A new report out today from endpoint security firm Morphisec Inc. details a previously undocumented malware family dubbed “PyStoreRAT” that abuses trusted open-source platforms and Windows scripting features to establish remote access on infected systems. A JavaScript-based remote access trojan, PyStoreRAT is delivered through lightweight Python and JavaScript loader stubs hidden inside GitHub-hosted repositories that appear to be legitimate ...

A new report out today from mobile security platform provider Zimperium Inc. warns of a new strain of Android malware that can give attackers the ability to seize near-total control of infected devices through a combination of social engineering, elevated permissions and real-time remote access. Dubbed “DroidLock,” the new malware is distributed through phishing websites that trick users into ...

Behavior-tracking software firm Amplitude Inc. today unveiled an expansion of its artificial intelligence analytics platform with the launch of Automated Insights, a new capability designed to replicate the work of expert analysts in minutes rather than days. The new service has been designed to assist with the issue where, when product teams detect unusual movements in their ...

Adobe Inc. reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter today and also impressed with a forecast ahead of analyst expectations. For the quarter that ended on Nov. 28, Adobe reported adjusted earnings per share of $5.50, up from $4.81 per share in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year, on ...

New research out today from cybersecurity company watchTowr Pte. Ltd. details a new class of vulnerabilities in the .NET Framework that can allow attackers to weaponize standard SOAP client proxies for arbitrary file writes and full remote code execution. Presented at Black Hat Europe 2025, the research paper “SOAPwn: Pwning .NET Framework Applications Through HTTP ...

Artificial intelligence-powered textile waste management platform SuperCircle revealed today that it has raised more than $24 million in new funding. The round will be used to accelerate development of its AI platform, expand supply chain integrations, grow its reverse-logistics and processing infrastructure, and more rapidly bring on more enterprise retail customers. Founded in 2018, SuperCircle offers ...

Software observability startup Lightrun Inc. today launched a new Model Context Protocol solution that offers fully integrated Runtime Context for artificial intelligence code-writing assistants. The new solution is pitched as a “step change” in autonomous code writing that gives tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot full visibility into how code behaves after deployment. In ...

Application security solutions provider Black Duck Software Inc. today announced the launch of Black Duck Signal, a new agentic artificial intelligence solution designed to secure software “at the speed of AI-powered development.” The new Signal solution combines 20 years of Black Duck’s software security expertise and intellectual property with large language model-powered software analysis to detect ...

A new report out today from private capital market intelligence company PitchBook Data Inc. paints a picture of artificial intelligence as the defining infrastructure layer for the next half-century, with the most competition now underway across enterprise software, cybersecurity, defense systems and global supply chains. PitchBook’s 2026 “Artificial Intelligence Outlook: The Great Competition Wars Have Begun” ...

Enterprise security startup Prime Security today revealed that it has raised $20 million in an early-stage funding to fuel its go-to-market expansion and accelerate development of its Agentic Product Security Platform. Founded in 2023, Prime Security is on a mission to overhaul how software development teams handle security by making security part of the design process rather ...