Friday, April 24, 2026

AI

Zscaler Buys Enterprise AI Security Firm SPLX To Enhance Zero Trust Exchange

Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS) has acquired SPLX, an innovative AI security startup founded in 2023, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition integrates SPLX's cutting-edge AI red teaming and governance tools into Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange platform, enabling organizations to secure AI assets throughout their lifecycle...

Hackers Exploit Indirect Prompts In Claude AI APIs To Exfiltrate User Data

Anthropic's Claude AI recently gained the ability to perform network requests through its Code Interpreter feature, aimed at enhancing functionality like package installations. However, this innovation opens doors to serious security threats. Security researcher Johann Rehberger, in a detailed blog post titled "Claude Pirate,"...

Gemini Vulnerability: ASCII Smuggling Attack Tricks AI Agents Into Leaking Data

A new vulnerability, known as "ASCII Smuggling," affects major Large Language Models (LLMs) like Google's Gemini, enabling attackers to deceive AI agents into leaking data, spoofing identities, and poisoning content. Research from FireTail in September 2025 exposed this security flaw, which poses an immediate...

Lenovo AI Chatbot Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Execute Remote Scripts on Corporate Machines

A critical security vulnerability in Lenovo's AI-powered chatbot "Lena" has exposed the company's corporate systems to potential cyberattacks, allowing malicious actors to execute unauthorized scripts and steal sensitive session data through simple prompt manipulation. The vulnerability, discovered by Cybernews researchers, demonstrates how inadequate security...

Microsoft Defender AI Identifies Plaintext Credentials in Active Directory

Microsoft has unveiled a groundbreaking AI-powered security enhancement for its Defender for Identity platform that addresses a critical vulnerability plaguing organizations worldwide: exposed plain text credentials stored within Active Directory systems. The new feature, announced on August 14, 2025, represents a significant advancement in...

ChatGPT-5 Release: What’s New in the Next-Generation AI Agent

GPT-5, marking a significant leap forward in artificial intelligence capabilities with a revolutionary unified system that dynamically selects the most appropriate model for each user query. The new release represents a comprehensive overhaul of the ChatGPT experience, introducing multiple specialized models working together under...