Cybersecurity

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1. Cybersecurity · Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   CrowdStrike plans to buy Dreadnode

   CrowdStrike intends to acquire Dreadnode. The aim is to bring automated AI security testing to the Falcon platform.

   Full story at crowdstrike.com ↗
2. Cybersecurity · Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies · DevOps & containers

   CrowdStrike to acquire Fiddler for agent observability

   CrowdStrike plans to acquire Fiddler. It is meant to deliver Falcon Observe for AI agent observability.

   Full story at crowdstrike.com ↗
3. Operating systems · Software & updates · Cybersecurity

   Windows Search has quietly sent queries to Bing for years

   A report reveals that Windows has been sending every Start menu search to Bing for over a decade. A new toggle now lets users disable this behavior.

   Full story at XDA ↗
4. Cybersecurity

   Google works to fight scams in Asia Pacific

   Google is combining built-in protections with local partnerships and education to tackle scams in the region. The effort aims to better protect users from fraud.

   Full story at blog.google ↗
5. Cybersecurity · Operating systems

   Google dismantles Android TV box botnet

   Google has taken down a malware operation that abused over 1.3 million Android TV boxes. Google says maker Videostrong Technology was behind the XCPE backdoor embedded in the firmware.

   Full story at Android Central ↗
6. Cybersecurity · Operating systems · Smartphones & apps

   A so-called SMS of Death can crash unpatched Android phones

   PhoneArena reports that the SMS of Death can make a phone completely unusable. It affects Android phones that have not been patched.

   Full story at PhoneArena ↗
7. Cybersecurity · Artificial intelligence

   Check Point describes prompt adware targeting AI agents

   Check Point Research found Haiou, an OpenAI Codex jailbreak bundle that persistently alters an agent's instructions to inject ads for a third-party AI gateway. It raises the question of how much visibility organizations have into third-party prompts, Skills and configurations.

   Full story at blog.checkpoint.com ↗
8. IT industry & companies · Cybersecurity · Artificial intelligence · DevOps & containers

   CrowdStrike plans to buy Fiddler for AI agent observability

   CrowdStrike is to acquire Fiddler. The deal is meant to deliver Falcon Observe for AI agent observability.

   Full story at crowdstrike.com ↗
9. Cybersecurity

   Cloudflare launches Zero Wire for critical vulnerabilities

   Cloudflare introduces Zero Wire, a hub for investigating critical Internet vulnerabilities. AI is changing both the volume and speed of critical vulnerability discovery.

   Full story at blog.cloudflare.com ↗
10. Cybersecurity · Artificial intelligence · Cloud & data centers

    CrowdStrike extends AI security from endpoint to cloud

    CrowdStrike announces advances in AI security and safety from the endpoint to the cloud. The item gives no further details.

    Full story at crowdstrike.com ↗

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