AI in Financial Compliance: A $75 Million Investment in AML Solutions AI Agents Target Anti-Money Laundering at Major Global Banks, Cutting Manual Probes By Michael Novinson | February 12, 2026 A startup founded by a former Meta executive has successfully raised $75 million to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) for financial…
Urgent Action Required: Exploitation of BeyondTrust Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Recent reports indicate a significant security vulnerability affecting BeyondTrust software, specifically a remote code execution flaw that is currently being exploited in the wild. This vulnerability poses a serious risk, allowing unauthorized actors to execute arbitrary code, which could potentially…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has identified a significant security flaw within Adobe ColdFusion, listing it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog as of March 15. The inclusion follows evidence of active exploitation targeting the critical vulnerability, recorded as CVE-2023-26360, which bears a CVSS score of…
Severe Microsoft Office Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver Cobalt Malware Recently uncovered, a critical 17-year-old vulnerability in Microsoft Office is being actively exploited by threat actors to deploy backdoor malware. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2017-11882, allows hackers to install malicious software on targeted systems without requiring any user interaction, raising significant…
Data Breach at Kickstarter: A Call for Account Security Enhancements Kickstarter, a leading crowdfunding platform, recently announced a significant security incident affecting its user accounts. The breach, which occurred earlier this week, was confirmed by CEO Yancey Strickler, who reported that an unidentified hacker gained unauthorized access to the platform’s…
Cybersecurity Incident Roundup: Key Developments in Data Breaches and Cyber-attacks Recent weeks have seen significant cybersecurity incidents impacting various sectors, with agencies and organizations navigating the evolving landscape of cyber threats. Among the most pressing events, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued warnings following a cyberattack…
Gravity Payments Faces Class Action Over 2025 Cyberattack Gravity Payments, a prominent credit card processing firm, has been targeted in a proposed class action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Washington. The complaint originates from a Tennessee resident who alleges that the company failed to protect sensitive personal information…
In 2022, a total of 55 zero-day vulnerabilities were actively exploited in the wild, primarily affecting software developed by major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, and Apple. This figure shows a decrease from the previous year’s alarming count of 81 zero-day exploits, yet it highlights an ongoing trend where threat…
Technical Breach at Washtenaw County Jail: Hacker Faces Federal Charges In an alarming incident of cyber intrusion, a 27-year-old man from Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been charged for hacking into the Washtenaw County Jail’s computer system. Konrads Voits allegedly exploited various cyber techniques to manipulate inmate records, hoping to secure…