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securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Dragos Completes NetRise and runZero Acquisitions Following Accenture Deal
Dragos Completes NetRise and runZero Acquisitions Following Accenture Deal
SecurityWeek

Accenture's majority investment in Dragos has now closed, and Dragos followed it on Monday by announcing that it has completed its acquisitions of NetRise and runZero. The moves are part of Accenture's $4.1 billion OT cybersecurity push announced…

securityweek.com - Associated Press - Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach
Google Hit With $463 Million Fine for EU Location Data Rule Breach
SecurityWeek

Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday. Ireland's Data Protection Commission said its…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Rust Team Members and Popular Crate Owners Targeted via Video Calls
Rust Team Members and Popular Crate Owners Targeted via Video Calls
SecurityWeek

The Rust project warned last week that an ongoing social engineering campaign is targeting Rust-lang team members and the owners of popular crates to hijack developer credentials and deploy malicious packages. The crates.io team and the security…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Colorado Water Utilities Hit by Cyberattacks Targeting OT Systems
Colorado Water Utilities Hit by Cyberattacks Targeting OT Systems
SecurityWeek

Hackers targeted operational technology (OT) systems at two private water utilities in Colorado in late August, apparently attempting to cause disruptions. Few technical details are available, but it seems the attackers targeted industrial control…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Fake LastPass Installers Push Kernel-Level EDR Killer, 'Rapuncel' Stealer
Fake LastPass Installers Push Kernel-Level EDR Killer, 'Rapuncel' Stealer
SecurityWeek

A fake LastPass Authenticator distributed via GitHub has led to the discovery of a broad impersonation campaign delivering infostealer malware, LastPass reports. As part of the campaign, the attackers impersonated at least 40 organizations to push…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - CrowdSec Confirms Source Code Stolen in Supply Chain Attack
CrowdSec Confirms Source Code Stolen in Supply Chain Attack
SecurityWeek

French cybersecurity firm CrowdSec has confirmed that approximately 300 private and public repositories were compromised and source code was stolen from them. The company provides open source, crowdsourced threat intelligence, including a…

newswire.ca - Arras Minerals Corp. - ARRAS MINERALS FURTHER DEFINES 2.5 KM AND 3.5 KM COPPER-GOLD TARGETS ALONG BEREZSKI PORPHYRY TREND & APPOINTS DR. FARHAD BOUZARI AS PRINCIPAL GEOSCIENTIST
ARRAS MINERALS FURTHER DEFINES 2.5 KM AND 3.5 KM COPPER-GOLD TARGETS ALONG BEREZSKI PORPHYRY TREND & APPOINTS DR. FARHAD BOUZARI AS PRINCIPAL GEOSCIENTIST
CNW

Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation TSX-V: ARK / OTCQB: ARRKF VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- Arras Minerals Corp. (TSXV: ARK) (OTCQB: ARRKF) ('Arras' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce results from its top-of-bedrock ('KGK')…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - Organizations Warned of 3 Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
Organizations Warned of 3 Exploited Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities
SecurityWeek

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has expanded its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog with three Linux kernel flaws, urging federal agencies to immediately patch them. Tracked as CVE-2025-39682 (CVSS score of 9.8), the…

securityweek.com - Ionut Arghire - RatHat Android Trojan Uses AI for Automation
RatHat Android Trojan Uses AI for Automation
SecurityWeek

A newly discovered Android trojan relies on generative AI to more intelligently navigate and control the infected devices, mobile security company Zimperium reports. Dubbed RatHat, the malware has been distributed through smishing and malvertising…

globenewswire.com - International Petroleum Corporation - International Petroleum Corporation Announces Results of Normal Course Issuer Bid
International Petroleum Corporation Announces Results of Normal Course Issuer Bid
GlobeNewswire

International Petroleum Corporation (IPC or the Corporation) (TSX, Nasdaq Stockholm: IPCO) is pleased to announce that IPC repurchased a total of 36,111 IPC common shares (ISIN: CA46016U1084) during the period of September 14 to 18, 2026 under…

securityweek.com - Eduard Kovacs - Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms
Google Confirms Gemini AI Breached Three Firms
SecurityWeek

Google has confirmed that one of its Gemini models accessed the systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity test in May. The Wall Street Journal first reported the incidents on Friday, describing them as the first known case of Google's…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Torpey - Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts
Polymarket Bug Reportedly Let Identity Thieves Into Existing Accounts
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Nearly 500 Polymarket US users were hit in late July by a fraud attack that did not require a password, a username, or a compromised phone, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Saturday. A person who tried to create a new account…

lesswrong.com - Why do they even talk about x-risk? - LessWrong
Why do they even talk about x-risk? - LessWrong
Transformative AI

Why do CEOs and other AI leaders talk about existential risk at all? What sociological mechanisms make it possible for them to do it? And how should we respond to the popular argument: “if Musk says something, the opposite must be…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Digital Wallets Bring New Rules for Consumer Protection
Digital Wallets Bring New Rules for Consumer Protection
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

Digital assets can reach millions of consumers faster than the security practices surrounding them can mature. Digital wallets and cryptocurrency products have moved beyond the embrace of technically sophisticated early users. A larger market gives…

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