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Hijacked by the Helper: How AI Agents Turn Old Bugs into New Breaches

18 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

The integration of AI assistants into everyday software is turning familiar vulnerabilities into high-impact threats. Learn how a recent Excel exploit shows that every old bug can now trigger AI-powered data breaches.

#AI Vulnerabilities | #Data Exfiltration | #Privilege Amplification

Capsule Security Emerges to Police Enterprise AI Agents with $7M in Funding

15 Apr 2026 news 🌍 Middle-East

Capsule Security, a Tel Aviv-based startup, has raised $7 million to launch a platform that continuously monitors and intervenes in the behavior of AI agents, aiming to close the security gap in enterprise environments.

#Capsule Security | #AI governance | #Data exfiltration

Inside the Shadows: State-Aligned Hackers Orchestrate Massive Recon and Data Theft in Middle East

15 Apr 2026 news 🌍 Africa

A state-linked threat group executed a sweeping, multi-phase cyber operation across the Middle East, scanning over 12,000 systems and exploiting new vulnerabilities to steal sensitive data from aviation and energy sectors. Technical evidence points to MuddyWater-style tactics and evolving state-aligned cyber warfare.

#Cyber attack | #Middle East | #Data exfiltration

🏴‍☠️ Dragonforce Ransomware Attacks: Million Dollar Baby Co. and More Hit in Wide Cyber Offensive

14 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Dragonforce has claimed responsibility for ransomware attacks on Million Dollar Baby Co. and a string of other industry leaders. This feature investigates the scope of the breaches, the tactics used, and the growing threat ransomware poses to businesses of all sizes.

#Ransomware | #Cybersecurity | #Data Exfiltration

Hermes-px PyPI Package: The Trojan Horse Stealing AI Data and Identities

08 Apr 2026 news

Hermes-px, a malicious PyPI package disguised as an AI proxy, secretly logged user data, stole confidential AI prompts, and exposed real IP addresses, demonstrating the rising sophistication of software supply chain threats.

#AI Security | #Data Exfiltration | #Supply Chain Attack

Silent Data Heist: GrafanaGhost AI Vulnerability Exposes Corporate Secrets

07 Apr 2026 news

The GrafanaGhost vulnerability allows hackers to exfiltrate sensitive data from Grafana dashboards using AI manipulation, all without user awareness. Learn how this silent exploit works and why it signals a shift in cybersecurity challenges.

#GrafanaGhost | #AI vulnerability | #data exfiltration

GrafanaGhost: The Silent Data Leak Haunting Enterprise Dashboards

07 Apr 2026 news

GrafanaGhost is a stealthy vulnerability in Grafana’s AI analytics engine that enables attackers to exfiltrate sensitive enterprise data with zero user interaction. By chaining prompt injection and image URL validation flaws, threat actors can turn trusted dashboards into covert data leak tools—highlighting new risks in the age of AI-driven analytics.

#GrafanaGhost | #data exfiltration | #AI vulnerability

Claude Code Flaw Exposes Developers: Security Rules Silently Ignored

06 Apr 2026 news 🌍 North America

Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant suffered a major security lapse, allowing hackers to bypass user-defined protections by exploiting a hidden parser limit. Here’s how the flaw exposed sensitive data and what developers should do now.

#AI Vulnerability | #Security Flaw | #Data Exfiltration

AI Proxy Trojan: Malicious PyPI Package Hijacks University Chatbot, Steals Prompts

06 Apr 2026 news 🌍 Africa

A seemingly trustworthy AI proxy library on PyPI, hermes-px, was actually a sophisticated Trojan. It hijacked a university’s private AI service, injected stolen Anthropic Claude prompts, and sent users’ conversations straight to a cybercriminal’s database. Learn how this attack unfolded and what it means for open-source security.

#AI Trojan | #Data Exfiltration | #Python Package

Inside the Europa Breach: How Hackers Exploited a Software Update to Steal EU Data

04 Apr 2026 news 🌍 Europe

A compromised software update enabled hackers to steal 340GB of sensitive data from the European Commission’s cloud, impacting dozens of EU organizations and exposing critical supply chain vulnerabilities.

#Europa breach | #supply chain attack | #data exfiltration