ASCII smuggling isn't just an AI security risk

2026-09-04T19:23:52Z4805b89042febe1a47f20cd2300e8c5a93ab383240b1b305e73fed43a863a6b9
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What happened

Security news digest covering active exploitation of critical Cisco, SonicWall, Artifactory, PaperCut, and other vulnerabilities; credential theft and account abuse; ransomware, botnets, supply-chain attacks, data breaches, BGP hijacking, and malware campaigns. It also highlights emerging risks from autonomous AI agents, prompt injection, ASCII smuggling, AI-token theft, and governance efforts. Several reports describe active attacks, zero-days, or compromises with potentially severe operational and data-protection consequences.

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2026-09-04T19:23:52Z
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