Computer Vision Frameworks: Features And Future Trends
Computer vision frameworks provide developers with pre‑built algorithms for image processing, model training, and deployment across platforms. They integrate deep learning libraries like PyTorch and TensorFlow, offering features such as pre‑trained models, data augmentation, and visualization tools. Frameworks are categorized into traditional (e.g., OpenCV) and deep‑learning‑based (e.g., Detectron2) families. Emerging trends include cloud‑native architectures, self‑supervised learning, and optimized edge deployments.
New .NET AOT Malware Hides Code as a Black Box to Evade Detection
Researchers at Howler Cell have identified a new .NET Ahead‑of‑Time (AOT) compiled malware that strips metadata, turning the malicious binary into a black‑box that evades traditional security scanners. The infection chain begins with a phishing ZIP, delivering a downloader that...
Orchid Security Recognized by Gartner® as a Representative Vendor of Guardian Agents
Orchid Security has been named a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s inaugural Market Guide for Guardian Agents, which focuses on managing identities and access for AI agents with zero‑trust policies. The guide warns that AI agents expand “identity dark matter,” creating...
GitGuardian Reports an 81% Surge of AI-Service Leaks as 29M Secrets Hit Public GitHub
GitGuardian’s 2026 State of Secrets Sprawl report reveals an 81% year‑over‑year surge in AI‑service credential leaks, pushing total exposed secrets on public GitHub to roughly 29 million. AI‑assisted coding, exemplified by Claude Code, shows a 3.2% leak rate—about twice the platform...
New Vidar 2.0 Infostealer Spreads via Fake Game Cheats on GitHub, Reddit
Cybersecurity firm Acronis TRU uncovered a large‑scale campaign distributing the Vidar 2.0 infostealer through fake game‑cheat files hosted on GitHub and promoted on Reddit and Discord. The malware, rewritten in C for greater speed and stealth, is sold as Malware‑as‑a‑Service for $130‑$750...
Kevuru Games Outlines the Shift Toward Flexible Art Production in the Games Industry
Kevuru Games asserts that art outsourcing has evolved into a core component of modern game development, driven by larger project scopes, longer production cycles, and heightened visual expectations. The global games market, valued at $188.8 billion in 2025, is projected to...
Gaming Clans Become Growth Engine for Playnance Ecosystem
Playnance announced a strategic partnership with KGeN, linking its Web3 entertainment platform to KGeN’s network of over 53 million verified gamers. The collaboration taps more than 30,000 gaming clans spread across 60 countries, giving Playnance direct access to tightly‑connected community leaders. Through...
AI-HealthTech Innovator Humata Health Partners with AccuKnox for Zero Trust CNAPP
AI‑HealthTech firm Humata Health announced a partnership with security specialist AccuKnox to embed Zero‑Trust CNAPP and Application Security Posture Management into its SaaS platform. The solution, deployed on‑premises, satisfies HIPAA requirements and integrates with Azure DevOps and GitLab for automated...
Hackers Use Cloudflare Human Check to Hide Microsoft 365 Phishing Pages
Security researchers have uncovered a new phishing technique that leverages Cloudflare's Turnstile human‑verification widget to conceal fraudulent Microsoft 365 login pages. The malicious sites present a Turnstile challenge, then use the visitor's IP to identify security professionals or bots and serve...
Maintaining Security and Protecting Smart Home Devices From Hackers
Smart home devices boost convenience and energy savings but are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals. Common flaws include weak default passwords, lack of updates, and unsegmented Wi‑Fi networks that let attackers move laterally. Recent incidents, such as a robot vacuum breach...
New PixRevolution Malware Steals Brazil’s PIX Transfers in Real Time
Brazil’s instant payment platform PIX, handling billions of transactions monthly, is being targeted by a new Android malware called PixRevolution. The threat uses an agent‑in‑the‑loop model, displaying a fake loading screen while a human or AI operator swaps the recipient’s...
Iran-Linked Handala Hackers Claim Major Hacks on Stryker and Verifone
Iran‑linked Handala Hack Team announced cyberattacks on medical‑device maker Stryker and payment‑technology firm Verifone on March 11. Stryker confirmed a network disruption in its Microsoft‑based environment but reported no ransomware or data loss, while Verifone said it found no evidence of...
