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Vulnerabilities

A Ten-Year-Old PostgreSQL Flaw Let a Backup Account Become a Backdoor

A security gap in widely used database software, hidden since 2014, could let a low-level account take over an entire server. Patches are out. Here's what you need to know.

4 min read
Database security monitoring dashboard displayed on a workstation showing risky configuration flags and unusual access patterns being detected across multiple d
Vulnerabilities

Oracle Releases Free Database Security Tool Amid Growing Pressure From AI-Powered Bug Hunters

Oracle Database Security Central gives organisations a single place to spot risky database settings and unusual access patterns. It's free until February 2027, though the window that prompted its creation is already closing.

3 min read
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AI Security

An AI Agent Broke Into a Server, Taught Itself to Adapt, and Left a Ransom Note

Security firm Sysdig says it has documented the first fully autonomous AI-driven ransomware attack, where a program called JadePuffer broke into a database, encrypted thousands of records, and demanded Bitcoin payment without a human criminal directing any step.

3 min read
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