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This is exactly the kind of real-world validation we've been waiting for," said one VC, celebrating the AI tool's successful use in a state-sponsored espionage campaign. The company responded by publishing a blog post explaining why releasing powerful hacking AI to the public remains totally fine, actually, and launching a premium tier to protect against the exact problem they created.

Following the unveiling of a $230 phone sock, cybersecurity startup CyberSock Industries has raised $47M to protect hardware authentication keys from what it calls "aggressive pocket environments" and "catastrophic lint accumulation scenarios." The company's $89/month KeySock Enterprise Edition features "Thread-Level Encryption" and real-time mobile alerts for unusual friction patterns, because apparently we've reached the point where we need enterprise-grade fabric solutions to protect the things that protect the things that protect our networks.

Vuln4U's new “accuracy-optional” pricing model now charges customers for every vulnerability it finds, then hands out even bigger credits for everything it gets wrong — effectively turning false positives into a highly lucrative rewards program. Early adopters report net-positive invoices after their scanner flagged a toaster and two office ferns as “critical infrastructure.” Investors say they’re fully supportive, noting the discounts will be funded by VC money “until reality intervenes.”

Despite implementing MFA, running phishing simulations, and warning leadership repeatedly, Derek Mallory was sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to prevent a breach caused by a marketing intern. The CEO who cut his budget got a bonus. The company's new CISO job posting promises 'unlimited PTO and a high tolerance for prison risk.'

Crisis management consultant Derek Hastings successfully resolved a ransomware attack by mailing $340,000 in cash to Romania, explaining that his security training only warned about gift cards and Bitcoin. The ransomware group initially suspected a law enforcement trap before praising his "creativity and professionalism" in negotiations. Later a new training section titled "Approved Payment Methods for Cyber Extortion (There Are None)" was added.

ACME Corp's engineering team staged an uprising Tuesday after security's new "shift left" initiative dumped 847 unvetted vulnerability tickets into their backlog before lunch. The riot was eventually quelled when someone unplugged the scanner.

A helpdesk technician at Very Real Enterprise, Inc. revolutionized identity verification by providing the company's complete Active Directory to a caller who claimed to be "Kyle from Corporate Security." Employees are praising the incident as a "transformational shift in zero-trust principles," specifically by shifting them to zero questions asked. Security experts confirm this is what true agility looks like: compromising an entire organization in under five minutes because someone used acronyms confidently.Retry

Corporate AI systems are now producing 37 gigabytes of "prompt debris" per week as attackers hide malicious commands in innocuous queries, turning every chatbot into a potential data exfiltration risk.

The Louvre Museum protected $50 billion in priceless art with a CCTV network secured by the password "LOUVRE," a 2014 security audit revealed. Defense contractor Thales' security software was protected by an even more sophisticated credential: "THALES."