Cybersecurity Headlines

Payload Ransomware group claims breached of Royal Bahrain Hospital
Canadian food retailer Loblaw confirms data breach
New York cyber regulations for water organizations launch in 2027
Get links to all our stories in the show notes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-royal-bahrain-hospital-breach-canadas-loblaw-breached-new-york-water-laws/
Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, Adaptive Security

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Iran boosts cyberattacks
VENON targets Brazilian banks
England Hockey investigates breach
Get links to all the stories in our show notes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-iran-boosts-cyberattacks-venon-targets-brazilian-banks-england-hockey-investigates-breach/
Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

If you are heading to RSAC next week, here are three things worth seeing at the Dropzone AI Diner. Booth 455, South Expo Hall.
 
One: watch their AI SOC agents investigate real alerts live, with every reasoning step exposed.
Two: meet the AI Threat Hunter, the newest agent joining the team.
Three: enter the investigation competition and go head to head against the AI.
 
Schedule your stop at dropzone.ai/rsa-2026-ai-diner.

Meta apps offer new scam protection
Google's Wiz acquisition finalized
China curbs state-run OpenClaw use
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Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

Here is something worth asking any AI security vendor you meet at RSAC. 
 
Can you show me exactly what your AI did? Not just the verdict. The reasoning. Every tool it queried, every piece of evidence, every step it took to get there.
 
Most cannot. Dropzone AI can. Every investigation is fully transparent. You do not have to trust the AI. You can verify it. 
 
See it for yourself at Booth 455. dropzone.ai/rsa-2026-ai-diner

NSA and Cyber Command head confirmed
Russians targeting encrypted messaging app users
OpenAI rolls out vulnerability scanner
Get links to all the stories in our show notes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-march-11-2026/
Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

Remember yesterday's 3 AM threat intel? Here is how it plays out with Dropzone AI.
 
The intelligence drops. Dropzone picks it up, turns it into a threat hunt, and runs it across your SIEM, EDR, and cloud data while your team sleeps. By morning, your analysts have answers, not a backlog.
 
That is the AI Threat Hunter, the newest agent on the team, debuting at RSAC. Booth 455, South Expo Hall. dropzone.ai/rsa-2026-ai-diner

InstallFix attacks spread fake Claude code sites
UNC4899 breaches crypto firm via trojanized file
UK launches cyber-fraud crackdown unit
Get links to all the stories in our show notes: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-installfix-spreads-fake-claude-sites-unc4899-breaches-crypto-uk-cyber-fraud-crackdown/
Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI

It is 3 AM. New threat intelligence drops. An attack pattern targeting your industry. Your threat hunting team is four people, all on day shift, and already behind on last week's hunts.
 
By the time someone gets to it, the window for early detection has closed. The attacker is already inside.
Tomorrow, I will tell you what Dropzone AI is bringing to RSAC to solve exactly this problem. If you cannot wait, head to dropzone.ai/rsa-2026-ai-diner.