Weekly Security Roundup โ€” week ending 23rd August 2026

๐ŸŽง Subscribe to the podcast feed Security Stories AI as operational attack capability Federal advisories this week confirmed AI-generated code has been used in actual attacks against critical infrastructure controllers โ€” not proof-of-concept, not lab work. Real operations. China-linked SilkParasite used AI-assisted malware in Central Asia. A…

Daily Briefing โ€“ Sunday, 23rd August 2026

๐ŸŽง Subscribe to the podcast feed Security News Hackers infect Android car head units with proxy botnet malware (BleepingComputer) Supply-chain attack on legitimate device-update apps silently enlists compromised in-vehicle Android systems into a proxy botnet โ€” no visible symptoms to the owner. The attack surface has reached automotive infotainment.…

Daily Briefing โ€“ Saturday, 22nd August 2026

๐ŸŽง Subscribe to the podcast feed Ransomware Activity 69 victims ยท 20 groups ยท 48-hour window ending 22 Aug 2026 โš ๏ธ = healthcare or critical infrastructure TheGentlemen โ€” 16 victims VictimCountrySector Ariel EnergiaITEnergy & Utilities AquaseaNOEnergy & Utilities Oceanica InternacionalWSTransportation CAZ InvestmentsBZFinancial Services ARBEITERKAMMERNATProfessional Services ESCON GroupUSManufacturing Akatake EngineeringJPManufacturing Magdalena Grand Beach Golf R…

Briefing โ€” 20 August 2026

46 victims, 18 groups. AI-generated exploitation code targeting Siemens PLCs at critical infrastructure. CareCloud breach affects 3.7M patients. Two UK victims. Password spraying up 155x.…

Daily Briefing โ€” 19 August 2026

41 victims across 18 groups. New group Storm targets defence sector. First near-autonomous AI nation-state attack. OpenAI suspends training. APT29 CaptiveCrunch campaign targeting travellers globally.…

Special Briefing โ€” Russia Cyber Threat to UK Businesses & CNI

๐ŸŽง Listen to this episode ย |ย  Subscribe to the podcast feed A special advisory episode produced in response to Russia's warning to the UK following continued support for Ukraine, including the supply of drone systems. The Threat Actors Sandworm (GRU Unit 74455) โ€” The most dangerous Russian state actor targeting critical…

Briefing โ€” 18 August 2026

๐ŸŽง Subscribe to the podcast feed Security News Poland probes MyDr healthcare software breach potentially affecting 19 million people (The Record) โ€” Polish authorities investigating a breach of MyDr, a widely-used healthcare platform, that may have exposed personal and medical data for up to 19 million individuals. Hacker claims 3.6…