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Always Secure MCP Servers Connecting LLMs to External Systems, Experts Warn
Warning: Popular technology designed to make it easy for artificial intelligence tools to connect with external applications and data sources can be turned to malicious use. Researchers discovered two separate vulnerabilities tied to tools in the ecosystem around model context protocol, or MCP.

Research Shows How Large Language Models Fake Conceptual Mastery
MIT, Harvard and University of Chicago researchers say models suffer from "potemkin understanding," referring to an illusion where models ace conceptual tests but fail real-world application. Their paper warns this undermines benchmarks and points to gaps in genuine AI comprehension.

Island CEO Mike Fey on Drivers for SASE, Identity Features in Enterprise Browser
Island co-founder and CEO Mike Fey outlines how the enterprise browser is evolving through AI, SASE and hyperscaler investments to enhance governance, reduce backhaul traffic and support secure access across diverse industries such as healthcare and finance.

Phishing Emails Disguise Malware as Contract Files
A Russian cybersecurity company is warning that hackers are targeting Russia's industrial sector using a previously undocumented spyware, reeling them in with contract-themed emails lures. Kaspersky dubbed the spyware "Batavia." but doesn't attribute the campaign to a threat actor.

Cybercrime gang Scattered Spider is the top suspect in several recent cyberattacks in the U.S. insurance sector, and it's likely that threat actors could still be lurking in other insurers' IT environments, said Peter McMurtrie of consulting firm West Monroe.

Fortinet Report Says OT Defenses Are Maturing, Aided by AI Tools
Fortinet’s 2025 OT cybersecurity report reveals a shift in risk ownership to the CISO’s office, with increasing maturity, AI-driven defense and rising regulatory pressure shaping how organizations defend operational technology environments.

Ironscales Founder, CEO Eyal Benishti Pushes to Expand AI Protection Beyond Email
Deepfake phishing is escalating as cybercriminals deploy agentic AI to automate everything from data collection to social engineering. Ironscales founder and CEO Eyal Benishti outlines how phishing is targeting communication platforms beyond email, and how defenders can keep up.

Research Shows How Large Language Models Fake Conceptual Mastery
MIT, Harvard and University of Chicago researchers say models suffer from "potemkin understanding," referring to an illusion where models ace conceptual tests but fail real-world application. Their paper warns this undermines benchmarks and points to gaps in genuine AI comprehension.

A vulnerability was found in Lana Downloads Manager Plugin up to 1.10.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument endpoint leads to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-7387. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available.

A vulnerability has been found in evesys up to 8.0 2202 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file indexeva.php. The manipulation of the argument action leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-27961. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in qwik up to 1.12.x. This affects an unknown part of the file @builder.io/qwik-city. The manipulation leads to uncaught exception. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-53620. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in clerk javascript up to 2.3.x. Affected by this issue is the function verifyWebhook. The manipulation leads to insufficient verification of data authenticity. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-53548. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell PowerFlex Manager VM up to 4.6.2.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to sensitive information in log files. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36599. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Zimbra Collaboration Suite up to 8.x/10.0.14/10.1.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component Webmail Interface/Admin Console. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53645. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Google is sharing more information on how Chrome operates when Android mobile users enable Advanced Protection, highlighting strong security improvements. [...]

A survey by UK company Raidiam found that even as the use of APIs continues to growth, most organizations have woefully inadequate protections in place to safeguard the increasingly sensitive data the APIs carry, exposing them up cyberattacks.

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