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AI Powerhouse Releases Its First Public Model in 6 Years
OpenAI released its first open-weight reasoning models since GPT-2, unveiling gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b under the Apache 2.0 license. With performance approaching o-series benchmarks, the models are designed specifically for reasoning tasks.

Voice Phishing Attacks on Salesforce Users Remains Repeat ShinyHunters Tactic
Technology giants Google and Cisco separately said they've both suffered recent data breaches after attackers socially engineered their employees via voice phishing attacks, leading to a breach of their customer relationship management software, exposing customer data.

Ransomware, Data Thefts, Other Attacks Continue to Plague Health Sector
Recent hacks on a provider of sleep disorder diagnostic gear and services, a network of medical imaging facilities and a multi-disciplinary cancer care center have affected nearly 800,000 patients. The breaches are among the latest rash of cybercriminal attacks plaguing the healthcare sector.

Dutch Servers Restored Following Moscow-Led Attack
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service on Monday began phased restoration of its networks after a cyberattack last month forced the agency to take down its services offline. The agency confirmed that hackers exploited a vulnerability in a Citrix device.

$100M State Cyber Grants Mark Major Drop in Federal Support Despite Growing Demand
The federal government announced a final $100 million round of cybersecurity grants aimed at boosting state and local defenses, but experts warn the funding signals a broader shift in responsibility to under-resourced governments facing escalating threats without sustained federal support.

Chip Manufacturer Shore Up Loose Server Ends
Artificial chip maker giant Nvidia published patches for its open-source platform allowing users to run models at scale after researchers found hackers could gain complete control of the underlying server - allowing them to steal the models, manipulate its responses and steal data.

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Sean Cairncross Confirmed in 59-35 Senate Vote Despite Lacking Technical Experience
The United States has a new national cyber director after a tense Senate vote ended months of political and procedural delays, allowing the Trump administration to push forward with its sweeping overhaul of federal cybersecurity priorities.

Security Experts Call for Coordinated Autonomy Over Complete Integration
One team quotes Shakespeare. The other speaks in Morse Code. Now, imagine forcing them to write a play together. Yet IT and OT organizations are being asked to work as one. Is full integration really possible, or should we keep them at respectful distance for security reasons?

Orange Cyberdefense's Dominic Trott on Investor Hesitancy, Geopolitical Obstacles
The United Kingdom has a strong track record of supporting startups and building successful organizations, but U.K. cybersecurity startups still face hurdles, said Dominic Trott, director of strategy and alliances for the U.K. region at Orange Cyberdefense.

Threat Actor Maintains Long-Term Stealthy Access
Chinese nation-state hackers penetrated mobile telecom networks across Southeast Asia likely in order to track individuals' location, say security researchers. One tell about the hackers' intentions was deployment of a custom-made network scanning and packet capture utility tracked as CordScan.

Russian Intelligence Tied to SSL Stripping Attacks Designed for Eavesdropping
Russian intelligence since 2024 has been using their country's internet service providers to run adversary-in-the-middle attacks designed to infect diplomats inside the country's borders with intelligence-gathering malware, Microsoft warns.

Xu Zewei, Suspected Silk Typhoon Hacker, to Remain in Italian Prison
Prosecutors at a Milan court on Friday rejected a house arrest request by lawyers of a Chinese national awaiting possible extradition to the United States in Italy, citing flight risk. Italian authorities arrested Xu Zewei, 33, of Shanghai, in July after his arrival at Milan's Malpensa Airport.

Red-Hot Startup Noma Security to Deepen Protection for AI Models and Agents
With agentic AI deployments accelerating, Noma Security’s $100 million Series B will fuel development of risk management and runtime protection features. CEO Niv Braun said demand for securing agentic AI has surged among Fortune 500 firms and healthcare and financial institutions.

US Alleged Illumina 'Knowingly' Sold Feds Systems Containing Vulnerabilities
Genomics sequencing firm Illumina Inc. has agreed to pay $9.8 million to resolve False Claims Act whistleblower allegations that it sold software and systems containing cybersecurity vulnerabilities over more than seven years to government agencies.