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| 8 May 2026 | |
| Written by Gabi Gerber | |
| Attacks & Threats |
The deletion of a company's entire database at the hands of an AI agent should not be seen as an outlier, but rather a possible outcome for any organization.
"It took 9 seconds," wrote Jer Crane, founder of PocketOS, which provides AI-powered management tools to car rental companies. In an article posted to X, he explained how an AI coding agent (Cursor running Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6) deleted the company's production database as well as "all volume-level backups in a single API call to Railway, our infrastructure provider." PocketOS provides AI-powered management tools to car rental companies. More here
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The disgruntled researcher released yet another PoC for a Windows Defender bug that allows for system takeover, showing no signs of abandoning their ongoing feud with Microsoft. More...
“Ghost-Sender" is the result of a widespread misconfiguration, according to researchers, and evidence indicates it's bei… More...
AI worms, or "viruses with wings and brains," adapt to new environments, seek out vulnerabilities, and will likely strik… More...
Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Wi… More...
Attackers are using AI to dramatically reduce the time they need to develop a working exploit for a CVE, according to ne… More...