Your Data Lake Is Turning Into a Junk Drawer? Here’s How to Clean It Up
Data lakes often start as simple repositories but evolve into unmanaged dumping grounds as teams drop files without documentation or ownership. N‑iX consulting recommends a focused refresh that begins with the most‑used datasets, assigns clear owners, separates raw and curated...
Cal AI, New Owner of MyFitnessPal, Hit by Alleged Breach of 3 Million Users
Cal AI, the new owner of MyFitnessPal, is accused of a data breach affecting more than 3 million users, according to a post on BreachForums. The alleged leak comprises 12 GB of personal information, including names, dates of birth, email addresses—many using...
China-Linked Hackers Hit Qatar with Backdoor Disguised as War News
Check Point Research uncovered a wave of China‑linked cyber attacks on Qatar that began on 1 March 2026, using war‑news files as lures. The campaign employed DLL hijacking in Baidu NetDisk to deliver the PlugX backdoor and later targeted the oil‑and‑gas...
Fake LinkedIn Interview Used by Lazarus Hackers to Target AllSecure CEO
North Korean Lazarus Group attempted a high‑profile theft by posing as a recruiter on LinkedIn and conducting a fake interview with AllSecure CEO Chris Papathanasiou. The scammers used a deep‑fake avatar and delivered a malicious code package containing the BeaverTail...
Leading Myanmar Fleet Management Company Yoma Fleet Selects AccuKnox SIEM to Replace Legacy Tools
Yoma Fleet, Myanmar's leading fleet management firm, has selected AccuKnox SIEM to replace its legacy security tools. After a November 2025 evaluation and a successful proof‑of‑concept, the company migrated to the cloud‑native platform via AWS Marketplace in January 2026. AccuKnox...
Security Risk Advisors Releases “The Purple Perspective 2026” Report
Security Risk Advisors (SRA) unveiled its inaugural “Purple Perspective 2026” report, drawing on more than 160 purple‑team exercises that tested over 8,300 MITRE ATT&CK techniques. The study reveals that organizations conducting two to four exercises annually achieve markedly better detection and...
New Social Security Scam Emails Use Fake Tax Documents to Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign impersonating the Social Security Administration is flooding U.S. inboxes ahead of tax season. The emails feature urgent “Important Disclosures” language and a fake PDF titled like a Social Security statement. When recipients click the link, a...
900+ Certificates Used by Fortune 500, Governments Exposed by Key Leaks
GitGuardian and Google uncovered over one million private TLS keys leaked on public code repositories, mapping them to 140,000 certificates. As of September 2025, 2,622 of those certificates remained active, including more than 900 protecting Fortune 500 firms, healthcare providers, and...
The Hidden Cyber Risks of Remote Work Infrastructure
Remote work’s productivity gains are shadowed by rising cyber threats, especially weak home Wi‑Fi, sophisticated phishing, and data exposure through BYOD practices. Employees lack security expertise, making self‑policing impossible and corporate controls hard to enforce outside the office. The article...
How to Avoid Confidentiality Gaps in Early-Stage Startups
Early‑stage startups often sacrifice confidentiality for speed, leaving critical data exposed during pitches, hiring, and partnership talks. Two recurring gaps—lack of security protocols and delayed legal safeguards—lead to breaches that cost billions annually. A lightweight, repeatable NDA workflow—dual pitch decks,...
Fake Zoom, Teams Meeting Invites Use Compromised Certificates to Drop Malware
Researchers at Microsoft Defender uncovered a new phishing campaign that disguises malicious updates for Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Adobe Reader as legitimate meeting invites. The attackers leverage stolen Extended Validation certificates from TrustConnect Software to make the payloads appear trusted,...
The Most Common Swap Scams in 2026, and How to Avoid Them
Crypto swap scams have become more sophisticated in 2026, targeting users across DEXs and centralized exchanges. Scammers use fake interfaces, phishing URLs, unlimited approval requests, and MEV sandwich attacks to drain funds. The guide outlines common vectors—approval and permit scams,...
Archipelo and Checkmarx Announce Partnership Connecting AppSec Detection with DevSPM
Archipelo and Checkmarx announced a technical partnership that links application vulnerability findings with development‑origin context. The integration combines Archipelo’s Developer Security Posture Management (DevSPM) with Checkmarx’s Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) to surface who, how, and whether AI tools contributed...
