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Hackers grow more willing to destroy, not just disrupt OT systems
Published: August 6, 2026 17:17
Experts said the alarming trend has further stressed infrastructure providers that are already struggling with strong passwords, comprehensive logging and other basics.
OpenAI warns autonomous hacks are ‘watershed moment for computer security’
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/openai-hugging-face-hack-ai-models-black-hat/827167/
Published: August 5, 2026 19:26
Company employees said their industry should rethink how it balances capabilities and safeguards.
Focus on infrastructure resilience, not AI hype, Western government leaders warn
Published: August 5, 2026 16:44
U.S. and allied officials said companies should start preparing now for a cyberattack that changes how they provide essential services.
CISA is prioritizing work with critical infrastructure as it begins to recover from cuts
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-critical-infrastructure-job-cuts/827094/
Published: August 5, 2026 16:05
The agency has been focused on helping secure systems at drinking and wastewater utilities in recent weeks.
White House walks tightrope on securing AI without stifling tech innovation
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/administration-securing-ai-stifling-tech-innovation/827088/
Published: August 5, 2026 15:33
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the administration wants to work collaboratively with the private sector.
Tech industry alliance proposes AI agent safety reporting program
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-agent-security-exchange-linux-foundation/826940/
Published: August 4, 2026 14:40
The information-sharing exchange is designed to widely share lessons learned from agentic AI security incidents.
AI widely used to exploit critical flaws, disrupt supply chains
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-exploit-critical-flaws-disrupt-supply-chains/826915/
Published: August 4, 2026 12:41
A report confirms the growing use of AI across a broad spectrum of threat groups.
AI makes costly spearphishing attacks easier, cyber insurer says
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-spearphishing-cyber-insurance-claims/826732/
Published: August 4, 2026 12:00
Dive Brief: Ransomware extortion caused roughly three-quarters of business losses in the first half of 2026, the cyber insurance firm Resilience said in a recent report. At the same time, ransomware accounted for less than 6% of the incidents for which…
OT security coalition urges Congress, CISA to enact reforms amid water sector hacks
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ot-security-coalition-congress-cisa-reforms-water/826791/
Published: August 3, 2026 15:32
Iran-nexus hackers are suspected in a broad campaign targeting drinking and wastewater sites in at least seven U.S. states.
China-based hacker employs DeepSeek in autonomous threat campaign
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/china-based-hacker-deepseek-autonomous/826784/
Published: August 3, 2026 15:24
Researchers said the hacker also attempted to test Western AI tools, but ultimately was forced to revert to manual operations to succeed.
How volunteer cyber experts are helping protect rural water systems
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/water-cybersecurity-def-con-franklin-outcomes/826517/
Published: August 3, 2026 14:03
A first-in-the-nation program is seeing promising results as it charts a path for supporting the U.S.’s most vulnerable infrastructure.
Anthropic says human error let Claude AI models escape test environment and hack third parties
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/anthropic-claude-ai-hacking-test/826708/
Published: July 31, 2026 15:29
The company said its discovery, which followed OpenAI’s similar admission, proved the need for better testing guardrails.
Hackers abuse Microsoft Teams in ransomware campaign through fake IT support
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hackers-microsoft-teams-ransomware-it-support/826591/
Published: July 30, 2026 14:52
Researchers said dozens of US and Canadian firms have been targeted, however, the motivation appears to be financial rather than espionage.
Shadow AI, leadership resistance make AI governance tough for worried CISOs
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-governance-shadow-cisos-okta/826587/
Published: July 30, 2026 14:38
Fewer than half of CISOs think their bosses see AI security as a business enabler, according to an Okta survey.
As data breaches grow costlier, ungoverned AI creates new risks
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/data-breach-costs-ai-governance-ibm/826463/
Published: July 29, 2026 14:18
Meanwhile, many companies still aren’t doing the basics to protect on-premises data, IBM found.
Authorities investigating a coordinated cyberattack against Minnesota water systems
Published: July 28, 2026 21:20
The two-day attack comes days after federal officials warned of state-linked threat groups targeting a wider set of industrial devices.
Microsoft launches agentic security platform designed to combat AI-based attacks
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/microsoft-agentic-security-platform-ai-attacks/826365/
Published: July 28, 2026 15:12
The rollout comes amid growing concerns about the ability of hackers to launch campaigns using autonomous methods.
Companies fear AI risks more than common cybersecurity threats
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-cybersecurity-threats-business-fears/826352/
Published: July 28, 2026 14:27
That misprioritization could blind companies to the threats they should be focusing on, Arctic Wolf said in a new report.
Coca-Cola restores most production capacity at dairy unit after ransomware attack
Published: July 27, 2026 15:15
The company said it does not expect the Fairlife disruption to have a material impact on financial performance or operations.
Tech industry giants say US must embrace openness, transparency in AI
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-open-source-weights-tech-industry-promote/826240/
Published: July 27, 2026 14:44
Open-source and open-weight AI models are essential cybersecurity tools, two groups of major AI and security firms said.
What the Trojan horse gets right (and wrong) about AI security
Published: July 27, 2026 09:00
Agentic AI didn't invent new risk. It removed the friction that used to keep environments in check.
In the Mythos era, security belongs at runtime
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/in-the-mythos-era-security-belongs-at-runtime/825478/
Published: July 27, 2026 09:00
Frontier AI cut time-to-exploit from years to hours. Why defense now has to happen at runtime.