AI is 'both the weapon and the target' in latest wave of cyberattacks
2026-08-03T07:23:51Z•9ea9e1c972361d7bbb22ba2ee3edf74c2807938e98e1edace6ba13a2fd59bb0d
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What happened
Security news feed covering AI-assisted cyberattacks, autonomous AI-agent risks, phishing and malware campaigns, critical infrastructure targeting, major vulnerabilities, data exposures, ransomware, and defensive technology developments. Notable items include actively exploited unauthenticated command injection in VeloCloud Edge devices, Iran-linked probing of industrial control systems, Russian email-triggered browser implants, vulnerabilities affecting AI ecosystems and Microsoft Copilot, and large-scale credential and personal-data exposures. The feed contains multiple high-impact and high-
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- theregister_security
- Record identifier
- 9ea9e1c972361d7bbb22ba2ee3edf74c2807938e98e1edace6ba13a2fd59bb0d
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-03T07:23:51Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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