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Claude Sonnet 5.5 Migration Guide: Six API Changes to Test
Claude Sonnet 5.5 keeps Sonnet 5 pricing but changes thinking, tool choice, computer use, conversation replay, and response handling. Test these six issues before switching production traffic.
Apple’s iOS 26 Zero-Day Fix: Update to 26.7.1 Now
Apple says CVE-2026-86950 may have been exploited in targeted attacks. Here are the affected iPhone, iPad and Mac versions, fixed releases, and checks to make now.
Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days: Patch Now, Then Hunt for Web Shells
Citrix patched two actively exploited NetScaler zero-days that allow unauthenticated remote code execution. Here are the fixed builds, attack path, log hunts and response order.
EvilTokens Disruption Exposes the Device-Code Phishing Gap
Microsoft and partners disrupted EvilTokens after more than 12,000 inbox compromises. Here is how device-code phishing bypasses normal expectations and what Microsoft 365 teams should change now.
Check Point Zero-Day Puts Firewall Management Servers on a Three-Day Patch Clock
Check Point patched an exploited management-server zero-day and confirmed Spark VPN attacks. Here are the fixed hotfix takes, hunt commands, and September 25 deadline.
Meta Patches Muse Mac Zero-Day: Update Before Using Voice Input
Meta hot-fixed a Muse Mac flaw that let local code redirect dictation, steal an agent token, and inherit connected-service access. Here is how it worked and what users should check now.
Siri AI on iOS 27: Supported iPhones, Setup, and Limits
Siri AI arrives with iOS 27, but device, language, age, and regional rules make access confusing. Here is how to check support, turn it on, test its best features, and understand the limits.
IDScan Breach Shows Why Scanned IDs Need an Expiration Date
IDScan confirmed unauthorized access to customer identity data after a dark-web service advertised more than 153 million driver’s-license records. The breach exposes a larger problem: ID-scanning systems can keep sensitive documents long after the check is finished.
Cisco Email Gateway Zero-Day Turns Mail Security Into Incident Triage
Cisco has patched CVE-2026-76461, an actively exploited Secure Email Gateway SQL injection flaw that can let unauthenticated attackers run commands as root. Because CISA added it to the KEV catalog with a September 17 deadline, admins should treat patching as the start of incident triage, not the end.
Homebrew 7.0.0 Turns Mac Package Installs Into a Security Check
Homebrew 7.0.0 adds built-in vulnerability checks, a native BrewUI Mac app, stronger sandboxing, and several migration deadlines. For developers and Mac admins, the release turns package management into a security and inventory task.