AI may be good at finding security vulnerabilities, but it can't beat human stupidity
2026-06-29T19:24:02Z•e2bbc0b63bcb0c209e0fbd7d4cf0a2d9887587129cb110bc5bf0974ec59fb654
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What happened
The Register security roundup highlights an accelerating threat environment: AI tools are surfacing large numbers of previously hidden vulnerabilities, while multiple high-impact incidents and active exploitations are underway. Notable items include Cisco vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-20230) under exploitation and additional SD‑WAN 0‑days, a massive Fortinet password‑stealing campaign affecting ~75k devices, an Amazon Q flaw that allowed malicious Git repos to execute code and steal cloud credentials, and the Miasma campaign poisoning npm packages to harvest developer secrets. Industry breaches/ex
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- 2026-06-29T19:24:02Z
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- Yes
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