Vulnerability Counts Doubled. Exploited Flaws Rose 37%, Talos Says.

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AI models are finding software flaws at a record pace, Cisco Talos says. Additions to the list of known exploited vulnerabilities grew far more slowly. Talos expects the surge to level off once AI works through old code. Published software vulnerabilities rose 105% from a year earlier, Cisco Talos researchers wrote on Oct. 20. Additions … Read more

Most AI Agents Don’t Say Who They Are. The Business Usually Carries The Loss.

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AI agents are logging in, signing up, and checking out for real customers. Arkose Labs found only 2.3% of legitimate agent sessions carried a verified signature. When someone misuses an agent, CEO Kevin Gosschalk says, the loss usually sits with the business. Personal AI agents moved from reading the web to transacting on it in … Read more

Patch Tuesday Just Hit 1,411 Flaws. Coalition Bets On A Handful Of Alerts.

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Microsoft fixed 1,411 flaws this week, its fourth record release in five months. Cyber insurer Coalition says it sent 49 zero-day alerts in the three months to 1 August, and most policyholders got none. Its picks show how vulnerability prioritization works, and what an insurer’s alerts can’t see. Microsoft fixed 1,411 security flaws on 13 … Read more

Criminals Run AI On Stolen Keys. Some Insurers Now Cap The Bill.

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Bitsight found a criminal hacking platform that runs on AI API keys stolen from legitimate companies. The key’s owner pays for the attack. Some cyber insurers have started setting smaller limits for exactly that loss. Bitsight researchers found a hacking platform for sale on a restricted cybercrime forum. It runs on stolen API keys from … Read more

When A Hacked Robot Breaks Something, Which Policy Pays?

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Upstream, which monitors connected vehicles for automakers, is expanding to robots, drones and other physical AI. When one of those machines breaks something, someone has to pay. Upstream CEO Yoav Levy says deciding which policy pays starts with proving what went wrong. A robot on a warehouse floor damages stock. Was it hacked, running faulty … Read more

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