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08/31/2026

A China-linked cyberespionage group known as Fire Ant is targeting Cisco routers used in high-value and critical infrastructure networks. The group, previously known for attacking VMware environments, appears to be expanding its operations into trusted network infrastructure.

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/state-actor-cisco-routers-China-espionage/829181/

An actor known as Fire Ant has expanded its reach into trusted environments, with unique tooling and stealth.

08/21/2026

Summer tends to move at a different pace for many businesses. Employees take vacations, schedules shift and some projects get pushed until everyone is back in the office. That makes late summer a good time to take a closer look at your business technology.

Before fall gets busy, a simple technology checkup can uncover outdated equipment, security gaps and other problems that could become much bigger headaches later.

Learn more in our new blog.

https://tntmax.com/is-your-business-technology-ready-for-the-fall-rush/

Summer tends to move at a different pace for many businesses. Employees take vacations, schedules shift and some projects get pushed until everyone is back in the office. That makes late summer a good time to take a closer look at your business technology. Before fall gets busy, a simple technology....

08/19/2026

U.S. authorities warned of an AI-fueled campaign that attempts to exploit vulnerable Siemens S7 devices across multiple industries, including energy, water, critical manufacturing, agriculture and, potentially, the defense industry.

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-hackers-siemens-s7-devices-cisa-fbi/828321/

Hackers are developing scripts disguised as legitimate software in attacks aimed at multiple industries, including energy and water.

08/13/2026

Several recent AI hacking incidents are putting more attention on cybersecurity spend.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/08/12/ai-agents-hacks-cybersecurity-spending-boom.html

AI agents' 'alarming' hacking skills creates a rush to spend on cybersecurity

08/12/2026

Cisco is warning customers about CVE-2026-20349, a vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash a device and cause a denial-of-service outage. Cisco has released fixes for affected software versions and is strongly recommending that customers upgrade.

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisco-firewall-vulnerabilities-vpn-crash/827688/

Threat actors have already begun exploiting the flaw, according to the U.S. government.

08/07/2026

OpenAI said its upcoming AI model, Astra, may have reached a level where it could autonomously carry out advanced cyberattacks or exploit critical software vulnerabilities, prompting the company to pause some development work, tighten security measures, and move testing into isolated environments while further evaluations continue. The decision comes amid broader industry concerns about increasingly capable AI systems following recent reports of AI agents breaching systems during cybersecurity testing, though OpenAI said Astra was not involved in the recent Hugging Face hacking incident.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/openai-flags-possible-critical-cybersecurity-risk-upcoming-model-tightens-2026-08-07/

OpenAI said on Friday it cannot rule out that its upcoming AI model, Astra, has "critical" cybersecurity capabilities, prompting the startup to ​pause some internal development and trigger safety protocols.

08/05/2026

Two New Jersey municipal water systems were targeted in recent cyberattacks.

Learn more below.

https://abcnews.com/US/2-new-jersey-municipal-water-systems-targeted-cyberattacks/story?id=135383816

Two municipal water systems in New Jersey were targeted in cyberattacks in the last week, widely thought to be the work of Iran, the state said Wednesday.

07/29/2026

Have you read our latest blog? Check out the link below to find out how you can protect your small business from AI-driven cyberattacks.

https://tntmax.com/ai-is-making-cyberattacks-faster-heres-what-small-businesses-need-to-do/

07/28/2026

Microsoft introduced MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, its first AI model built specifically for cybersecurity, along with a new security platform called Perception. Designed to find software vulnerabilities and automate security workflows, Microsoft says the model outperforms and costs less than competing AI models from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/microsoft-launches-its-first-cyber-model-and-a-new-agentic-cybersecurity-system/

Microsoft bolstered its AI cybersecurity offerings this week with the launch of its first AI security model and a new security platform.

07/23/2026

Cybercriminals are exploiting AI chatbot hallucinations through a tactic called "phantom squatting," registering fake domains that AI tools mistakenly generate and using them for phishing attacks. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 identified more than 13,200 malicious URLs and approximately 250,000 unregistered AI-hallucinated domains that attackers could exploit. The findings highlight the importance of verifying AI-generated website links before entering passwords or other sensitive information.

https://blog.knowbe4.com/ai-hallucinations-phishing-sites

Threat actors are registering AI-hallucinated domains to host phishing sites, exploiting user trust in AI chatbot recommendations.