AI Security Roundup

Daily AI security roundup covering malware, vulnerabilities, defensive research, cloud risk, and incident response signals from trusted technical sources.

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Cleartext Passwords in MS Edge? In 2026?, (Mon, May 4th)

Yup, that is for real. For me, this started with a post in X at hxxps://x.com/intcyberdigest/status/2051406295828250963?s=61 , which highlighted research by @L1v1ng0ffTh3L4N that found exactly this …

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DarkSword Malware

DarkSword Malware DarkSword is a sophisticated piece of malware —probably government designed—that targets iOS. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new iOS full-chain exploit that …

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C/C++ checklist challenges, solved

We recently added a C/C++ security checklist to the Testing Handbook and challenged readers to spot the bugs in two code samples a deceptively simple Linux ping program and a Windows driver registry …

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DShield Honeypot Update, (Mon, May 4th)

This week, I will release a few updates to our DShield honeypot. The update should happen automatically if you have “automatic updates” enabled on your system. There will be two major …

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2026: The Year of AI-Assisted Attacks

On December 4, 2025, a 17-year-old was arrested in Osaka under Japan’s Unauthorized Access Prohibition Act. The young man had run malicious code to extract the personal data of over 7 million users of …

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Hacking Polymarket

Hacking Polymarket Polymarket is a platform where people can bet on real-world events, political and otherwise. Leaving the ethical considerations of this aside (for one, it facilitates assassination …

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Wireshark 4.6.5 Released, (Sun, May 3rd)

Wireshark 4.6.5 Released Published 2026-05-03. Last Updated 2026-05-03 16:49:04 UTC by Didier Stevens (Version: 1) 0 comment(s) Wireshark release 4.6.5 fixes 43 vulnerabilities (38 CVEs) and 35 bugs. …