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An "agentic threat actor" successfully exploited a Langflow flaw to steal data from a production database server and encrypt other systems.
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Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Gitea Docker images, according to Sysdig. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-20896 (CVSS score: 9.8), a vulnerability that stems from the DevOps platform trusting the "X-WEBAUTH-USER" header from any source IP address, effectively allowing an unauthenticated internet client to get elevated
Microsoft is spinning off four of its Xbox game studios - Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs - as part of the restructuring announced today. However, two that are going independent, Double Fine and Compulsion, will get to keep their franchises and games catalogs, according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. "Compulsion Games and Double Fine Productions will return to management and transition to independent studios with their IP, catalog, and runway for their next gam
In this post, we show how Dynata simplified database cost optimization and accelerated modernization to AWS Graviton processors by adopting Database Savings Plans. Rather than managing Reserved Instances across multiple database services, Dynata consolidated their cost commitment into a single, flexible pricing model. This reduced operational overhead by 70%, extended cost coverage to Amazon Aurora serverless, and lowered total cost of ownership as their infrastructure evolved.
Move affects ~20% of the gaming division, which will refocus on its biggest franchises.
Apache Parquet became the default format for analytical data because it matched the read path of analytical engines. Queries scanned large parts of a dataset, often across a small set of columns, and Parquet was built to support that efficiently. Row groups, column pages, and compression all work well when the goal is to maximize scan throughput. That model still fits a large part of analytics. But it starts to break down when queries read small subsets of data, especially when those reads are r
Read five key learnings from the Frost & Sullivan 2025 Frost Radar™ for CSPM to learn how CSPM is evolving from point-in-time compliance to continuous risk management. The post 5 insights from Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Frost Radar™ for Cloud Security Posture Management appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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