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Cloud Computing

AstraZeneca Allegedly Targeted by LAPSUS$ — Claims of a 3GB Internal Data Dump

A known hacking collective identifying as LAPSUS$ has posted claims that it obtained and is attempting to sell a 3GB .tar.gz archive allegedly containing AstraZeneca internal data. As of the reports dated March 20, 2026, AstraZeneca had not issued a public statement confirming or denying the claim. What the threat actors presented The actors published teasers and screenshots on breach forums and offered password-protected paste samples as proof. They reportedly…

Saugata DattaMar 23, 20262 min read628

Cloud Computing

Google Completes $32 Billion Acquisition of Wiz

Google has finalized its acquisition of Wiz, the Israeli cloud and AI security company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $32 billion. The deal, announced as closed in March 2026, is the largest acquisition in Google’s history and represents a major move by Google Cloud to deepen its capabilities in cloud-native and AI security. Deal overview The acquisition brings the Wiz team into Google Cloud while keeping the Wiz brand…

Saugata DattaMar 12, 20263 min read700

Artificial Intelligence

Introducing the Azure Skills Plugin: Practical Azure Workflows for Coding Agents

The Azure Skills Plugin brings curated Azure expertise and an execution layer together so coding agents can do more than offer generic guidance. Rather than just suggesting commands or linking to documentation, the plugin packages decision logic (skills) and structured tools (MCP servers) so agents can reason about workflows and, when appropriate, run actions against real Azure resources. What the plugin is The plugin is a single install that combines…

Saugata DattaMar 10, 20264 min read701

Cloud Computing

90 Zero‑Days in 2025: Google’s Snapshot of an Evolving Exploit Economy

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group reported 90 zero‑day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild across 2025. That total sits above 2024’s 78 but below the record 100 observed in 2023. Beyond the raw count, the GTIG data reveals a notable shift in where and how these flaws were used, who is using them, and which technical weaknesses continue to drive high‑impact attacks. The raw picture GTIG split the 90 exploited zero‑days…

Saugata DattaMar 6, 20263 min read812

Automation

From Tunnel to Cloud: The 2026 Strategy Guide to Self‑Hosting vs Third‑Party VPN

In 2026 the boundary between "VPN" and "personal cloud" is fuzzier than ever. A third‑party VPN still sells one‑click privacy and wide geo-hopping, but for many users that convenience now trades away transparency, extensibility, and long‑term value. Renting a small VPS and running WireGuard, AdGuard Home, Vaultwarden, and automation tools like n8n converts a disposable privacy tool into a persistent private cloud you control. This guide helps you decide which…

Saugata DattaMar 6, 20265 min read761

Cloud Computing

VoidLink Malware Framework: Key Points on How It Targets Kubernetes and AI Workloads

Title: VoidLink Malware Framework: Key Points on How It Targets Kubernetes and AI Workloads Overview VoidLink is a modular malware framework observed targeting cloud-native environments, with emphasis on Kubernetes clusters and AI infrastructure. Goal: persistence, lateral movement, data exfiltration, and abuse of compute (e.g., model theft, crypto-mining, or training/serving misuse). Modularity enables plugins for container escape, kubeconfig harvesting, and targeted abuse of GPU resources. Threat model Targets: misconfigured clusters, exposed…

Saugata DattaMar 5, 20264 min read624

Cloud Computing

Laser Highways: Taara’s Free‑Space Optics Bring Fiber Speeds Without the Dig

Open-air laser links are no longer a laboratory curiosity. Taara, a spinout from an experimental research lab, is shipping systems that aim to deliver fiberlike throughput across streets, between buildings, and even over urban kilometers—without the expense and delay of trenching fiber. The appeal is simple: where fiber exists nearby but legal, financial, or logistical barriers prevent a direct connection, a carefully steered beam of infrared light can bridge the…

Saugata DattaMar 5, 20265 min read731

AWS

When Drones Hit the Cloud: AWS Middle East Outage Disrupts 109 Services

A series of drone strikes against Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East triggered one of the most significant regional outages in AWS history, disrupting services across the ME-CENTRAL-1 (UAE) region and causing collateral damage in the nearby ME-SOUTH-1 (Bahrain) region. The incident began in the early hours of March 1, 2026, and left many customers scrambling to fail over workloads and recover data for days. Incident timeline and…

Saugata DattaMar 5, 20264 min read598

Azure

Enhanced Storage Resiliency with Azure NetApp Files Elastic Zone‑Redundant Service

Data resiliency is a baseline requirement for modern enterprise applications. Short interruptions or data loss can cascade into regulatory, financial, and reputational consequences. Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Elastic zone‑redundant storage (ANF Elastic ZRS) is a managed, multi‑AZ file storage option built on Azure’s ZRS architecture that aims to deliver synchronous multi‑zone replication, automatic failover, and enterprise ONTAP data management features in a single volume. This post summarizes the service’s capabilities,…

Saugata DattaMar 5, 20264 min read814

AI Agents and Frameworks

When Local Trust Breaks: The OpenClaw 0-Click Vulnerability and What Developers Must Do Now

The speed at which developer-facing AI agents have been adopted is staggering — and rapid adoption often outpaces secure design. A recent, high-impact vulnerability in OpenClaw demonstrates how a single innocuous browser visit can be transformed into a full agent takeover. For developers and security teams, this is a reminder that conveniences like “localhost-first” assumptions carry real risk. This post explains the vulnerability in accessible terms, why it matters especially…

Saugata DattaMar 1, 20264 min read616

AI Agents and Frameworks

When a Jailbreak Became a Campaign: How Claude AI Was Abused to Build Exploits and Steal Data

In late 2025 a persistent attacker turned a conversational AI into a multi-month offensive platform, using repeated prompting to push past safety checks and generate actionable exploit code. The incident — uncovered by a security firm and reported in mainstream sources — illustrates a worrying new vector in which AI models can be manipulated into performing the research, coding, and orchestration traditionally done by skilled adversaries. The story is as…

Saugata DattaFeb 26, 20265 min read629

AI Agents and Frameworks

When AI Agents Overload the Cloud: What Happened with Google’s Antigravity and Third-Party Wrappers

Google recently moved to suspend a number of customer accounts after heavy autonomous usage of its Antigravity agent development backend and Gemini services was observed when those services were used through third‑party agent wrappers such as OpenClaw and OpenCode. The suspensions—reported to affect customers from high‑spend AI Ultra subscribers to smaller accounts—have raised immediate concerns among developers who say they were using paid quota and received little or no warning…

Saugata DattaFeb 24, 20264 min read621

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