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Coordinated cyberattack hits more than 30 Minnesota water utilities

A coordinated cyberattack on July 26 and 27 hit operational technology (OT) systems at more than 30 community water utilities across Minnesota, prompting an immediate response from Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) to contain the threat. MNIT confirmed the attack in a statement published July 28 and said it activated its cybersecurity incident response capabilities as soon as it learned of the intrusion. The agency has since been working with a broad set of partners to … More → The post Coordinated cyberattack hits more than 30 Minnesota water utilities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Data breach cost 2026 averaged $4.99 million, AI attacks ran higher

More than one in four organizations hit by a malicious attack over the past year say AI drove it. Those breaches averaged about $1 million above the malicious attacks that ran without AI. Defenders bought similar technology and aimed it somewhere else. Half of breached organizations put AI agents inside a security operations center, mostly on threat hunting, automated response and containment. Among that group, 18% aimed agents at vulnerability scanning and management, the work … More → The post Data breach cost 2026 averaged $4.99 million, AI attacks ran higher appeared first on Help Net Security.
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200 new CVEs a day and no realistic way to patch them all

Ryan Dewhurst, CEO at KEVIntel, explains how his team confirms exploitation that CISA’s catalog has not listed yet. He describes a global honeypot sensor network, AI triage, and human verification in a lab before a vulnerability reaches the public feed. He covers CISA’s three-day patching deadline under BOD 26-04, why virtual patching buys time, and how AI-generated proof-of-concept code muddies the evidence. He also ranks incident reports, honeypot hits, scanning and PoC chatter by how … More → The post 200 new CVEs a day and no realistic way to patch them all appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Top companies to visit at Black Hat USA 2026

Black Hat USA 2026 returns to Mandalay Bay with a re-engineered six-day program designed to spark innovation, challenge assumptions, and unite the global security community. The event opens with four days of immersive, expert-led Trainings (August 1-4), continues with Summit Day on Tuesday, August 4, and closes with a two-day main conference featuring Briefings, open-source tool demos in Arsenal, a Business Hall, and opportunities to learn and connect. From cutting-edge innovators to industry veterans launching … More → The post Top companies to visit at Black Hat USA 2026 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Impersonation protection: How to protect your executives when the truth isn’t clear

How do you protect your executives when truth doesn’t seem to be truth anymore? It’s a question BlackCloak Founder and CEO Dr. Chris Pierson recently discussed this dilemma with SVP of Product Matt Covington. Advances in AI, voice, and video impersonation make it difficult to establish trust when communicating digitally. BlackCloak offers a solution to this evolving threat with their Impersonation Protection service. It’s an out of band function that operates directly from within the … More → The post Impersonation protection: How to protect your executives when the truth isn’t clear appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Product showcase: Dashlane Password Manager is more security toolkit than password vault

Dashlane is a password manager for individuals and families that stores passwords, passkeys, payment cards, personal information and secure notes in an encrypted vault. It also includes a password generator, password health reports, an authenticator, credential sharing, dark web monitoring and phishing protection. The service is available on Windows, macOS, Linux (web app), Android, iPhone and iPad, with browser extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari and other Chromium-based browsers. Passwords, passkeys and other vault items … More → The post Product showcase: Dashlane Password Manager is more security toolkit than password vault appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Exposed credentials are giving attackers a head start many organizations don’t see

Compromised credentials can remain active long after passwords are created, leaving organizations trying to identify exposed accounts before attackers can use them. The 2026 Credential Risk Report from Enzoic shows growing awareness of the problem, but monitoring and response capabilities continue to lag. Even with MFA deployed, which credential-related risks remain a concern for your organization? (Source: Enzoic) The growing risk of exposed credentials 73% of organizations identified employee or contractor credentials in breach data, … More → The post Exposed credentials are giving attackers a head start many organizations don’t see appeared first on Help Net Security.
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