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China-Based Artificial Intelligence Companies Conducting Industrial-Scale Distillation Campaigns Against U.S. AI Companies
Executive summary China-based artificial intelligence (AI) companies are conducting systematic extraction of proprietary functionalities and capabilities of U.S. AI companies’ models through industrial-scale knowledge distillation campaigns that form the core—not merely a supplement—of their AI development strategy. While “distillation” is recognized as a legitimate and useful technique in AI research, China-based AI companies are engaging…
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 31, 2026
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 1Hive–gardens-v2 Gardens v2 is a modular governance framework that enables communities to create and manage multiple governance pools with customizable parameters and voting mechanisms. In 3e595f3 and prior, when a streaming proposal is funded, the cluster of streaming contracts moves real pool funds into…
No Patch Available: The Zero-Day Assault on Remote Access Tools
A critical ScreenConnect flaw ships with no patch, 122,500 MikroTik routers expose SSH, and zero-days hit Adobe Commerce and N-able. What to do now.
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 24, 2026
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 4MOSAn Security Technology–4MOSAn GCB Doctor 4MOSAn GCB Doctor developed by 4MOSAn Security Technology has a OS Command Injection vulnerability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can inject malicious commands through an unremoved ADOdb test page parameter, thereby executing arbitrary system commands on the server. 2026-08-24 9.8 CVE-2026-78211…
Attackers Now Wield AI: Aurora Ransomware, Gryxa Malware, and This Week’s Threat Landscape
Aurora ransomware used an AI coding assistant to breach 10 victims while AI-built malware fights cleanup – lessons from 854 attacks tracked this week.
A Tale of Two SOCs: Insights From Two Red Team Assessments
Advisory at a Glance Title A Tale of Two SOCs: Insights From Two Red Team Assessments Original Publication August 25, 2026 Executive Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) conducted simultaneous red team assessments at two organizations and observed different defensive outcomes. In both environments, the red team achieved full domain compromise and accessed…
Four Days in the Dark: What the UK Power Plant Attack Reveals About Nation-State Cyber Threats
Iran-linked hackers shut down a UK power plant for four days. What this landmark critical infrastructure attack reveals about nation-state cyber threats.
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 17, 2026
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 101gen–Automation Web Platform Notifications and OTP for WooCommerce, Advanced Country Code The Automation Web Platform – Notifications and OTP for WooCommerce, Advanced Country Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in versions up to, and including, 4.8.6. This is due to the…
Defending Against an Active Threat to Siemens S7 Series PLCs
Executive summary Note: This advisory relates to an active threat to Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs). However, ongoing PLC targeting activity is broader than Siemens PLCs. All PLC owners and operators should apply relevant mitigations to reduce the risk to their devices and systems. The Siemens-specific content in this advisory should be understood…
Critical Infrastructure Under Siege: The Escalating Threat to OT Systems
In 48 hours, hackers hit 30+ Minnesota water systems. CISA issued urgent directives. The attacks on critical infrastructure are accelerating — and the OT security gap is the attacker’s advantage.