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Researchers Find Frontier Models Defy Humans to Protect AI Peers
Artificial intelligence systems will lie, falsify records and sabotage company systems to prevent their fellow models from being shut down - even when no one told them to care. Researchers at the University of California Berkeley and Santa Cruz campuses dub the behavior "peer-preservation."

Vendor Issues Hotfix for Critical Flaw in FortiClient Endpoint Management Server
Fortinet's endpoint management security server software is under fire from attackers, who are actively targeting two critical flaws, including a fresh zero-day that facilitates unauthenticated remote code or command execution. The vendor has issued a hotfix and promised a full patch.

White House Criticizes Cyber Defense Agency - and Proposes a Steep $700 Million Cut
The FY2027 proposal would cut roughly $707 million from CISA, reducing staffing, contractor support and coordination programs while shifting the agency toward a narrower focus on federal networks and critical infrastructure amid rising nation-state cyberthreats.

After Hacker Site Gets Resurrected, Cybercrime Group Denies All Involvement
Drama continues fast and furious in BreachForums land, as someone claiming to be part of the ShinyHunters crime group said they've rebooted the long-running and oft-disrupted forum yet again. But an official ShinyHunters channel denied the group having involvement in any such reboots.

Group Resurrects Hacker Site Despite Multiple Law Enforcement Disruptions
Drama continues to come fast and furious in BreachForums land, as the ShinyHunters group announced that it's rebooted the long-running and oft-disrupted forum yet again, just weeks after it got hacked and its databases dumped, leading the previous admin to allegedly exit scam and steal $4,000.

Market Pressures Are Rewarding Storytelling More Than Validation, Operational Value
The fall of health tech company Theranos exposed how hype can outpace reality. In cybersecurity, similar pressures are emerging as vendors compete with bold claims and buyers struggle to verify outcomes. The result: a market where narrative can overshadow measurable operational value.

Device Maker Is Still Investigating March 11 Attack Claimed by Iranian Hacktivists
Medical tech maker Stryker said it has restored its systems and is operational across its global manufacturing network three weeks after a wiper attack by Iranian hacktivist group Handala led to a worldwide outage at the company. The firm is continuing to investigate the incident.

Also: RSAC Speakers Warn AI Is Outpacing Security, DoD's Zero Trust Reality Check
In this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed growing cyber risks in healthcare following recent vendor breaches, key takeaways from RSAC Conference and whether the Pentagon's zero trust push is delivering real security benefits or just checking off boxes.

AI Dependency Attack Reportedly Exposes Data and Source Code
A LiteLLM supply-chain compromise enabled attackers to harvest credentials and access internal environments at scale at Mercor. The firm was the first to confirm a LiteLLM breach, and researchers are warning about growing AI system exposure and limited visibility.

Report Reveals Growing Trend of Fraudsters Intercepting SMS-Based Verification
Financial institutions have historically relied on one-time passcodes as a primary authentication control for their accountholders. But OTP verification is less reliable as fraudsters increasingly exploit SMS-based verification weaknesses to carry out account takeover and payment fraud schemes.

It's Time for CIOs to Rethink Business Continuity Plans and Cloud Resources
The targeting of commercial cloud data centers in the Middle East marks a turning point for CIOs and enterprise leaders. Geopolitics and military conflicts are definite threats to vital technology infrastructure. The question is: How well-prepared and resilient is your enterprise?

Panel Calls for Modernization of Recruiting Processes for About 225,000 Cyber Jobs
The Pentagon's years-long cyber workforce overhaul needs a Department of Defense-wide talent management system to ensure interoperability and consistency across the entire DoD enterprise, said the CIOs of four military services at a panel last week.

AI-Native Platform Targets Identity Governance Gaps and Automation
Linx Security secured $50 million to expand its artificial intelligence-driven identity platform as enterprises struggle with identity-based attacks. CEO Israel Duanis highlights real-time visibility automation and risk reduction as key to addressing growing threats from AI agents.

Also, Lloyds Data Leak, Dutch Treasury Breach, Citrix Bug Exploit, Pay2Key Activity
This week, Lloyds data leak hits 450K, Dutch treasury breach, Citrix flaw exploited, Iran-linked ransomware ops, TrueConf zero-day, Russian fraud ring sentenced, Romania targeted, patch gaps persist, and U.S. hospital breach affects 257K.

Also: Chinese Firms Indicted in Crypto-Linked Fentanyl Supply Case
This week, charges filed in Uranium Finance hack, indictment of Chinese firms in fentanyl supply case, a class action lawsuit against Nvidia, Drift Protocol exploit, KuCoin operational barriers in the United States and a U.K. sanction filed against Xinbi.

A Disorienting Future: Rapid Pace of Change and AI Agents in the Hands of Attackers
Reflecting the current state of cybersecurity, uncertainty dominated at this year's annual RSAC Conference in San Francisco, as advances in artificial intelligence, including agentic artificial intelligence, now pose risks experts never saw coming. It's a disorientating state of affairs for all involved.

Anthropic's Mythos Leak Points to Pattern of Failures, Sloppy Practices at AI Labs
Anthropic accidentally exposed its most powerful unreleased AI model to compromise, and days later shipped its flagship coding tool's full source code without meaning to. Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI have each had comparable moments. Questions linger about the integrity of third-party AI tools.

Expect Fallout After Remote Access Trojan Added to Popular JavaScript NPM Package
A supply-chain attack backdoored versions of Axios, a popular JavaScript library that's present in many different software packages, to distribute a cross-platform, remote access Trojan. Identifying the full fallout from the attack could take some time, experts warned.

Moves Reverse Biden-Era Changes; National Coordinator Returns to Health IT Policy
The U.S. Department of Health and Services is reversing Biden-era changes, returning the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's focused role on external health IT policy and standards, while shifting department-wide cybersecurity, cloud, AI and data operations back to the Office of CIO.