/
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Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets
“HalluSquatting” weaponizes LLMs’ inability to say “I don’t know.” First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/hackers-can-use-9-of-the-most-popular-ai-tools-to-assemble-massive-botnets/
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20 open-source cybersecurity tools to keep your team ready for anything
AI is changing how security teams find vulnerabilities, analyze code, test applications, and protect infrastructure. Developers are building tools to secure AI systems … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/08/20-latest-open-source-cybersecurity-tools/
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Why Unity Remains the Most Popular Engine for Mobile Games
Learn why Unity is still a trusted engine for mobile games, from faster prototyping and Android and iOS support to tools that help studios scale after releases. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/unity-remains-popular-mobile-games-engine/
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RedWing MaaS Packages Android Bank Fraud as a Telegram Rental Service
A new Android malware operation called RedWing is being rented out on Telegram as a ready-made bank-fraud service. It lets even low-skill criminals take over a victim’s phone, steal their banking logins, and capture the one-time codes that protect their accounts.Zimperium’s zLabs, which found the operation, says it looks like a new variant of Oblivion,…
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Mike Winston on Why Jet.AI Shifted From Aviation to AI Infrastructure
Private aviation runs on tight margins and tighter schedules. The AI tools Jet.AI built to optimize both placed the company in an unusual vantage point: watching production inference workloads run against real operational constraints, before the data center power shortage became a mainstream story. Mike Winston, investor and founder of Jet.AI (NASDAQ: JTAI), built those…
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The 10 Hottest Cybersecurity Tools And Products Of 2026 (So Far)
The hottest cybersecurity products of 2026 so far include AI security tools from CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler and SentinelOne. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/the-10-hottest-cybersecurity-tools-and-products-of-2026-so-far
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Microsoft to enable Windows settings backup by default for orgs
Microsoft says the Windows settings backup and restore tool will be enabled by default on Microsoft Entra-joined or Microsoft Entra hybrid-joined enterprise systems after upgrading to Windows 11 26H2. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-to-enable-windows-backup-for-organizations-by-default/
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Kazuar Backdoor Uses DLL Side-Loading and PowerShell Loaders for Stealthy Execution
Turla’s Kazuar backdoor has re-emerged as a technically sophisticated persistence and reconnaissance tool that combines DLL side-loading with PowerShell-based loaders to achieve stealthy execution and resilient command-and-control. This side-loading technique minimizes disk activity tied to novel executables and leverages trusted host processes to bypass naive allowlists and detection heuristics. The delivery chain frequently uses multi-layered,…
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Apple Container: Open-source tool for Linux containers on the Mac
Developers on Apple silicon Macs have run Linux containers through software built around a single shared virtual machine for years. Apple’s open-source Container project … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/07/apple-container-open-source-linux-mac/
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From Image3D to AI Agents: How AI 3D Generation Operates in 2026
Learn how AI 3D generation turns text, images, and video into usable 3D models, with Meshy AI tools for design, games, 3D printing, and content creation today. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/image-to-3d-ai-agents-ai-3d-generation-2026/
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Insignary Closes SBOM Accuracy Gap With Binary-Level Clarity for Regulatory Risk
Toronto, Canada, July 6th, 2026, CyberNewswire Most software composition analysis tools read what developers declare. Insignary Clarity’s patented binary-first platform analyzes what is actually built, shipped, and deployed, including the open-source components that never appear in any manifest. Insignary, Inc., whose patented binary fingerprint technology has been cited in four Gartner research reports, today […]…
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NCA Issues Warning to Parents As Shared Child Photos Exploited by AI Tools
IWF and NCA warn that growing numbers of images and videos are being manipulated into sexual abuse material First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-warn-parents-volume/
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Omnigent: Open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness
Plenty of developers now keep several coding agents close at hand, reaching for Claude Code on one task and Codex or Cursor on the next. Each tool arrives with its own command … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/06/omnigent-open-source-ai-agent-framework/
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Flipper Zero firmware development gets a fresh set of community rules
Owners of the Flipper Zero, the pocket-sized wireless testing tool, spent recent weeks worried that its official firmware had gone quiet. Pavel Zhovner, CEO of Flipper … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/06/flipper-zero-firmware-development-update/
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 584 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. Government Agency Paid $1M to Data Extortion Group Kairos FBI: TeamPCP Compromised Dev Tools to…
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Parrot 7.3 released With new menu system and smoother dayday use
