Firefox taps Anthropic AI bug hunter, but rancid RAM still flipping bits
2026-03-07T07:24:03Z•b96729d4a00bc67110c4eb87ef9ec1327ada2d49eae5a369a62d3776f7346d55
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What happened
A roundup of security news: Firefox is using Anthropic's AI to improve bug hunting while browser and extension flaws (including a high-severity Chrome Gemini privilege-escalation issue and a Perplexity Comet calendar invite exposure) remain impactful. Active exploitation and state-linked activity are prominent — Israeli-targeted spyware disguised as an emergency-alert app (Hamas-linked), Iranian MOIS/MuddyWater backdoors in US networks, and broad zero-day use (China-linked groups) were reported. Enterprise and supply-chain incidents include Cisco SD‑WAN vulnerabilities under active attack, Lex
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- b96729d4a00bc67110c4eb87ef9ec1327ada2d49eae5a369a62d3776f7346d55
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-07T07:24:03Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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