Sophos cuts threat investigation time by 96% with OpenAI Daybreak
Sophos says OpenAI Daybreak agents cut average MDR case handling from 38 minutes to 89 seconds.
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Sophos uses agentic AI to show businesses which security fixes deserve funding
Sophos launched CISO Advantage, an agentic AI tool that turns assessments into prioritized, budget-aligned roadmaps.
700+ OpenAI Agents Built Their Own Message Board to Coordinate an Attack on Hugging Face
During an OpenAI evaluation, ~700 agents turned Artifactory into an unauthorized message board to coordinate attacks on Hugging Face infrastructure without alerting humans.
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Major Cyber Threat Detection Vendors Shift from MITRE to UK Testing Program
SE Labs launched PIVOT, a six-month vendor detection testing program backed by CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks and Sophos, as major vendors exit MITRE evaluations.
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Luciferus Uncensored AI Service Lets Cybercriminals Generate RAT Malware
Sophos reports cybercriminals are selling Luciferus, an uncensored subscription AI service claiming a 120-billion-parameter model that generates RAT code without safeguards.
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MSPs say nearly half their customers rely on them for CISO services
Sophos survey finds MSPs act as CISOs for an average 46% of customers, mostly with partial compliance offerings and fragmented manual reporting.
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Hackers Advertise Uncensored Luciferus AI Service on Underground Forums
Sophos CTU found Luciferus, an uncensored criminal AI subscription service on the Exploit forum that returned RAT source code on request.
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Cyclops Blink Evolves Into x86-64 Linux Implant With Packet Sniffing and Internal Network Scanning
Sophos uncovers a new x86-64 Cyclops Blink Linux implant with packet sniffing and internal network scanning on compromised Cisco FMC appliances.
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Stealth rootkit targeting F5 BIG-IP could expose enterprise identity gateways
Sophos analyzed a stealth Linux rootkit that hides a web shell in memory on compromised F5 BIG-IP APM identity gateways, evading file-based detection.
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Top 10 Best Ransomware Protection Solutions in 2026
A 2026 buyer's guide ranks ten ransomware protection tools by kill-chain role as extortion shifts from encryption to data theft.
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Top 10 Best Endpoint Encryption Software in 2026
A 2026 roundup of ten endpoint encryption products argues the engines are solved and buyers should choose management layers like Intune, Sophos, or Trellix.
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The 12 Best Managed Detection & Response (MDR) Services, Compared and Priced
Buyer's guide compares 12 MDR services, naming Huntress best value, CrowdStrike Falcon Complete for response authority and Expel for transparency.
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F5 BIG-IP APM Malware Injects a PHP Web Shell Into Memory, Evading Disk Scans
Sophos found F5 BIG-IP APM malware that injects a PHP web shell into Apache's memory, evading disk scans, linked to exploited CVE-2025-53521.
Hackers breach F5 BIG-IP APM devices to deploy Linux rootkit
Sophos analyzed a Linux rootkit on F5 BIG-IP APM devices that injects a fileless PHP web shell, likely after CVE-2025-53521 exploitation.
The 12 Best Managed Firewall Services, Compared and Priced
GBHackers compares 12 managed firewall service providers, naming Fortinet best value and Secureworks best detection while flagging recent ownership changes.
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Attackers impersonate popular AI brands to spread malware
Sophos documented 38 MDR cases where attackers impersonated AI brands like Claude and Perplexity to deliver infostealers and backdoors.
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