Geopolitics, AI, and Cybersecurity: Insights From RSAC 2026

2026-04-02T20:51:43Zde173107b957589db72a17e96debc8c9eb2e94b592f565d232cad708a6a004bd
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What happened

DarkReading roundup highlights AI as the dominant theme at RSAC 2026 and a driving force in both offensive tools and defensive strategy, while geopolitics shift (EU leadership, state-linked activity). Multiple active threats and incidents are reported: supply-chain compromise of the Axios NPM package, Hasbro unauthorized-access incident, AI-powered malware (DeepLoad) and code-obfuscation techniques, Casbaneiro banking trojan activity in Latin America, a Venom stealer MaaS commoditizing info‑stealing campaigns, cloud/SaaS breaches using stolen credentials (TeamPCP), and nation-state/organized‑r

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2026-04-02T20:51:43Z
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