Criminal IP to Present Decision-Ready Threat Intelligence at RSAC™ 2026
Criminal IP, an AI‑driven attack‑surface management and cyber‑threat intelligence platform, will exhibit at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco from March 23‑26. The company will host visitors at Booth N‑6555, offering live demos, one‑on‑one consultations, and hands‑on guidance. Serving more than 150 countries, Criminal IP combines large‑scale...
Pakistan’s Top News Channels Hacked and Hijacked With Anti-Military Messages
On March 1, 2026, Pakistan’s leading news channels Geo News, ARY News and Samaa TV were hijacked during the Ramadan Iftar slot, with hackers inserting anti‑military messages into the live feed. The intrusion was achieved by commandeering the PakSat satellite...
Link11 Releases European Cyber Report 2026: DDoS Attacks Become a Constant Threat
Link11’s European Cyber Report 2026 shows DDoS attacks surged 75% in 2025, reaching a record 12,388 minutes of continuous assault and 509 TB of traffic. Three attacks topped 1 Tbit/s, with the strongest at 1.33 Tbit/s, indicating terabit‑scale threats are now routine. The data...
How to Cut MTTR by Improving Threat Visibility in Your SOC
Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) is a critical KPI linking security speed to business risk. The article explains that poor threat visibility—stale data, alert overload, fragmented tools—drives MTTR higher, while high‑quality, execution‑verified threat intelligence can compress response times. ANY.RUN’s sandbox‑derived...
$300 a Month Android Malware ‘Oblivion’ Uses Fake Updates to Hijack Phones
A new Android Remote Access Trojan called Oblivion is being sold on the public web for $300 a month, with longer‑term plans up to $2,200. The malware disguises itself as a legitimate Google Play update, hijacking the Accessibility Service to...
Sendmarc Releases DMARCbis Fireside Chat Featuring Co-Editor Todd Herr
Sendmarc has published a fireside chat with DMARCbis co‑editor Todd Herr, outlining the draft’s progress toward Proposed Standard status. The discussion details upcoming tag revisions, clearer reporting expectations, and a DNS tree‑walk method for receiver‑side domain discovery. Herr emphasizes that...
How to Maximize DDoS Readiness with Proactive Protection Strategies
Cyber Security Intelligence reports a surge in DDoS attacks in 2025, with assaults escalating from gigabyte to terabyte volumes. The article outlines proactive protection steps, starting with comprehensive risk assessments that inventory public‑facing assets and establish traffic baselines. It then...
Multiple Zero-Day Flaws in PDF Platforms Enable XSS and One-Click Attacks
Researchers at Novee Security uncovered 13 vulnerability categories and 16 zero‑day flaws across Foxit and Apryse PDF platforms, including critical XSS and OS command injection bugs. Using a human‑agent AI swarm, they rapidly identified high‑impact issues such as one‑click attacks...
Hackers Hide Pulsar RAT Inside PNG Images in New NPM Supply Chain Attack
Security researchers at Veracode uncovered a malicious NPM package named buildrunner-dev that exploits a typosquatting trick to mimic the legitimate buildrunner tool. The package drops a massive batch script that conceals its true commands among random text and then downloads...
Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Reveal Nomination Shift From AI Hype to Governance Execution
Cybersecurity Insiders' 2026 Excellence Awards reveal a notable shift in vendor nominations from AI hype toward concrete governance, identity, and data security solutions. While agentic AI categories are growing rapidly, nominations now emphasize oversight mechanisms, ISO‑42001‑aligned frameworks, and human‑in‑the‑loop controls....
How to Securely Edit and Redact Sensitive PDFs: A Cybersecurity Guide
PDFs remain the go‑to format for confidential data, yet hidden metadata, annotations, and embedded objects often leak information despite password protection. In 2023, over 400 breach incidents were traced to incomplete redactions or metadata exposure. The guide outlines a six‑step...
Hackers Abuse ScreenConnect to Hijack PCs via Fake Social Security Emails
Forcepoint X‑labs uncovered a new phishing campaign that spoofs the US Social Security Administration to deliver a malicious .cmd script. The script auto‑elevates, disables Windows SmartScreen and Mark‑of‑Web, and leverages Alternate Data Streams to hide before silently installing a compromised...
