US Military Partners with 7 Tech Firms for AI-Powered Classified Systems
The US military has reached deals with 7 tech companies, including Google and Microsoft, to use their AI in classified computer networks to augment warfighter decision-making.
Agentic remediation automates the mobilization phase of CTEM to eliminate vulnerability backlogs and achieve Shift Zero by enabling autonomous, low-risk fixes under human supervision.
The US military has reached deals with 7 tech companies, including Google and Microsoft, to use their AI in classified computer networks to augment warfighter decision-making.
Federal Chief Information Officer Greg Barbaccia is approaching Anthropic's Mythos model with caution, acknowledging its potential to strengthen federal cyber defenses despite uncertainties about its real-world performance.
Lawmakers and industry experts are considering whether the federal government has the right setup to defend data centers from cyber and physical attacks.
Anthropic's AI model Mythos discovered thousands of unknown software vulnerabilities, highlighting the risk of AI agents exploiting security flaws and impersonating humans.
Cordial Spider and Snarky Spider, two financially-motivated threat groups, are targeting US-based organizations in multiple sectors for rapid data theft and extortion attacks, using voice-phishing and social engineering tactics.
Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a large-scale fraud operation using Telegram's Mini App feature to run crypto scams and distribute Android malware.
A cyber-espionage group known as HeartlessSoul has been targeting Russian government agencies and companies in the aviation industry to steal sensitive geospatial data.
A Brazilian tech firm specializing in DDoS protection has been linked to a botnet responsible for massive DDoS attacks against Brazilian ISPs, with evidence suggesting a security breach and potential competitor involvement.
A severe authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is being actively exploited in the wild, affecting over 1.5 million instances.