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Ransomware Payouts, AI-Driven Threats and Reshaping Payment Fraud
In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed a ransomware case that once again raises questions about paying extortionists, why security leaders fear AI is accelerating attacks faster than humans can respond and how the rise of instant payments is reshaping fraud programs at banks.

License Frontier AI to Practice Medicine, Argues JAMA Article
Scrutiny is intensifying around the quickly evolving role that AI is playing in healthcare. That includes issues around the transparency and safety of consumer health chatbots and also whether a new clinical AI licensing framework is necessary to protect the integrity of medicine.

Driftnet Acquisition Adds Real-Time Visibility Into Exposed Assets and AI Risks
SecurityScorecard acquired internet reconnaissance startup Driftnet to expand real-time visibility into hidden infrastructure, exposed assets and AI-driven third-party risks while strengthening threat hunting, attribution and internet-scale intelligence capabilities.

Broken vdaemon Peering Authentication Enables Unauthenticated Admin Access
A maximum-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller is being actively exploited, giving attackers administrative privileges without authentication. The authentication bypass vulnerability stems from a broken peering authentication mechanism.

Peters was sentenced to nine years for stealing voting data and has been publicly unrepentant. But Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been hinting at the decision for months. 

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Day two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 saw $385,750 earned for 15 zero-days, bringing the total to $908,750 and 39 vulnerabilities over two days. During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, security researchers earned $385,750 after successfully demonstrating 15 unique zero-day vulnerabilities affecting products such as Windows 11, Microsoft Exchange, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux […]

Reports: Trump Administration Approval of Nvidia H200 Sales Poses Frontier AI Risks
Trump administration discussions on AI governance with China are colliding with reports that Washington may permit expanded Nvidia H200 chip sales to Chinese firms, fueling concerns that U.S. technology access could accelerate Beijing's frontier AI and military-linked ambitions.

'Have I Been Pwned' Founder Troy Hunt Reviews Impact on People and Organizations
The volume of data breaches that result in stolen personal data being leaked online has been surging, "courtesy of the ShinyHunters," and while it affects individuals, the organizations being extorted are bearing the brunt of such attacks, said Troy Hunt, founder and CEO of Have I Been Pwned.

Computing Giant Touts Multi-Agentic 'MDASH' Approach as Superior to Single Models
Microsoft says its new approach to finding vulnerabilities with artificial intelligence agents outclasses the single models touted by Anthropic and OpenAI. MDASH is only being utilized internally by Microsoft engineers and tested by a "small set of customers as part of a limited private preview."

Ransomware Payouts, AI-Driven Threats and Reshaping Payment Fraud
In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed a ransomware case that once again raises questions about paying extortionists, why security leaders fear AI is accelerating attacks faster than humans can respond and how the rise of instant payments is reshaping fraud programs at banks.