Parrot 7.3 arrives focused on refinement rather than a tool glut, rebuilding all editions to deliver perceptible gains on modern hardware and a smoother desktop experience. Released only months after its predecessor, this update concentrates on system-level improvements: optimized builds for newer CPUs, a rewritten menu stack in Go that enables one”‘click installs from the…
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FBI: TeamPCP Compromised Dev Tools to Steal Cloud Credentials
FBI says TeamPCP poisoned trusted developer tools to steal cloud credentials, spread malware through software updates, and extort victims. On July 2, 2026, the FBI published a FLASH alert identifying the criminal group called TeamPCP and detailing how it compromised widely used developer and security tools to steal credentials from victim environments at scale. The…
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Lawmaker Probing Pegasus Spyware Infected Using Same Malware
Members of European Parliament Seek Fresh Spyware Probe Following Revelations. Multiple European lawmakers are calling for a fresh investigation into spyware following new revelations that a European Parliament committee member probing Pegasus mobile device hacking software himself fell victim to attackers who wielded the surveillance tool against him. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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ISMG Editors: Signs of Russia in Jaguar Land Rover Probe
Also: AI Export Controls Reshape Post-Quantum Debate, Grappling With AI Governance. In this week’s ISMG Editors’ Panel, four editors discussed new developments in the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack probe, why export controls on artificial intelligence tools are reshaping post-quantum cryptography plans, and cybersecurity leaders’ latest thinking about how to best govern AI. First seen on…
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European Parliament Member Investigating Spyware Was Hacked With Pegasus
A new report from the Citizen Lab has revealed that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou had his mobile device repeatedly hacked with the notorious Pegasus spyware while serving on a committee that was tasked with investigating the abuse of such commercial surveillance tools in the bloc.”Through forensic analysis of his device, we…
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Alibaba Reportedly Bans Claude Code Over Alleged Backdoor Risk in AI Coding Tool
Alibaba is reportedly preparing to ban the use of Anthropic’s Claude Code across its internal environments starting July 10. This decision comes in light of allegations that the AI-powered coding assistant has a covert detection mechanism resembling a backdoor. The news, first reported by the Chinese financial outlet Yicai and later confirmed by Reuters, has…
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Neues Spionage-Tool Umbrij kapert Gmail-Sitzungen
Die APT-Gruppe ToddyCat nutzt das neue Tool Umbrij, um über präparierte Browser-Sitzungen unbefugten Zugriff auf Gmail- und Google-Konten zu erlangen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/gmail-sitzungen-spionage-tool-umbrij
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Anthropic Unveils AI Tool for Scientists and Medical R&D
Claude Science Aims to Speed Research and Drug Discovery, and Improve Collaboration. Much of the work involved with life science, biomedical and related research consists of tedious, time-consuming tasks that bog down the discovery of promising medical breakthroughs. Anthropic says a new scientific AI workbench can dramatically reduce the time and effort spent on many…
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ThreatsDay: AI Compute Hijacking, Apple Email Flaw, BlueHammer Ransomware + 14 Stories
This week’s security news is mostly about weak spots.Browsers, bots, sandboxes, AI systems, and email flows all show the same problem in different ways. Everything looks normal until someone tests a small gap and finds a way through.This is not one big break. It is small permissions, weak checks, open systems, and normal tools doing…
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Hackers Abuse ScreenConnect Remote Access Tool to Deploy AsyncRAT Through Fake Installers
A wide-reaching campaign in which attackers abused the legitimate remote administration tool ScreenConnect to deploy AsyncRAT via faux software installers. The infection chain leverages trusted binaries, DLL sideloading, reflective loading and process hollowing to achieve stealthy persistence and remote control an approach that capitalizes on the very trust enterprises place in remote management tools. The…
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Identity Lifecycle Management Wasn’t Built for AI Agents
Identity lifecycle management was architected around a person with an employment record, a manager, and a departure date. AI agents have none of those. As autonomous principals proliferate across enterprise environments, the governance model built for humans develops structural blind spots that traditional IGA tools weren’t designed to detect. This guide covers where that model…
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Gefälschte Googlebots: Angriffe über manipulierte Crawler-Anfragen nehmen zu
Website-Betreiber registrieren eine Welle schadhafter Bots im Gewand des Googlebots. Betreiber sollten IP-Adressen über offizielle Tools prüfen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/gefaelschte-googlebots-angriffe
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GitHub’s new tool helps prevent costly open-source license violations
GitHub’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) uses the new GitHub License Compliance feature, now in public preview, to manage thousands of open-source dependencies and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/02/github-license-compliance-feature/
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Shadow AI: Governing What You Can’t See
Why Shadow AI Is Becoming a Security Challenge for Modern Organizations Shadow AI is fast becoming a critical enterprise blind spot, with Gartner predicting 40% of organizations will face security or compliance incidents by 2030. As employees adopt unapproved tools, CIOs must close visibility gaps and align AI governance with innovation before risks escalate. First…