Google Ads and Claude AI Abused to Spread MacSync Malware via ClickFix
Researchers at Moonlock Lab discovered that hackers hijacked verified Google Ads accounts belonging to a children’s charity and a Colombian retailer to promote malicious “ClickFix” links. The ads direct users searching for macOS commands to a counterfeit Claude AI page...
What Interoperability in Healthcare Really Means for Security and Privacy
Healthcare interoperability is accelerating data exchange among hospitals, labs, insurers and pharmacies, but each connection expands the sector's attack surface. Misconfigured integrations, outdated protocols and weak identity controls can leak sensitive patient records, turning routine sharing into a security liability....
The $17 Billion Wake-Up Call: Securing Crypto in the Age of AI Scams
The 2026 Chainalysis report estimates crypto‑related scams cost $17 billion, driven by a 1,400% surge in impersonation attacks and a 456% jump in AI‑enabled fraud. Machine‑learning tools have turned scams into factory‑scale operations, making them 4.5 times more profitable than traditional...
Best Tools for Test Data Management to Accelerate QA Teams in 2026
Test Data Management (TDM) tools are becoming essential for QA and DevOps teams as CI/CD pipelines demand rapid, compliant data provisioning. In 2026, vendors such as K2view, Delphix, Datprof, IBM Optim, Informatica, and Broadcom lead the market, each emphasizing self‑service,...
Most Engagement Data Is Compromised and That’s a Major Security Problem
Most digital engagement metrics are being polluted by bots, synthetic traffic, and identity spoofing, turning them from reliable signals into attack surfaces. Datavault AI is addressing this by building a verification‑first platform that authenticates human actions at the point of...
Pride Month Phishing Targets Employees via Trusted Email Services
Scammers have launched a Pride‑themed phishing campaign weeks before June, exploiting diversity messaging to steal employee credentials. The operation leverages compromised SendGrid accounts to send seemingly internal emails that either promise Pride branding or an opt‑out link, driving engagement regardless...
Navigating MiCA: A Practical Compliance Guide for European CASPs
The EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) replaces disparate national rules with a single, EU‑wide framework for Crypto‑Asset Service Providers (CASPs). It mandates incorporation in an EU member state, a national licence, and capital thresholds ranging from €50,000 to €150,000...
UK Construction Firm Hit by Prometei Botnet Hiding in Windows Server
A UK construction company discovered the Russian‑linked Prometei botnet hidden on its Windows Server in January 2026. The malware entered via weak RDP credentials, installed persistent services, and used Mimikatz to steal network passwords while mining Monero cryptocurrency. Researchers from eSentire’s...
Sanctioned Bulletproof Host Linked to Hijacking of Old Home Routers
Researchers at Infoblox uncovered a global DNS hijacking campaign that compromised outdated home routers in more than 30 countries. Attackers altered router DNS settings, redirecting traffic through servers owned by Aeza International, a U.S.-sanctioned Russian bulletproof hosting provider. The rerouted...
Chinese Mustang Panda Used Fake Diplomatic Briefings to Spy on Officials
Chinese‑linked hacking group Mustang Panda launched a covert espionage campaign in late 2025, distributing counterfeit US diplomatic briefings to government officials across Asia and Eastern Europe. The malicious PDFs triggered infection simply by being opened, deploying the PlugX DOPLUGS downloader...
MomentProof Deploys Patented Digital Asset Protection
MomentProof, Inc. has deployed its patented MomentProof Enterprise platform for AXA, enabling cryptographically sealed, AI‑resilient digital assets in the insurer's claims process. The technology certifies images, video, audio and metadata at capture, providing deterministic authenticity verification. AXA reports eliminated probabilistic...
One Identity Appoints Gihan Munasinghe as Chief Technology Officer
One Identity announced the appointment of Gihan Munasinghe as Chief Technology Officer. Munasinghe brings more than 15 years of experience leading global engineering organizations and modernising legacy platforms. He will steer the engineering team, accelerate the company’s SaaS delivery model...
Everest Ransomware Claims 90GB Data Theft Involving Legacy Polycom Systems
The Everest ransomware group alleges it stole roughly 90 GB of data from legacy Polycom engineering environments, which were acquired by HP in 2022 and now operate under the HP Poly brand. Screenshots released by the gang show file directories, source‑code trees...