Senate Judiciary advances bill that would bar minors from interacting with AI companions

Multiple security and policy developments: CISA ordered federal agencies to urgently patch a critical cPanel vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) after Rapid7 warned successful exploitation can give attackers control of the host, its configs, databases and hosted sites. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the GUARD Act to restrict minors’ interactions with AI companions and require disclosure of non-human status and lack of credentials. The UK cyber agency warned of an imminent “patch wave” as AI accelerates vulnerability discovery and increases exploitation risk. Separately, a cyber-espion