Proof’s x401 establishes an open protocol for AI agent identity and authorization
2026-06-26T14:51:46Z•4576538f73c6c57145ab5ddadd6cc5f9f625cfd13586023924efab953de88551
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What happened
This news roundup covers new initiatives, active threats, and critical fixes: Proof launched x401, an open protocol for AI agent identity and authorization; the Linux Foundation announced Akrites, a new framework to coordinate remediation and disclosure for widely used open-source projects; and ThreatModeler released Nexus to automate threat modeling with AI governance. Synology issued a critical MailPlus Server update addressing three vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-13136, CVE-2026-13135, CVE-2025-15660) that could allow file access, internal-service access, and other impacts. Active threats andlaw
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