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AI Pentesting Is Finding Bugs Faster Than Teams Fix Them
Cobalt’s latest AI pentesting research shows security teams are testing AI apps more often, but serious LLM vulnerabilities still have the lowest fix rate of any category. The useful lesson is not to abandon automation, but to connect AI security tests to ownership, triage, and retesting.
Google Play Billing Changes Start June 30: What Android Developers Should Check
Google Play's lower service fees and expanded billing choice start June 30 in the US, UK, and EEA. Android developers should review install-date rules, billing fees, external-payment flows, subscription support, and reporting obligations before switching.
Oracle E-Business Suite Exploit Puts Payments Systems on Patch Watch
Attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-46817, a critical Oracle E-Business Suite flaw affecting Oracle Payments, while Shadowserver is tracking roughly 950 internet-facing EBS instances associated with exposure. Teams should verify May 2026 patches, review iPayment endpoint access, and check logs for suspicious file-transmission activity.
Google Search Console’s AI Toggle Gives Publishers a Real Choice
Google’s new Search generative AI control lets some site owners keep their pages out of AI Overviews, AI Mode, and generative AI features in Discover without leaving regular Search. The tradeoff is visibility: opting out also means giving up links, impressions, and traffic from those AI search surfaces.
Clean GitHub Repos Can Still Trap AI Coding Agents
Mozilla’s 0DIN showed how an AI coding agent can be led from a normal-looking GitHub setup flow into running a DNS-fetched reverse shell. The proof of concept is a warning for teams letting agents install, initialize, and debug unfamiliar projects on developer machines.
Cisco Unified CM Exploit Gives Voice Servers a June 28 Patch Deadline
CISA gave federal agencies until June 28 to fix CVE-2026-20230, a Cisco Unified Communications Manager SSRF flaw that can write files and lead to root access when WebDialer is enabled. Enterprise teams should treat it as a voice-infrastructure exposure check, not just another Cisco patch.
Notion Mail Is Shutting Down: What Users Should Save Before September 22
Notion Mail will shut down on September 22, 2026, with September 21 as the last day to save Notion Mail-only data. Here is what stays in Gmail, what will be deleted, and how the move fits Notion’s larger shift toward AI agents running email workflows.
GitHub Code Quality Goes Paid July 20: What Teams Should Audit Now
GitHub Code Quality becomes a paid product on July 20, adding a $10-per-active-committer license, GitHub AI Credits for AI-powered checks, and GitHub Actions minutes for CodeQL scans. Teams using the free preview should audit enabled repositories, active committers, Actions usage, AI review behavior, and merge-blocking rules before billing starts.
PTC Windchill Exploits Put Manufacturing PLM Systems on Patch Clock
CISA added CVE-2026-12569, a critical PTC Windchill and FlexPLM remote code execution flaw, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog with a June 28 deadline. The bug is being used to deploy JSP web shells against product lifecycle management systems that often sit deep inside manufacturing and engineering workflows.
Windows 10 Security Updates Now Run Through October 2027
Microsoft has extended consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates through October 12, 2027. Here is what the extra year covers, who qualifies, how enrollment works, and why it is still not full Windows 10 support.